Maryland 2024 General Election

The Green Papers: Maryland 2024 General Election

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Maryland
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 14 May 2024
✓ General Election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

✓ Thursday 9 February 2023 - Friday 9 February 2024 - Filing - Primary .
✓ Thursday 9 February 2023 - Monday 5 August 2024 - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Thursday 9 February 2023 - Thursday 17 October 2024 - Filing - Primary write-in .
✓ Tuesday 14 May 2024 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 5 November 2024 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EST (1200-0100 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	6,185,278	(2.00% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	10	(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	8	(1.84% of 435)
Capital:	Annapolis

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Maryland State and Local Government

Maryland 2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

The Democratic and Republican Parties nominate by Primary. The Green, Libertarian, and Bread and Roses Parties nominate by Convention.

Election Dates from the State Board of Elections.

11 April 2023: SB 379 was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore (Democratic) which moves the Primary to the 2nd Tuesday in May (14 May 2024).

Primary Candidate List from the State Board of Elections.

14 May 2024 Primary returns from the Maryland State Board of Elections.

2024 General Election Candidate List from the State Board of Elections.

2024 General Election Returns from the State Board of Elections. 6 December 2024: Certified.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 10 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (5, 29 write-ins)

		Democratic	1,902,577	62.62%	Vice President Kamala Devi Harris • for Vice President: Minnesota Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz (10 Electoral Votes) • FEC P00009423; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,157,291,580; Dsb $1,157,326,016

		Republican	1,035,550	34.08%	former President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Ohio Senator James D. "J.D." Vance • FEC P80001571; 08 Aug 24; Tot $29,134; Dsb $29,134

		Green	33,134	1.09%	former Lexington Town Meeting Member Jill Ellen Stein • for Vice President: Rudolph T. "Butch" Ware, III • FEC P20003984; 25 Nov 24; Tot $2,863,522; Dsb $2,388,099

		Unaffiliated	28,819	0.95%	Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. • for Vice President: Nicole Ann Shanahan • FEC P40011793; 25 Nov 24; Tot $65,903,335; Dsb $64,742,601

		Scattering	19,383	0.64%	Other Write-Ins

		Libertarian	15,570	0.51%	Chase Russell Oliver • for Vice President: Mike ter Maat • FEC P40011983; 25 Nov 24; Tot $475,004; Dsb $473,102

		Write-in; (Socialism and Liberation; Other Candidates)	1,136	0.04%	Claudia De la Cruz • for Vice President: Karina Alexandra Garcia • FEC P40015406; 25 Nov 24; Tot $387,646; Dsb $344,375
		Write-in; (American Solidarity)	1,012	0.03%	Connecticut Regional School Board of Education Member Peter A. Sonski • FEC P40013724; 25 Nov 24; Tot $87,821; Dsb $83,178
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	918	0.03%	Cornel Ronald West • 14 August 2024: Failed to submit required number of petition signatures for ballot access. 9 October 2024: Running as a write-in. • FEC P40013708; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,381,252; Dsb $1,376,410
		Write-in	104	0.00%	Paij Jean Boring • FEC P60016888
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	31	0.00%	Shiva Ayyadurai • for Vice President: Crystal Ellis • FEC P40012015; 25 Nov 24; Tot $167,260; Dsb $142,339
		Write-in; (Democratic)	25	0.00%	Ralph Jaffe
		Write-in; (Socialist Equality; Other Candidates)	12	0.00%	Joseph Kishore Tanniru • FEC P40019598; 25 Nov 24; Tot $59,512; Dsb $57,127
		Write-in	9	0.00%	Douglas "Doug" Jenkins • FEC P00011635
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	7	0.00%	Brian Larry Kienitz • FEC P40021198
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	6	0.00%	John Steven Cheng • for Vice President: Wayne Waligorski
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	6	0.00%	Michael Christopher Yost • FEC P20003562
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	5	0.00%	Shondra Yevette Irving • FEC P40013922; 30 Sep 24; Tot $9,743; Dsb $7,612
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	5	0.00%	Lester H. "Les" Waller, Jr.
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	4	0.00%	Benjamin L. Schwalb
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	3	0.00%	R. Boddie • FEC P40015463
		Write-in; (Reform)	3	0.00%	John R. Gibb, Jr. • FEC P40021347
		Write-in; (Socialist Party USA; Other Candidates)	3	0.00%	William P. Stodden • FEC P40016362; 25 Nov 24; Tot $5,142; Dsb $2,872
		Write-in; (Other Candidates)	2	0.00%	Mary "CZ" "Carol" Asher
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	2	0.00%	Susan Maude Buchser-Lochocki • FEC P00014357; 16 Oct 24; Tot $12,686; Dsb $7,331
		Write-in; (Democratic)	2	0.00%	Sharon E. Harris
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	2	0.00%	André Ramon McNeil, Sr. • FEC P40015265
		Write-in; (Other Candidates)	1	0.00%	Jokie Beckett, Jr.
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	1	0.00%	Garry B. Hubbard
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Richard Mayers
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Sethatina Maria Newman • FEC P40021040
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	Theodis "Theo" Brown, Sr. • FEC P20005187
		Write-in; (Republican; Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	Cherunda Lynn Fox • FEC P60005303; 30 Sep 24; Tot $64,253; Dsb $64,253
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	Future Madam Potus • FEC P40021735
Total			3,038,334	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 118^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Open		Democratic	Senator Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 1 May 2023: Senator Cardin will not seek re-election in 2024: "I have run my last election and will not be on the ballot in 2024, ..."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 7 write-ins)

		Democratic	1,650,912	54.64%	Prince George's County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks • FEC S4MD00327; 25 Nov 24; Tot $30,999,880; Dsb $30,711,724

		Republican	1,294,344	42.84%	former Govenor Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr. • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018; at term limit: 2022. • FEC S4MD00483; 25 Nov 24; Tot $12,163,285; Dsb $11,760,147

		Libertarian	69,396	2.30%	Mike Scott • FEC S4MD00590

		Scattering	5,755	0.19%	Other Write-Ins

		Write-in; (American Solidarity; Other Candidates)	879	0.03%	Patrick J. Burke • FEC S4MD00632
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	70	0.00%	Billy Bridges • FEC S4MD00624
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	17	0.00%	Robin Rowe • FEC S4MD00665
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	3	0.00%	Christy Renee Helmondollar • FEC S4MD00657
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	2	0.00%	Irwin William Gibbs • FEC S4MD00640
		Write-in			Keith Kyle Packer • FEC S4MD00616
Total			3,021,378	100.00%

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. • Previously served in the U.S. Congress elected: 2002-2014. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2016; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Wes Moore • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on same ticket with the Governor. No separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

118^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated); 7 Democratic (3 Open, 4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Andrew P. "Andy" Harris • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Republican	246,356	59.41%	Member of Congress Andrew P. "Andy" Harris • FEC H8MD01094; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,341,923; Dsb $1,394,852

		Democratic	154,985	37.37%	Blane H. Miller, III • FEC H4MD01184

		Libertarian	12,664	3.05%	Joshua W. O'Brien • FEC H4MD01192

		Scattering	675	0.16%	Other Write-Ins
Total			414,680	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress Charles Albert Dutch "C.A. Dutch" Ruppersberger, III • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 26 January 2024: "After 21 years in Congress, I have decided to pass the torch to our next generation of leaders and retire at the end of my current term."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	223,797	58.16%	Baltimore County Executive John Anthony "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr. • FEC H4MD02232; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,561,719; Dsb $1,378,359

		Republican	152,079	39.52%	Kimberly "Kim" Klacik • FEC H4MD02265 or H0MD07197 • FEC H4MD02265; 25 Nov 24; Tot $169,134; Dsb $321,185

		Libertarian	8,169	2.12%	Jasen Joseph Wunder • FEC H6MD08606

		Scattering	749	0.19%	Other Write-Ins
Total			384,794	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress John Peter Spyros Sarbanes • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 26 October 2023: "Announcing today that I won't be running for reelection in 2024."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	236,681	59.29%	state Senator Sarah Kelly Elfreth • FEC H4MD03156; 25 Nov 24; Tot $2,270,978; Dsb $2,199,652

		Republican	151,186	37.87%	Robert J. "Rob" Steinberger • FEC H4MD03271; 25 Nov 24; Tot $51,443; Dsb $53,083

		Libertarian	10,471	2.62%	Miguel Barajas • FEC H4MD03362

		Scattering	862	0.22%	Other Write-Ins
Total			399,200	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Member of Congress Glenn F. Ivey • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	239,596	88.42%	Member of Congress Glenn F. Ivey • FEC H2MD04315; 25 Nov 24; Tot $929,456; Dsb $750,688

		Republican	30,454	11.24%	George McDermott

		Scattering	920	0.34%	Other Write-Ins
Total			270,970	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Member of Congress Steny Hamilton Hoyer • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • 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 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	283,619	67.75%	Member of Congress Steny Hamilton Hoyer • FEC H2MD05155; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,756,898; Dsb $1,794,971

		Republican	133,985	32.01%	Michelle Talkington • FEC H4MD05219; 25 Nov 24; Tot $21,973; Dsb $19,059

		Scattering	999	0.24%	Other Write-Ins
Total			418,603	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress David J. Trone • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 4 May 2023: Candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024. 14 May 2023: Did not receive his party's nomination for U.S. Senate.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	199,788	53.05%	April McClain Delaney • FEC H4MD06340; 25 Nov 24; Tot $5,937,425; Dsb $5,844,391

		Republican	175,974	46.72%	former state Delegate Neil Conrad Parrott • FEC H0MD06231; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,056,387; Dsb $1,083,843

		Scattering	862	0.23%	Other Write-Ins
Total			376,624	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Member of Congress Kweisi Mfume • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 1986, re-elected: 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994. Resigned 15 February 1996 to take the position of Chief Executive Officer, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; re-elected in a Special Election: 28 April 2020 [re: passing of Member of Congress Elijah E. Cummings]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	232,849	80.25%	Member of Congress Kweisi Mfume • FEC H6MD07020; 25 Nov 24; Tot $533,334; Dsb $409,622

		Republican	49,799	17.16%	Scott M. Collier • FEC H0MD02255

		Libertarian	6,840	2.36%	Ronald M. Owens-Bey • FEC H8MD07067

		Scattering	649	0.22%	Other Write-Ins
Total			290,137	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Member of Congress Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	292,101	76.80%	Member of Congress Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin • FEC H6MD08457; 25 Nov 24; Tot $4,745,819; Dsb $2,903,862

		Republican	77,821	20.46%	Cheryl Riley • FEC H4MD08213; 25 Nov 24; Tot $13,872; Dsb $10,883

		Green	9,612	2.53%	Nancy Wallace • FEC H6MD08598

		Scattering	786	0.21%	Other Write-Ins
Total			380,320	100.00%
	28 December 2022: Member of Congress Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin announced that he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Democratic	Attorney General Anthony Gregory Brown • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Democratic	Comptroller Brooke Elizabeth Lierman • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 12 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 6 candidates
	• Reform (affiliates): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity: 2 candidates
	• Justice Party
	• Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
	• Progressive
	• Socialist Equality: 1 candidate
	• Socialist Party USA: 1 candidate
	• Unity
Independents
	• Other Candidates: 6 candidates
	• Unaffiliated: 20 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 10 candidates
	• Write-in: 34 candidates
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.

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

Election Authority
	• Maryland State Board of Elections
Democratic
	• Maryland Democratic Party
Republican
	• Maryland Republican Party
Third 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
	• Howard County Times
	• MarylandReporter.com - Columbia
	• MarylandReporter.com - Columbia
	• Owings Mills Times
	• Politics1.com - Maryland
	• The Baltimore Sun - Laurel Leader
	• The Frederick News-Post
	• The Jeffersonian - Baltimore County
	• The Star Democrat - Easton
	• Towson Times - Columbia
	• WBFF TV - FOX / WNUV TV - WB - Baltimore
	• WJZ TV - CBS - Baltimore
	• WMAR TV-2 (ABC - Baltimore)