Richard Douglas
Richard Douglas (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 21. Douglas lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 21 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Barnes (D) | 26.3 | 27,567 |
| ✔ |  | Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D) | 25.7 | 26,889 |
| ✔ | Mary Lehman (D) | 25.6 | 26,809 | |
 | Richard Douglas (R) | 8.1 | 8,519 | |
| Chike Anyanwu (R) | 7.9 | 8,313 | ||
| Ray Ranker (Unaffiliated) | 6.2 | 6,472 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 234 | ||
| Total votes: 104,803 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 21 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 21 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseline Peña-Melnyk | 30.0 | 8,770 |
| ✔ | | Ben Barnes | 25.5 | 7,449 |
| ✔ | Mary Lehman | 18.9 | 5,538 | |
| Matt Dernoga | 18.2 | 5,316 | ||
 | Brencis Smith | 4.0 | 1,169 | |
 | James McDowell Jr. | 3.5 | 1,027 | |
| Total votes: 29,269 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 21 (3 seats)
Richard Douglas and Chike Anyanwu advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 21 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Douglas | 53.9 | 1,492 |
| ✔ | Chike Anyanwu | 46.1 | 1,274 | |
| Total votes: 2,766 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Maryland's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. In the U.S. Senate race in Maryland, incumbent Barbara Mikulski chose to retire, leaving the seat open in 2016. The election attracted a large number of Democratic, Republican and independent candidates. Chris Van Hollen (D) defeated Kathy Szeliga (R), Arvin Vohra (Libertarian), Margaret Flowers (Green), and several write-in candidates in the general election on November 8, 2016. Van Hollen defeated nine other Democrats to win the nomination, and Szeliga defeated 13 other Republicans in the primary. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Chris Van Hollen |
60.9% | 1,659,907 | |
| Republican | Kathy Szeliga | 35.7% | 972,557 | |
| Green | Margaret Flowers | 3.3% | 89,970 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 3,736 | |
| Total Votes | 2,726,170 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chris Van Hollen |
53.2% | 470,320 | ||
| Donna Edwards | 38.9% | 343,620 | ||
| Freddie Dickson | 1.7% | 14,856 | ||
| Theresa Scaldaferri | 1.5% | 13,178 | ||
| Violet Staley | 1.2% | 10,244 | ||
| Lih Young | 1% | 8,561 | ||
| Charles Smith | 0.9% | 7,912 | ||
| Ralph Jaffe | 0.8% | 7,161 | ||
| Blaine Taylor | 0.7% | 5,932 | ||
| Ed Tinus | 0.3% | 2,560 | ||
| Total Votes | 884,344 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kathy Szeliga |
35.6% | 135,337 | ||
| Chris Chaffee | 13.7% | 52,066 | ||
| Chrys Kefalas | 9.6% | 36,340 | ||
| Richard Douglas | 7.6% | 29,007 | ||
| Dave Wallace | 6.1% | 23,226 | ||
| Sean Connor | 5.7% | 21,727 | ||
| Lynn Richardson | 5.5% | 20,792 | ||
| John Graziani | 4.4% | 16,722 | ||
| Greg Holmes | 4.3% | 16,148 | ||
| Mark McNicholas | 2.6% | 9,988 | ||
| Joseph Hooe | 2.2% | 8,282 | ||
| Anthony Seda | 1% | 3,873 | ||
| Richard Shawver | 0.8% | 3,155 | ||
| Garry Yarrington | 0.8% | 2,988 | ||
| Total Votes | 379,651 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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2012
Douglas ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Maryland.[3] Douglas was defeated by Dan Bongino in the Republican primary on April 3, 2012.[4]
Douglas obtained support from former Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.[5] and John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.[6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Daniel John Bongino |
33.6% | 68,597 |
| Joseph Alexander | 8.9% | 18,171 |
| Robert "BRO" Broadus | 5.4% | 11,020 |
| William Thomas Capps, Jr. | 3.5% | 7,092 |
| Richard J. Douglas | 28.3% | 57,776 |
| Rick Hoover | 5.3% | 10,787 |
| David Jones | 4.1% | 8,380 |
| John B. Kimble | 5.1% | 10,506 |
| Brian Vaeth | 1.9% | 3,781 |
| Corrogan R. Vaughn | 4% | 8,158 |
| Total Votes | 204,268 | |
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Douglas' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Richard Douglas' campaign website, http://douglasmaryland.com/issues-it-is-about-you/ | ||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2018
- Maryland House of Delegates
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
- ↑ City Biz List, "Eighteen Challengers Vie for Cardin's Senate Seat," accessed February 18, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprimary - ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Maryland Senate election guide 2012" accessed March 26, 2012
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "John Bolton says Md. is "winnable" for GOP" accessed March 26, 2012
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections "2012 Primary Results"
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
