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Four state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Maryland. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

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 law stipulates that political parties can determine for themselves who may participate in their primary elections. As of October 2025, both the Democratic and Republican parties operated a closed primary where only a voter affiliated with the party may vote in a party's primary.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. The primary was held on June 24, 2014.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Maryland:


Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held all four executive seats in Maryland.

Maryland State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 4, 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Democratic Party 4 2
     Republican Party 0 2
Total 4 4




Candidates by office

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Governor Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley.jpg		 2007 Term-limited Democratic Party Anthony Brown

Republican Party Larry Hogan

Libertarian Party Shawn Quinn
 Republican Party Larry Hogan Yes
Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown
Anthony G. Brown.jpg		 2007 Ran for governor[2] Democratic Party Ken Ulman

Republican Party Boyd Rutherford

Libertarian Party Lorenzo Gaztanaga
 Republican Party Boyd Rutherford Yes
Attorney General Doug Gansler
Doug Gansler.jpg		 2007 Ran for governor[3] Democratic Party Brian Frosh

Republican Party Jeffrey Pritzker

Libertarian Party Leo Wayne Dymowski
 Democratic Party Brian Frosh No
Comptroller Peter Franchot
Peter Franchot.jpg		 2007 Yes[4][5] Democratic Party Peter Franchot

Republican Party William H. Campbell

Independent Anjali Reed Phukan
 Democratic Party Peter Franchot No


Primary election results

Governor/Lieutenant Governor

Democratic primary

Governor of Maryland, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Brown/Ken Ulman 51.4% 249,398
Douglas Gansler/Jolene Ivey 24.2% 117,383
Heather Mizeur/Delman Coates 21.6% 104,721
Cindy Walsh/Mary Elizabeth Wingate-Pennacchia 1.4% 6,863
Charles Smith/Clarence Tucker 0.7% 3,507
Ralph Jaffe/Freda Jaffe 0.7% 3,221
Total Votes 485,093
Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections.

Republican primary

Governor of Maryland, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Hogan/Boyd Rutherford 43% 92,376
David Craig/Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio 29.1% 62,639
Charles Lollar/Ken Timmerman 15.5% 33,292
Ron George/Shelley Aloi 12.4% 26,628
Total Votes 214,935
Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections.

Attorney General

Democratic primary

Maryland Attorney General, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Frosh 49.6% 228,360
Jon Cardin 30.3% 139,582
Aisha Braveboy 20.1% 92,664
Total Votes 460,606
Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections.

Republican primary

Uncontested

Controller

Uncontested

General election results

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Governor/Lieutenant Governor

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Hogan/Boyd Rutherford 51% 884,400
     Democratic Anthony Brown/Ken Ulman 47.2% 818,890
     Libertarian Shawn Quinn/Lorenzo Gaztanaga 1.5% 25,382
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 4,505
Total Votes 1,733,177
Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections

Attorney General

Attorney General of Maryland, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Frosh 55.8% 935,846
     Republican Jeffrey Pritzker 40.7% 682,265
     Libertarian Leo Wayne Dymowski 3.4% 57,069
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 2,089
Total Votes 1,677,269
Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections

Controller

Maryland Comptroller, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Franchot Incumbent 62.7% 1,061,267
     Republican William H. Campbell 37.2% 630,109
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 2,536
Total Votes 1,693,912
Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[6] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[7]

Quick facts

  • According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[8]
  • Forty-three states and the District of Columbia did not surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
  • The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
  • Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
  • Twelve states increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[9]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
February 25, 2014 Last day to file candidacy for primary election
June 24, 2014 Primary election
November 4, 2014 General election
December 9, 2014 Certification of results[10]
January 5, 2015 Inauguration day for attorney general
January 21, 2015 Inauguration day for other state executive officials

State executive organization

The executive branch of Maryland's government includes myriad elected and appointed offices charged with serving state residents. The following chart details the relationship among different offices in Maryland's executive branch:

Maryland exec org chart.png

Ballotpedia reports

To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Maryland + state + executive + elections"

Maryland State Executive Elections News Feed

See also

Maryland

Footnotes

  1. ↑ LexisNexis, "Md. Election Code Ann. § 8–202," accessed October 20, 2025
  2. ↑ WBAL Radio, "Brown Kicks Off Bid for Governor Today," May 10, 2013
  3. ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Democrats watch for Gansler's next move," June 3, 2013
  4. ↑ Washington Blade, "Exclusive: Mizeur eyeing run for Maryland governor," November 14, 2012
  5. ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Franchot says he won't run for governor," December 11, 2012
  6. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
  7. ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
  8. ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
  9. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014
  10. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Election Calendar," May 13, 2014


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