MARYLAND

Your complete directory of Maryland candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): February 5, 2020 Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Indep): August 3, 2020 Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 15, 2020 Primary: April 28, 2020

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on August 19, 2019

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Larry Hogan (R)* - Term-Limited in 2022. ]
Barry Glassman (R) - Harford County Executive, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Del & Ex-County Councilman
Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio (R) - State Natural Resources Secretary, Ex-State Del. & '14 Lt Gov Candidate
Joe Petro (R) - Liquor Store Owner
Boyd Rutherford (R) - Lt Governor, Ex-State Cabinet Secretary, Ex-USDA Official & Attorney
Kelly Schulz (R) - State Commerce Secretary, Ex-State Del. & Ex-Legislative Aide
Angela Alsobrooks (D) - Prince George's County Executive & Ex-Prince George's State's Attorney
Anthony Brown (D) - Congressman, Ex-Lt Governor, Ex-State Del., Attorney, Iraq War Veteran & '14 Nom.
Peter Franchot (D) - State Comptroller, Ex-State Del & Army Veteran
Brian Frosh (D) - Attorney General, Ex-State Sen & Ex-State Del.
Clarence Lam (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Del., Physician & Ex-Congressional Aide
Martin O'Malley (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Baltimore Mayor, Attorney & '16 Presidential Candidate
"Johnny O" Olszewski Jr. (D) - Baltimore County Executive, Ex-State Del. & Ex-Teacher
John Sarbanes (D) - Congressman & Attorney
David Trone (D) - Congressman & Wine Store Chain Owner

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Boyd Rutherford (R)*

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Peter Franchot (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Brian Frosh (D)* - (Campaign Site)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House of Delegates

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Ben Cardin (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2024.

Chris Van Hollen (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Andy Harris (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mia Mason (D) - Retired Afghan War Veteran, Transgender Rights Activist & '18 US Sen Candidate

District 2:
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Feldman (D) - Community Organizer & Progressive Activist
Jake Pretot (D) - Clinical Research Software Developer & '18 Candidate
Tim Fazenbaker (R) - Businessman & '18 County Council Candidate
Genevieve Morris (R) - Health Technology Consultant
Johnny Ray Salling (R) - State Sen., Retired Steelworker & Army Veteran
Jeff Northcott (I) - Systems Engineer

District 3:
John Sarbanes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Carole Brown (D) - Attorney
John Rea (D) - Salesman & Frequent Candidate 
Charles Anthony (R) - Retired Army Officer, Retired Hospital Administrator & '18 Nominee
Evan Cronhardt (R) - Self-Employed Sub-Contractor, Laborer & '18 US Sen Candidate

District 4:
Anthony Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Shelia Bryant (D) - Attorney, Retired USMC Colonel & Iraq War Veteran
Eric Loeb (R) - Technology Professional
George McDermott (R) - Construction Company Owner & Frequent Candidate

District 5:
Steny Hoyer (D)* - (House Majority Leader Site) - (Campaign Site)
Briana Urbina (D) - Attorney & Teacher
Mckayla Wilkes (D) - Administrative Assistant & College Student
Bryan DuVal Cubero (R)

District 6:
David Trone (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Preeti Panchal (D) - Intelligence Analyst
Terry Baker (R) - Washington County Commissioner
Neil Parrott (R) - State Del. & Traffic Engineer
Justin Ready (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Del., Consultant & Ex-State GOP Exec Dir

District 7:
Elijah Cummings (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Gosnell (D) - Physician
Reba Hawkins (R) - Cleaning Service Owner

District 8:
Jamie Raskin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Yadeta (R) - Construction Manager & Project Engineer

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Bread and Roses Party (BR)
Constitution Party of Maryland (C)
Maryland Democratic Party (D)
Maryland Green Party (G)
Libertarian Party of Maryland (L)
Maryland Republican Party (R)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Maryland State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

The Capital (Annapolis)
Arbutus Times
Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore Chronicle (Alternative)
Baltimore City Paper (Alternative)
Baltimore County Jeffersonian
Baltimore County North East Times
Baltimore Gay Paper
Baltimore Jewish Times
Baltimore Messenger
Baltimore Sun
Bowie Blade-News
Carroll County Times
Catonsville Times
Cecil County Post
University of Maryland Diamondback (College Park)
Columbia Flier
Cumberland Times-News
Deale Bay Weekly
Easton Star Democrat
Frederick News-Post
Gaithersburg Gazette
Hagerstown Herald-Mail
` County Times
Laurel Leader
Maryland Daily Record (Business & Legal News)
Maryland Public Television (MPT)
Maryland Reporter
Montgomery County Journal
Mt. Airy Messenger
Oakland Republican
Owings Mills Times
PolitickerMD.com
Prince George's County Journal
Salisbury Daily Times
Takoma Voice
Towson Times
Washington Post
Washington Times

WBAL TV-11 (NBC - Baltimore)
WJZ TV-13 (CBS - Baltimore)
WMAR TV-2 (ABC - Baltimore)
WBFF TV-45 (FOX - Baltimore)
WHAG TV-25 (NBC - Hagerstown)
WBOC TV-16 (CBS - Salisbury)
WMDT TV-47 (ABC - Salisbury)

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