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Brian Vaeth
Brian Vaeth (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maryland. He lost in the Republican primary on June 26, 2018.
Career
- 1993-2003: Firefighter, Baltimore City Fire Department[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maryland
Incumbent Ben Cardin defeated Tony Campbell, Neal Simon, and Arvin Vohra in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Cardin (D) | 64.9 | 1,491,614 |
 | Tony Campbell (R) | 30.3 | 697,017 | |
 | Neal Simon (Independent) | 3.7 | 85,964 | |
 | Arvin Vohra (L) | 1.0 | 22,943 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,351 | ||
| Total votes: 2,299,889 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Cardin | 80.3 | 477,441 |
 | Chelsea Manning | 5.8 | 34,611 | |
 | Jerry Segal | 3.4 | 20,027 | |
 | Debbie Wilson | 3.2 | 18,953 | |
| Marcia Morgan | 2.7 | 16,047 | ||
 | Lih Young | 1.7 | 9,874 | |
 | Richard Vaughn | 1.6 | 9,480 | |
 | Erik Jetmir | 1.4 | 8,259 | |
| Total votes: 594,692 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mia Mason (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Campbell | 29.2 | 51,426 |
 | Chris Chaffee | 24.1 | 42,328 | |
 | Christina Grigorian | 17.5 | 30,756 | |
| John Graziani | 8.8 | 15,435 | ||
 | Blaine Taylor | 5.0 | 8,848 | |
 | Gerald Smith | 4.3 | 7,564 | |
 | Brian Vaeth | 3.1 | 5,411 | |
| Evan Cronhardt | 2.5 | 4,445 | ||
 | Bill Krehnbrink | 2.0 | 3,606 | |
 | Nnabu Eze | 2.0 | 3,442 | |
| Albert Howard | 1.5 | 2,720 | ||
| Total votes: 175,981 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sam Faddis (R)
- David Pae (R)
2014
- See also: Maryland gubernatorial election, 2014
Vaeth ran for election to the open seat of Governor of Maryland. Vaeth was disqualified from the ballot on March 18, 2014.[2] The general election took place on November 4, 2014. In Maryland, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket. Vaeth's lieutenant gubernatorial running mate was Duane "Shorty" Davis (R).[3]
2012
Vaeth ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Maryland. He sought the nomination on the Republican ticket. Vaeth was defeated by Dan Bongino in the Republican primary on April 3, 2012.[4][5]
| 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 | |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Brian Vaeth for Senate, "Bio," accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs nameddq - ↑ WBAL Radio, "Ex-Firefighter & Activist Form First GOP Ticket For Governor," May 7, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprimary - ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections "2012 Primary Results"
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