All three of Maryland's state-wide questions won approval.

Question 1 giving District Court Commissioners power to issue civil interim peace orders and civil interim protective orders when the Office of the Clerk of the District Court is closed (ostensibly to protect victims of domestic abuse) won with over 87% of the vote in favor and 12% opposed.

Question 2 authorizing the Maryland General Assembly to pass emergency laws creating or abolishing any public office or changing the terms or duties of any officer (in the imminent event of a terrorist attack) won by as of November 6, 2002 at 2:28 was winning by a little more than a percentage point state-wide (50% in favor to 49% against).

Question 3 establishing an independent appraiser to give a value to property taken under emminent domain because its in the way of the planned Intercounty Connector in Montgomery County passed by a 20 point margin (60% in favor to 40% against) with 71% in favor in Montgomery County itself.

See Statewide Questions 2002 from Maryland State Board of Elections.

In Nevada, the measure legalizing up to 3 grams of marijuana failed and the gay marriage ban passed.

For U.S. Congress, 2rd District of Maryland: Dutch Ruppersberger
For U.S. Congress, 3rd District of Maryland: Benjamin Cardin
For U.S. Congress, 7th District of Maryland: Elijah Cummings

For Governor of Maryland: Spear Lancaster, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Bob Ehrlich
For Governor of Pennsylvania: Ken Krawchuk, Ed Rendell
For Governor of New York: Scott Jeffrey, George Pataki

Comptroller of Maryland: Donald Schafer
Maryland Attorney General: Joseph Curran

For Maryland State House of Delegates, District 7: Michael F. Linder
For Maryland State House of Delegates, District 8: Todd Schuler, Eric Bromwell, Joseph Boteler, Alfred Redmer
For Maryland State House of Delegates, District 16: Dan Zubairi, William Bronrott, Marilyn Goldwater, Susan Lee

For Maryland State Senate, District 8: Katherine Klausmeier
For Maryland State Senate, District 42: Jim Brochin

Official Baltimore County results are not in yet (November 6, 2002 at 12:11).

For Baltimore County Executive: Jim Smith (unofficial)
For Baltimore County Council, District 5: Vince Gardina (unofficial by a little over 1,000 votes)
For Baltimore County Clerk of the Circuit Court: Suzanne Mensh (unofficial)
For Baltimore County Judge of the Third Circuit Court: Patrick Cavanaugh, Michael J. Finifter, Ruth A. Jakubowski (unofficial)
For Baltimore County Judge of the Court of Special Appeals: Mary Ellen Barbera
For Baltimore County State's Attorney: Sandra O'Connor
For Baltimore County Register of Wills: Grace G. Connolly (unofficial)
For Baltimore County Judge of the Orphans' Court: Gloria Butta, Julie Ensor, Theresa Lawler (unofficial)
For Baltimore County Sheriff: Jay Fisher (unofficial)

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