The Green Papers: Maryland 2024 General Election
 
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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 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.

 
           

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.
Up for election in 2024
 Candidate list (6, 18 write-ins)
  Candidate Democratic     Vice President  Kamala Devi Harris
for Vice President: Minnesota Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
FEC P00009423; 31 Aug 24; Tot $678,223,639; Dsb $444,597,618
  Candidate Republican     former President Donald John Trump
for Vice President: Ohio Senator James D. "J.D." Vance
FEC P80001571; 31 Aug 24; Tot $309,218,795; Dsb $177,664,006
  Candidate Green     former Lexington Town Meeting Member Jill Ellen Stein
for Vice President: Rudolph T. "Butch" Ware, III
FEC P20003984; 31 Aug 24; Tot $1,992,985; Dsb $1,788,557
  Candidate Libertarian     Chase Russell Oliver
for Vice President: Mike ter Maat
FEC P40011983; 31 Aug 24; Tot $333,488; Dsb $320,238
  Candidate Other Candidates; (Socialist Party USA)     William P. Stodden
for Vice President: Stephanie H. Cholensky
FEC P40016362
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr.
for Vice President: Nicole Ann Shanahan
FEC P40011793; 31 Aug 24; Tot $60,371,641; Dsb $58,172,164
  Candidate Write-in; (Other Candidates)     Carol Asher
  Candidate Write-in; (Other Candidates)     Jokie Beckett, Jr.
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     R. Boddie
FEC P40015463
  Candidate Write-in     Paij Boring
FEC P60016888
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Theodis "Theo" Brown, Sr.
FEC P20005187
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Susan Maude Buchser-Lochocki
FEC P00014357
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialism and Liberation; Other Candidates)     Claudia De la Cruz
for Vice President: Karina Alexandra Garcia
FEC P40015406
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican; Unaffiliated)     Cherunda Lynn Fox
FEC P60005303
  Candidate Write-in; (Reform)     John R. Gibb, Jr.
FEC P40021347
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Shondra Yevette Irving
FEC P40013922
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic)     Ralph Jaffe
  Candidate Write-in     Douglas "Doug" Jenkins
FEC P00011635
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Brian Larry Kienitz
FEC P40021198
  Candidate Write-in     Richard Mayers
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     André Ramon McNeil, Sr.
FEC P40015265
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Benjamin L. Schwalb
  Candidate Write-in; (American Solidarity)     Connecticut Regional School Board of Education Member  Peter A. Sonski
FEC P40013724
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Lester H. "Les" Waller, Jr.

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

Class 1
Seat up for regular election
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, 5 write-ins)
  Candidate Democratic     Prince George's County Executive  Angela D. Alsobrooks
FEC S4MD00327; 30 Jun 24; Tot $12,473,586; Dsb $8,913,984
  Candidate Republican     former Govenor Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr.
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018; at term limit: 2022.

FEC S4MD00483; 30 Jun 24; Tot $7,003,571; Dsb $4,340,175
  Candidate Libertarian     Mike Scott
FEC S4MD00590
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Billy Bridges
FEC S4MD00624
  Candidate Write-in; (American Solidarity; Other Candidates)     Patrick J. Burke
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Christy Renee Helmondollar
  Candidate Write-in     Keith Kyle Packer
FEC S4MD00616
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Robin Rowe

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

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

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress  Andrew P. "Andy" Harris
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Blane H. Miller, III
FEC H4MD01184
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Andrew P. "Andy" Harris
FEC H8MD01094; 30 Jun 24; Tot $1,008,873; Dsb $824,006
  Candidate Libertarian     Joshua W. O'Brien
FEC H4MD01192

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
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) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Baltimore County Executive  John Anthony "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr.
FEC H4MD02232; 30 Jun 24; Tot $1,117,104; Dsb $885,909
  Candidate Republican     Kimberly "Kim" Klacik
FEC H4MD02265 or H0MD07197

FEC H4MD02265; 30 Jun 24; Tot $86,032; Dsb $243,605
  Candidate Libertarian     Jasen Joseph Wunder
FEC H6MD08606

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
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) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Sarah Kelly Elfreth
FEC H4MD03156; 30 Jun 24; Tot $1,830,237; Dsb $1,711,275
  Candidate Republican     Robert J. "Rob" Steinberger
FEC H4MD03271; 30 Jun 24; Tot $33,754; Dsb $28,518
  Candidate Libertarian     Miguel Barajas

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Glenn F. Ivey
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Glenn F. Ivey
FEC H2MD04315; 30 Jun 24; Tot $699,817; Dsb $573,459
  Candidate Republican     George McDermott

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  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 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Steny Hamilton Hoyer
FEC H2MD05155; 30 Jun 24; Tot $1,451,236; Dsb $1,391,283
  Candidate Republican     Michelle Talkington
FEC H4MD05219; 30 Jun 24; Tot $10,198; Dsb $7,015

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6
Seat up for regular election
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) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     April McClain Delaney
FEC H4MD06340; 30 Jun 24; Tot $2,974,706; Dsb $2,757,607
  Candidate Republican     former state Delegate Neil Conrad Parrott
FEC H0MD06231; 30 Jun 24; Tot $554,844; Dsb $362,820

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 7
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Kweisi Mfume
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) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Kweisi Mfume
FEC H6MD07020; 30 Jun 24; Tot $335,294; Dsb $221,730
  Candidate Republican     Scott M. Collier
FEC H0MD02255
  Candidate Libertarian     Ronald M. Owens-Bey
FEC H8MD07067

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 8
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin
FEC H6MD08457; 30 Jun 24; Tot $3,616,675; Dsb $2,234,346
  Candidate Republican     Cheryl Riley
FEC H4MD08213; 30 Jun 24; Tot $2,183; Dsb $152
  Candidate Green     Nancy Wallace
FEC H6MD08598
 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, 11 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.
  Constitution (affiliates)
  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 Party USA: 1 candidate
  Unity
Independents
  Other Candidates: 5 candidates
  Unaffiliated: 13 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 23 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
  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
  Towson Times - Columbia
  WBFF TV - FOX / WNUV TV - WB - Baltimore
  WJZ TV - CBS - Baltimore
  WMAR TV-2 (ABC - Baltimore)

 


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