Maryland 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: Maryland 2017 General Election

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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

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Maryland State and Local Government

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



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^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 (7)

		*Democratic*		*Senator Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin* • FEC S6MD03177; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,716,693; Dsb $423,402
		Democratic		Jerome "Jerry" Segal • FEC S8MD00252
		Democratic		Richard "Rikki" Vaughan • FEC S8MD00245
		Democratic		Debbie "Rica" Wilson

		Republican		Charles Sam "Sam" Faddis • FEC S8MD00237; 30 Sep 17; Tot $125,553; Dsb $104,998

		Libertarian		Arvin Vohra

		Independent		Edward G. Shlikas

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. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

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.
	Candidate list (12)

		Democratic		Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III
		Democratic		Maya Rockeymoore Cummings • Wife of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, CD 7.
		Democratic		Ralph Jaffe • for Lieutenant Governor: Freda Jaffe
		Democratic		Ben Jealous • for Lieutenant Governor: Susan Turnbull
		Democratic		Baltimore County Executive Kevin B. Kamenetz
		Democratic		state Senator Richard S. "Rich" Madaleno, Jr.
		Democratic		Alec J. Ross
		Democratic		former State University Regent Jim Shea
		Democratic		Krish Vignarajah

		*Republican*		Governor Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr. • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford

		Green		Ian Schlakman • for Lieutenant Governor: Annie Chambers

		Libertarian		Shawn Quinn • for Lieutenant Governor: Christina Smith

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

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Undetermined); 7 Democratic (6 Undetermined, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Andrew P. "Andy" Harris • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (9) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Jesse Colvin • FEC H8MD01193
		Democratic		Allison Galbraith • FEC H8MD01177; 30 Sep 17; Tot $31,528; Dsb $16,024
		Democratic		former Talbot County Attorney Michael L. "Mike" Pullen • FEC H8MD01185; 30 Sep 17; Tot $108,451; Dsb $46,602
		Democratic		Stephen "Steve" Worton • FEC H8MD01201

		Republican		Martin Elborn
		*Republican*		*Congressman Andrew P. "Andy" Harris* • FEC H8MD01094; 30 Sep 17; Tot $456,834; Dsb $180,887
		Republican		David Pae
		Republican		Lamont Taylor

		Libertarian		Jenica Martin

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Charles Albert Dutch "C.A. Dutch" Ruppersberger, III • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Jake Pretot • FEC H8MD02100
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Charles Albert Dutch "C.A. Dutch" Ruppersberger, III* • FEC H2MD02160; 30 Sep 17; Tot $381,472; Dsb $374,327

		Republican		Mark Shell

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman John Peter Spyros Sarbanes • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Adam D. DeMarco
		*Democratic*		*Congressman John Peter Spyros Sarbanes* • FEC H6MD03292; 30 Sep 17; Tot $588,753; Dsb $319,743

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Anthony Gregory Brown • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (5) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Thereasa Marie Black • FEC H8MD04213; 30 Sep 17; Tot $5,844; Dsb $2,158
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Anthony Gregory Brown* • FEC H6MD04209; 30 Sep 17; Tot $323,521; Dsb $171,550

		Republican		George E. McDermott • FEC H4MD04071
		Republican		David Therrien • FEC H6MD04282

		Libertarian		David "Dave" Bishop

Incumbent - 115th 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 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer* • FEC H2MD05155; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,398,215; Dsb $1,520,948

		Republican		Jonathon Mark "Johnny" Rice • FEC H8MD05129; 30 Sep 17; Tot $310; Dsb $0

		Libertarian		Jacob Pulcher • Nominated by Party but appearing in General Election Only

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Congressman John K. Delaney • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 27 July 2017: Not running for re-election.
	Candidate list (13) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Andrew James Duck • FEC H6MD06121; 30 Sep 17; Tot $26,497; Dsb $15,484
		Democratic		Nadia Hashimi • FEC H8MD06176; 30 Sep 17; Tot $277,057; Dsb $4,931
		Democratic		Chris Hearsey • FEC H8MD06218
		Democratic		state Senator Roger Manno • FEC H8MD06150; 30 Sep 17; Tot $202,165; Dsb $31,387
		Democratic		state Delegate Aruna Miller • FEC H8MD06143; 30 Sep 17; Tot $559,879; Dsb $34,703
		Democratic		David Trone • FEC H8MD06168; 30 Sep 17; Tot $792,096; Dsb $735,243

		Republican		Amie Hoeber • FEC H6MD06212; 30 Sep 17; Tot $0; Dsb $9
		Republican		Lisa Lloyd • FEC H8MD06184
		Republican		former state Delegate Mathew "Matt" Mossburg • FEC H8MD06200; 30 Sep 17; Tot $10,539; Dsb $6,368
		Republican		Bradley "Brad" Rohrs

		Green		George Gluck

		Libertarian		Kevin Terome Caldwell • FEC H8MD06192

		Independent		Ted Athey

Incumbent - 115th 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 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (7) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Anthony Carter, Sr.
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Elijah E. Cummings* • FEC H6MD07160; 30 Sep 17; Tot $300,091; Dsb $404,555
		Democratic		John Moser • FEC H8MD07075; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,760; Dsb $1,107

		Republican		Richmond Davis
		Republican		Thomas "Pinkston" Harris
		Republican		William T. Newton
		Republican		Michael Pearson

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Congressman Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin* • FEC H6MD08457; 30 Sep 17; Tot $533,983; Dsb $355,086

		Libertarian		Jasen Wunder

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
	Candidate list (2)

		*Democratic*		*Comptroller Peter Franchot*

		Republican		Anjali Reed Phukan

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): 11 incumbents, 35 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 19 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: 7 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 2 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.