Maryland elections, 2014
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The state of Maryland held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:
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| Signature filing deadline for party candidates | February 25, 2014 
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| Petition drive deadline for ballot measures | May 31, 2014
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| Voter registration deadline for primary election | June 3, 2014
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| Primary election date | June 24, 2014
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| Filing deadline for independent and minor party candidates for general election | August 4, 2014
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| Voter registration deadline for general election | October 14, 2014
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| General election date | November 4, 2014
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| Statewide ballot measures | November 4, 2014
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| School board elections (11) | November 4, 2014
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Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in Maryland in 2014:
2014 elections
Races to watch in Maryland
Maryland State Legislature
Elections for the Maryland State Senate 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. Heading into the election, the Democratic Party controlled the chamber.
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. Heading into the election, the Democratic Party controlled the chamber.
Elections by type
U.S. House
U.S. House of Representatives elections in Maryland
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Maryland took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected eight candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maryland utilizes a closed primary system. Although parties may hold open primaries, parties generally permit only registered party members to vote in their primaries.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by June 3, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014.[3]
- See also: Maryland elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held seven of the eight congressional seats from Maryland.
| Members of the U.S. House from Maryland -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 7 | 7 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the eight congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Andrew Harris |  Republican |
1 |
| Dutch Ruppersberger |  Democratic |
2 |
| John Sarbanes | Democratic |
3 |
| Donna Edwards | Democratic |
4 |
| Steny Hoyer | Democratic |
5 |
| John Delaney | Democratic |
6 |
| Elijah Cummings | Democratic |
7 |
| Chris Van Hollen | Democratic |
8 |
List of candidates by district
Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 25, 2014.
1st Congressional District
General election candidates
Andrew Harris - Incumbent 
Bill Tilghman
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Withdrew from race
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- David Banach
- Dutch Ruppersberger - Incumbent
Ian Schlakman
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Failed to submit petitions
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Charles Long
- John Sarbanes - Incumbent
June 24, 2014, primary results
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4th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Nancy Hoyt
- Donna Edwards - Incumbent
Arvin Vohra
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Libertarian Party Candidates
5th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Chris Chaffee
- Steny Hoyer - Incumbent
Dennis Fritz (Write-in)
June 24, 2014, primary results
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6th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Dan Bongino
- John Delaney - Incumbent
- George Gluck
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Failed to submit petition
Withdrew prior to primary
7th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Corrogan Vaughn
- Elijah Cummings - Incumbent
- Scott Soffen
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Libertarian Party Candidates
8th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Dave Wallace
- Chris Van Hollen - Incumbent
- Andrew Wildman (Write-in)
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file petition
State Executives
State executive official elections in Maryland
Four state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Maryland.
The following offices were elected in 2014 in Maryland:
List of candidates by office
- Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 25, 2014.
Governor/Lieutenant Governor
General election
Anthony Brown/Ken Ulman[18][19]
Larry Hogan/Boyd Rutherford[20]
Shawn Quinn/Lorenzo Gaztanaga[21]
Lost in primary
Doug Gansler/Jolene Ivey[22][23]
Ralph Jaffe/Freda Jaffe[20][24]
Heather Mizeur/Delman Coates[25][26][27]
Charles Smith/Clarence Tucker[20]
Cindy Walsh/Mary Elizabeth Wingate-Pennacchia[20]
David Craig/Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio[28][29][30]
Ron George/Shelley Aloi[31][32][33]
Charles Lollar/Ken Timmerman[34]
Attorney General
Brian Frosh - Member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 16[35][36]
Jeffrey Pritzker[37]
Leo Wayne Dymowski[37]
Filed for other office
Doug Gansler - Incumbent
Down ballot offices
| Office | Incumbent | Assumed Office | Incumbent running? | General Election Candidates | 2015 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| Comptroller | Peter Franchot  |
2007 | Yes[40][41] | Peter Franchot Anjali Reed Phukan[39] |
Peter Franchot |
No |
State Senate
State Senate election in Maryland
Elections for the Maryland State Senate 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.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Maryland State Senate:
| Maryland State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 35 | 33 | |
| Republican Party | 12 | 14 | |
| Total | 47 | 47 | |
List of candidates by district
- Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 25, 2014.
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State House
State House elections in Maryland
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.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Maryland House of Delegates:
| Maryland House of Delegates | |||
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| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 98 | 91 | |
| Republican Party | 43 | 50 | |
| Total | 141 | 141 | |
List of candidates by district
- Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 25, 2014.
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Statewide ballot measures
Statewide ballot measure elections in Maryland
- See also: Maryland 2014 ballot measures and 2014 ballot measures
Two ballot measures were certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of Maryland. The one legislatively referred constitutional amendment related to the state transportation fund.
On the ballot
November 4:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Question 1 | Gov't Finances | Creates a transportation trust fund for funding state transportation systems |
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| LRCA | Question 2 | Elections | Permits a county charter to provide for filling vacancies in county executive offices through special elections |
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School boards
School board elections in Maryland
In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.
State elections
A total of 12 Maryland school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2014 for 43 seats. Each district held elections on November 4, 2014.
Here are several quick facts about Maryland's school board elections in 2014:
- Note: The Anne Arundel County Public Schools Board of Education only holds retention elections and is, therefore, excluded from the statistics below.
- An average of 2.67 candidates ran for each board seat up for election in 2014 in Maryland’s largest school districts by enrollment, which was higher than the national average of 1.89 candidates per seat.
- 7.14 percent of the school board seats on the ballot in 2014 were unopposed. This was a lower percentage than the 32.57 percent of school board seats that were unopposed nationally.
- 64.29 percent of the incumbents whose seats were on the ballot ran for re-election in 2014, and they retained 47.62 percent of the total seats up for election.
- A total of 22 newcomers were elected to school boards in Maryland. They took 52.38 percent of the total seats in 2014, which was higher than the 38.19 percent of school board seats that went to newcomers nationally.
- The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Montgomery County Public Schools with 144,023 K-12 students.
- The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Cecil County Public Schools with 15,937 K-12 students.
- Charles County Public Schools had the most seats on the ballot in 2014 with seven seats up for election.
- Calvert County Public Schools and St. Mary's County Public Schools had the fewest seats on the ballot in 2014 with two seats up for election in each district.
The districts listed below served 568,601 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[42] Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.
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| District | Date | Seats up for election | Total board seats | Student enrollment |
| Anne Arundel County Public Schools | 11/4/2015 | 1 | 9 | 41,947 |
| Calvert County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 2 | 5 | 16,795 |
| Carroll County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 5 | 27,334 |
| Cecil County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 5 | 15,937 |
| Charles County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 7 | 7 | 26,850 |
| Frederick County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 7 | 40,188 |
| Harford County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 6 | 9 | 38,394 |
| Howard County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 7 | 50,994 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 7 | 144,023 |
| Prince George's County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 9 | 126,662 |
| St. Mary's County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 2 | 5 | 17,271 |
| Washington County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 22,206 |
Voting in Maryland
- See also: Voting in Maryland
Important voting information
- A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maryland utilizes a closed primary system. Although parties may hold open primaries, parties generally permit only registered party members to vote in their primaries.[43][44]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
- Maryland has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Maryland, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
Maryland is one of 33 states (plus the District of Columbia) that permit some form of early voting. Early voting begins on the second Thursday prior to Election Day and ends on the Thursday before the election.[45]
Elections Performance Index
Maryland ranked 19th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Maryland received an overall score of 67 percent.[46]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections Website, "Primary Elections," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections Website, "Voter Registration Introduction," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 Maryland Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed February 22, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chestertown Spy, "Meet the Dem. Candidates for Maryland’s First Congressional District," accessed August 29, 2013
- ↑ My Eastern Shore MD, "Centreville-raised Tilghman to make run for Congress," accessed August 29, 2013
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 Maryland Elections, "Candidate List 2014," accessed December 10, 2013 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Ian Schlakman," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Maryland Elections Division, "General Election Listings," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ Warren Christopher for Congress, "Home," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Nancy Hoyt for Congress, "Home," accessed January 27,2014
- ↑ Steny Hoyer for Congress, "Congressman Hoyer Files For Re-Election, September 6, 2013
- ↑ Maryland Elections Division, "General Election Candidates," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ WJLA, "Dan Bongino eyeing Maryland's 6th District seat," accessed June 4, 2013
- ↑ Ray Bly for Congress, "Home," accessed February 21, 2014
- ↑ Dave Wallace for Congress Facebook page, "Info," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Examiner.com, "Filed for 2014 Maryland governor expands," May 28, 2012
- ↑ The Washington Post, "New candidates to step forward Monday in Maryland’s race for governor," June 2, 2013
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Maryland State Board of Elections, 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List, February 26, 2014
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Maryland, "2014 Candidates," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ WBAL.com, "Gansler announces runningmate," October 14, 2013
- ↑ Baltimore News Journal, "Attorney General Doug Gansler kicks off bid for governor," September 23, 2013
- ↑ Vote for Ralph Jaffe, Home, accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post, "Del. Heather Mizeur selects the Rev. Delman Coates as running-mate," November 13, 2013
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Mizeur makes smart moves as candidate for governor," November 14, 2013
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Heather Mizeur Running For Governor Of Maryland," July 17, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Craig touts experience, takes aim at taxes in advance of run for Md. governor," May 31, 2013
- ↑ David Craig.com, "Main page," accessed May 30, 2012
- ↑ Southern Maryland Newspapers Online, Craig announces gubernatorial running mate, July 17, 2013
- ↑ The Capital Gazette, "Maryland GOP Del. Ron George to run for governor," April 30, 2013
- ↑ Maryland Reporter, "Ron George runs for governor," June 5, 2013
- ↑ WBAL.com, "Delegate To Run For Governor," June 1, 2013
- ↑ '"Charles Lollar for Governor 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 9, 2013
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- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List, February 26, 2014
- ↑ William H. Campbell for Comptroller 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ State Board of Elections, 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List, February 26, 2014
- ↑ Washington Blade, "Exclusive: Mizeur eyeing run for Maryland governor," November 14, 2012
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Franchot says he won't run for governor," December 11, 2012
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections Website, "Primary Elections," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections Website, "Early Voting," accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
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