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Cory McCray

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Cory McCray
Democratic Party
Candidate, Maryland State Senate District 45
Maryland State Senate District 45
Tenure
2019 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
7
Predecessor: Nathaniel McFadden (D)
Prior offices:
Maryland House of Delegates District 45
Years in office: 2015 - 2019
Successor: Stephanie Smith (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$55,526/year
Per diem
$125/day for lodging. $63/day for meals.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
June 23, 2026
Personal
Profession
Business executive
Contact
Official website
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Cory McCray (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 45. He assumed office on January 9, 2019. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

McCray (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 45. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]

Biography

Cory McCray was born in Baltimore, Maryland. McCray's career experience includes operating a small business.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

McCray was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

McCray was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

McCray was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

McCray was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McCray served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Environment and Transportation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 45

Incumbent Cory McCray (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 45 on June 23, 2026.

Candidate
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Cory McCray

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2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 45

Incumbent Cory McCray won election in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 45 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cory McCray
Cory McCray (D)
 
98.8
 
24,903
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
302

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,205
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 45

Incumbent Cory McCray advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 45 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cory McCray
Cory McCray
 
100.0
 
13,923

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,923
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2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 45

Cory McCray won election in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 45 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cory McCray
Cory McCray (D)
 
98.8
 
29,608
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
373

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,981
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 45

Cory McCray defeated incumbent Nathaniel McFadden in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 45 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cory McCray
Cory McCray
 
58.4
 
7,735
Image of Nathaniel McFadden
Nathaniel McFadden
 
41.6
 
5,503

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 13,238
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2014

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Cory V. McCray and incumbents Talmadge Branch and Cheryl D. Glenn defeated Marques Dent, Kevin W. Parson, Harry Spikes, Robert Stokes, Sr. and Aaron Keith Wilkes in the Democratic primary, while Rick Saffery and Larry O. Wardlow, Jr. were unopposed in the Republican primary. McCray, Branch and Glenn defeated Saffery, Wardlow and Ronald Owens-Bey (L) for three seats in the general election.[2][3][4]

Maryland House of Delegates District 45, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCheryl Glenn Incumbent 29.4% 18,197
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTalmadge Branch Incumbent 29.1% 18,058
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCory V. McCray 27.6% 17,123
     Republican Rick Saffery 5% 3,078
     Republican Larry Wardlow 4.5% 2,805
     Libertarian Ronald M. Owens-Bey 4.4% 2,734
Total Votes 61,995


Maryland House of Delegates, District 45 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCheryl Glenn Incumbent 22.3% 6,446
Green check mark transparent.pngTalmadge Branch Incumbent 21.2% 6,120
Green check mark transparent.pngCory V. McCray 19.5% 5,624
Robert Stokes, Sr. 16.9% 4,867
Kevin W. Parson 6.4% 1,842
Marques Dent 6.2% 1,793
Harry Spikes 4.9% 1,414
Aaron Kieth Wilkes 2.6% 738
Total Votes 28,844

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2014

McCray's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

“ As I meet residents, the one concern that continues to surface is the need for new leadership. They are ready for a fresh perspective. They want to make sure Baltimore educators have the resources they need to teach and our youth receive the support they need to ensure their success. Residents want state representatives who will advocate for new employment opportunities and support small businesses. They want leaders who work tirelessly to make Baltimore a safer place by focusing on serious crime and helping ex-offenders to seamlessly re-enter society.[5][6] ”

Campaign finance summary

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Cory McCray campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland State Senate District 45Won general$535,506 $441,744
2018Maryland State Senate District 45Won general$316,717 N/A**
Grand total$852,223 $441,744
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Maryland

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Cory McCray For Senate | A Leader Who Listens, "About Cory," accessed April 27, 2018
    2. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
    3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
    4. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    5. ↑ Friends of Cory McCray, "Issues," accessed June 16, 2014
    6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Nathaniel McFadden (D)     		Maryland State Senate District 45
    2019-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Maryland House of Delegates District 45
    2015-2019    		 Succeeded by
    Stephanie Smith (D)


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