became a rematch of2006. tonight the incumbent, martin o malley, the democrat, has won a second term. nbc news someime ago predicted o malley e winner against robert early, his predecessor. welcome, chris. four more years. that s what the people here were chanting. the governor wasmaking his way through the crowd. just a few minutes ago, the stage was filled with governor-elected officials, the governor moving through shaking hands, driven, he says, by hope and optimism, not giving in to cynics and naysayers. to all of you, to all the extended family of o malley, brown and mckowski whore going out there campaigning, knocking on doors, going on facebook. thank you for moving maryland. you did that. now, o malley is moving through the crowd thanking people, but he also had a message for the people who did not support him, for the people who voted for bob ehrlich. he said, thank you for going out and voting. thank you for supporting the system of democracy. we will have ou