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<h3>Judge of the Circuit Court</h3>
<h4>Judicial Circuit 6</h4>
<h5>Frederick County</h5>
<h5><strong>Democratic (Vote for One)</strong></h5>
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<th id="Party" class="PartyCol" scope="col">Party</th>
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<th id="TotalVotes03406" class="VotesCol" scope="col">Total</th>
<th id="Percentage03406" class="PercentCol" scope="col">Percentage</th>
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<div>Danny B. O&#8217;Connor</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">1,434</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">6,173</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">7,607</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">63.4%</td>
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<div>Scott Rolle</div>
</td>
<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">692</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">3,690</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">4,382</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">36.6%</td>
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<h5><strong>Republican (Vote for One)</strong></h5>
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<th id="Percentage03406" class="PercentCol" scope="col">Percentage</th>
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<div>Danny B. O&#8217;Connor</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">889</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">6,309</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">7,198</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">41.3%</td>
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<div>Scott Rolle</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">1,175</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">9,046</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">10,221</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">58.7%</td>
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<h5>Montgomery County</h5>
<h5><strong>Democratic (Vote for No More Than Four)</strong></h5>
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<th id="Party" class="PartyCol" scope="col">Party</th>
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<div>Gary Eugene Bair</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">8,460</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">30,925</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">39,385</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">19.6%</td>
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<div>Daniel Patrick Connell</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">5,733</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">25,267</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">31,000</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">15.4%</td>
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<div>Audrey Anne Creighton</div>
</td>
<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">9,610</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">34,573</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">44,183</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">22.0%</td>
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<div>Nelson W. Rupp, Jr.</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">8,410</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">30,668</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">39,078</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">19.4%</td>
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<div>Joan Elizabeth Ryon</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">10,108</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">37,462</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">47,570</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">23.6%</td>
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<h5><strong>Republican (Vote for No More Than Four)</strong></h5>
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<th id="ElectionNightVotes03406" class="VotesCol" scope="col">Election Day</th>
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<div>Gary Eugene Bair</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">1,023</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">6,613</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">7,636</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">19.5%</td>
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<div>Daniel Patrick Connell</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">1,100</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">7,600</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">8,700</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">22.3%</td>
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<div>Audrey Anne Creighton</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">933</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">6,172</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">7,105</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">18.2%</td>
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<div>Nelson W. Rupp, Jr.</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">1,057</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">6,930</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">7,987</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">20.4%</td>
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<div>Joan Elizabeth Ryon</div>
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<td class="PartyCol" headers="Party"><abbr title="Not Applicable">N/A</abbr></td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="EarlyVotes03406">1,052</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="ElectionNightVotes03406">6,590</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="AbsenteeAndProvisionalVotes03406">0</td>
<td class="VotesCol" headers="TotalVotes03406">7,642</td>
<td class="PercentCol" headers="Percentage03406">19.6%</td>
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