Maryland 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Maryland 2015 General Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2015. Find 2016 elections here.

Flag images courtesy of The World Flag Database. Copyright http://www.flags.net/

Maryland
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	5,789,929	(1.87% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	10	(1.86% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	8	(1.84% of 435)
Capital:	Annapolis

Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Marianas Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Maryland State and Local Government

Maryland 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

The Green and Libertarian Parties nominate by convention rather than by primary.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*		*Senator Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin* • FEC S6MD03177

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Barbara A. Mikulski • First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 2 March 2015: Announced retirement
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Congressman Donna Fern Edwards • Congressman CD 4. 10 March 2015: Announced. • FEC S6MD03458; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,565,518; Dsb $1,197,011
		Democratic		Ralph Jaffe
		~~Democratic~~		~~Senator Barbara A. Mikulski - apparently not a candidate~~ • 2 March 2015: Announced retirement • FEC S6MD00140; 30 Sep 15; Tot $96,980; Dsb $422,215
		Democratic		Michael Tyrone Pearson • FEC S6MD03490
		Democratic		Violet Scheryl Staley • FEC S6MD03482
		Democratic		Ed Tinus
		~~Democratic~~		~~former Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend - apparently not a candidate~~ • 11 May 2015: Not a candidate.
		Democratic		Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. • Congressman CD 8. 4 March 2015: Announced. • FEC S6MD03441; 30 Sep 15; Tot $5,169,778; Dsb $1,043,784
		Democratic		Lih Young

		Republican		Richard James Douglas • FEC S2MD00388; 30 Sep 15; Tot $5,048; Dsb $3,010
		Republican		Chrysovalantis P. "Chrys" Kefalas • FEC S6MD03466; 30 Sep 15; Tot $155,188; Dsb $62,752
		Republican		Daniel Michael "Dan" Schroeder • FEC S6MD03433
		Republican		Anthony Seda
		Republican		state Delegate Kathy Szeliga • FEC S6MD03508

		Green		Margaret Flowers • FEC S6MD03474; 30 Sep 15; Tot $13,790; Dsb $1,729

		Independent		Edward Shlikas

		Unaffiliated		Greg Dorsey

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr. • First elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • 22 June 2015: Governor Hogan announced that he has advanced and aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on same ticket with the Governor. No separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Undetermined); 7 Democratic (5 Undetermined, 2 Open)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Andrew P. "Andy" Harris • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Republican		Jonathan Goff, Jr.
		*Republican*		*Congressman Andrew P. "Andy" Harris* • FEC H8MD01094; 30 Sep 15; Tot $487,282; Dsb $210,859
		Republican		Sean Jackson
		Republican		former state Delegate Michael D. "Mike" Smigiel, Sr. • FEC H6MD01213; 30 Sep 15; Tot $12,534; Dsb $9,510

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Charles Albert Dutch "C.A. Dutch" Ruppersberger, III • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Charles Albert Dutch "C.A. Dutch" Ruppersberger, III* • FEC H2MD02160; 30 Sep 15; Tot $378,888; Dsb $406,975
		Democratic		Kevin Allan Scheminant • FEC H6MD02195

		Republican		Bill Heine
		Republican		Yuripzy Morgan • FEC H6MD02203

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman John Peter Spyros Sarbanes • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		~~Democratic~~		~~Matthew David Molyett - apparently not a candidate~~ • 6 July 2014: Filed termination report with the FEC. • FEC H4MD03115
		Democratic		John Rea
		*Democratic*		*Congressman John Peter Spyros Sarbanes* • FEC H6MD03292; 30 Sep 15; Tot $348,181; Dsb $223,907

		Republican		Mark Leroy Plaster • FEC H6MD03441; 30 Sep 15; Tot $107,258; Dsb $74,193

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Donna Fern Edwards • First elected in a Special Election, 17 June 2008, held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Albert Wynn, effective 1 June 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 10 March 2015: Announced candidacy for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in 2016.
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		former Lieutenant Governor Anthony Gregory Brown • FEC H6MD04209; 30 Sep 15; Tot $354,639; Dsb $101,657
		Democratic		Warren Christopher • FEC H4MD04113; 30 Sep 15; Tot $144,924; Dsb $48,134
		Democratic		state Delegate Dereck Eugene Davis • FEC H6MD04233; 30 Sep 15; Tot $313,327; Dsb $107,296
		Democratic		Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Frederick Ivey • FEC H2MD04232; 30 Sep 15; Tot $521,724; Dsb $134,975
		Democratic		state Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk • FEC H6MD04217; 30 Sep 15; Tot $364,631; Dsb $60,097
		~~Democratic~~		~~Lisa Renee Ransom - apparently not a candidate~~ • Filed a termination report with the FEC. • FEC H6MD04241; 31 Oct 15; Tot $10,161; Dsb $10,161
		Democratic		Terence Michael Strait, Jr. • FEC H6MD04258; 30 Sep 15; Tot $8,511; Dsb $120
		Democratic		Alvin Thornton • FEC H6MD04266; 30 Sep 15; Tot $17,450; Dsb $8,969
		Democratic		former Prince George County Council Member Ingrid M. Turner • FEC H6MD04225; 30 Sep 15; Tot $278,850; Dsb $143,616

		Republican		Rob Buck
		Republican		George McDermott

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer • First elected in a special election: May 1981 re: Congress declaring Congresswoman Gladys Spellman's seat vacant due to her coma. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Christopher T. "Kristin" Beck • FEC H6MD05198; 30 Jun 15; Tot $6,126; Dsb $2,678
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer* • FEC H2MD05155; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,406,874; Dsb $1,560,119

		Republican		Mark Arness
		Republican		Charles S. "Sam" Faddis • FEC H6MD05206; 30 Sep 15; Tot $40,692; Dsb $13,579

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Congressman John K. Delaney • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman John K. Delaney* • FEC H2MD06195; 30 Sep 15; Tot $615,760; Dsb $331,383

		Republican		Washington County Commissioner Terry L. Baker • FEC H6MD06220; 30 Sep 15; Tot $13,025; Dsb $9,646
		Republican		Xiangfei "Scott" Cheng • FEC H6MD06188
		Republican		Amie Hoeber • FEC H6MD06212; 30 Sep 15; Tot $184,948; Dsb $37,775
		Republican		Frank Howard • FEC H6MD06204; 30 Sep 15; Tot $18,063; Dsb $10,938
		Republican		Christopher James "Chris" Mason • FEC H6MD06196
		Republican		Harold Walton Painter, Jr. • FEC H4MD06209; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,750; Dsb $1,750
		Republican		state Delegate David E. Vogt, III • FEC H6MD06238; 30 Sep 15; Tot $50,062; Dsb $21,020

		Green		George Gluck

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Elijah E. Cummings • First elected: in Special Election, 16 April 1996, re: resignation of Congressman Kweisi Mfume, 18 February 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		~~Democratic~~		~~Jamal Harrison Bryant - apparently not a candidate~~ • 22 September 2015: Dropping out after discovering incumbent Congressman Elijah Cummings (Democratic) will seek reelection rather than running for the U.S. Senate. • FEC H6MD07442
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Elijah E. Cummings* • FEC H6MD07160; 30 Sep 15; Tot $372,888; Dsb $282,629

		Republican		William Thomas Newton • FEC H6MD07434
		Republican		Corrogan R. Vaughn

		Not readily classifiable		Michael Tyrone Pearson • Party affiliation: "Delegated" • FEC H4MD07066

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 4 March 2015: Candidate for Senate Class 3 in 2016.
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		David M. Anderson • FEC H6MD08515; 30 Sep 15; Tot $68,107; Dsb $20,008
		Democratic		state Delegate Kumar P. Barve • FEC H6MD08291; 30 Sep 15; Tot $423,967; Dsb $147,623
		~~Democratic~~		~~former Montgomery County Councilor Valerie Ervin - apparently not a candidate~~ • 17 September 2015: Dropped out. • FEC H6MD08499; 30 Sep 15; Tot $29,751; Dsb $25,714
		Democratic		William "Will" Jawando • FEC H6MD08465; 30 Sep 15; Tot $275,006; Dsb $78,524
		Democratic		Kathleen Matthews • FEC H6MD08481; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,065,327; Dsb $173,611
		Democratic		state Senator Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin • FEC H6MD08457; 30 Sep 15; Tot $929,299; Dsb $235,382
		Democratic		Joel Martin Rubin • FEC H6MD08523
		Democratic		state Delegate Ana Sol-Gutierrez • FEC H6MD08473; 30 Sep 15; Tot $186,427; Dsb $24,854
		~~Democratic~~		~~Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. - apparently not a candidate~~ • 4 March 2015: Candidate for Senate Class 3 in 2016. • FEC H2MD08126; 30 Sep 15; Tot $199,800; Dsb $1,867,058

		Republican		Bill Day
		Republican		Aryeh Shudofsky • FEC H6MD08531
		Republican		Shelton "Shelly" Skolnick • FEC H2MD08084

		Independent		Liz Matory • FEC H6MD08507; 30 Sep 15; Tot $11,228; Dsb $2,634

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Attorney General Brian E. Frosh • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Comptroller Peter Franchot • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 11 incumbents, 31 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 28 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Progressive
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
	• Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/43const/html/const.html
Election Authority
	• Maryland State Board of Elections
Democratic
	• Maryland Democratic Party
Republican
	• Maryland Republican Party
Third Party
	• Constitution Party of Maryland Effective 27 June 2006 the Maryland affiliate of the Constitution Party voted to disaffiliate from the national Constitution Party.
	• Justice Party of Maryland
	• Libertarian Party of Maryland
	• Maryland Green Party
	• Progressive Maryland
	• The Unity Party of Maryland
Media & others
	• Arbutus Times (The Baltimore Sun)
	• Baltimore Jewish Times
	• Baltimore Messenger - Towson
	• Baltimore Sun
	• Bay Weekly - Chesapeake
	• Columbia Flier
	• Cumberland Times-News
	• DiamondbackOnline.com - University of Maryland
	• MarylandReporter.com - Columbia
	• MarylandReporter.com - Columbia
	• Owings Mills Times
	• Politics1.com - Maryland
	• The Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel
	• The Baltimore Sun - Laurel Leader
	• The Frederick News-Post
	• The Herald-Mail - Hagerstown
	• The Jeffersonian - Baltimore County
	• The Star Democrat - Easton
	• The Washington Post (Metro)
	• Towson Times - Columbia
	• WBFF TV - FOX / WNUV TV - WB - Baltimore
	• WDVM and DCW50
	• WJZ TV - CBS - Baltimore
	• WMAR TV-2 (ABC - Baltimore)