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2022 Maryland gubernatorial election

January 01, 1970

See also: 2022 United States gubernatorial elections

The 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Maryland. Incumbent governor Larry Hogan was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.

2022 Maryland gubernatorial election
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Turnout49.26% 9.80%[1]
 
Nominee Wes Moore Dan Cox
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Aruna Miller Gordana Schifanelli
Popular vote 1,293,944 644,000
Percentage 64.5% 32.1%
Moore:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Cox:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on July 19,[2] with state delegate Dan Cox securing the Republican nomination, while author and former nonprofit CEO Wes Moore won the Democratic nomination. Political observers gave Moore a strong chance of defeating Cox in the general election in this reliably Democratic state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1. Shortly after polls closed, several national news organizations called the election for Moore. Moore became the first African-American governor of Maryland after being sworn in on January 18, 2023.[3]

This race was one of six Republican-held governorships up for election in 2022 in a state Joe Biden won in the 2020 presidential election, and one of three that voted for Biden by double-digits. Moore flipped six counties Hogan won in 2018, and his electoral strength largely came from densely populated Prince George's County, Montgomery County, and Baltimore City, where he improved on the margins of 2018 Democratic nominee Ben Jealous by roughly 20 percent. Moore's margin of victory was the highest of any gubernatorial candidate in the state since William Donald Schaefer in 1986.[4]

Republican primary edit

Campaign edit

 
Kelly Schulz, a former official in the administration of incumbent governor Larry Hogan, finished second in the primary.
 
Robin Ficker, who served as a state legislator in the 1980s, finished third.

Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford, who was seen as the likely Republican frontrunner in the race, announced in April 2021 that he would not seek to succeed Governor Larry Hogan. Kelly Schulz, the Hogan administration's Secretary of Commerce and former Secretary of Labor, announced her candidacy just hours after Rutherford's announcement.[5]

State delegate Dan Cox entered the race in July 2021, and received the endorsement of former president Donald Trump in November.[6] Hogan endorsed Schulz in the primary soon after, setting up a proxy war between Trump and Hogan in the Republican primary.[7] Schulz outpaced Cox in fundraising and had outspent Cox 4–1, but polling showed that the two candidates were running neck-and-neck.[8]

In June 2022, the Democratic Governors Association spent $1.2 million for a television advertisement promoting Cox, hoping he would win the nomination and be easier for Democrats to defeat in November.[9][10][11] Schulz and Hogan accused Democrats of meddling in the Republican primary,[12] while Cox denied receiving any support from the DGA, saying that he had "nothing to do with the ad purchase".[13] Some observers, including strategist Jim Dornan, say that two factors — Trump's endorsement and the DGA ad blitz — allowed Cox to advance to the general election. Other observers, including former Maryland lieutenant governor and Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele, say the ads had little impact on voters, highlighting that far-right politician and neo-Confederate activist Michael Peroutka had won the Attorney General primary on the same ballot by an almost identical margin to Cox, even though the DGA did not run any ads on his behalf.[14]

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Debates and forums edit

The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland hosted the first Republican gubernatorial candidate forum on October 15, 2021. Candidates Daniel Cox and Robin Ficker attended the event, where they informed voters of color about their policies surrounding the Black Agenda. Kelly Schulz missed the event due to a prior commitment.[54] At the end of the forum, Darryl Barnes asked all of the attending candidates to post a Black agenda to their campaign websites by November 1; none of the Republican candidates running for governor complied with this request.[55]

The Maryland Latino Legislative Caucus of Maryland hosted the second Republican gubernatorial candidate forum on November 8, 2021. Robin Ficker was the lone Republican candidate to attend the event, where he advocated for cutting the state sales tax, starting statewide English classes, and reopening schools.[56][57]

The Maryland State Bar Association hosted individual, hour-long conversations with all running candidates from December 6 to December 10, 2021. Daniel Cox, Robin Ficker, and Kelly Schulz were invited to attend the forum.[58] Cox was unable to attend the forum on December 10, 2021, due to the General Assembly's special session.

On December 10, 2021, the Committee for Montgomery annual legislative breakfast featured a forum with Republican and Democratic candidates for governor.[58] The forum was moderated by Ovetta Wiggins, and the only Republican candidate to attend was Robin Ficker.[59]

On March 8 and March 9, 2022, the Maryland League of Conservation Voters collaborated with Maryland Matters, the Baltimore County NAACP, the Maryland Sierra Club, and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network to host two gubernatorial forums that focused on the topic of climate change. Robin Ficker was the only Republican candidate to attend the forums, as candidates Dan Cox and Kelly Schulz declined invitations to attend. The first forum took place at the Riggs Alumni Center at the University of Maryland at College Park and was moderated by Josh Kurtz, Tonya Harrison-Edwards, and Rona Kobell, and the second forum took place at the Ungar Athenaeum at Goucher College and was moderated by Kurtz, Staci Hartwell, Sheilah Kast, and Stella Krajick.[60][61]

On March 30, 2022, Bowie State University and the Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce hosted a gubernatorial forum for candidates to share their vision and agenda on economic development in Maryland. Robin Ficker was the only Republican candidate to attend the forum, which was moderated by Micheal McGee.[62]

On April 30, 2022, Frostburg State University, the Allegany College of Maryland, and Garrett College hosted a gubernatorial forum at Frostburg, which was attended by candidates Dan Cox and Robin Ficker. The forum was moderated by Amanda Mangan, and questions were asked by a group of students from the three hosting universities, Allegany High School, and Bishop Walsh School.[63]

2022 Maryland Republican gubernatorial primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant  A  Absent  N  Non-invitee  I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Cox Ficker Schulz Werner
1[54] Oct 14, 2021 Legislative Black
Caucus of Maryland 		Darryl Barnes Facebook P P A N
2[56] Nov 8, 2021 Maryland Legislative
Latino Caucus 		Patricia Villone Facebook A P A N
3[58] Dec 6–10, 2021 Maryland State
Bar Association 		Robert Zirkin YouTube A A P N
4[58] Dec 10, 2021 Committee for
Montgomery 		Ovetta Wiggins YouTube A P A N
5[60] Mar 8, 2022 Maryland Matters
Maryland LCV
Maryland Sierra Club
Chesapeake CAN
Ed Hatcher
Angie Cannon
Baltimore County NAACP[a] 		Josh Kurtz
Tonya Harrison-Edwards
Rona Kobell 		YouTube
Facebook 		A P A N
6[60] Mar 9, 2022 Josh Kurtz
Sheilah Kast
Stella Krajick
Staci Hartwell 		YouTube
Facebook 		A P A N
7[62] Mar 30, 2022 Bowie State University
Maryland Black
Chamber of Commerce 		Micheal McGee Facebook A P A N
8[64] Apr 12, 2022 Bowie, Maryland Gary Allen
Sue Livera 		YouTube P A A N
9 Apr 18, 2022 Frederick County
Conservative Club 		Ryan Hedrick
Andrew Langer 		YouTube P P A A
10[65][66] Apr 21, 2022 Republican Women of
Carroll County 		Scott Ewart Facebook P P A N
11[67] Apr 30, 2022 Frostburg State University
Allegany College of Maryland
Garrett College 		Amanda Mangan Vimeo P P A N
12[68] May 7, 2022 Republican Women of
Cecil County 		Harold Philips YouTube P P A A
13[69] May 31, 2022 Maryland State
Bar Association 		Pamela Wood
Dick Uliano 		YouTube A A P A
14[70][71] June 8, 2022 Bethesda Magazine Anne Tallent YouTube P P P P

Fundraising edit

Primary campaign finance activity through July 3, 2022
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Dan Cox $689,743 $500,473 $189,270
Robin Ficker $1,163,807 $949,438 $208,743
Kelly Schulz $2,633,586 $1,899,989 $733,597
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[72]

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Daniel
Cox 		Robin
Ficker 		Kelly
Schulz 		Joe
Werner 		Other Undecided
Goucher College June 15–19, 2022 414 (LV) ± 4.8% 25% 2% 22% 3% 2% 45%
OpinionWorks May 27 – June 2, 2022 428 (LV) ± 4.7% 21% 5% 27% 4% 1% 42%
Remington Research Group (R)[A] May 1–3, 2022 1,047 (LV) ± 3.0% 76% – 13% – – 11%
Public Policy Polling (D)[B] January 28–29, 2022 565 (LV) ± 4.1% 20% – 12% – – 68%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Boyd
Rutherford 		Steve Schuh Barry Glassman Allan Kittleman Kelly Schulz Other Undecided
Change Research (D)[C] September 29 – October 1, 2020 – (V)[c] ± 7.0% 19% 5% 3% 2% 2% — —

Results edit

 
Results by county
  Cox
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Schulz
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results[73]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican
153,423 52.00%
Republican
128,302 43.48%
Republican
8,268 2.80%
Republican
  • Joe Werner
  • Minh Thanh Luong
 5,075 1.72%
Total votes 295,068 100.0%

Democratic primary edit

 
Former state delegate Aruna Miller was nominated for lieutenant governor.
 
Former U.S. Labor Secretary and DNC Chair Tom Perez finished second in the primary.
 
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot finished third.
 
Despite dropping out of the race, former Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker finished fourth.
 
Former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler finished fifth.

Campaign edit

The first two major Democratic candidates to announce were state Comptroller Peter Franchot and former Prince George's County executive Rushern Baker. Both Franchot and Baker were seen as the leading candidates in the race, but early polling showed that more than 40 percent of likely voters were still undecided.[74] With high name recognition and a big war-chest built up over years without primary challengers as Comptroller, Franchot entered the race as the nominal frontrunner.[75]

As the campaign progressed, more candidates began entering the race, with Franchot holding onto a solid lead in polling as the race expanded to a four-way battle between Franchot, Baker, author and former Robin Hood Foundation CEO Wes Moore, and former Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez.[76] On June 10, 2022, Baker suspended his campaign for governor, his campaign having suffered from financial challenges and decreasing party support, creating an opening in voter-rich Prince George's County.[77] Polling conducted later that month by Goucher College showed Franchot, Moore, and Perez in a statistical tie, with each of the three frontrunners having enough resources and endorsements to compete for undecided voters.[78]

In addition to Franchot, Baker, Moore, and Perez, six other candidates also ran for the Democratic nomination, including former nonprofit executive Jon Baron, former Maryland attorney general Doug Gansler, perennial candidate Ralph Jaffe, former Obama administration official Ashwani Jain, former Secretary of Education John King Jr., and former Bread and Roses Party founder Jerome Segal. Two other candidates, former Republican Anne Arundel County executive Laura Neuman and tech company founder Mike Rosenbaum, also declared their candidacy but had dropped out before the primaries.[79]

Moore won the Democratic primary on July 19, 2022, beating out Perez and Franchot with 32.4 percent of the vote and by a margin of 15,349 votes in Maryland's closest Democratic gubernatorial primary since 1966.[80]

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Rushern Baker (withdrawn)
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Peter Franchot
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  • Maryland Coastal Dispatch (Democratic primary only)[49]
Doug Gansler
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John King Jr.
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Tom Perez
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Declined to endorse
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Debates and forums edit

The Montgomery County Renters Alliance hosted the first Democratic gubernatorial primary forum on September 21, 2021. Candidates who attended included Peter Franchot, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King Jr., Wes Moore, and Tom Perez. Rushern Baker was also due to attend, but withdrew following the death of his wife, Christa Beverly Baker, on September 18, 2021. Jon Baron, who, along with Mike Rosenbaum, was not invited to the forum, attended a town hall hosted by the Renters Alliance on September 29, 2021.[191]

A second gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted on October 7, 2021, by the Anne Arundel County Democratic Party. Candidates Rushern Baker, Jon Baron, Peter Franchot, Ashwani Jain, John King Jr., and Mike Rosenbaum all attended the forum, where they discussed their stances on education, criminal reform, healthcare, and economic reform policy.[192] Tom Perez was also invited, but could not attend because of a schedule conflict.[193]

The third gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland on October 14, 2021. All nine declared Democratic candidates attended the forum, where they informed voters of color about their policies surrounding the Black Agenda.[54] At the end of the forum, Darryl Barnes asked all of the attending candidates to post a Black agenda on their websites by November 1; candidates Peter Franchot, Wes Moore, John King Jr., Tom Perez, Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, and Mike Rosenbaum complied with Barnes' request, with Franchot being the first candidate to present a cohesive plan. Ashwani Jain did not release a specific Black agenda, saying that part of his campaign platform already includes a Black agenda. Rushern Baker said at the reception that he would also produce a plan in the following weeks, but added that one was unnecessary because of previous elected Black leaders' plans.[55] Baker would end up posting his Black agenda on November 4, three days after Barnes' deadline.[194]

The fourth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Climate X-Change Maryland and the Rebuild Maryland Coalition in partnership with the Chesapeake Climate Action Network on November 1, 2021. Candidates Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, John King Jr., Ashwani Jain, Tom Perez, and Mike Rosenbaum attended the forum, where they informed voters about the policies they would enact to fight climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.[195] Candidates Rushern Baker, Peter Franchot, and Wes Moore were also invited, but did not attend the forum.[196]

The fifth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Prince George's County NAACP on November 4, 2021, with Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, and Tom Perez, and on November 8, 2021, with Wes Moore, Mike Rosenbaum, Rushern Baker, and Ashwani Jain.[197] Peter Franchot was due to attend the first forum, but could not attend due to technical difficulties. Several topics, including police brutality, environmental injustice, and transparency among state agencies, were discussed at the forums.[198] John King Jr. did not participate in this forum because he teaches an undergraduate course on education policy at the University of Maryland in College Park.[199]

The sixth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Maryland Latino Legislative Caucus on November 8, 2021. Candidates Jon Baron, Peter Franchot, Doug Gansler, John King Jr., and Tom Perez attended the forum[56] where they answered questions about expanding healthcare access, economic opportunities, education, and cabinet diversity.[57]

The seventh gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the St. Ignatius Justice and Peace Committee at the St. Ignatius Church on November 16, 2021. All candidates who received more than 1% support in available opinion polls were invited to the forum. Candidates Rushern Baker, Peter Franchot, Doug Gansler, John King Jr., Wes Moore, Tom Perez, and Mike Rosenbaum confirmed their availability for the conversation,[200] but only Gansler, Moore, Perez, and Rosenbaum attended. Attending candidates answered questions about cleaning the Chesapeake Bay, tackling climate change, homelessness, poverty, white supremacy, immigration, the defund the police movement, critical race theory, abortion, and death with dignity.[201]

The eighth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party on November 22, 2021. All Democratic candidates were invited to attend the forum, where they discussed economic issues, such as the state's $2.5 billion budget surplus, inflation, vaccine and mask mandates, and unions.[58] Candidates Rushern Baker, Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King, Wes Moore, and Tom Perez attended the forum.[202]

The Maryland State Bar Association hosted individual, hour-long conversations with all running candidates from December 6 to December 10, 2021. All Democratic candidates attended the forum.[58] Mike Rosenbaum intended on attending the forum on December 7, but withdrew from the debate after suspending his campaign on November 30, 2021.[203][108]

On December 10, 2021, the Committee for Montgomery annual legislative breakfast featured a forum with Republican and Democratic candidates for governor.[58] Candidates Rushern Baker, Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King Jr., Wes Moore, and Tom Perez attended the forum, which was moderated by Ovetta Wiggins.[59] Peter Franchot did not attend the forum because of a commitment he made several months prior to the debate to attend a minority business event in Anne Arundel County.[204]

On January 5, 2022, the Maryland Democratic Party hosted a gubernatorial candidate forum that focused on the topic of education. Candidates Rushern Baker, Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King Jr., Wes Moore, and Tom Perez attended the event, which was moderated by Maryland Matters editor Danielle Gaines.[205] Peter Franchot did not attend the forum because he attended a campaign fundraiser in Cecil County.[206]

On January 26, 2022, the Maryland State Education Association hosted a gubernatorial forum that focused on the topic of education. All candidates who said that they would pursue the group's endorsement were invited to the event, which was moderated by Cheryl Bost, the group's president. Jerome Segal was the only candidate not to attend the forum.[207]

On March 8 and March 9, 2022, the Maryland League of Conservation Voters collaborated with Maryland Matters, the Baltimore County NAACP, the Maryland Sierra Club, and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network to host two gubernatorial forums that focused on the topic of climate change. Candidates Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King, Laura Neuman and Jerome Segal attended both forums, while Wes Moore and Tom Perez only attended the first event. Peter Franchot initially intended on attending the second forum, but withdrew due to an "unexpected personal matter". Rushern Baker initially confirmed he would attend both events, but later withdrew from both. The first forum took place at the Riggs Alumni Center at the University of Maryland at College Park and was moderated by Josh Kurtz, Tonya Harrison-Edwards, and Rona Kobell, and the second forum took place at the Ungar Athenaeum at Goucher College and was moderated by Kurtz, Sheilah Kast, and Stella Krajick.[60][61]

On March 15, 2022, the Maryland Democratic Party hosted its second Burgers & Brews Gubernatorial Candidate Forum in Frederick, Maryland. Candidates Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King Jr., Laura Neuman, and Jerome Segal attended the event, which was moderated by Maryland Matters editor Danielle Gaines.[208]

On March 30, 2022, Bowie State University and the Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce hosted a gubernatorial forum for candidates to share their vision and agenda on economic development in Maryland. Candidates Jon Baron, Rushern Baker, Peter Franchot, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King Jr., Wes Moore, and Tom Perez attended the forum, which was moderated by Micheal McGee.[62]

On April 3, 2022, the Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt Democratic Club hosted a gubernatorial forum in Greenbelt, Maryland, which was moderated by Dave Zahren and attended by candidates Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, Tom Perez, and Jerome Segal.[209]

On April 20, 2022, Bikemore and The Real News Network hosted a gubernatorial forum focused on the topic of transportation. Candidates who received more than 10 percent in recent polling and completed a written questionnaire prior to the event were invited to attend. Candidates Rushern Baker, John King Jr., Peter Franchot, and Tom Perez participated in the forum, while Wes Moore opted out of the debate.[210]

On April 26, 2022, Coppin State University hosted a gubernatorial forum focused on the topics of economic development, crime, and education. Candidates Rushern Baker, Jon Baron, Peter Franchot, Doug Gansler, Wes Moore, Tom Perez, and Jerome Segal attended the forum, which was moderated by WMAR-TV news anchor Kelly Swoope.[211]

On April 30, 2022, Frostburg State University, the Allegany College of Maryland, and Garrett College hosted a gubernatorial forum at Frostburg, which was attended by candidates Rushern Baker, Ashwani Jain, and John King Jr. The forum was moderated by Amanda Mangan, and questions were asked by a group of students from the three hosting universities, Allegany High School, and Bishop Walsh School.[63]

2022 Maryland Democratic gubernatorial primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant  A  Absent  N  Non-invitee  I  Invitee W  Withdrawn O  Not yet entered race
Baker Baron Franchot Gansler Jaffe Jain King Moore Neuman Perez Rosenbaum Segal
1[191] Sep 21, 2021 Montgomery County
Renters Alliance 		Josh Kurtz
Pamela Wood
Kyle Swenson 		YouTube A N P P O P P P O P N O
2[192][193] Oct 7, 2021 Anne Arundel County
Democratic Party 		Antonio Palmer
Jenese Jones Oden 		Facebook P P P A P P A A P
3[54] Oct 14, 2021 Legislative Black
Caucus of Maryland 		Darryl Barnes Facebook P P P P P P P P P
4[195][196] Nov 1, 2021 Climate X-Change MD
Rebuild MD Coalition
Chesapeake CAN 		Brooke Harper Vimeo A P A P P P A P P
5[197] Nov 4, 2021
Nov 8, 2021 		Prince George's
County NAACP 		Ebony McMorris YouTube I
YouTube II 		P P A P P A P P P
6[56] Nov 8, 2021 Maryland Legislative
Latino Caucus 		Patricia Villone Facebook A P P P A P A P A
7[200][212] Nov 16, 2021 St. Ignatius Justice
Peace Committee 		Kate Walsh
Glendora Hughes 		YouTube A N A P N A P P P
8[58][213] Nov 22, 2021 Maryland
Democratic Party 		Tracee Wilkins Facebook P P A P P P P P A
9[58] Dec 6–10, 2021 Maryland State
Bar Association 		Robert Zirkin YouTube P P P P P P P P W
10[58] Dec 10, 2021 Committee for
Montgomery 		Ovetta Wiggins YouTube P P A P P P P P
11[214] Dec 10, 2021 Our Black Party Candace
Hollingsworth 		YouTube P P A P P P A P
12[205] Jan 5, 2022 Maryland
Democratic Party 		Danielle Gaines Facebook P P A P P P P P N
13[207] Jan 26, 2022 Maryland State
Education Association 		Cheryl Bost Facebook P P P P P P P P P A
14[60] Mar 8, 2022 Maryland Matters
Maryland LCV
Maryland Sierra Club
Chesapeake CAN
Ed Hatcher
Angie Cannon
Baltimore County NAACP[a] 		Josh Kurtz
Tonya Harrison-Edwards
Rona Kobell 		YouTube
Facebook 		A P A P P P P P P P
15[60] Mar 9, 2022 Josh Kurtz
Sheilah Kast
Stella Krajick
Staci Hartwell 		YouTube
Facebook 		A P A P P P A P A P
16[208] Mar 15, 2022 Maryland
Democratic Party 		Danielle Gaines Facebook A P A P P P A P A P
17[62] Mar 30, 2022 Bowie State University
Maryland Black
Chamber of Commerce 		Micheal McGee Facebook P P P P P P P A P A
18[209] Apr 3, 2022 Eleanor and Franklin
Roosevelt Democratic Club 		Dave Zahren YouTube A P A P P A A A P P
19[64] Apr 12, 2022 Bowie, Maryland Gary Allen
Sue Livera 		YouTube A P A P A A A A A P
20 Apr 14, 2022 Maryland
Democratic Party 		Kimi Yoshino Facebook A P A P P A A W A P
21[215][210] Apr 20, 2022 Bikemore
The Real News Network 		Jaisal Noor Facebook
YouTube 		P N P N N N P A P N
22[216][211] Apr 26, 2022 Coppin State University Kelly Swoope YouTube
Facebook 		P P P P N N N P P P
23 Apr 30, 2022 Our Revolution Maryland Chrissy Holt YouTube P A P A N P P A P A
24[67] Apr 30, 2022 Frostburg State University
Allegany College of Maryland
Garrett College 		Amanda Mangan Vimeo P A A A N P P A A A
25[217] May 31, 2022 Maryland
Democratic Party 		Pamela Wood Facebook P P A P N P P P P P
26[69] June 1, 2022 Maryland State
Bar Association 		Pamela Wood
Dick Uliano 		YouTube P P A P N A P A A P
27[218] June 2, 2022 Leisure World Democratic Club Danielle Gaines N/A P N P P N N P P P N
28[141][219][220] June 6, 2022 Maryland Public Television
WBAL-TV 		Jeff Salkin YouTube P P P P N P P P P N
29[70][71] June 8, 2022 Bethesda Magazine Anne Tallent YouTube A P A P P P P P P P
30[221] July 1, 2022 WYPR Tom Hall Radio W N A N N N N P P N

Fundraising edit

Primary campaign finance activity through July 3, 2022
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Rushern Baker $1,115,659 $1,107,375 $8,039
Jon Baron $2,338,134 $2,026,351 $311,784
Peter Franchot $3,242,746 $8,359,508 $632,402
Doug Gansler $1,663,991 $1,542,344 $549,889
Ralph Jaffe <$1,000 <$1,000 N/A
Ashwani Jain $148,306 $130,307 $17,999
John King Jr. $3,272,439 $3,863,757 $208,917
Wes Moore $7,878,705 $7,097,775 $780,930
Laura Neuman $131,679 $128,795 $2,884
Tom Perez $4,404,379 $3,852,255 $644,900
Mike Rosenbaum $1,749,682 $1,749,682 $0
Jerome Segal $42,808 $37,930 $4,878
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[72]

Polling edit

Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Rushern
Baker 		Peter
Franchot 		Doug
Gansler 		John
King Jr. 		Wes
Moore 		Tom
Perez 		Other Undecided
[D] June 28–30, 2022 410 (LV) ± 4.8% – 15% 4% 17% 18% 22% 2%[d] 23%
[E] June 25–27, 2022 601 (LV) ± 4.1% – 21% 4% 5% 20% 16% 1%[e] 33%
Goucher College June 15–19, 2022 403 (LV) ± 4.9% – 16% 5% 4% 14% 14% 9%[f] 37%
June 10, 2022 Baker suspends his campaign
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)[E] June 6–9, 2022 601 (LV) ± 4.1% 8% 22% 3% 4% 13% 13% 1%[g] 36%
OpinionWorks May 27 – June 2, 2022 562 (LV) ± 4.1% 7% 20% 4% 4% 15% 12% 8%[h] 31%
20/20 Insight, LLC (D)[D] May 19–22, 2022 430 (LV) ± 4.7% 5% 17% 6% 16% 16% 12% – 27%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)[E] May 5–9, 2022 601 (LV) ± 4.1% 11% 19% 3% 4% 13% 6% – 42%
Change Research (D)[F] April 2–5, 2022 886 (LV) ± 3.7% 10% 20% 5% 3% 13% 7% – 40%
GQR Research (D)[G] March 8–14, 2022 807 (LV) ± 3.5% 15% 23% 5% 3% 10% 11% 8% 25%
Tidemore Public Affairs (D)[H] January 6–10, 2022 580 (LV) ± 4.0% 16% 23% 7% 6% 12% 10% 1% 24%
November 30, 2021 Rosenbaum withdraws from the race
GQR Research (D)[G] November 2021 – (LV) – 15% 25% – – 7% 9% – –
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)[E] August 30 – September 2, 2021 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 12% 17% 4% 1% 7% 6% 2%[i] 52%
Gonzales Research (D)[I] May 17–22, 2021 301 (LV) ± 5.8% 22% 18% 4% 1% 2% 10% 2%[j] 41%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Angela
Alsobrooks 		Anthony
Brown 		Peter
Franchot 		Ben
Jealous 		John
King Jr. 		Tom
Perez 		Steuart
Pittman 		Johnny
Olszewski Jr. 		David
Trone 		Undecided
Change Research (D)[C] September 29 – October 1, 2020 – (V)[k] ± 5.0% 13% 10% 9% 15% 2% 3% 2% 5% 6% 28%

Results edit

 
Results by county
  Moore
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Perez
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Franchot
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
Democratic primary results[73]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
217,524 32.41%
Democratic
202,175 30.12%
Democratic
141,586 21.10%
Democratic
26,594 3.96%
Democratic
25,481 3.80%
Democratic
24,882 3.71%
Democratic
  • Ashwani Jain
  • LaTrece Hawkins Lytes
 13,784 2.05%
Democratic
  • Jon Baron
  • Natalie Williams
 11,880 1.77%
Democratic
4,276 0.64%
Democratic
  • Ralph Jaffe
  • Mark Greben
 2,978 0.44%
Total votes 671,160 100.0%

Independent and third-party candidates edit

 
David Lashar, the Libertarian nominee
 
Nancy Wallace, the Green Party nominee

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Failed to qualify, write-in campaign edit

  • Kyle Sefcik (independent), MMA fighter and small business owner[224][225]
    • Running mate: Katie Lee, personal trainer[16]

Debates and forums edit

David Lashar attended the gubernatorial candidate forum hosted by the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland on October 14, 2021.[54] At the end of the forum, Darryl Barnes challenged all of the attending candidates to post a Black agenda on their campaign websites by November 1; in response, Lashar posted a "Libertarian Black Agenda" plan on his campaign website.[55]

The Maryland State Bar Association hosted individual, hour-long conversations with all running candidates from December 6 to December 10, 2021. Lashar attended the forum on December 8, 2021.[58]

Lashar attended the Committee for Montgomery Legislative Breakfast gubernatorial forum on December 10, 2021.[59]

Lashar attended both of the gubernatorial forums on climate change on March 8 and 9, 2022.[60]

Fundraising edit

Primary campaign finance activity through July 3, 2022
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
David Harding $1,200 $1,090 $110
David Lashar $17,530 $8,340 $9,190
Kyle Sefcik $5,120 $3,661 $1,459
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[72]

General election edit

Campaign edit

 
President Biden campaigning for Moore and other Maryland Democrats

Moore's campaign framed Cox as someone who would be "dangerous" in the governor's office,[226] highlighting his role in spreading falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election and the January 6 United States Capitol attack.[227][228] After the primary, Cox removed references to his role in challenging the 2020 presidential election results from his campaign website and deactivated his account on Gab, a website that has been described as a social media haven for white supremacists and neo-Nazis and was used by the perpetrator of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.[229][230] He later described himself as a candidate with a "middle temperament approach" that was willing to work across the aisle.[231]

Cox's campaign sought to tie Moore to the national Democratic party and President Joe Biden. He also sought to paint Moore as a communist, citing Moore's requirement that people attending fundraisers and campaign rallies be vaccinated against COVID-19.[232][233] Moore countered that his service in the military and work on Wall Street and in finance would make calling him a communist a "bad stretch".[234]

Cox was critical of Moore's refusal to debate him.[235][236][237] In response to these criticisms, Moore said that he was "excited" to debate Cox.[238][239] However, Moore's team initially declined to participate in debates with Cox, saying that they would "not otherwise share the stage with him and participate in anything that amplifies his dangerous and decisive rhetoric".[240][241] On August 31, 2022, Moore agreed to a televised debate by Maryland Public Television with Cox on October 12.[242] Moore, when asked if he wished to share the stage with Cox again following the debate, said, "I think I'm good."[243]

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[244] Solid D (flip) July 26, 2022
Inside Elections[245] Solid D (flip) July 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[246] Safe D (flip) August 18, 2022
Politico[247] Solid D (flip) October 19, 2022
RCP[248] Safe D (flip) July 20, 2022
Fox News[249] Solid D (flip) October 25, 2022
538[250] Solid D (flip) August 10, 2022
Elections Daily[251] Safe D (flip) November 7, 2022

Endorsements edit

Dan Cox (R)
Executive branch officials
U.S. representative
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Wes Moore (D)
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Party officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Declined to endorse
State officials
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Local officials

Debates and forums edit

2022 Maryland gubernatorial debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Libertarian Green Working Class
 P  Participant  A  Absent  N  Non-invitee  I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Dan Cox Wes Moore David Lashar Nancy Wallace David Harding
1[331][332][333] August 20, 2022 Maryland Association
of Counties 		Mileah Kromer
Pamela Wood 		N/A P A N N N
2[334][235][335] September 14, 2022 Maryland Family Network Beth Morrow N/A P P N N N
3[240][236][336] September 27, 2022 The MSU Spokesman Antonia Hylton Facebook P A N N N
4[337] October 3, 2022 Maryland League
of Women Voters 		Tonaeya Moore YouTube A P P P P
5[338][339][340] October 12, 2022 Maryland Public Television Jason Newton YouTube P P N N N
6[341] October 13, 2022 Maryland League
of Women Voters 		Josh Kurtz
Len Lazarick 		YouTube P A P P P
7[342][343] October 16, 2022 Baltimoreans United in
Leadership Development 		Daryl Kearney Facebook A P N N N
8[344] October 19, 2022 Fox 5 DC Tom Fitzgerald YouTube P P N N N

Fundraising edit

Primary campaign finance activity through November 15, 2022
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Votes Cost per vote
Dan Cox $1,624,608 $1,404,031 ($67,372) 644,000 $2.18
Wes Moore $16,606,408 $13,928,533 $2,021,409 1,293,944 $10.76
David Lashar $30,825 $23,432 $7,418 30,101 $1.02
Nancy Wallace $22,214 $17,208 $5,006 14,580 $1.18
David Harding $1,200 $1,200 $0 17,154 $0.07
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[72]

Polling edit

Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Dan
Cox (R) 		Wes
Moore (D) 		Other Undecided
OpinionWorks October 20–23, 2022 982 (LV) ± 3.1% 27% 58% 8%[l] 6%
University of Maryland September 22–27, 2022 810 (RV) ± 4.0% 28% 60% 3%[m] 9%
Goucher College September 8–12, 2022 748 (LV) ± 3.6% 31% 53% 7%[n] 10%

Results edit

2022 Maryland gubernatorial election[345]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
1,293,944 64.53% +21.02%
Republican
644,000 32.12% -24.23%
Libertarian
  • David Lashar
  • Christiana Logansmith
 30,101 1.50% +0.93%
Working Class
  • David Harding
  • Cathy White
 17,154 0.86% N/A
Green
  • Nancy Wallace
  • Patrick Elder
 14,580 0.73% +0.25%
Write-in 5,444 0.27% +0.19%
Total votes 2,005,223 100.0% N/A
Turnout 2,031,635 49.26% -9.80%
Registered electors 4,124,156
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county edit

By county
County Moore/Miller Cox/Schifanelli Others Margin Total Votes
# % # % # % # %
Allegany 6,796 31.32% 14,145 65.19% 756 3.48% -7,349 -33.87% 21,697
Anne Arundel 123,929 57.37% 83,823 38.80% 8,271 3.83% 40106 18.57% 216,023
Baltimore 172,494 63.40% 88,971 32.70% 10,589 3.89% 83,523 30.70% 272,054
Baltimore City 126,768 88.11% 12,309 8.56% 4,790 3.33% 114,459 79.55% 143,867
Calvert 16,757 44.59% 19,668 52.34% 1,152 3.07% -2,911 -7.75% 37,577
Caroline 3,447 32.13% 6,869 64.02% 413 3.85% -3,422 -31.89% 10,729
Carroll 28,117 39.11% 40,683 56.59% 3,087 4.29% -12,566 -17.48% 71,887
Cecil 11,992 36.27% 19,873 60.10% 1,202 3.64% -7,881 -23.83% 33,067
Charles 37,367 68.55% 15,830 29.04% 1,313 2.41% 21,537 39.51% 54,510
Dorchester 4,715 41.02% 6,377 55.49% 401 3.49% -1,662 -14.47% 11,493
Frederick 56,992 53.46% 46,040 43.19% 3,576 3.35% 10,952 10.27% 106,608
Garrett 2,507 22.18% 8,381 74.14% 417 3.69% -5,874 -51.96% 11,305
Harford 45,222 43.76% 53,962 52.21% 4,162 4.03% -8,740 -8.45% 103,346
Howard 91,031 69.87% 34,514 26.49% 4,746 3.64% 56,517 43.38% 130,291
Kent 4,394 51.92% 3,791 44.79% 278 3.28% 603 7.13% 8,463
Montgomery 269,072 78.36% 64,507 18.79% 9,792 2.85% 204,565 59.57% 343,369
Prince George's 214,971 89.23% 20,045 8.32% 5,892 2.45% 194,926 80.91% 240,908
Queen Anne's 8,913 38.92% 13,123 57.31% 863 3.77% -4,210 -18.39% 22,899
St. Mary's 15,057 39.94% 21,150 56.10% 1,496 3.97% -6,093 -16.16% 37,703
Somerset 2,491 36.48% 4,128 60.45% 210 3.08% -1,637 -23.97% 6,829
Talbot 9,116 51.66% 7,935 44.97% 595 3.37% 1,181 6.69% 17,646
Washington 18,727 38.33% 28,547 58.43% 1,579 3.23% -9,820 -20.10% 48,853
Wicomico 13,873 45.79% 15,362 50.71% 1,061 3.50% -1,489 -4.92% 30,296
Worcester 9,196 38.64% 13,967 58.68% 638 2.68% -4,771 -20.04% 23,801
Total 1,293,944 64.53% 644,000 32.12% 67,279 3.36% 649,944 32.41% 2,005,223
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district edit

Moore won 7 of 8 congressional districts.[346]

District Moore Cox Representative
1st 42.2% 54.1% Andy Harris
2nd 60.4% 35.6% Dutch Ruppersberger
3rd 61.9% 34.3% John Sarbanes
4th 88.8% 8.4% Anthony Brown (117th Congress)
Glenn Ivey (118th Congress)
5th 66.0% 31.2% Steny Hoyer
6th 52.4% 44.3% David Trone
7th 81.3% 15.2% Kweisi Mfume
8th 79.8% 17.4% Jamie Raskin

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The Baltimore County NAACP only sponsored the gubernatorial forum that took place on March 9, 2022
  2. ^ a b c d e Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ^ Republican primary voter subsample of full sample of 650 voters
  4. ^ Baron with 2%
  5. ^ Baron with 1%
  6. ^ "Some other candidate" (volunteered response) with 5%; Baron and Jain with 2%; Jaffe and Segal with <1%
  7. ^ Baron with 1%
  8. ^ "Someone else" with 3%; Jain with 2%; Baron, Segal, and Jaffe with 1%
  9. ^ Rosenbaum with 2%
  10. ^ Baron and Rosenbaum with 1%; Jain with 0%
  11. ^ Democratic primary voter subsample of full sample of 650 voters
  12. ^ Lashar (L) with 3%, Wallace (G) with 2%, Harding (WC) with 1%, and "Prefer not to say" with 2%
  13. ^ "Neither" with 2%, "Wouldn't vote" with 1%, and "Another candidate" with 0%
  14. ^ Lashar (L) with 4%, Wallace (G) with 2%, and "Some other candidate" (volunteered response) with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll was sponsored by Cox's campaign
  2. ^ Poll was sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association
  3. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Our Voice Maryland
  4. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by John King's campaign
  5. ^ a b c d This poll was sponsored by Wes Moore's campaign
  6. ^ This poll was sponsored by For The People MD, a PAC supporting John King
  7. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Rushern Baker's campaign
  8. ^ This poll was sponsored by Peter Franchot's campaign
  9. ^ This poll was sponsored by Douglas J. J. Peters

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2022, maryland, gubernatorial, election, also, 2022, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, held, november, 2022, elect, next, governor, maryland, incumbent, governor, larry, hogan, term, limited, could, seek, third, consecutive, term, 2018, november, 2022,. See also 2022 United States gubernatorial elections The 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8 2022 to elect the next governor of Maryland Incumbent governor Larry Hogan was term limited and could not seek a third consecutive term 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election 2018 November 8 2022 2022 11 08 2026 Turnout49 26 9 80 1 Nominee Wes Moore Dan Cox Party Democratic Republican Running mate Aruna Miller Gordana Schifanelli Popular vote 1 293 944 644 000 Percentage 64 5 32 1 Precinct resultsCounty resultsCongressional district resultsHouse of Delegates district resultsMoore 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Cox 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Governor before election Larry Hogan Republican Elected Governor Wes Moore Democratic The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on July 19 2 with state delegate Dan Cox securing the Republican nomination while author and former nonprofit CEO Wes Moore won the Democratic nomination Political observers gave Moore a strong chance of defeating Cox in the general election in this reliably Democratic state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2 to 1 Shortly after polls closed several national news organizations called the election for Moore Moore became the first African American governor of Maryland after being sworn in on January 18 2023 3 This race was one of six Republican held governorships up for election in 2022 in a state Joe Biden won in the 2020 presidential election and one of three that voted for Biden by double digits Moore flipped six counties Hogan won in 2018 and his electoral strength largely came from densely populated Prince George s County Montgomery County and Baltimore City where he improved on the margins of 2018 Democratic nominee Ben Jealous by roughly 20 percent Moore s margin of victory was the highest of any gubernatorial candidate in the state since William Donald Schaefer in 1986 4 Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Campaign 1 2 Candidates 1 2 1 Nominee 1 2 2 Eliminated in primary 1 2 3 Declined 1 3 Endorsements 1 4 Debates and forums 1 5 Fundraising 1 6 Polling 1 7 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Campaign 2 2 Candidates 2 2 1 Nominee 2 2 2 Eliminated in primary 2 2 3 Withdrawn 2 2 4 Declined 2 3 Endorsements 2 4 Debates and forums 2 5 Fundraising 2 6 Polling 2 7 Results 3 Independent and third party candidates 3 1 Candidates 3 1 1 Declared 3 1 2 Failed to qualify write in campaign 3 2 Debates and forums 3 3 Fundraising 4 General election 4 1 Campaign 4 2 Predictions 4 3 Endorsements 4 4 Debates and forums 4 5 Fundraising 4 6 Polling 4 7 Results 4 7 1 Results by county 4 7 2 By congressional district 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksRepublican primary editCampaign edit nbsp Kelly Schulz a former official in the administration of incumbent governor Larry Hogan finished second in the primary nbsp Robin Ficker who served as a state legislator in the 1980s finished third Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford who was seen as the likely Republican frontrunner in the race announced in April 2021 that he would not seek to succeed Governor Larry Hogan Kelly Schulz the Hogan administration s Secretary of Commerce and former Secretary of Labor announced her candidacy just hours after Rutherford s announcement 5 State delegate Dan Cox entered the race in July 2021 and received the endorsement of former president Donald Trump in November 6 Hogan endorsed Schulz in the primary soon after setting up a proxy war between Trump and Hogan in the Republican primary 7 Schulz outpaced Cox in fundraising and had outspent Cox 4 1 but polling showed that the two candidates were running neck and neck 8 In June 2022 the Democratic Governors Association spent 1 2 million for a television advertisement promoting Cox hoping he would win the nomination and be easier for Democrats to defeat in November 9 10 11 Schulz and Hogan accused Democrats of meddling in the Republican primary 12 while Cox denied receiving any support from the DGA saying that he had nothing to do with the ad purchase 13 Some observers including strategist Jim Dornan say that two factors Trump s endorsement and the DGA ad blitz allowed Cox to advance to the general election Other observers including former Maryland lieutenant governor and Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele say the ads had little impact on voters highlighting that far right politician and neo Confederate activist Michael Peroutka had won the Attorney General primary on the same ballot by an almost identical margin to Cox even though the DGA did not run any ads on his behalf 14 Candidates edit Nominee edit Dan Cox state delegate for the fourth district 2019 2023 and nominee for MD 08 in 2016 15 Running mate Gordana Schifanelli attorney 16 Eliminated in primary edit Robin Ficker former member of the Maryland House of Delegates for district 15B 1979 1983 attorney sports heckler and perennial candidate 17 Running mate LeRoy Yegge non profit executive and bar general manager 16 Kelly Schulz former Maryland Secretary of Commerce 2019 2022 former Maryland Secretary of Labor 2015 2019 and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates for district 4A 2011 2015 18 Running mate Jeff Woolford former Assistant Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health 2021 2022 19 Joe Werner attorney and Democratic nominee for MD 01 in 2016 Running mate Minh Thanh Luong 16 Declined edit Barry Glassman Harford County executive 2014 2023 ran for comptroller 20 Andy Harris U S representative for Maryland s 1st congressional district 2011 present 21 ran for re election 22 J B Jennings former minority leader of the Maryland Senate 2014 2020 and state senator for the seventh district 23 ran for re election endorsed Schulz 24 Allan Kittleman former Howard County executive 2014 2018 21 ran for Howard County executive endorsed Schulz 25 26 Kim Klacik radio talk show host and nominee for Maryland s 7th congressional district in 2020 endorsed Cox 27 28 Boyd Rutherford Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 2015 2023 29 endorsed Schulz 30 Michael Steele former Republican National Committee chairman 2009 2011 nominee for the U S Senate in 2006 and former lieutenant governor of Maryland 2003 2007 31 32 33 34 Endorsements edit Dan CoxExecutive branch officials Michael Flynn former U S National Security Advisor 2017 former Director of the DIA 2012 2014 and retired U S Army lieutenant general Democratic 35 Donald Trump 45th president of the United States 2017 2021 6 36 State legislators Doug Mastriano Pennsylvania state senator for the 33rd district 2019 present 37 28 Pat McDonough former state delegate for the 7th district 2003 2019 38 Richard W Metzgar state delegate for the 6th district 2015 present 39 Wendy Rogers Arizona State Senator for the 6th district 2021 2023 28 Individuals Kimberly Klacik community activist and nominee for Maryland s 7th congressional district in the 2020 special and general elections 28 Organizations Informed Choice Maryland 40 Maryland Right to Life 41 Stand for Health Freedom 42 Veterans for America First 43 Kelly SchulzState officials Larry Hogan 62nd governor of Maryland 2015 2023 44 45 Boyd Rutherford 9th lieutenant governor of Maryland 2015 2023 30 State legislators Christopher T Adams state delegate for district 37B 2015 present 46 Jack Bailey state senator for the 29th district 2019 present 46 Wendell R Beitzel state delegate for district 1A 2007 2023 46 Jason C Buckel Minority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates 2021 present and state delegate for district 1B 2021 present 46 Mary Beth Carozza state senator for the 38th district 2019 present 46 Paul D Corderman state senator for the 2nd district 2020 present 46 Adelaide C Eckardt state senator for the 37th district 2015 2023 46 George C Edwards state senator for the 1st district 2007 2023 46 Jason C Gallion state delegate for the 35th district 2019 present 46 Mike Griffith state delegate for district 35B 2020 present 46 Wayne A Hartman state delegate for district 38C 2019 present 46 Kevin Hornberger state delegate for district 35A 2015 present 46 J B Jennings state senator for the 7th district 2011 present 46 Nic Kipke state delegate for the district 31B 2007 present 46 Trent Kittleman state delegate for district 9A 2015 present 46 Susan W Krebs state delegate for the 5th district 2015 present 46 Mike McKay state delegate for district 1C 2015 present 46 Rachel Munoz state delegate for the 33rd district 2021 present 46 Justin Ready state senator for the 5th district 2015 present 46 Edward R Reilly state senator for the 33rd district 2009 present 46 April Rose state delegate for the 5th district 2015 present 46 Sid Saab state delegate for the 33rd district 2015 present 46 Bryan Simonaire Minority Leader of the Maryland Senate 2020 present and state senator from the 31st district 2007 present 46 Kathy Szeliga state delegate for the 7th district 2011 present 46 Brenda Thiam state delegate for district 2B 2020 present 46 Chris West state senator for the 42nd district 2019 present 46 Local officials Allan Kittleman former Howard County executive 2014 2018 26 Organizations Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 46 Log Cabin Republicans of Maryland 46 Maryland Realtors Political Action Committee co endorsement with Moore 47 Newspapers The Baltimore Sun Republican primary only 48 Maryland Coastal Dispatch Republican primary only 49 The Washington Post Republican primary only 50 Declined to endorseState legislators Lauren Arikan state delegate for the 7th district 2019 present 51 Michael Hough state senator for the 4th district 2015 present 52 Johnny Ray Salling state senator for the 6th district 2015 present and nominee for Maryland s 2nd congressional district in 2020 53 Debates and forums edit The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland hosted the first Republican gubernatorial candidate forum on October 15 2021 Candidates Daniel Cox and Robin Ficker attended the event where they informed voters of color about their policies surrounding the Black Agenda Kelly Schulz missed the event due to a prior commitment 54 At the end of the forum Darryl Barnes asked all of the attending candidates to post a Black agenda to their campaign websites by November 1 none of the Republican candidates running for governor complied with this request 55 The Maryland Latino Legislative Caucus of Maryland hosted the second Republican gubernatorial candidate forum on November 8 2021 Robin Ficker was the lone Republican candidate to attend the event where he advocated for cutting the state sales tax starting statewide English classes and reopening schools 56 57 The Maryland State Bar Association hosted individual hour long conversations with all running candidates from December 6 to December 10 2021 Daniel Cox Robin Ficker and Kelly Schulz were invited to attend the forum 58 Cox was unable to attend the forum on December 10 2021 due to the General Assembly s special session On December 10 2021 the Committee for Montgomery annual legislative breakfast featured a forum with Republican and Democratic candidates for governor 58 The forum was moderated by Ovetta Wiggins and the only Republican candidate to attend was Robin Ficker 59 On March 8 and March 9 2022 the Maryland League of Conservation Voters collaborated with Maryland Matters the Baltimore County NAACP the Maryland Sierra Club and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network to host two gubernatorial forums that focused on the topic of climate change Robin Ficker was the only Republican candidate to attend the forums as candidates Dan Cox and Kelly Schulz declined invitations to attend The first forum took place at the Riggs Alumni Center at the University of Maryland at College Park and was moderated by Josh Kurtz Tonya Harrison Edwards and Rona Kobell and the second forum took place at the Ungar Athenaeum at Goucher College and was moderated by Kurtz Staci Hartwell Sheilah Kast and Stella Krajick 60 61 On March 30 2022 Bowie State University and the Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce hosted a gubernatorial forum for candidates to share their vision and agenda on economic development in Maryland Robin Ficker was the only Republican candidate to attend the forum which was moderated by Micheal McGee 62 On April 30 2022 Frostburg State University the Allegany College of Maryland and Garrett College hosted a gubernatorial forum at Frostburg which was attended by candidates Dan Cox and Robin Ficker The forum was moderated by Amanda Mangan and questions were asked by a group of students from the three hosting universities Allegany High School and Bishop Walsh School 63 2022 Maryland Republican gubernatorial primary debates No Date Host Moderator Link Participants P Participant A Absent N Non invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn Cox Ficker Schulz Werner 1 54 Oct 14 2021 Legislative BlackCaucus of Maryland Darryl Barnes Facebook P P A N 2 56 Nov 8 2021 Maryland LegislativeLatino Caucus Patricia Villone Facebook A P A N 3 58 Dec 6 10 2021 Maryland StateBar Association Robert Zirkin YouTube A A P N 4 58 Dec 10 2021 Committee forMontgomery Ovetta Wiggins YouTube A P A N 5 60 Mar 8 2022 Maryland MattersMaryland LCVMaryland Sierra ClubChesapeake CANEd HatcherAngie CannonBaltimore County NAACP a Josh KurtzTonya Harrison EdwardsRona Kobell YouTubeFacebook A P A N 6 60 Mar 9 2022 Josh KurtzSheilah KastStella KrajickStaci Hartwell YouTubeFacebook A P A N 7 62 Mar 30 2022 Bowie State UniversityMaryland BlackChamber of Commerce Micheal McGee Facebook A P A N 8 64 Apr 12 2022 Bowie Maryland Gary AllenSue Livera YouTube P A A N 9 Apr 18 2022 Frederick CountyConservative Club Ryan HedrickAndrew Langer YouTube P P A A 10 65 66 Apr 21 2022 Republican Women ofCarroll County Scott Ewart Facebook P P A N 11 67 Apr 30 2022 Frostburg State UniversityAllegany College of MarylandGarrett College Amanda Mangan Vimeo P P A N 12 68 May 7 2022 Republican Women ofCecil County Harold Philips YouTube P P A A 13 69 May 31 2022 Maryland StateBar Association Pamela WoodDick Uliano YouTube A A P A 14 70 71 June 8 2022 Bethesda Magazine Anne Tallent YouTube P P P P Fundraising edit Primary campaign finance activity through July 3 2022 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Dan Cox 689 743 500 473 189 270 Robin Ficker 1 163 807 949 438 208 743 Kelly Schulz 2 633 586 1 899 989 733 597 Source Maryland State Board of Elections 72 Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize b Marginof error DanielCox RobinFicker KellySchulz JoeWerner Other Undecided Goucher College June 15 19 2022 414 LV 4 8 25 2 22 3 2 45 OpinionWorks May 27 June 2 2022 428 LV 4 7 21 5 27 4 1 42 Remington Research Group R A May 1 3 2022 1 047 LV 3 0 76 13 11 Public Policy Polling D B January 28 29 2022 565 LV 4 1 20 12 68 Hypothetical pollingPoll source Date s administered Samplesize b Marginof error BoydRutherford Steve Schuh Barry Glassman Allan Kittleman Kelly Schulz Other Undecided Change Research D C September 29 October 1 2020 V c 7 0 19 5 3 2 2 Results edit nbsp Results by county Cox 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Schulz 40 50 50 60 Republican primary results 73 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dan CoxGordana Schifanelli 153 423 52 00 Republican Kelly SchulzJeff Woolford 128 302 43 48 Republican Robin FickerLeRoy F Yegge Jr 8 268 2 80 Republican Joe WernerMinh Thanh Luong 5 075 1 72 Total votes 295 068 100 0 Democratic primary edit nbsp Former state delegate Aruna Miller was nominated for lieutenant governor nbsp Former U S Labor Secretary and DNC Chair Tom Perez finished second in the primary nbsp Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot finished third nbsp Despite dropping out of the race former Prince George s County Executive Rushern Baker finished fourth nbsp Former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler finished fifth Campaign edit The first two major Democratic candidates to announce were state Comptroller Peter Franchot and former Prince George s County executive Rushern Baker Both Franchot and Baker were seen as the leading candidates in the race but early polling showed that more than 40 percent of likely voters were still undecided 74 With high name recognition and a big war chest built up over years without primary challengers as Comptroller Franchot entered the race as the nominal frontrunner 75 As the campaign progressed more candidates began entering the race with Franchot holding onto a solid lead in polling as the race expanded to a four way battle between Franchot Baker author and former Robin Hood Foundation CEO Wes Moore and former Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez 76 On June 10 2022 Baker suspended his campaign for governor his campaign having suffered from financial challenges and decreasing party support creating an opening in voter rich Prince George s County 77 Polling conducted later that month by Goucher College showed Franchot Moore and Perez in a statistical tie with each of the three frontrunners having enough resources and endorsements to compete for undecided voters 78 In addition to Franchot Baker Moore and Perez six other candidates also ran for the Democratic nomination including former nonprofit executive Jon Baron former Maryland attorney general Doug Gansler perennial candidate Ralph Jaffe former Obama administration official Ashwani Jain former Secretary of Education John King Jr and former Bread and Roses Party founder Jerome Segal Two other candidates former Republican Anne Arundel County executive Laura Neuman and tech company founder Mike Rosenbaum also declared their candidacy but had dropped out before the primaries 79 Moore won the Democratic primary on July 19 2022 beating out Perez and Franchot with 32 4 percent of the vote and by a margin of 15 349 votes in Maryland s closest Democratic gubernatorial primary since 1966 80 Candidates edit Nominee edit Wes Moore author and former CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation 81 82 Running mate Aruna Miller former state delegate for the 15th district 2010 2019 and candidate for MD 06 in 2018 83 Eliminated in primary edit Jon Baron former nonprofit executive expert in evidence based policy and former federal official 84 79 Running mate Natalie Williams former TV producer and communications professional 85 Peter Franchot Comptroller of Maryland 2007 2023 and nominee for MD 08 in 1988 86 87 Running mate Monique Anderson Walker former Prince George s County councilmember 2018 2021 88 Doug Gansler former attorney general of Maryland 2007 2015 and candidate for governor in 2014 89 Running mate Candace Hollingsworth former mayor of Hyattsville 2015 2020 90 Ralph Jaffe perennial candidate 16 Running mate Mark Greben 16 Ashwani Jain former Obama administration official 91 Running mate LaTrece Hawkins Lytes community activist 92 John King Jr former United States Secretary of Education 2016 2017 93 94 Running mate Michelle Siri executive director of the Women s Law Center of Maryland 95 Tom Perez former Democratic National Committee Chairman 2017 2021 former United States Secretary of Labor 2013 2017 and former Maryland secretary of labor 2007 2009 96 31 97 Running mate Shannon Sneed former Baltimore City councilmember 2016 2020 98 Jerome Segal founder of the Bread and Roses Party 2018 2021 candidate for President of the United States in 2020 and Democratic candidate for U S Senate in 2018 99 Running mate Justinian M Dispenza Galena town councilmember 2021 present 100 16 Withdrawn edit Rushern Baker former Prince George s County executive 2010 2018 and candidate for governor in 2018 101 102 Running mate Nancy Navarro Montgomery County councilmember 2009 2022 103 Laura Neuman former Republican Anne Arundel County executive 2013 2014 104 105 endorsed Franchot 106 Mike Rosenbaum founder of Catalyte 107 108 Declined edit Angela Alsobrooks Prince George s County executive 2018 present and former Prince George s County State Attorney 2011 2018 ran for re election endorsed Moore 109 110 Calvin Ball III Howard County executive 2018 present ran for re election 111 Anthony Brown U S representative for Maryland s 4th congressional district 2017 2023 former lieutenant governor and nominee for governor in 2014 ran for attorney general 112 31 113 Brooke Lierman state delegate for the 46th district 2015 2023 ran for comptroller 114 Kweisi Mfume U S representative for Maryland s 7th congressional district 2020 present and former president of the NAACP 1996 2004 115 running for re election endorsed Moore 116 117 Heather Mizeur former state delegate for the 20th district 2007 2015 and candidate for governor in 2014 ran for MD 01 118 Johnny Olszewski Baltimore County executive 2018 present and former state delegate for the 6th district 2006 2015 ran for re election endorsed Perez 119 120 Steuart Pittman Anne Arundel County executive 2018 present running for re election endorsed Moore 121 John Sarbanes U S representative for Maryland s 3rd congressional district 2007 present 122 ran for re election 116 David Trone U S representative for Maryland s 6th congressional district 2019 present ran for re election 21 123 Mary L Washington state senator for the 43rd district 2019 present ran for re election 124 Endorsements edit Rushern Baker withdrawn State legislator Talmadge Branch state delegate for the 45th district 1995 present switched endorsement to Moore after Baker withdrew 46 Local officials Glenn Ivey former Prince George s County State s Attorney 2002 2011 46 Jolene Ivey Prince George s County councilperson 2018 present and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014 125 Bernard Jack Young former mayor of Baltimore 2019 2020 switched endorsement to Moore after Baker withdrew 46 Peter FranchotU S Senator Ed Markey U S senator from Massachusetts 2013 present 126 U S representatives Roy Dyson former U S representative for Maryland s 1st congressional district 1981 1991 and former state senator for the 29th district 1995 2015 127 Wayne Gilchrest former U S representative for Maryland s 1st congressional district 1991 2009 127 State officials Gloria G Lawlah former Maryland Secretary of Aging 2007 2015 and state senator for the 26th district 1991 2007 127 Melvin Steinberg former lieutenant governor of Maryland 1987 1995 127 Robert L Swann former comptroller of Maryland 1998 1999 127 State legislators Sam Arora former state delegate for the 19th district 2011 2015 127 John Astle former state senator for the 30th district 1995 2019 127 Dalya Attar state delegate for the 41st district 2019 present 46 Heather Bagnall state delegate for the 33rd district 2019 present 128 Darryl Barnes state delegate for the 25th district 2015 present and chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland 2018 present 46 J Sandy Bartlett state delegate for the 32nd district 2019 present 127 Thomas L Bromwell former state senator for the 8th district 1983 2002 127 Ned Carey state delegate for district 31A 2015 present 46 Nick Charles state delegate for the 25th district 2019 present 46 Galen R Clagett former state delegate for district 3A 2003 2015 127 Mike Collins former state senator for the 6th district 1986 2002 127 Norman Conway former state delegate for district 38B 1987 2015 127 Gene Counihan former state delegate for the 15th district 1983 1994 127 Bill Cox former state delegate for the 34th district 1971 1990 127 C Richard D Amato former state delegate for the 30th district 1999 2003 127 Clarence Tiger Davis former state delegate for the 45th district 1983 2007 127 John W Douglass former state delegate for the 45th district 1971 1995 127 Barbara A Frush former state delegate for the 21st district 1995 2019 127 Michele Guyton state delegate for district 42B 2015 present 46 Tom Hattery former state delegate for district 4A 1983 1995 127 Barbara Hoffman former state senator for the 42nd district 1983 2003 127 Marvin E Holmes Jr state delegate for district 23B 2003 present 46 Steven C Johnson state delegate for district 34A 2019 present 127 Kevin Kelly former state delegate for district 1B 1999 2015 127 Nancy J King Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate 2020 present and state senator for the 39th district 2007 present 46 Tony Knotts former state delegate for the 26th district 2015 2019 127 Carolyn J Krysiak former state delegate for the 46th district 1991 2011 127 Michael G Lenett former state senator for the 19th district 2007 2010 127 Ted Levin former state delegate for the 11th district 1975 1994 127 Karen S Montgomery former state senator for the 14th district 2011 2016 127 Paul D Muldowney former state delegate for district 3A 1979 1986 127 C Anthony Muse former state senator for the 26th district 2007 2019 127 Richie Palumbo former state senator for the 22nd district 1982 1983 and former delegate for the 22nd district 1979 1982 127 Pamela E Queen state delegate for the 14th district 2016 present 127 Ida Ruben former state senator for the 20th district 1987 2007 127 Shawn Z Tarrant former state delegate for the 40th district 2007 2015 127 Joseph F Vallario Jr former state delegate for district 23B 1975 2019 127 Jay Walker state delegate for the 26th district 2007 present running mate s husband 129 Courtney Watson state delegate for district 9B 2019 present 46 Michael H Weir Jr former state delegate for the 6th district 2003 2015 127 John F Wood Jr former state delegate for district 29A 1987 2015 127 Craig Zucker state senator for the 14th district 2016 present 127 Local officials Jacob R Day mayor of Salisbury 2015 present 127 Doug Duncan former Montgomery County executive 1994 2006 128 Andrew Friedson Montgomery County councilperson 2018 present 127 Victoria Jackson Stanley former mayor of Cambridge 2008 2021 127 Carl Stokes former Baltimore City councilmember 2010 2016 127 Labor unions International Longshoremen s Association Local 333 46 International Union of Operating Engineers Local 77 46 Laborers International Union of North America Local 11 46 Laborers International Union of North America Local 202R 46 Laborers International Union of North America Local 572 46 Laborers International Union of North America Local 616 46 Laborers International Union of North America Local 710 46 Mid Atlantic Region of the Laborers International Union of North America 130 Mid Atlantic Region of the Laborers International Union of North America Baltimore Washington Laborers District Council 46 Mid Atlantic Region of the Laborers International Union of North America West Virginia and Appalachian Laborers District Council 46 Teamsters Joint Council 55 IBT 46 UNITE HERE Local 7 46 UNITE HERE Local 23 46 Newspaper Maryland Coastal Dispatch Democratic primary only 49 Doug GanslerExecutive branch officials Bonnie Campbell former Director of the Office on Violence Against Women 1995 2001 and Attorney General of Iowa 1991 1995 131 Charles Oberly former United States Attorney for the District of Delaware 2011 2017 and Attorney General of Delaware 1983 1995 131 State officials Robert Abrams former attorney general of New York 1979 1993 131 Doug Chin former lieutenant governor of Hawaii 2018 and Attorney General of Hawaii 2015 2018 131 Martha Coakley former attorney general of Massachusetts 2007 2015 131 W J Michael Cody former attorney general of Tennessee 1984 1988 131 Walter W Cohen former acting attorney general of Pennsylvania 1995 131 Jack Conway former attorney general of Kentucky 2008 2016 131 Robert E Cooper Jr former attorney general of Tennessee 2006 2014 131 M Jerome Diamond former attorney general of Vermont 1975 1981 131 Rufus Edmisten former secretary of state of North Carolina 1989 1996 and Attorney General of North Carolina 1974 1984 131 Drew Edmondson former attorney general of Oklahoma 1995 2011 131 Bob Ferguson Attorney General of Washington 2013 present 131 Terry Goddard former attorney general of Arizona 2003 2011 131 Scott Harshbarger former attorney general of Massachusetts 1991 1999 131 Peter C Harvey former attorney general of New Jersey 2003 2006 131 Mark Herring former attorney general of Virginia 2014 2022 131 Jim Hood former attorney general of Mississippi 2004 2020 131 Kathy Jennings Attorney General of Delaware 2019 present 131 George Jepsen former attorney general of Connecticut 2011 2019 131 Drew Ketterer former attorney general of Maine 1995 2001 131 Peter Kilmartin former attorney general of Rhode Island 2011 2019 131 Gary King former attorney general of New Mexico 2007 2015 131 Oliver Koppell former attorney general of New York 1994 131 David M Louie former attorney general of Hawaii 2011 2014 131 Patrick Lynch former attorney general of Rhode Island 2003 2011 131 Patricia Madrid former attorney general of New Mexico 1999 2007 131 Dustin McDaniel former attorney general of Arkansas 2007 2015 131 Tom Miller Attorney General of Iowa 1995 2023 131 Jeff Modisett former attorney general of Indiana 1997 2000 131 Mike Moore former attorney general of Mississippi 1988 2004 131 Frankie Sue Del Papa former attorney general of Nevada 1991 2003 131 Clarine Nardi Riddle former attorney general of Connecticut 1989 1991 131 Ellen Rosenblum Attorney General of Oregon 2012 present 131 Stephen D Rosenthal former attorney general of Virginia 1993 1994 131 G Steven Rowe former attorney general of Maine 2001 2009 131 William Sorrell former attorney general of Vermont 1997 2017 131 William Tong Attorney General of Connecticut 2019 present 131 Anthony Francis Troy former attorney general of Virginia 1977 1978 131 Mike Turpen former attorney general of Oklahoma 1983 1987 131 John Knox Walkup former attorney general of Tennessee 1997 1999 131 State legislators Jon S Cardin state delegate for the 11th district 2019 present 132 Art Helton former state senator for the 6th district 1975 1983 133 Ronald N Young state senator for the 3rd district 2011 present 134 Organizations Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4 46 Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Baltimore 46 John King Jr U S Senator Chris Murphy U S senator from Connecticut 2013 present 135 136 State legislators Alice J Cain former state delegate for district 30A 2019 2020 137 Lorig Charkoudian state delegate for the 20th district 2019 present 74 Organizations Lower Shore Progressive Caucus 138 Maryland National Organization for Women PAC 139 National Iranian American Action Council PAC 46 Our Revolution Maryland 140 Pro Choice Maryland 141 Sierra Club Maryland 142 Sunrise Movement Maryland 143 Wes MooreU S representatives Steny Hoyer House Majority Leader 2007 2011 2019 2023 and U S Representative for Maryland s 5th congressional district 1981 present 144 Kweisi Mfume U S representative for Maryland s 7th congressional district 2020 present 117 Dutch Ruppersberger U S representative for Maryland s 2nd congressional district 2003 present 145 Albert Wynn former U S representative for Maryland s 4th congressional district 1993 2008 46 State officials Jennifer Crawford Glendening former First Lady of Maryland 2002 2003 146 Parris Glendening 59th governor of Maryland 1995 2003 147 Peta N Richkus former Maryland Secretary of General Services 1999 2003 147 John T Willis former Maryland Secretary of State 1995 2003 147 State legislators Marlon Amprey state delegate for the 40th district 2021 present 135 Vanessa Atterbeary state delegate for the 13th district 2015 present 46 Malcolm Augustine state senator for the 47th district 2019 present 148 Ben Barnes state delegate for the 21st district 2007 present 46 Kumar Barve state delegate for the 17th district 1991 present 46 Lisa Belcastro state delegate for the 11th district 2020 present 46 Regina T Boyce state delegate for the 43rd district 2019 present 46 Chanel Branch state delegate for the 45th district 2020 present 46 Talmadge Branch state delegate for the 45th district 1995 present 46 Tony Bridges state delegate for the 41st district 2019 present 46 Frank M Conaway Jr state delegate for the 40th district 2007 present 135 Debra Davis state delegate for the 28th district 2019 present 46 Arthur Ellis state senator for the 28th district 2019 present 46 Brian Feldman state senator for the 15th district 2013 present 46 Jessica Feldmark state delegate for the 12th district 2015 present 46 Diana Fennell state delegate for district 47A 2015 present 46 Bill Ferguson 86th president of the Maryland Senate 2020 present and state senator for the 46th district 2011 present 117 Wanika B Fisher state delegate for district 47B 2019 present 46 James W Gilchrist state delegate for the 17th district 2007 present 46 Melony G Griffith president pro tempore of the Maryland Senate 2020 present and state senator for the 25th district 2019 present 149 Guy Guzzone state senator for the 13th district 2015 present 46 Andrea Harrison state delegate for the 24th district 2019 present 46 Antonio Hayes state senator for the 40th district 2019 present 135 Terri Hill state delegate for the 12th district 2015 present 46 Michael A Jackson state senator for the 27th district 2021 present 143 Adrienne A Jones 107th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates 2019 present and state delegate for the 10th district 1997 present 150 Rachel Jones state delegate for district 27B 2021 present 46 Cheryl Kagan state senator for the 17th district 2015 present 128 Anne Kaiser state delegate for the 14th district 2003 present 46 Delores G Kelley state senator for the 10th district 1995 present 46 Cheryl S Landis state delegate for district 23B 2021 present 46 Susan C Lee state senator for the 16th district 2015 present 151 Jazz Lewis state delegate for the 24th district 2017 present 46 Eric Luedtke Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates 2019 present and state delegate for the 14th district 2011 present 46 Maggie McIntosh state delegate for the 43rd district 2003 present 46 Edith J Patterson state delegate for the 28th district 2015 present 46 Obie Patterson state senator for the 26th district 2019 present 46 Paul G Pinsky state senator for the 22nd district 2019 present 148 Roxane Prettyman state delegate for district 44A 2021 present 46 Susie Proctor state delegate for district 27A 2015 present 46 Mike Rogers state delegate for the 32nd district 2019 present 46 Sheree Sample Hughes Speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates 2019 present and state delegate for district 37A 2015 present 46 Emily Shetty state delegate for the 18th district 2019 present 46 Stephanie M Smith state delegate for the 45th district 2019 present 152 Geraldine Valentino Smith state delegate for district 23A 2011 present 46 Ron Watson state senator for the 23rd district 2019 present 148 Melissa R Wells state delegate for the 40th district 2019 present 135 Jheanelle Wilkins state delegate for the 20th district 2017 present 46 Nicole A Williams state delegate for the 22nd district 2019 present 46 C T Wilson state delegate for the 28th district 2011 present 153 Local officials Angela Alsobrooks Prince George s County executive 2018 present 110 Aisha Braveboy Prince George s County State Attorney 2018 present and former state delegate for the 25th district 2007 2015 133 Will Jawando Montgomery County Councilman 2018 present 154 Don Mohler former Baltimore County executive 2018 155 Odette Ramos Baltimore City councilperson 2020 present 152 James T Smith Jr former Baltimore County executive 2002 2010 155 Bernard Jack Young former mayor of Baltimore 2019 2020 46 Party officials Susan Turnbull former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party 2009 2011 former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee 2005 2009 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018 156 Individuals Ben Jealous president of People for the American Way 2020 present former president and CEO of the NAACP 2008 2013 and nominee for governor in 2018 157 Oprah Winfrey television host and network executive Independent 158 159 160 Labor unions International Association of Fire Fighters Local 964 46 International Association of Ironworkers Local 5 46 Organizations 314 Action 161 The Collective PAC 46 Indian American Impact 46 Maryland League of Conservation Voters 162 Maryland Realtors Political Action Committee co endorsement with Schulz 47 Maryland State Education Association 163 VoteVets org 164 Newspapers Baltimore Afro American Democratic primary only 165 Latin Opinion Democratic primary only 166 Tom PerezU S senators Ben Ray Lujan U S senator from New Mexico 2021 present 46 Alex Padilla U S senator from California 2021 present 167 U S representatives Michael D Barnes former U S Frepresentative for Maryland s 8th congressional district 1979 1987 46 Salud Carbajal U S representative for California s 24th congressional district 2017 present 167 Tony Cardenas U S representative for California s 29th congressional district 2013 present 167 Ruben Gallego U S representative for Arizona s 7th congressional district 2015 present 167 Jimmy Gomez U S representative for California s 34th congressional district 2017 present 167 Raul Grijalva U S representative for Arizona s 3rd congressional district 2019 present 167 Nancy Pelosi 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 2019 present and U S Representative for California s 12th congressional district 1987 present 168 Linda Sanchez U S representative for California s 38th congressional district 2003 present 167 Darren Soto U S representative for Florida s 9th congressional district 2017 present 167 Filemon Vela Jr former U S representative for Texas s 34th congressional district 2013 2022 167 State officials Keith Ellison Attorney General of Minnesota 2019 present 168 State legislators Joanne C Benson state senator for the 24th district 2011 present 169 Julie Palakovich Carr state delegate for the 17th district 2019 present 46 Luke Clippinger state delegate for the 46th district 2011 present 170 Bonnie Cullison state delegate for the 19th district 2011 present 46 Salima Marriott Gibbs former state delegate for the 40th district 1991 2007 171 Anne Healey state delegate for the 22nd district 1991 present 46 Carl W Jackson state delegate for the 8th district 2019 present 171 Ariana Kelly state delegate for the 16th district 2011 present 46 Benjamin F Kramer state senator for the 19th district 2019 present 46 Mary A Lehman state delegate for the 21st district 2019 present 46 Robbyn Lewis state delegate for the 46th district 2017 present 171 Lesley Lopez state delegate for the 19th district 2019 present 46 Cory V McCray state senator for the 45th district 2019 present 170 Shane Pendergrass state delegate for the 13th district 1995 present 46 Kirill Reznik state delegate for the 39th district 2007 present 46 Sheila Ruth state delegate for district 44B 2020 present 46 Dana Stein state delegate for 11th district 2007 present 171 Vaughn Stewart state delegate for the 19th district 2019 present 46 Jennifer Terrasa state delegate for the 13th district 2019 present 46 Veronica Turner state delegate for the 26th district 2019 present 46 Local officials Gabe Albornoz Montgomery County council vice president 2018 present 170 Mary Pat Clarke former Baltimore City councilperson 2003 2020 171 Marc Elrich Montgomery County executive 2018 present 172 Nancy Floreen former Montgomery County councilmember 2002 2018 Independent 172 Evan Glass Montgomery County councilmember 2018 present 46 Ike Leggett former Montgomery County executive 2006 2018 170 Johnny Olszewski Baltimore County executive 2018 present 173 Jimmy Tarlau Mount Rainier city councilmember 2021 present 46 Party officials Kathleen Matthews former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party 2017 2018 174 Labor unions Amalgamated Transit Union International 175 128 Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 175 128 Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300 175 128 American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 3 176 American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 67 176 American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 2250 46 American Federation of Teachers Maryland 177 Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 178 Communications Workers of America 2100 178 Communications Workers of America 2105 178 Communications Workers of America 2106 178 Communications Workers of America 2107 178 Communications Workers of America 2108 178 Communications Workers of America 2336 178 Communications Workers of America Maryland DC State Council 178 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 24 179 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 70 178 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 410 178 Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL CIO 180 Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ 181 Service Employees International Union Local 500 181 Service Employees International Union Local 1199 46 UFCW Local 27 178 UFCW Local 400 178 UFCW MCGEO Local 1994 178 United Association 182 Organizations Bikemore 183 CASA in Action 184 Congressional Hispanic Caucus 167 Latino Victory Fund 185 Progressive Maryland 186 Newspapers The Baltimore Sun Democratic primary only 48 El Tiempo Latino Democratic primary only 187 The Washington Post Democratic primary only 188 Declined to endorseU S senators Ben Cardin U S senator from Maryland 2007 present 189 Chris Van Hollen U S senator from Maryland 2017 present 189 Local officials Brandon Scott mayor of Baltimore 2020 present 190 Debates and forums edit The Montgomery County Renters Alliance hosted the first Democratic gubernatorial primary forum on September 21 2021 Candidates who attended included Peter Franchot Doug Gansler Ashwani Jain John King Jr Wes Moore and Tom Perez Rushern Baker was also due to attend but withdrew following the death of his wife Christa Beverly Baker on September 18 2021 Jon Baron who along with Mike Rosenbaum was not invited to the forum attended a town hall hosted by the Renters Alliance on September 29 2021 191 A second gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted on October 7 2021 by the Anne Arundel County Democratic Party Candidates Rushern Baker Jon Baron Peter Franchot Ashwani Jain John King Jr and Mike Rosenbaum all attended the forum where they discussed their stances on education criminal reform healthcare and economic reform policy 192 Tom Perez was also invited but could not attend because of a schedule conflict 193 The third gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland on October 14 2021 All nine declared Democratic candidates attended the forum where they informed voters of color about their policies surrounding the Black Agenda 54 At the end of the forum Darryl Barnes asked all of the attending candidates to post a Black agenda on their websites by November 1 candidates Peter Franchot Wes Moore John King Jr Tom Perez Jon Baron Doug Gansler and Mike Rosenbaum complied with Barnes request with Franchot being the first candidate to present a cohesive plan Ashwani Jain did not release a specific Black agenda saying that part of his campaign platform already includes a Black agenda Rushern Baker said at the reception that he would also produce a plan in the following weeks but added that one was unnecessary because of previous elected Black leaders plans 55 Baker would end up posting his Black agenda on November 4 three days after Barnes deadline 194 The fourth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Climate X Change Maryland and the Rebuild Maryland Coalition in partnership with the Chesapeake Climate Action Network on November 1 2021 Candidates Jon Baron Doug Gansler John King Jr Ashwani Jain Tom Perez and Mike Rosenbaum attended the forum where they informed voters about the policies they would enact to fight climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 195 Candidates Rushern Baker Peter Franchot and Wes Moore were also invited but did not attend the forum 196 The fifth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Prince George s County NAACP on November 4 2021 with Jon Baron Doug Gansler and Tom Perez and on November 8 2021 with Wes Moore Mike Rosenbaum Rushern Baker and Ashwani Jain 197 Peter Franchot was due to attend the first forum but could not attend due to technical difficulties Several topics including police brutality environmental injustice and transparency among state agencies were discussed at the forums 198 John King Jr did not participate in this forum because he teaches an undergraduate course on education policy at the University of Maryland in College Park 199 The sixth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Maryland Latino Legislative Caucus on November 8 2021 Candidates Jon Baron Peter Franchot Doug Gansler John King Jr and Tom Perez attended the forum 56 where they answered questions about expanding healthcare access economic opportunities education and cabinet diversity 57 The seventh gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the St Ignatius Justice and Peace Committee at the St Ignatius Church on November 16 2021 All candidates who received more than 1 support in available opinion polls were invited to the forum Candidates Rushern Baker Peter Franchot Doug Gansler John King Jr Wes Moore Tom Perez and Mike Rosenbaum confirmed their availability for the conversation 200 but only Gansler Moore Perez and Rosenbaum attended Attending candidates answered questions about cleaning the Chesapeake Bay tackling climate change homelessness poverty white supremacy immigration the defund the police movement critical race theory abortion and death with dignity 201 The eighth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party on November 22 2021 All Democratic candidates were invited to attend the forum where they discussed economic issues such as the state s 2 5 billion budget surplus inflation vaccine and mask mandates and unions 58 Candidates Rushern Baker Jon Baron Doug Gansler Ashwani Jain John King Wes Moore and Tom Perez attended the forum 202 The Maryland State Bar Association hosted individual hour long conversations with all running candidates from December 6 to December 10 2021 All Democratic candidates attended the forum 58 Mike Rosenbaum intended on attending the forum on December 7 but withdrew from the debate after suspending his campaign on November 30 2021 203 108 On December 10 2021 the Committee for Montgomery annual legislative breakfast featured a forum with Republican and Democratic candidates for governor 58 Candidates Rushern Baker Jon Baron Doug Gansler Ashwani Jain John King Jr Wes Moore and Tom Perez attended the forum which was moderated by Ovetta Wiggins 59 Peter Franchot did not attend the forum because of a commitment he made several months prior to the debate to attend a minority business event in Anne Arundel County 204 On January 5 2022 the Maryland Democratic Party hosted a gubernatorial candidate forum that focused on the topic of education Candidates Rushern Baker Jon Baron Doug Gansler Ashwani Jain John King Jr Wes Moore and Tom Perez attended the event which was moderated by Maryland Matters editor Danielle Gaines 205 Peter Franchot did not attend the forum because he attended a campaign fundraiser in Cecil County 206 On January 26 2022 the Maryland State Education Association hosted a gubernatorial forum that focused on the topic of education All candidates who said that they would pursue the group s endorsement were invited to the event which was moderated by Cheryl Bost the group s president Jerome Segal was the only candidate not to attend the forum 207 On March 8 and March 9 2022 the Maryland League of Conservation Voters collaborated with Maryland Matters the Baltimore County NAACP the Maryland Sierra Club and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network to host two gubernatorial forums that focused on the topic of climate change Candidates Jon Baron Doug Gansler Ashwani Jain John King Laura Neuman and Jerome Segal attended both forums while Wes Moore and Tom Perez only attended the first event Peter Franchot initially intended on attending the second forum but withdrew due to an unexpected personal matter Rushern Baker initially confirmed he would attend both events but later withdrew from both The first forum took place at the Riggs Alumni Center at the University of Maryland at College Park and was moderated by Josh Kurtz Tonya Harrison Edwards and Rona Kobell and the second forum took place at the Ungar Athenaeum at Goucher College and was moderated by Kurtz Sheilah Kast and Stella Krajick 60 61 On March 15 2022 the Maryland Democratic Party hosted its second Burgers amp Brews Gubernatorial Candidate Forum in Frederick Maryland Candidates Jon Baron Doug Gansler Ashwani Jain John King Jr Laura Neuman and Jerome Segal attended the event which was moderated by Maryland Matters editor Danielle Gaines 208 On March 30 2022 Bowie State University and the Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce hosted a gubernatorial forum for candidates to share their vision and agenda on economic development in Maryland Candidates Jon Baron Rushern Baker Peter Franchot Doug Gansler Ashwani Jain John King Jr Wes Moore and Tom Perez attended the forum which was moderated by Micheal McGee 62 On April 3 2022 the Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt Democratic Club hosted a gubernatorial forum in Greenbelt Maryland which was moderated by Dave Zahren and attended by candidates Jon Baron Doug Gansler Ashwani Jain Tom Perez and Jerome Segal 209 On April 20 2022 Bikemore and The Real News Network hosted a gubernatorial forum focused on the topic of transportation Candidates who received more than 10 percent in recent polling and completed a written questionnaire prior to the event were invited to attend Candidates Rushern Baker John King Jr Peter Franchot and Tom Perez participated in the forum while Wes Moore opted out of the debate 210 On April 26 2022 Coppin State University hosted a gubernatorial forum focused on the topics of economic development crime and education Candidates Rushern Baker Jon Baron Peter Franchot Doug Gansler Wes Moore Tom Perez and Jerome Segal attended the forum which was moderated by WMAR TV news anchor Kelly Swoope 211 On April 30 2022 Frostburg State University the Allegany College of Maryland and Garrett College hosted a gubernatorial forum at Frostburg which was attended by candidates Rushern Baker Ashwani Jain and John King Jr The forum was moderated by Amanda Mangan and questions were asked by a group of students from the three hosting universities Allegany High School and Bishop Walsh School 63 2022 Maryland Democratic gubernatorial primary debates No Date Host Moderator Link Participants P Participant A Absent N Non invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn O Not yet entered race Baker Baron Franchot Gansler Jaffe Jain King Moore Neuman Perez Rosenbaum Segal 1 191 Sep 21 2021 Montgomery CountyRenters Alliance Josh KurtzPamela WoodKyle Swenson YouTube A N P P O P P P O P N O 2 192 193 Oct 7 2021 Anne Arundel CountyDemocratic Party Antonio PalmerJenese Jones Oden Facebook P P P A P P A A P 3 54 Oct 14 2021 Legislative BlackCaucus of Maryland Darryl Barnes Facebook P P P P P P P P P 4 195 196 Nov 1 2021 Climate X Change MDRebuild MD CoalitionChesapeake CAN Brooke Harper Vimeo A P A P P P A P P 5 197 Nov 4 2021Nov 8 2021 Prince George sCounty NAACP Ebony McMorris YouTube IYouTube II P P A P P A P P P 6 56 Nov 8 2021 Maryland LegislativeLatino Caucus Patricia Villone Facebook A P P P A P A P A 7 200 212 Nov 16 2021 St Ignatius JusticePeace Committee Kate WalshGlendora Hughes YouTube A N A P N A P P P 8 58 213 Nov 22 2021 MarylandDemocratic Party Tracee Wilkins Facebook P P A P P P P P A 9 58 Dec 6 10 2021 Maryland StateBar Association Robert Zirkin YouTube P P P P P P P P W 10 58 Dec 10 2021 Committee forMontgomery Ovetta Wiggins YouTube P P A P P P P P 11 214 Dec 10 2021 Our Black Party CandaceHollingsworth YouTube P P A P P P A P 12 205 Jan 5 2022 MarylandDemocratic Party Danielle Gaines Facebook P P A P P P P P N 13 207 Jan 26 2022 Maryland StateEducation Association Cheryl Bost Facebook P P P P P P P P P A 14 60 Mar 8 2022 Maryland MattersMaryland LCVMaryland Sierra ClubChesapeake CANEd HatcherAngie CannonBaltimore County NAACP a Josh KurtzTonya Harrison EdwardsRona Kobell YouTubeFacebook A P A P P P P P P P 15 60 Mar 9 2022 Josh KurtzSheilah KastStella KrajickStaci Hartwell YouTubeFacebook A P A P P P A P A P 16 208 Mar 15 2022 MarylandDemocratic Party Danielle Gaines Facebook A P A P P P A P A P 17 62 Mar 30 2022 Bowie State UniversityMaryland BlackChamber of Commerce Micheal McGee Facebook P P P P P P P A P A 18 209 Apr 3 2022 Eleanor and FranklinRoosevelt Democratic Club Dave Zahren YouTube A P A P P A A A P P 19 64 Apr 12 2022 Bowie Maryland Gary AllenSue Livera YouTube A P A P A A A A A P 20 Apr 14 2022 MarylandDemocratic Party Kimi Yoshino Facebook A P A P P A A W A P 21 215 210 Apr 20 2022 BikemoreThe Real News Network Jaisal Noor FacebookYouTube P N P N N N P A P N 22 216 211 Apr 26 2022 Coppin State University Kelly Swoope YouTubeFacebook P P P P N N N P P P 23 Apr 30 2022 Our Revolution Maryland Chrissy Holt YouTube P A P A N P P A P A 24 67 Apr 30 2022 Frostburg State UniversityAllegany College of MarylandGarrett College Amanda Mangan Vimeo P A A A N P P A A A 25 217 May 31 2022 MarylandDemocratic Party Pamela Wood Facebook P P A P N P P P P P 26 69 June 1 2022 Maryland StateBar Association Pamela WoodDick Uliano YouTube P P A P N A P A A P 27 218 June 2 2022 Leisure World Democratic Club Danielle Gaines N A P N P P N N P P P N 28 141 219 220 June 6 2022 Maryland Public TelevisionWBAL TV Jeff Salkin YouTube P P P P N P P P P N 29 70 71 June 8 2022 Bethesda Magazine Anne Tallent YouTube A P A P P P P P P P 30 221 July 1 2022 WYPR Tom Hall Radio W N A N N N N P P N Fundraising edit Primary campaign finance activity through July 3 2022 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Rushern Baker 1 115 659 1 107 375 8 039 Jon Baron 2 338 134 2 026 351 311 784 Peter Franchot 3 242 746 8 359 508 632 402 Doug Gansler 1 663 991 1 542 344 549 889 Ralph Jaffe lt 1 000 lt 1 000 N A Ashwani Jain 148 306 130 307 17 999 John King Jr 3 272 439 3 863 757 208 917 Wes Moore 7 878 705 7 097 775 780 930 Laura Neuman 131 679 128 795 2 884 Tom Perez 4 404 379 3 852 255 644 900 Mike Rosenbaum 1 749 682 1 749 682 0 Jerome Segal 42 808 37 930 4 878 Source Maryland State Board of Elections 72 Polling edit Graphical summary Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Poll source Date s administered Samplesize b Marginof error RushernBaker PeterFranchot DougGansler JohnKing Jr WesMoore TomPerez Other Undecided 20 20 Insight LLC D D June 28 30 2022 410 LV 4 8 15 4 17 18 22 2 d 23 Garin Hart Yang Research Group D E June 25 27 2022 601 LV 4 1 21 4 5 20 16 1 e 33 Goucher College June 15 19 2022 403 LV 4 9 16 5 4 14 14 9 f 37 June 10 2022 Baker suspends his campaign Garin Hart Yang Research Group D E June 6 9 2022 601 LV 4 1 8 22 3 4 13 13 1 g 36 OpinionWorks May 27 June 2 2022 562 LV 4 1 7 20 4 4 15 12 8 h 31 20 20 Insight LLC D D May 19 22 2022 430 LV 4 7 5 17 6 16 16 12 27 Garin Hart Yang Research Group D E May 5 9 2022 601 LV 4 1 11 19 3 4 13 6 42 Change Research D F April 2 5 2022 886 LV 3 7 10 20 5 3 13 7 40 GQR Research D G March 8 14 2022 807 LV 3 5 15 23 5 3 10 11 8 25 Tidemore Public Affairs D H January 6 10 2022 580 LV 4 0 16 23 7 6 12 10 1 24 November 30 2021 Rosenbaum withdraws from the race GQR Research D G November 2021 LV 15 25 7 9 Garin Hart Yang Research Group D E August 30 September 2 2021 500 LV 4 5 12 17 4 1 7 6 2 i 52 Gonzales Research D I May 17 22 2021 301 LV 5 8 22 18 4 1 2 10 2 j 41 Hypothetical pollingPoll source Date s administered Samplesize b Marginof error AngelaAlsobrooks AnthonyBrown PeterFranchot BenJealous JohnKing Jr TomPerez SteuartPittman JohnnyOlszewski Jr DavidTrone Undecided Change Research D C September 29 October 1 2020 V k 5 0 13 10 9 15 2 3 2 5 6 28 Results edit nbsp Results by county Moore 20 30 30 40 40 50 Perez 20 30 30 40 40 50 Franchot 30 40 40 50 Democratic primary results 73 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wes MooreAruna Miller 217 524 32 41 Democratic Tom PerezShannon Sneed 202 175 30 12 Democratic Peter FranchotMonique Anderson Walker 141 586 21 10 Democratic Rushern Baker withdrawn Nancy Navarro withdrawn 26 594 3 96 Democratic Doug GanslerCandace Hollingsworth 25 481 3 80 Democratic John King Jr Michelle Siri 24 882 3 71 Democratic Ashwani JainLaTrece Hawkins Lytes 13 784 2 05 Democratic Jon BaronNatalie Williams 11 880 1 77 Democratic Jerome SegalJustinian M Dispenza 4 276 0 64 Democratic Ralph JaffeMark Greben 2 978 0 44 Total votes 671 160 100 0 Independent and third party candidates edit nbsp David Lashar the Libertarian nominee nbsp Nancy Wallace the Green Party nominee Candidates edit Declared edit David Harding Working Class candidate for Mayor of Baltimore in 2020 16 Running mate Cathy White 16 David Lashar Libertarian candidate for Maryland s 3rd congressional district in 2018 222 Running mate Christiana Logansmith U S Navy veteran and small business owner 223 Nancy Wallace Green candidate for Maryland s 8th congressional district in 2016 16 Running mate Patrick Elder candidate for Maryland s 5th congressional district in 2018 16 Failed to qualify write in campaign edit Kyle Sefcik independent MMA fighter and small business owner 224 225 Running mate Katie Lee personal trainer 16 Debates and forums edit David Lashar attended the gubernatorial candidate forum hosted by the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland on October 14 2021 54 At the end of the forum Darryl Barnes challenged all of the attending candidates to post a Black agenda on their campaign websites by November 1 in response Lashar posted a Libertarian Black Agenda plan on his campaign website 55 The Maryland State Bar Association hosted individual hour long conversations with all running candidates from December 6 to December 10 2021 Lashar attended the forum on December 8 2021 58 Lashar attended the Committee for Montgomery Legislative Breakfast gubernatorial forum on December 10 2021 59 Lashar attended both of the gubernatorial forums on climate change on March 8 and 9 2022 60 Fundraising edit Primary campaign finance activity through July 3 2022 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand David Harding 1 200 1 090 110 David Lashar 17 530 8 340 9 190 Kyle Sefcik 5 120 3 661 1 459 Source Maryland State Board of Elections 72 General election editCampaign edit nbsp President Biden campaigning for Moore and other Maryland Democrats Moore s campaign framed Cox as someone who would be dangerous in the governor s office 226 highlighting his role in spreading falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election and the January 6 United States Capitol attack 227 228 After the primary Cox removed references to his role in challenging the 2020 presidential election results from his campaign website and deactivated his account on Gab a website that has been described as a social media haven for white supremacists and neo Nazis and was used by the perpetrator of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting 229 230 He later described himself as a candidate with a middle temperament approach that was willing to work across the aisle 231 Cox s campaign sought to tie Moore to the national Democratic party and President Joe Biden He also sought to paint Moore as a communist citing Moore s requirement that people attending fundraisers and campaign rallies be vaccinated against COVID 19 232 233 Moore countered that his service in the military and work on Wall Street and in finance would make calling him a communist a bad stretch 234 Cox was critical of Moore s refusal to debate him 235 236 237 In response to these criticisms Moore said that he was excited to debate Cox 238 239 However Moore s team initially declined to participate in debates with Cox saying that they would not otherwise share the stage with him and participate in anything that amplifies his dangerous and decisive rhetoric 240 241 On August 31 2022 Moore agreed to a televised debate by Maryland Public Television with Cox on October 12 242 Moore when asked if he wished to share the stage with Cox again following the debate said I think I m good 243 Predictions edit Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report 244 Solid D flip July 26 2022 Inside Elections 245 Solid D flip July 22 2022 Sabato s Crystal Ball 246 Safe D flip August 18 2022 Politico 247 Solid D flip October 19 2022 RCP 248 Safe D flip July 20 2022 Fox News 249 Solid D flip October 25 2022 538 250 Solid D flip August 10 2022 Elections Daily 251 Safe D flip November 7 2022 Endorsements edit Dan Cox R Executive branch officials Michael Flynn former U S National Security Advisor 2017 former Director of the DIA 2012 2014 and retired U S Army lieutenant general 35 Alan Keyes former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs 1985 1987 and perennial candidate 252 Kash Patel former chief of staff to the Acting United States Secretary of Defense 2020 2021 253 Donald Trump 45th president of the United States 2017 2021 6 254 U S representative Andy Harris U S representative for Maryland s 1st congressional district 2011 present 38 State officials Bob Ehrlich 60th governor of Maryland 2003 2007 255 Glenn Youngkin 74th governor of Virginia 2022 present 256 State legislators Carmen Amedori former state delegate for district 5A 1999 2004 257 Lauren Arikan state delegate for the 7th district 2019 present 258 Bob Cassilly state senator for the 34th district 2015 present and nominee for Harford County executive in 2022 38 Brian Chisholm state delegate for district 31B 2019 present 259 Robin Ficker perennial candidate former state delegate for district 15B 1979 1983 and candidate for governor in 2022 38 Trent Kittleman state delegate for district 9A 2015 present 260 Nino Mangione state delegate for district 42B 2019 present 261 Doug Mastriano Pennsylvania state senator for the 33rd district 2019 present and nominee for Pennsylvania governor in 2022 28 Pat McDonough former state delegate for the 7th district 2003 2019 and nomniee for Baltimore County executive in 2022 38 Richard W Metzgar state delegate for the 6th district 2015 present 39 Neil Parrott state delegate for district 2A 2015 2023 and nominee for Maryland s 6th congressional district in 2020 and 2022 38 Justin Ready state senator for the 5th district 2015 present 38 Wendy Rogers Arizona State Senator for the 6th district 2021 present 28 Johnny Ray Salling state senator for the 6th district 2015 present and nominee for Maryland s 2nd congressional district in 2020 53 Haven Shoemaker state delegate for the 5th district 2015 2023 and nominee for Carroll County State s Attorney in 2022 38 Local officials Michael Peroutka former Anne Arundel County councilmember 2014 2018 Constitution Party candidate for president in 2004 and nominee for Attorney General in 2022 252 Individuals James Altman Catholic priest 252 Kimberly Klacik radio talk show host and nominee for Maryland s 7th congressional district in the 2020 special and general elections 28 Organizations Informed Choice Maryland 40 Maryland Right to Life 41 Stand for Health Freedom 42 Veterans for America First 43 Wes Moore D Executive branch officials Joe Biden 46th president of the United States 2021 present 47th vice president of the United States 2009 2017 and former U S senator from Delaware 1973 2009 262 263 264 James Blanchard former U S Ambassador to Canada 1993 1996 and 45th governor of Michigan 1983 1991 265 Hillary Clinton former U S Secretary of State 2009 2013 former U S Senator from New York 2001 2009 former First Lady of the United States 1993 2001 and nominee for President of the United States in 2016 266 267 Kamala Harris 49th vice president of the United States 2021 present and former U S Senator from California 2017 2021 268 269 Mary J Miller former T Rowe Price executive United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury 2013 2014 and candidate for mayor of Baltimore in 2020 265 Barack Obama 44th president of the United States 2009 2017 270 271 U S senators Ben Cardin U S senator from Maryland 2007 present and former U S Representative for Maryland s 3rd congressional district 1987 2007 272 Barbara Mikulski former U S senator from Maryland 1987 2017 and former U S Representative from Maryland s 3rd congressional district 1977 1987 273 Chris Van Hollen U S senator from Maryland 2017 present and former U S Representative from Maryland s 8th congressional district 2003 2017 272 U S representatives Anthony Brown U S representative for Maryland s 4th congressional district 2017 2023 8th lieutenant governor of Maryland 2007 2015 and nominee for governor in 2014 and Attorney General in 2022 274 Dennis Cardoza former U S representative for California s 18th congressional district 2003 2012 265 Gabby Giffords former U S representative for Arizona s 8th congressional district 2007 2012 and gun control activist 273 Steny Hoyer House Majority Leader 2007 2011 2019 present and U S Representative for Maryland s 5th congressional district 1981 present 144 Tom McMillen former U S representative for Maryland s 4th congressional district 1987 1993 265 Kweisi Mfume U S representative for Maryland s 7th congressional district 1987 1996 2020 present 117 Jim Moran former U S representative for Virginia s 8th congressional district 1991 2015 and Chair of the New Democrat Coalition 1997 2001 265 Jamie Raskin U S representative for Maryland s 8th congressional district 2017 present 263 Dutch Ruppersberger U S representative for Maryland s 2nd congressional district 2003 present 145 John Sarbanes U S representative for Maryland s 3rd congressional district 2007 present 275 Chris Shays former U S representative for Connecticut s 4th congressional district 1987 2009 Republican 276 Albert Wynn former U S representative for Maryland s 4th congressional district 1993 2008 46 State officials Dereck E Davis Treasurer of Maryland 2021 present 277 Peter Franchot Comptroller of Maryland 2007 2023 and candidate for governor in 2022 278 Doug Gansler former attorney general of Maryland 2007 2015 and candidate for governor in 2014 and 2022 279 Jennifer Crawford Glendening former First Lady of Maryland 2002 2003 146 Parris Glendening 59th governor of Maryland 1995 2003 147 Martin O Malley 61st governor of Maryland 2007 2015 and candidate for President of the United States in 2016 280 Deval Patrick 71st governor of Massachusetts 2007 2015 and candidate for President of the United States in 2020 281 Peta N Richkus former Maryland Secretary of General Services 1999 2003 147 John T Willis former Maryland Secretary of State 1995 2003 147 State legislators Marlon Amprey state delegate for the 40th district 2021 present 135 Dalya Attar state delegate for the 41st district 2019 present 265 Vanessa Atterbeary state delegate for the 13th district 2015 present 46 Malcolm Augustine state senator for the 47th district 2019 present 148 Ben Barnes state delegate for the 21st district 2007 present 46 Darryl Barnes state delegate for the 25th district 2015 present and chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland 2018 present 282 Kumar Barve state delegate for the 17th district 1991 present 46 Lisa Belcastro state delegate for the 11th district 2020 present 46 Regina T Boyce state delegate for the 43rd district 2019 present 46 Chanel Branch state delegate for the 45th district 2020 present 46 Talmadge Branch state delegate for the 45th district 1995 present 46 Tony Bridges state delegate for the 41st district 2019 present 46 Frank M Conaway Jr state delegate for the 40th district 2007 present 135 Debra Davis state delegate for the 28th district 2019 present 46 Sarah Elfreth state senator for the 30th district 2019 present 283 Arthur Ellis state senator for the 28th district 2019 present 46 Brian Feldman state senator for the 15th district 2013 present 46 Jessica Feldmark state delegate for the 12th district 2015 present 46 Diana Fennell state delegate for district 47A 2015 present 46 Bill Ferguson 86th president of the Maryland Senate 2020 present and state senator for the 46th district 2011 present 117 Wanika B Fisher state delegate for district 47B 2019 present 46 James W Gilchrist state delegate for the 17th district 2007 present 46 Melony G Griffith president pro tempore of the Maryland Senate 2020 present and state senator for the 25th district 2019 present 149 Guy Guzzone state senator for the 13th district 2015 present 46 Andrea Harrison state delegate for the 24th district 2019 present 46 Antonio Hayes state senator for the 40th district 2019 present 135 Shaneka Henson state delegate for district 30A 2019 present 283 Terri Hill state delegate for the 12th district 2015 present 46 Michael A Jackson state senator for the 27th district 2021 present 143 Adrienne A Jones 107th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates 2019 present and state delegate for the 10th district 1997 present 150 Rachel Jones state delegate for district 27B 2021 present 46 Cheryl Kagan state senator for the 17th district 2015 present 128 Anne Kaiser state delegate for the 14th district 2003 present 46 Delores G Kelley state senator for the 10th district 1995 present 46 Ariana Kelly state delegate for the 16th district 2011 present 284 Marc Korman state delegate for the 16th district 2015 present 284 Cheryl S Landis state delegate for district 23B 2021 present 46 Susan C Lee state senator for the 16th district 2015 present 151 Mary A Lehman state delegate for the 21st district 2019 present 265 Jazz Lewis state delegate for the 24th district 2017 present 46 Brooke Lierman state delegate for the 46th district 2015 present and nominee for Comptroller in 2022 190 Sara N Love state delegate for the 16th district 2019 present 284 Eric Luedtke Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates 2019 present and state delegate for the 14th district 2011 present 46 Maggie McIntosh state delegate for the 43rd district 2003 present 46 Keiffer Mitchell Jr former state delegate for the 44th district 2007 2015 265 Heather Mizeur former state delegate for the 20th district 2007 2015 candidate for governor in 2014 and nominee for MD 01 in 2022 272 Edith J Patterson state delegate for the 28th district 2015 present 46 Obie Patterson state senator for the 26th district 2019 present 46 Joseline Pena Melnyk state delegate for the 21st district 2007 present 265 Paul G Pinsky state senator for the 22nd district 2019 present 148 Roxane Prettyman state delegate for district 44A 2021 present 46 Susie Proctor state delegate for district 27A 2015 present 46 Mike Rogers state delegate for the 32nd district 2019 present 46 James Rosapepe state senator for the 21st district 2007 present and former U S Ambassador to Romania 1998 2001 265 Sheree Sample Hughes Speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates 2019 present and state delegate for district 37A 2015 present 46 Emily Shetty state delegate for the 18th district 2019 present 46 Stephanie M Smith state delegate for the 45th district 2019 present 152 Will Smith state senator for the 20th district 2016 present 284 Jared Solomon state delegate for the 18th district 2019 present 284 Geraldine Valentino Smith state delegate for district 23A 2011 present 46 Ron Watson state senator for the 23rd district 2019 present 148 Melissa R Wells state delegate for the 40th district 2019 present 135 Jheanelle Wilkins state delegate for the 20th district 2017 present 46 Nicole A Williams state delegate for the 22nd district 2019 present 46 C T Wilson state delegate for the 28th district 2011 present 153 Local officials Angela Alsobrooks Prince George s County executive 2018 present 110 Calvin Ball III Howard County executive 2018 present 272 Muriel Bowser mayor of the District of Columbia 2015 present 265 Aisha Braveboy Prince George s County State s Attorney 2018 present and former state delegate for the 25th district 2007 2015 133 Marc Elrich Montgomery County executive 2018 present 285 Glenn Ivey former Prince George s County State s Attorney 2003 2011 and nominee for Maryland s 4th congressional district in 2022 275 Will Jawando Montgomery County Councilman 2018 present 154 Ike Leggett former Montgomery County executive 2006 2018 286 Don Mohler former Baltimore County executive 2018 155 Johnny Olszewski Baltimore County executive 2018 present 272 Odette Ramos Baltimore City councilperson 2020 present 152 Brandon Scott mayor of Baltimore 2020 present 190 James T Smith Jr former Baltimore County executive 2002 2010 155 Ken Ulman former Howard County executive 2018 present and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014 265 Bernard Jack Young former mayor of Baltimore 2019 2020 46 Party officials Jaime Harrison Democratic National Committee Chairman 2021 present 263 Tom Perez candidate for governor in 2022 former Democratic National Committee Chairman 2017 2021 former United States Secretary of Labor 2013 2017 and former Maryland Secretary of Labor 2007 2009 287 Susan Turnbull former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party 2009 2011 former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee 2005 2009 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018 156 Individuals Lezli Baskerville president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education 265 Seth Goldman executive chairman of Beyond Meat and former CEO of Honest Tea 265 Ben Jealous president of People for the American Way 2020 present former president and CEO of the NAACP 2008 2013 and nominee for governor in 2018 157 Spike Lee director and filmmaker 288 Jason Murphy former American football guard and offensive tackle 289 Timothy Shriver chairman of Special Olympics 265 Dia Simms CEO of Lobos 1707 289 Chris Wilcox former professional basketball player 265 Oprah Winfrey television host and network executive Independent 158 159 160 Labor unions Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 290 American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 3 291 American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 67 292 International Association of Fire Fighters Local 964 46 International Association of Ironworkers Local 5 46 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26 293 International Brotherhood of Teamsters 294 Laborers International Union of North America Local 202R 295 Maryland Fraternal Order of Police 296 Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL CIO 297 Mid Atlantic Region of the Laborers International Union of North America 295 Mid Atlantic Region of the Laborers International Union of North America Baltimore Washington Laborers District Council 295 Mid Atlantic Region of the Laborers International Union of North America West Virginia and Appalachian Laborers District Council 295 National Nurses United 298 Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ 282 Service Employees International Union Local 400 PG 282 Service Employees International Union Local 500 282 Service Employees International Union Local 1199 282 UFCW Local 27 299 UFCW Local 400 299 UFCW MCGEO Local 1994 299 UNITE HERE Local 7 300 UNITE HERE Local 23 300 UNITE HERE Local 25 300 United Auto Workers 301 Organizations 314 Action 161 AAPI Victory Fund 302 Black Economic Alliance 303 CASA in Action 304 Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund 305 Clean Water Action 306 The Collective PAC 46 Democratic Governors Association 307 EMILY s List 308 End Citizens United 309 Everytown for Gun Safety 310 Giffords 311 Human Rights Campaign 312 Indian American Impact 46 Jewish Democratic Council of America 313 Let America Vote 309 Maryland League of Conservation Voters 162 National Security Leaders for America 314 National Wildlife Federation Action Fund 315 Planned Parenthood Action Fund 316 Pro Choice Maryland 317 Progressive Maryland 318 Maryland Sierra Club 319 Maryland State Education Association 163 VoteVets org 164 Newspapers Baltimore Afro American 320 The Baltimore Sun 321 The Washington Post 322 Declined to endorseState officials Larry Hogan 62nd governor of Maryland 2015 2023 Republican 323 324 Boyd Rutherford Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 2015 2023 Republican 325 Kelly Schulz candidate for governor in 2022 former Maryland Secretary of Commerce 2019 2022 former Maryland Secretary of Labor 2015 2019 and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates for district 4A 2011 2015 Republican 326 State legislators Michael Hough state senator for the 4th district 2015 present and nominee for Frederick County executive in 2022 Republican 327 Reid Novotny state delegate for district 9A 2021 present Republican 260 Bryan Simonaire Minority Leader of the Maryland Senate 2020 present and state senator from the 31st district 2007 present Republican 328 Chris West state senator for the 42nd district 2019 present Republican 329 Local officials Barry Glassman Harford County executive 2014 2023 and nominee for Comptroller in 2022 Republican 330 Allan Kittleman former Howard County executive 2014 2018 and nominee for county executive in 2022 Republican 26 Debates and forums edit 2022 Maryland gubernatorial debates No Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Libertarian Green Working Class P Participant A Absent N Non invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn Dan Cox Wes Moore David Lashar Nancy Wallace David Harding 1 331 332 333 August 20 2022 Maryland Associationof Counties Mileah KromerPamela Wood N A P A N N N 2 334 235 335 September 14 2022 Maryland Family Network Beth Morrow N A P P N N N 3 240 236 336 September 27 2022 The MSU Spokesman Antonia Hylton Facebook P A N N N 4 337 October 3 2022 Maryland Leagueof Women Voters Tonaeya Moore YouTube A P P P P 5 338 339 340 October 12 2022 Maryland Public Television Jason Newton YouTube P P N N N 6 341 October 13 2022 Maryland Leagueof Women Voters Josh KurtzLen Lazarick YouTube P A P P P 7 342 343 October 16 2022 Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development Daryl Kearney Facebook A P N N N 8 344 October 19 2022 Fox 5 DC Tom Fitzgerald YouTube P P N N N Fundraising edit Primary campaign finance activity through November 15 2022 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Votes Cost per vote Dan Cox 1 624 608 1 404 031 67 372 644 000 2 18 Wes Moore 16 606 408 13 928 533 2 021 409 1 293 944 10 76 David Lashar 30 825 23 432 7 418 30 101 1 02 Nancy Wallace 22 214 17 208 5 006 14 580 1 18 David Harding 1 200 1 200 0 17 154 0 07 Source Maryland State Board of Elections 72 Polling edit Graphical summary Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Poll source Date s administered Samplesize b Marginof error DanCox R WesMoore D Other Undecided OpinionWorks October 20 23 2022 982 LV 3 1 27 58 8 l 6 University of Maryland September 22 27 2022 810 RV 4 0 28 60 3 m 9 Goucher College September 8 12 2022 748 LV 3 6 31 53 7 n 10 Results edit 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election 345 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wes MooreAruna Miller 1 293 944 64 53 21 02 Republican Dan CoxGordana Schifanelli 644 000 32 12 24 23 Libertarian David LasharChristiana Logansmith 30 101 1 50 0 93 Working Class David HardingCathy White 17 154 0 86 N A Green Nancy WallacePatrick Elder 14 580 0 73 0 25 Write in 5 444 0 27 0 19 Total votes 2 005 223 100 0 N A Turnout 2 031 635 49 26 9 80 Registered electors 4 124 156 Democratic gain from Republican Results by county edit By county County Moore Miller Cox Schifanelli Others Margin Total Votes Allegany 6 796 31 32 14 145 65 19 756 3 48 7 349 33 87 21 697 Anne Arundel 123 929 57 37 83 823 38 80 8 271 3 83 40106 18 57 216 023 Baltimore 172 494 63 40 88 971 32 70 10 589 3 89 83 523 30 70 272 054 Baltimore City 126 768 88 11 12 309 8 56 4 790 3 33 114 459 79 55 143 867 Calvert 16 757 44 59 19 668 52 34 1 152 3 07 2 911 7 75 37 577 Caroline 3 447 32 13 6 869 64 02 413 3 85 3 422 31 89 10 729 Carroll 28 117 39 11 40 683 56 59 3 087 4 29 12 566 17 48 71 887 Cecil 11 992 36 27 19 873 60 10 1 202 3 64 7 881 23 83 33 067 Charles 37 367 68 55 15 830 29 04 1 313 2 41 21 537 39 51 54 510 Dorchester 4 715 41 02 6 377 55 49 401 3 49 1 662 14 47 11 493 Frederick 56 992 53 46 46 040 43 19 3 576 3 35 10 952 10 27 106 608 Garrett 2 507 22 18 8 381 74 14 417 3 69 5 874 51 96 11 305 Harford 45 222 43 76 53 962 52 21 4 162 4 03 8 740 8 45 103 346 Howard 91 031 69 87 34 514 26 49 4 746 3 64 56 517 43 38 130 291 Kent 4 394 51 92 3 791 44 79 278 3 28 603 7 13 8 463 Montgomery 269 072 78 36 64 507 18 79 9 792 2 85 204 565 59 57 343 369 Prince George s 214 971 89 23 20 045 8 32 5 892 2 45 194 926 80 91 240 908 Queen Anne s 8 913 38 92 13 123 57 31 863 3 77 4 210 18 39 22 899 St Mary s 15 057 39 94 21 150 56 10 1 496 3 97 6 093 16 16 37 703 Somerset 2 491 36 48 4 128 60 45 210 3 08 1 637 23 97 6 829 Talbot 9 116 51 66 7 935 44 97 595 3 37 1 181 6 69 17 646 Washington 18 727 38 33 28 547 58 43 1 579 3 23 9 820 20 10 48 853 Wicomico 13 873 45 79 15 362 50 71 1 061 3 50 1 489 4 92 30 296 Worcester 9 196 38 64 13 967 58 68 638 2 68 4 771 20 04 23 801 Total 1 293 944 64 53 644 000 32 12 67 279 3 36 649 944 32 41 2 005 223 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Anne Arundel largest community Glen Burnie Baltimore County largest community Dundalk Frederick largest community Frederick Howard largest community Columbia Kent largest community Chestertown Talbot largest community Easton By congressional district edit Moore won 7 of 8 congressional districts 346 District Moore Cox Representative 1st 42 2 54 1 Andy Harris 2nd 60 4 35 6 Dutch Ruppersberger 3rd 61 9 34 3 John Sarbanes 4th 88 8 8 4 Anthony Brown 117th Congress Glenn Ivey 118th Congress 5th 66 0 31 2 Steny Hoyer 6th 52 4 44 3 David Trone 7th 81 3 15 2 Kweisi Mfume 8th 79 8 17 4 Jamie RaskinSee also editElections in Maryland 2022 United States elections 2022 Maryland Attorney General election 2022 United States Senate election in Maryland 2022 Maryland Senate election 2022 Maryland Comptroller election 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland 2022 United States gubernatorial elections 2022 Maryland House of Delegates electionNotes edit a b The Baltimore County NAACP only sponsored the gubernatorial forum that took place on March 9 2022 a b c d e Key A all adultsRV registered votersLV likely votersV unclear Republican primary voter subsample of full sample of 650 voters Baron with 2 Baron with 1 Some other candidate volunteered response with 5 Baron and Jain with 2 Jaffe and Segal with lt 1 Baron with 1 Someone else with 3 Jain with 2 Baron Segal and Jaffe with 1 Rosenbaum with 2 Baron and Rosenbaum with 1 Jain with 0 Democratic primary voter subsample of full sample of 650 voters Lashar L with 3 Wallace G with 2 Harding WC with 1 and Prefer not to say with 2 Neither with 2 Wouldn t vote with 1 and Another candidate with 0 Lashar L with 4 Wallace G with 2 and Some other candidate volunteered response with 1 Partisan clients Poll was sponsored by Cox s campaign Poll was sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association a b This poll was sponsored by Our Voice Maryland a b This poll was sponsored by John King s campaign a b c d This poll was sponsored by Wes Moore s campaign This poll was sponsored by For The People MD a PAC supporting John King a b This poll was sponsored by Rushern Baker s campaign This poll was sponsored by Peter Franchot s campaign This poll was sponsored by Douglas J J PetersReferences edit Official Turnout By Party and County PDF elections maryland gov Maryland State Board of Elections December 8 2022 Retrieved December 9 2022 Leckrone Bennett March 15 2022 Md Primary Pushed Back to July 19 Maryland Matters Retrieved March 15 2022 DePuyt Bruce November 8 2022 Barriers fall as Wes Moore is declared victor Maryland s first Black governor Maryland Matters Retrieved November 8 2022 Janesch Sam November 18 2022 Wes Moore s 30 point landslide improved over previous Democratic candidates margins in every corner of Maryland The Baltimore Sun Retrieved November 18 2022 Renbaum Bryan April 14 2021 Schulz garners bipartisan praise following gubernatorial campaign announcement MarylandReporter com Retrieved August 1 2022 a b c Stole Bryn November 23 2021 Trump endorses Del Dan Cox for Maryland governor while criticizing Hogan The Baltimore Sun Retrieved November 23 2021 Cox Erin July 16 2022 Md Republicans love Trump and Hogan Whose candidate will win Tuesday The Washington Post Retrieved August 1 2022 Sears Bryan June 30 2022 Democrats ad campaign stirs up a ruckus in Md GOP primary fight The Daily Record Retrieved August 1 2022 Tabb Michael July 15 2022 Democrats Spent 1 Million On An Ad For A Far Right Candidate FiveThirtyEight McCarty Dario July 15 2022 Democrats spend millions on Republican primaries OpenSecrets Shapiro Ari June 20 2022 Why Democrats are paying for ads supporting Republican primary candidates National Public Radio DePuyt Bruce June 30 2022 At Raucous Rally Hogan and Schulz Accuse Democrats of Meddling in Maryland s GOP Primary Maryland Matters Retrieved August 1 2022 Gaskill Hannah Janesch Sam June 30 2022 Kelly Schulz campaign rails against national Democratic money being used to boost her GOP primary opponent The Baltimore Sun Retrieved August 1 2022 DePuyt Bruce July 20 2022 As non Trump Republicans bemoan party s shift Dems move quickly to define Dan Cox Maryland Matters Retrieved September 19 2022 Trump backer Del Dan Cox files for potential run for Maryland governor The Star Democrat Easton MD June 29 2021 Retrieved June 30 2021 a b c d e f g h i j k 2022 Candidate Listing Maryland State Board of Elections September 29 2021 Retrieved September 29 2021 Schere Dan April 23 2020 Ficker running for governor in 2022 to cut sales tax Bethesda Magazine Retrieved January 25 2021 Bohnel Steve April 14 2021 Schulz commerce secretary and former delegate from Frederick running for governor The Frederick News Post Retrieved June 13 2021 Gaines Danielle E Kurtz Josh February 22 2022 Kelly Schulz Names Dr Jeff Woolford an Assistant Health Secretary and Air Force Vet as Running Mate Maryland Matters Retrieved February 22 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DePuyt Bruce January 3 2022 After Months of Deliberations Michael Steele Decides Not to Run for Governor Maryland Matters Retrieved January 3 2022 a b Endorsements 2022 generalflynn com Retrieved July 11 2022 DePuyt Bruce November 22 2021 With Trump s Backing Dan Cox s Gubernatorial Bid Gains National Exposure Maryland Matters Retrieved November 23 2021 Vincent Sammons August 9 2021 Dan Cox for Maryland Governor Election Integrity YouTube Retrieved September 20 2021 a b c d e f g h Dance Scott Janesch Sam July 22 2022 With far right Dan Cox at top of ticket choices for Maryland Republican leaders are fraught vow support push back or stay quiet The Baltimore Sun Retrieved July 22 2022 a b Epstein Reid July 16 2022 Unpredictable Maryland Governor s Race Pits Old Guard vs Upstarts The New York Times Silver Spring Maryland Retrieved July 16 2022 a b Informed Choice Maryland Endorses Delegate Dan Cox for Governor of Maryland informedchoicemaryland com Informed Choice Maryland July 8 2021 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