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Maryland State Senate elections, 2022
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| Primary | July 19, 2022 |
| General | November 8, 2022 |
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Elections for the Maryland State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for July 19, 2022. The filing deadline was April 15, 2022.
The Maryland State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
As a result of the 2022 elections, Democrats gained control of the governorship and retained control of the Maryland State Legislature, meaning the state became a Democratic trifecta. Previously, Maryland had a divided government, with a Republican governor and Democratic majorities in both legislative chambers.
Party control
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| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 32 | 34 | |
| Republican Party | 15 | 13 | |
| Total | 47 | 47 | |
Candidates
General
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Stephen Barrett Did not make the ballot: |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Stephanie Boston |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 24 |
Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 25 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 26 |
Tamara Davis Brown Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 27 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 29 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 31 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 33 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
No incumbents lost in general elections.
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
One incumbent lost in the July 19 primaries.
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Adelaide Eckardt |  Republican |
Senate District 37 |
Retiring incumbents
Seven incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office | Reason |
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| George Edwards | Republican |
Senate District 1 | Retired |
| Ronald Young |  Democratic |
Senate District 3 | Retired |
| Michael Hough | Republican |
Senate District 4 | Retired |
| Delores Kelley | Democratic |
Senate District 10 | Retired |
| Obie Patterson | Democratic |
Senate District 26 | Retired |
| Edward Reilly | Republican |
Senate District 33 | Retired |
| Bob Cassilly | Republican |
Senate District 34 | Retired |
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in . These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in in 2022. Information below was calculated on , and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
With all 118 state legislative districts in Maryland up for election in 2022, there were 236 possible primaries. Of that total, 36.4%, or 86, were contested, similar to recent cycles in 2014 and 2018, which had 84 and 89 contested primaries, respectively.
A primary is contested when more candidates file to run than nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose.
The 86 contested primaries in 2022 included 51 Democratic primaries and 35 for Republicans. For Democrats, this was down from 64 in 2018, a 20% decrease. For Republicans, that number increased 40% from 25 in 2018 to 35 in 2022.
Overall, 444 major party candidates—260 Democrats and 184 Republicans—filed to run for the state's 141 House and 47 Senate seats.
Thirty-nine of those seats were open, meaning no incumbents filed. This guaranteed that at least 21% of the legislature would be represented by newcomers in 2023.
There were 151 incumbents who filed for re-election: 108 Democrats and 43 Republicans. Of this total, 95 (63%) faced contested primaries, a lower rate than in 2018 (71%) and 2014 (67%).
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Maryland State Senate from 2010 to 2022.[2] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open seats in Maryland State Senate elections: 2010 - 2022 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2022 | 47 | 7 (15%) | 40 (85%) |
| 2018 | 47 | 10 (21%) | 37 (79%) |
| 2014 | 47 | 7 (15%) | 40 (85%) |
| 2010 | 47 | 3 (6%) | 44 (94%) |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Election Law, Title 5 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
For principal party candidates
A candidate for federal, statewide, or state legislative office seeking the nomination of a principal political party in a primary election must submit to the Maryland State Board of Elections a certificate of candidacy, which notes the office being sought, the year of the election, the name and address of the candidate, and includes a statement verifying that the candidate satisfies the legal requirements for candidacy for the office being sought. A candidate for statewide or state legislative office must also submit a financial disclosure form to the Maryland State Ethics Commission.[3][4]
A principal party candidate must pay a filing fee. Fees vary according to the office being sought and are established by statute. Fees are detailed in the table below.[5]
| Filing fees for principal party candidates | |
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| Office sought | Filing fee |
| Governor, Lieutenant Governor, United States Senator, Comptroller of the Treasury, Attorney General | $290 |
| United States Representative | $100 |
| Member of the General Assembly | $50 |
All required paperwork and filing fees must be submitted to the appropriate office by 9 p.m. on the last Tuesday in February of the election year. It should be noted that the certificate of candidacy must be submitted in person (or by certified mail, personal messenger, or delivery service if the candidate is unable to file in person due to illness, military service, or temporary absence from the state).[3][6]
For non-principal party candidates
Non-principal party candidates file paperwork in two phases. First, a candidate must submit a declaration of intent to the Maryland State Board of Elections. This form must be filed by the last Tuesday in February of the election year. A filing fee does not have to be paid at this time.[3][7]
By 5 p.m. on the first Monday in August of the election year, the candidate must submit to the Maryland State Board of Elections a certificate of nomination signed by the officers of the candidate's party (non-principal parties may determine for themselves the methods by which they nominate candidates). The candidate must also submit at this time the same financial disclosure form as principal party candidates. Non-principal party candidates must likewise pay the same filing fees as principal party candidates.[3][7]
For independent candidates
Independent candidates file paperwork in two phases. First, a candidate must submit a declaration of intent to the Maryland State Board of Elections. This form must be filed no later than the first Monday in July.[3][8][9]
By 5 p.m. on the first Monday in August of the election year, the candidate must submit a certificate of candidacy to the Maryland State Board of Elections and a financial disclosure form to the Maryland State Ethics Commission. The candidate must also submit to the Maryland State Board of Elections a petition signed by either 10,000 registered voters, or 1 percent of the total number of voters who are eligible to vote for the office being sought by the candidate, whichever is less. Independent candidates must also pay the same filing fees as party candidates.[3][8]
For write-in candidates
A write-in candidate for either the primary or general election who intends to have his or her votes tallied must file a certificate of candidacy and a financial disclosure form. The deadline for filing these materials with the appropriate office is the earlier of the following:[6]
- seven days after a total expenditure of at least $51 is made to promote the candidacy by the candidate's campaign finance entity
- 5 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the day of the election
Qualifications
Section 9 of Article 3 of the Maryland Constitution states, "A person is eligible to serve as a Senator or Delegate, who on the date of his election, (1) is a citizen of the State of Maryland, (2) has resided therein for at least one year next preceding that date, and (3) if the district which he has been chosen to represent has been established for at least six months prior to the date of his election, has resided in that district for six months next preceding that date.
If the district which the person has been chosen to represent has been established less than six months prior to the date of his election, then in addition to (1) and (2) above, he shall have resided in the district for as long as it has been established.
A person is eligible to serve as a Senator, if he has attained the age of twenty-five years, or as a Delegate, if he has attained the age of twenty-one years, on the date of his election.[10]
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[11] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $54,437/year | $115/day for lodging. $63/day for meals. |
When sworn in
Maryland legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.[12]
Maryland political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Maryland Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty-two years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D |
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Presidential politics in Maryland
2020 Presidential election results
Presidential election in Maryland, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
65.4
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1,985,023 | 10 |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
32.2
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976,414 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.1
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33,488 | 0 | |
 
| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) |
0.5
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15,799 | 0 | |
 
| Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses) |
0.2
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5,884 | 0 | |
 | Ye (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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1,117 | 0 | |
 | Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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795 | 0 | |
| Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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131 | 0 | |
 
| Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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125 | 0 | |
 | Albert Raley (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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32 | 0 | |
 
| Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
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30 | 0 | |
 | Roque De La Fuente (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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26 | 0 | |
 | Barbara Ruth Bellar (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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23 | 0 | |
 | Shawn W. Howard (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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20 | 0 | |
 
| Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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16 | 0 | |
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| Todd Cella (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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11 | 0 | |
 
| Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
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11 | 0 | |
 | Phil Collins (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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10 | 0 | |
 | Dennis Ball (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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8 | 0 | |
| Deborah Rouse/Sheila Cannon (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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6 | 0 | |
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| Kasey Wells (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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5 | 0 | |
 | President Boddie (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
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4 | 0 | |
 | Benjamin Schwalb (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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3 | 0 | |
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| Peter Sherrill (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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3 | 0 | |
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| Johnson Lee (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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1 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
0.6
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18,045 | 0 | ||
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Total votes: 3,037,030 |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Maryland
Redistricting following the 2020 census
Maryland adopted legislative maps on January 27, 2022, when the Maryland House of Delegates approved new legislative district boundaries that had been approved on January 20, 2022, by the Maryland State Senate. The vote in the state Senate was 32-14 and in the House of Delegates was 95-42, both strictly along party lines.[13][14][15][16]Since legislative maps are not subject to gubernatorial veto, the maps were therefore enacted.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Annotated Code of Maryland, "Election Law, Title 5, Subtitle 3, Section 304," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ Maryland State Ethics Commission, "State Employees/Officials," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ Annotated Code of Maryland, "Election Law, Title 5, Subtitle 4, Section 401," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Annotated Code of Maryland, "Election Law, Title 5, Subtitle 3, Section 303," accessed May 28, 2025
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Annotated Code of Maryland, "Election Law, Title 5, Subtitle 7, Section 703.1," accessed May 16, 2025
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Annotated Code of Maryland, "Election Law, Title 5, Subtitle 7, Section 703," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Maryland Deadline Victory Confirmed," September 23, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Constitution, "Article III, Section 9," accessed February 11, 2021
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Maryland Constitution, "Article III, Section 6," accessed February 11, 2021
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Maryland state lawmakers give final OK to new district maps; lawsuit likely," January 27, 2022
- ↑ Maryland General Assembly, "Legislative Districting Plan of 2022," accessed March 15, 2022
- ↑ Maryland General Assembly, "Senate of Maryland 2022 Regular Session - SJ 2," accessed March 16, 2022
- ↑ Maryland General Assembly, "General Assembly of Maryland 2022 Regular Session - SJ 2," accessed March 16, 2022
