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Despite Hoyer's Hasty Ascent, Majority Seat Arose from Patience
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All told, 26 incumbent governors -- 13 Republicans and 13 Democrats -- were up for reelection Nov. 7. Ehrlich was the only one from either party to meet defeat, according to a tally by the National Governors Association.
With his loss to Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D), Ehrlich also became the first Maryland governor since 1951 to be unseated after one term.
The still-unofficial vote count has narrowed some since election night but still has O'Malley in the lead by about six percentage points: 52.5 percent to 46.4 percent.
Ehrlich clearly had a more difficult fight than many of the Republicans who prevailed elsewhere, given registered Democrats still outnumber Republicans nearly two to one in Maryland.
But Republican incumbents survived in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Minnesota, Nebraska, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Vermont.
Black Female Senators Tapped for Leadership Positions
State Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) moved swiftly after the election to promote two African American women in his chamber to leadership positions.
Miller announced last week that Sen. Joan Carter Conway (D-Baltimore) would take over as chairman of the state Senate's Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. She succeeds Sen. Paula C. Hollinger (D-Baltimore County), who made an unsuccessful run for Congress this year.
Sen. Lisa A. Gladden (D-Baltimore), meanwhile, was tapped as the next vice chairman of the Judicial Proceedings Committee. She takes over for the retiring Sen. Leo E. Green (D-Prince George's).
The moves come on the heels of an election in which some Democrats questioned whether the party had done enough to promote African Americans to positions of leadership.
