This is my third look and the race in MD02. McDonough won out on the GOP side and looks to make a run at this congressional seat.Interested in the April evaluation? CLICK HERE Here is a little history some may find interesting:

Winner	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%
Dutch Ruppersberger	Democratic	105,718	54.16		Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	88,954	45.57
Dutch Ruppersberger	Democratic	164,751	66.62		Jane Brooks	Republican	75,812	30.66
Dutch Ruppersberger	Democratic	135,818	69.21		Jimmy Mathis	Republican	60,195	30.68
Dutch Ruppersberger	Democratic	198,578	71.9		Richard Pryce Matthews	Republican	68,561	24.8
Dutch Ruppersberger	Democratic	134,133	64.21		Marcelo Cardarelli	Republican	69,523	33.28
Dutch Ruppersberger	Democratic	194,088	65.6		Nancy C. Jacobs	Republican	92,071	31.1

Let us all take a look at the candidates:

The candidates: To see the full list of candidates click here

(D) Dutch Ruppersberger: http://www.dutchforcongress.com/

(R) Pat McDonough: http://www.patmcdonoughforcongress.com

The Scorecard: (Click the “Yes” or follower numbers below to view the social media page)

Democrat Candidate(s)	Facebook Followers	Twitter Followers
Dutch Ruppersberger	5,142 (+117)	6,513 (+150)
Pat McDonough	1,781 (+898)	705 (+553)

Notes:

• There is another candidate in this race: Kristin S. Kasprzak (Libertarian). I have not found a campaign website for this candidate, so no listing above.
• Facebook – McDonough aded the most new Facebook followers since the last evaluation back in April.
• Twitter – McDonough also added the most new Twitter followers since the last evaluation.
• Ruppersberger holds a significant follower advantage on both Facebook and Twitter.
• Other outreach – I did not find any other forms of outreach from these candidates.

I am not reporting the engagement numbers in June. Let’s be honest…this is the slow part of the campaign season and I expect numbers to be lower overall for many candidates. I will start reporting engagement numbers in August and continue updating those numbers through the General Election. In August I will start picking an online outreach leader in each race.

Of course the reality of followers, likes, and subscribers does not mean a lot when it comes down to voting in the end, but it can show trends in a campaign cycle and makes a great resource for following all of the candidates.

Scott E