Maryland 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: Maryland 2014 General Election

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Maryland
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 24 June 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Tuesday 25 February 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary.
✓ Tuesday 24 June 2014 - Primary. Polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
✓ Monday 4 August 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor.
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).

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

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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. The Libertarian Party convention date is 5 April 2014 and the Green Party party-organized primary date is 31 May 2014.

2014 Primary and General Election certified returns as of 29 December 2014 from the Maryland State Board of Elections.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^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
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*			*Senator Barbara A. Mikulski* • FEC S6MD00140

		Republican			Daniel Michael "Dan" Schroeder • FEC S6MD03433

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Open		Democratic	Governor Martin O'Malley • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	884,400	51.03%	Larry Hogan, Jr. • for Lieutenant Governor: Boyd Rutherford

		Democratic	818,890	47.25%	Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown • for Lieutenant Governor: Howard County Executive Ken Ulman

		Libertarian	25,382	1.46%	Shawn Quinn • for Lieutenant Governor: Lorenzo Gaztañaga

		Scattering	4,202	0.24%	Other Write-Ins

		Write-in; (Democratic)	283	0.02%	Charles Ulysses Smith • for Lieutenant Governor: Clarence Tucker. Lost the Tuesday 24 June 2014 Democratic Primary. Now running as a write-in.
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	20	0.00%	Ed Tinus • for Lieutenant Governor: Richard Richmond
Total			1,733,177	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on same ticket with the Governor. No separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

Open		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - at term limit. 11 April 2013: Announced plans to run for Governor in 2014.

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated); 7 Democratic (7 Renominated)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Andrew P. "Andy" Harris • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	176,342	70.42%	Congressman Andrew P. "Andy" Harris • FEC H8MD01094; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,290,520; Dsb $1,137,432

		Democratic	73,843	29.49%	William F. "Bill" Tilghman • FEC H4MD01101; 24 Nov 14; Tot $571,867; Dsb $571,321

		Scattering	233	0.09%	Other Write-Ins
Total			250,418	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Charles Albert Dutch "C.A. Dutch" Ruppersberger, III • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	120,412	61.32%	Congressman Charles Albert Dutch "C.A. Dutch" Ruppersberger, III • FEC H2MD02160; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,078,027; Dsb $877,987

		Republican	70,411	35.86%	David Michael "Dave" Banach • FEC H4MD02174; 17 Nov 14; Tot $874; Dsb $923

		Green	5,326	2.71%	Ian Andrew Schlakman • aka Ian Andrew Schlakman Holub • FEC H4MD02166; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,067; Dsb $2,770

		Scattering	205	0.10%	Other Write-Ins
Total			196,354	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman John Peter Spyros Sarbanes • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	128,594	59.55%	Congressman John Peter Spyros Sarbanes • FEC H6MD03292; 31 Dec 14; Tot $775,892; Dsb $756,851

		Republican	87,029	40.30%	Charles A. Long • FEC H4MD03123; 30 Sep 14; Tot $2,147; Dsb $1,997

		Scattering	323	0.15%	Other Write-Ins
Total			215,946	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Donna Fern Edwards • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • 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 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	134,628	70.18%	Congressman Donna Fern Edwards • FEC H6MD04183; 24 Nov 14; Tot $574,813; Dsb $543,711

		Republican	54,217	28.26%	Nancy Jones Hoyt • FEC H4MD04121; 24 Nov 14; Tot $40,811; Dsb $39,232

		Libertarian	2,795	1.46%	Arvin Vohra • FEC H2MD05510

		Scattering	197	0.10%	Other Write-Ins
Total			191,837	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	144,725	64.03%	Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer • FEC H2MD05155; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,865,802; Dsb $3,725,768

		Republican	80,752	35.72%	Christopher Parry "Chris" Chaffee • FEC H4MD05169; 03 Dec 14; Tot $26,577; Dsb $26,577

		Scattering	336	0.15%	Other Write-Ins

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	227	0.10%	Dennis L. Fritz • FEC H4MD05177
Total			226,040	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Congressman John K. Delaney • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	94,704	49.70%	Congressman John K. Delaney • FEC H2MD06195; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,590,971; Dsb $2,546,033

		Republican	91,930	48.25%	Daniel John "Dan" Bongino • FEC H4MD06191; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,475,866; Dsb $1,446,013

		Green	3,762	1.97%	George Gluck • FEC H2MD08175

		Scattering	140	0.07%	Other Write-Ins
Total			190,536	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Elijah E. Cummings • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: in Special Election, 16 April 1996, re: resignation of Congressman Kweisi Mfume, 18 February 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	144,639	69.94%	Congressman Elijah E. Cummings • FEC H6MD07160; 31 Dec 14; Tot $898,538; Dsb $787,933

		Republican	55,860	27.01%	Corrogan R. Vaughn • FEC H4MD07074

		Libertarian	6,103	2.95%	Scott Soffen • FEC H2MD04299

		Scattering	207	0.10%	Other Write-Ins
Total			206,809	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	136,722	60.74%	Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. • FEC H2MD08126; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,109,959; Dsb $1,359,301

		Republican	87,859	39.03%	David D. "Dave" Wallace, II • FEC H2MD06138; 03 Dec 14; Tot $15,450; Dsb $15,818

		Scattering	398	0.18%	Other Write-Ins

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	102	0.05%	Andrew Jaye "A.J." Wildman • FEC H4MD08205
		Write-in; (Democratic)	16	0.01%	Lih Young • Lost the Tuesday 24 June 2014 Democratic Primary. Now running as a write-in. • FEC H6MD08366
Total			225,097	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Open		Democratic	Attorney General Douglas F. "Doug" Gansler • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2014.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Democratic	935,846	55.80%	state Senator Brian E. Frosh

		Republican	682,265	40.68%	Jeffrey N. Pritzker

		Libertarian	57,069	3.40%	Leo Wayne Dymowski

		Scattering	2,089	0.12%	Other Write-Ins
Total			1,677,269	100.00%

Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Comptroller Peter Franchot • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Democratic	1,061,267	62.65%	Comptroller Peter Franchot

		Republican	630,109	37.20%	William Henry "Bill" Campbell

		Scattering	1,941	0.11%	Other Write-Ins

		Write-in	595	0.04%	Anjali Reed Phukan • The Service Party. 5 August 2014: Failed to Submit Required Nominating Petition. Now running as a write-in candidate.
Total			1,693,912	100.00%

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): 13 incumbents, 15 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 12 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Progressive
	• Unity
Independents
	• Unaffiliated: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 11 candidates
	• Write-in: 6 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.

"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

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
	• 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
	• 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)