FACTOID # 1: The total number of state executions in 2005 was 60: 19 in Texas and 41 elsewhere. The racial split was 19 Black and 41 White.
 
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MARYLANDER GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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2004 Election > Total votes as percentage 59.7% [31st of 51]
2004 Election > Voting age population 3,678,000 [19th of 51]
2004 Election > Youth voter turnout 51% [12th of 41]
Electoral Votes 10 [21st of 51]
Gun Laws > Permits
A permit is not required to purchase firearms. A permit issued by the secretary of the Maryland State Police(MP) is required to carry a handgun.
Gun Laws > Prohibited firearms
It is illegal, with limited exceptions, to possess or transfer an assault pistol on or after July 1,1994, or to possess a short-barreled rifle or shotgun. Any type of handgun that is not on the Maryland handgun roster may not be manufactured for sale in the State.
Seats in the House of Representatives 8 seats [18th of 50]
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Incumbent Parris Glendening
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Opposing Candidates
Robert Ehrlich (Republican) 51.6%
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (Democratic) 47.7%
Spear Lancaster (Libertarian) 0.7%
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Party
Democratic
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Status
Term-Limited, Republican victory
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Incumbent Robert Ehrlich
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Party Republican
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Status Defeated-Democrat Elected
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Incumbent Paul Sarbanes
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Opposing Candidates
Lawrence Hogan (Republican) 36.5%
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Party
Democratic
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Status R63.5% [8th of 28]
War Governors' Conference > Results of the meeting > Approval of Declaration No
War Governors' Conference > Results of the meeting > Governor Augustus Bradford

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SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005.; CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Reasearch on Civic Learning and Engagement; FirstGov Official Government website; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003; The United States House of Representatives; Wikipedia: United States gubernatorial elections, 2002; Wikipedia: United States gubernatorial elections, 2006; Wikipedia: United States Senate elections, 1982; Wikipedia: War Governors' Conference

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