Josh Groban | Josh Hamilton | Josh Duhamel | Josh West | Josh West (Home and Away) | Drake & Josh | Josh Ritter | Bryan Josh | Josh White | Josh Kelley | Josh Peck | Josh Lucas | Josh Holloway | Josh Gibson | Josh Weinstein | Josh Klinghoffer | Josh Hartnett | Josh Hamilton (baseball) | Josh Gracin | Josh Gad | Josh Werner | Josh Thole | Josh Reddick | Josh Pyke | Josh Leo | Josh Koscheck | Josh Homme | Josh Henderson | Josh Greenfeld | Josh Freese |
Ben Cardin, then a congressman since 1987, was the only other major candidate until September 2005, when Dennis F. Rasmussen, a former Baltimore County Executive, American University professor Allan Lichtman, and wealthy Potomac businessman Josh Rales entered the contest.