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The2022 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to representMaryland. The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on July 19, 2022.[1]
IncumbentDemocratic SenatorChris Van Hollen was first elected in2016 with 60.9% of the vote, winning the seat of retiring incumbentBarbara Mikulski. He ran for a second term against Chris Chaffee, the Republican nominee.[2]
Shortly after polls closed on November 8, 2022, theAssociated Press called the race for Van Hollen.[3] He overperformed his 2016 numbers and flipped four counties that he lost in his first election:Anne Arundel (home to the state capitalAnnapolis),Frederick,Kent, andTalbot.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) | 535,014 | 80.81% | |
| Democratic | Michelle Laurence Smith | 127,089 | 19.19% | |
| Total votes | 662,103 | 100.0% | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chris Chaffee | 50,514 | 20.78% | |
| Republican | Lorie Friend | 35,714 | 14.69% | |
| Republican | John Thormann | 33,290 | 13.69% | |
| Republican | Joseph Perez | 26,359 | 10.84% | |
| Republican | George Davis | 21,095 | 8.68% | |
| Republican | James Tarantin | 20,514 | 8.44% | |
| Republican | Reba Hawkins | 18,057 | 7.43% | |
| Republican | Jon McGreevey | 14,128 | 5.81% | |
| Republican | Todd Puglisi | 13,550 | 5.57% | |
| Republican | Nnabu Eze | 9,917 | 4.08% | |
| Total votes | 243,138 | 100.0% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[46] | Solid D | March 4, 2022 |
| Inside Elections[47] | Solid D | July 1, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[48] | Safe D | June 15, 2022 |
| Politico[49] | Solid D | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP[50] | Safe D | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News[51] | Solid D | May 12, 2022 |
| DDHQ[52] | Solid D | July 20, 2022 |
| 538[53] | Solid D | June 30, 2022 |
| The Economist[54] | Safe D | September 7, 2022 |
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Chris Van Hollen (D) | Chris Chaffee (R) | Other | Undecided |
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| Goucher College[62] | September 8–12, 2022 | 748 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 56% | 33% | 2%[d] | 8% |
Chris Van Hollen vs. Larry Hogan
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Chris Van Hollen (D) | Larry Hogan (R) | Other | Undecided |
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| WPA Intelligence (R)[63][A] | November 29 – December 1, 2021 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 37% | 49% | – | 14% |
| Change Research (D)[64] | September 29 – October 1, 2020 | 650 (V) | ± 4.6% | 50% | 34% | – | 16% |
| University of Maryland/Washington Post[65] | October 9–14, 2019 | 819 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 42% | 50% | 3%[e] | 5% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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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Van Hollen won seven of eight congressional districts.[67]
| District | Van Hollen | Chaffee | Representative |
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| 1st | 42.7% | 57.2% | Andy Harris |
| 2nd | 60.8% | 39.1% | Dutch Ruppersberger |
| 3rd | 62.3% | 37.5% | John Sarbanes |
| 4th | 91% | 8.9% | Anthony Brown (117th Congress) |
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| 5th | 67.1% | 32.8% | Steny Hoyer |
| 6th | 54.4% | 45.5% | David Trone |
| 7th | 83.4% | 16.4% | Kweisi Mfume |
| 8th | 81.9% | 17.9% | Jamie Raskin |
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