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Ageneral election was held in the U.S. state ofMaryland on November 8, 2022. All of Maryland's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Maryland's eight seats in theUnited States House of Representatives, one of its U.S. senators, and thestate legislature. Primaries were held on July 19, 2022. Polls were open from 7 AM to 8 PMEST.[1]
TheDemocratic Party swept every statewide election, flipping the governorship and lieutenant governorship from theRepublican Party, while maintaining supermajorities inthe state's congressional delegation and the state legislature. As such, the party wonfull control of Maryland state government for the first time since 2014.
IncumbentDemocraticU.S. SenatorChris Van Hollen was first elected in2016 with 60.9% of the vote, and was running for a second term.[2] Ten Republican candidates filed to run in the election.[3]
Van Hollen won reelection with 65.7% of the votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) | 1,316,897 | 65.77% | +4.88% | |
| Republican | Chris Chaffee | 682,293 | 34.07% | −1.60% | |
| Write-in | 3,146 | 0.16% | +0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 2,002,336 | 100.0% | |||
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Maryland has eight seats to theUnited States House of Representatives, which are currently held by sevenDemocrats and oneRepublican. This split was maintained after the election.
Incumbent Republican governorLarry Hogan wasterm-limited by theMaryland Constitution and could not run for re-election. He was re-elected in 2018 with 55.4% of the vote.
The Democratic ticket of authorWes Moore and former State DelegateAruna Miller defeated the Republican ticket of State DelegateDan Cox and lawyer Gordana Schifanelli, receiving 64.5% of the votes. This was the highest margin of victory by any gubernatorial candidate in Maryland sinceWilliam Donald Schaefer in1986.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1,293,944 | 64.53% | +21.02% | ||
| Republican |
| 644,000 | 32.12% | −24.23% | |
| Libertarian |
| 30,101 | 1.50% | +0.93% | |
| Working Class |
| 17,154 | 0.86% | N/A | |
| Green |
| 14,580 | 0.73% | +0.25% | |
| Write-in | 5,444 | 0.27% | +0.19% | ||
| Total votes | 2,005,223 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
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Incumbent ComptrollerPeter Franchot was eligible to run for a fifth term, but instead ran for Governor of Maryland.[7] Democratic candidatesBowie mayor Tim Adams and state delegateBrooke Lierman,[8][9] and RepublicanHarford County executiveBarry Glassman,[10] filed to run in the primary election.
Lierman defeated Glassman, receiving 61.56% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brooke Lierman | 1,223,044 | 61.56% | −10.51% | |
| Republican | Barry Glassman | 761,422 | 38.33% | +10.54% | |
| Write-in | 2,244 | 0.11% | -0.03% | ||
| Total votes | 1,986,710 | 100.0% | |||
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Incumbent attorney generalBrian Frosh was eligible to run for a third term, but announced on October 21, 2021, that he would be retiring at the end of his term in early 2023.[12] Democratic candidates includedU.S. representative and formerlieutenant governorAnthony Brown[13] and retired judge and formerFirst Lady of MarylandKatie O'Malley.[14] Republican candidates included formerMontgomery County Board of Elections chairman Jim Shalleck[15] and formerAnne Arundel County councilmember and2004Constitution Party candidate forpresidentMichael Peroutka.[16]
Brown defeated Peroutka by a margin of over 30 percentage points.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony Brown | 1,287,418 | 64.95% | +0.18% | |
| Republican | Michael Peroutka | 691,910 | 34.90% | −0.21% | |
| Write-in | 2,962 | 0.15% | +0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 1,982,290 | 100.0% | |||
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All 47 seats in theMaryland Senate and 141 seats in theMaryland House of Delegates are up for election in 2022. Prior to the election, Democrats held a veto-proof majority in both chambers. They retained this majority, gaining seats in both houses.
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Elections forcounty executives in eight of Maryland's 23 counties and numerous local elections also took place in 2022. Democratic candidates won county executive elections in Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Baltimore County, Frederick County, Howard County, and Anne Arundel County, while Republicans won in Harford County and Wicomico County.[1]
| Proposition | Description | Result | Yes | No | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Question 1 | Changes the names of theMaryland Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court of Maryland and theMaryland Court of Special Appeals to the Appellate Court of Maryland.[18] |  Yes | 1,340,952 | 75.0 | 447,252 | 25.0 |
| Question 2 | Requires state legislative candidates to live in the district in which they are running, effective January 1, 2024.[19] | Yes | 1,684,519 | 90.2 | 183,099 | 9.8 |
| Question 3 | Raises the state's jury trial threshold from $15,000 to $25,000.[20] | Yes | 1,132,822 | 62.5 | 679,451 | 37.5 |
| Question 4 | Legalizes and taxes cannabis for adult use, effective July 1, 2023.[21] | Yes | 1,302,161 | 67.2 | 635,572 | 32.8 |
| Question 5 | RequiresHoward County Circuit Court judges to serve as orphans' court judges and removes the election requirement of three orphans' court judges.[22] | Yes | 1,062,187 | 66.8 | 528,000 | 33.2 |
On Question 4
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Yes | No | Other | Undecided |
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| OpinionWorks[23] | October 20–23, 2022 | 989 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 63% | 25% | – | 12% |
| University of Maryland[24] | September 22–27, 2022 | 810 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 73% | 23% | – | 4% |
| Victoria Research[25][A] | September 11–19, 2022 | 762 (RV) | ± 3.7% | 69% | 20% | 2%[b] | 8% |
| Goucher College[26] | September 8–12, 2022 | 748 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 59% | 34% | – | 7% |
On whether recreational marijuana should be legal
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Yes | No | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goucher College[27] | March 1–6, 2022 | 635 (A) | ± 3.9% | 62% | 34% | 1%[c] | 3% |
| Goucher College[28] | October 14–20, 2021 | 700 (A) | ± 3.7% | 60% | 33% | 3%[d] | 4% |
| Gonzales Research (D)[29][B] | May 17–22, 2021 | 301 (LV)[e] | ± 5.8% | 69% | 24% | 7%[f] | – |
| Goucher College[30] | February 23–28, 2021 | 725 (A) | ± 3.6% | 67% | 28% | 1%[g] | 4% |
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See also:Political party strength in Maryland | |
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