It's not over until all the absentee ballots are counted.
U.S. Senate - Maryland
U.S. Senate 3.6% of 1,793 precincts reporting
Candidate Party Vote Count % Votes Cast
Michael Steele GOP 21,126 52.5%
Ben Cardin Dem 18,406 45.7%
Thank you. Which, by the way were returned in record numbers this year (some states as high as 25%) and with higher numbers for Republicans in every state.