Political Highlights: Md. House, 1967-87; U.S. House of Representatives, 1987-2007 Born: October 5, 1943; Baltimore, Md. Residence: Baltimore Religion: Jewish Family: Wife, Myrna Edelman Cardin; two children (one deceased) Education: U. of Pittsburgh, B.A. 1964; U. of Maryland, Baltimore, LL.B. 1967 Elected: 2006 Committee Assignments: Environment & Public Works (Clean Air & Nuclear Safety; Fisheries, Wildlife & Water; Transportation & Infrastructure - Ranking Member); Finance (Health Care; International Trade, Customs & Global Competitiveness; Taxation & IRS Oversight); Foreign Relations (Europe and Regional Security Cooperation; Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism; Western Hemisphere - Ranking Member); Small Business & Entrepreneurship Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 16th ranked Senate Democrat Twitter: 242,274 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
Senate Race
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Ross Pierpont (R)
Votes
100,161 26,452
%
79.0% 21.0%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Ross Pierpont (R)
Votes
133,779 49,733
%
73.0% 27.0%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Harwood Nichols (R)
Votes
82,545 35,841
%
70.0% 30.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) William Bricker (R)
Votes
163,354 58,869
%
73.5% 26.5%
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Robert Tousey (R)
Votes
117,269 47,966
%
71.0% 29.0%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Patrick McDonough (R)
Votes
130,204 63,229
%
67.3% 32.7%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Colin Harby (R)
Votes
137,501 39,667
%
77.6% 22.4%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Colin Harby (R) Joe Pomykala
Votes
169,347 53,827 238
%
75.7% 24.1% 0.1%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Scott Conwell (R)
Votes
145,589 75,721
%
65.7% 34.2%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Robert Duckworth (R) Patsy Allen (GREEN)
Votes
182,066 97,008 7,895
%
63.4% 33.8% 2.8%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Michael Steele (R) Kevin Zeese (GREEN)
Votes
965,477 787,182 27,564
%
54.2% 44.2% 1.5%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Benjamin Cardin (D) Dan Bongino (R) S. Sobhani (UNA) Dean Ahmad (LIBERT) Lih Young (D) Brandy Baker (UNA) Ed Tinus (UNA) Mary Podlesak (R)