Frank Kratovil, the Queen Annes County District Attorney, is a moderate Democrat from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, he ran against a rabid wing-nut, Andy Harris for the seat of Wayne Gilchrest, who Harris defeated in the Repub. primary.
Most counties have counted their absentee ballots, and Kratovil is now leading by 2003 votes, with only the late arriving absentee ballots and a few provisional votes to be counted. So this is another Democratic seat, giving Maryland 7 out of 8! stats and links after the break
From the Maryland State Board of Elections Maryland District 1 results
Here's the county by county results, this is a big district, with about 60% of the votes coming from Maryland's Eastern Shore.
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Results
Congressional District 01 (Vote for one)
Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. Andy Harris Richard James Davis Other Write-Ins
Democratic Republican Libertarian
Anne Arundel 27,166 29,996 1,452 64
Baltimore 14,854 20,776 890 24
Caroline 6,470 5,639 385 17
Cecil 19,541 18,800 1,245 32
Dorchester 8,016 5,783 409 9
Harford 25,384 35,517 1,752 53
Kent 6,281 3,133 171 12
Queen Anne's 12,281 10,059 400 16
Somerset 5,448 3,626 166 4
Talbot 10,452 8,186 357 20
Wicomico 21,901 16,442 784 34
Worcester 13,703 11,537 507 27
Totals 171,497 (49.0%) 169,494 (48.5%) 8,518 (2.4%) 312 (0.1%)
As you can see from the same website, the District 1 counties have completed their initial canvas (AB1) of the absentee ballots: (First check is for Election Night (EN) canvas, second check is for the AB1 canvas. (Graph looks better on the website.)
Maryland Elections website
County # of Precincts EN AB1 Prov AB2 County # of Precincts EN AB1 Prov AB2
Allegany 36 check Harford 72 check check
Anne Arundel 189 check check Howard 110 check
Baltimore City 290 check Kent 10 check check
Baltimore County 219 * check check** Montgomery 243 check
Calvert 23 check check Prince George's 218 * check
Caroline 8 check check Queen Anne's 17 check check
Carroll 46 check check St. Mary's 31 check check
Cecil 19 check check Somerset 22 check check
Charles 36 check check Talbot 12 check check
Dorchester 31 check check Washington 50 check
Frederick 65 check Wicomico 38 check check
Garrett 19 check Worcester 18 check check
Key
* checkmark - Results have been reported.
* EN - Election Night Canvass Results.
* AB1 - First Absentee Ballot Canvass Results.
* Prov - Provisional Ballot Canvass Results.
* AB2 - Second Absentee Ballot Canvass Results.
* Incomplete Election Night Results
** Results for Congressional District 1 Contest Only
Particularly sweet for all Marylanders is that Bobby Slots Ehrlich campaigned for Harris- this loss should keep him permanently in the wilderness- maybe he'll join his Caribou Barbie in Alaska!