Primary preview: Maryland state executive elections, 2014
June 23, 2014
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Annapolis, Maryland: A crowded field of gubernatorial hopefuls will steal the show on June 24. Both Republican and Democratic gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial candidates will face off in the primary election. The only other contested state executive race is the Democratic primary for Maryland Attorney General, with three candidates vying for a place on the general election ballot. The other state executive race, the one for Maryland Comptroller, has no contested primaries and three candidates ready for the general election in November.
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.
Maryland Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Democratic nomination
Incumbent Martin O'Malley (D) was prevented by term limits from seeking a third consecutive term in office.
Former Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown officially launched his 2014 gubernatorial campaign on May 10, 2013. If he had won, Brown would have been the first lieutenant governor since the position was created in 1970 and first black candidate to be elected governor of Maryland.[4][5] O'Malley, with whom Brown shared winning tickets in both the 2006 and 2010 elections, supported Brown as his successor.[6] Brown's lieutenant gubernatorial running mate was Howard County Executive Ken Ulman.[7] After formalizing their partnership for the 2014 campaign, the Brown-Ulman ticket received the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD). A number of Cummings' congressional colleagues announced their support soon thereafter, as well as branches of SEIU, a labor union.[8][9][10]
On July 17, 2013, another candidate entered the Democratic primary field: Del. Heather Mizeur.[11] Mizeur would have been the first female governor of Maryland, as well as the country's first openly gay governor, if she had won the general election.[12] Former state Attorney General Doug Gansler also sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2014. On Oct. 14, 2013, Gansler selected Prince George County Delegate Jolene Ivey as his lieutenant gubernatorial running mate. After joining Gansler's campaign, Ivey stated, "I am proud to be the first African-American woman to run for lieutenant governor, and when we win, to be the first Democratic African-American woman to be lieutenant governor in our nation's history."[13] Both Gansler and Mizeur lost in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2014.
Republican nomination
The Republican ticket of Larry Hogan and Boyd Rutherford emerged from a field of four potential tickets after the June 24 primary with 14-percent margin of victory. Hogan and Rutherford were both former appointees of former Gov. Robert Ehrlich (R).[14]
Campaign finance
When the campaign finance reporting period ending on August 19, 2014, Hogan had $2.4 million in cash on hand. Brown reported $760,000. Hogan ran a publicly financed campaign, which meant a single payment of $2.6 million from the state's dedicated campaign finance fund. Hogan could not raise additional money in the campaign, while Brown was capable of raising additional funds because he did not use public financing. Brown reported $1.5 million in contributions from June 9 through August 19.[15]
National figures in the race
President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former Sen. Hillary Clinton made appearances supporting Brown's campaign. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie appeared at three campaign events for Hogan through late October.[16]
Outside groups also purchased ads during the general election campaign. The Democratic Governors Association and the Republican Governors Association invested $1.5 million on TV ads through late October. Michael Bloomberg's Independence USA PAC committed $500,000 to criticize Hogan's endorsement by the National Rifle Association (NRA).[16]
Democratic Primary Candidates
Anthony Brown - Current Lt. Governor of Maryland[4]
- Doug Gansler - Current Attorney General of Maryland[19]
- Jolene Ivey (Lt. Gov) - State Delegate[20]
- Ralph Jaffe - 2012 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate[21]
- Freda Jaffe (Lt. Gov)[22]
- Delman Coates (Lt. Gov) - Prince George Pastor[24][25]
- Clarence Tucker (Lt. Gov)[22]
- Mary Elizabeth Wingate-Pennacchia (Lt. Gov)[22]
Republican Primary Candidates
David Craig - Harford County Executive[26][27]
- Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio (Lt. Gov)- Craig's running mate[28]
- Ron George - State Delegate[29][30][31]
- Shelley Aloi (Lt. Gov)[22]
- Boyd Rutherford (Lt. Gov)[22]
- Charles Lollar - Businessman, 2010 U.S. House nominee[32]
- Ken Timmerman (Lt. Gov)[22]
General Election Candidates
Lorenzo Gaztanaga (Lt. Gov)- Quinn's running mate[33]
Polls
General election
All candidates
| General election match-ups | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Anthony Brown (D) | Larry Hogan (R) | Shawn Quinn (L) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Gonzales Research & Marketing (October 20-24, 2014) | 46% | 44% | 2% | 8% | +/-3.5 | 822 | |||||||||||||
| Washington Post/University of Maryland (October 2-5, 2014) | 47% | 38% | 4% | 11% | +/-5 | 1,005 | |||||||||||||
| Gonzales Research and Associates (September 16-23, 2014) | 47% | 43% | 1% | 9% | +/-3.5 | 805 | |||||||||||||
| OnMessage Inc. (August 18-19, 2014) | 45% | 42% | 4% | 9% | +/-4.38 | 500 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 46.25% | 41.75% | 2.75% | 9.25% | +/-4.1 | 783 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Major-party candidates
| General election: Brown v. Hogan | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Anthony Brown | Larry Hogan | Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| WPA Research (October 26-27, 2014) | 39% | 44% | 14% | +/-4.4 | 504 | ||||||||||||||
| New York Times/CBS News/YouGov (October 16-23, 2014) | 51% | 38% | 11% | +/-5 | 1,086 | ||||||||||||||
| WPA Research (October 19-20, 2014) | 42% | 41% | 15% | +/-4.4 | 500 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 44% | 41% | 13.33% | +/-4.6 | 696.67 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Primary and hypothetical match-ups
| Primary trial heats for 2014 gubernatorial race | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Anthony Brown | Doug Gansler | Heather Mizeur | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| WPA Opinion Research (May 6-7,2014) | 34% | 20% | 7% | 40% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| The Maryland Poll (April 10-13, 2014) | 27% | 11% | 8% | 54% | +/-3.17 | 954 | |||||||||||||
| Washington Post Poll (February 13-16, 2014) | 32% | 15% | 9% | 39% | +/-3.5 | 1,002 | |||||||||||||
| Baltimore Sun Poll (February 8-12, 2014) | 35% | 14% | 10% | 40% | +/-4.4 | 500 | |||||||||||||
| Gonzales Research/Marketing Strategies Poll (October 1-14, 2013) | 41% | 21% | 5% | 33% | +/-- | 403 | |||||||||||||
| Brown-Ulman Internal Poll conducted by Garin-Hart-Yang (September 11-15, 2013) | 43% | 21% | 5% | 31% | +/-4.0 | 608 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 35.33% | 17% | 7.33% | 39.5% | +/-1.86 | 644.5 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Primary trial heats for 2014 gubernatorial race | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Anthony Brown | Doug Gansler | Peter Franchot | Ken Ulman | Not sure | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||
| Garin-Heart-Young Poll (September 13-14, 2012) | 31% | 18% | 14% | 4% | 33% | +/-4.4 | 504 | ||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Primary trial heats for 2014 gubernatorial race | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Anthony Brown | Doug Gansler | Ken Ulman | Not sure | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Garin-Heart-Young Poll (September 13-14, 2012) | 37% | 23% | 5% | 33% | +/-4.4 | 504 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Primary trial heats for 2014 gubernatorial race | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Anthony Brown | Doug Gansler | Not sure | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Garin-Heart-Young Poll (September 13-14, 2012) | 41% | 25% | 34% | +/-4.4 | 504 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hypothetical Match-up Brown vs. Hogan | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Anthony Brown | Larry Hogan | Not sure | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| WPA Opinion Research (May 6-7,2014) | 42% | 35% | 23% | +/-4.9 | 400 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Attorney General
- See also: Maryland attorney general election, 2014
Incumbent Doug Gansler (D) was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. Despite being eligible to run for re-election to his current post, Gansler announced on June 1, 2013 that he would not seek a third term as attorney general in 2014. Instead, Gansler is running in the Democratic primary for Governor.[34]
Democratic Primary Candidates
- Aisha Braveboy - Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 25[35]
- Jon Cardin - Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 11[7][36]
- Brian Frosh - Member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 16[36][37]
General Election Candidates
Maryland comptroller
Incumbent Peter Franchot is running for re-election and uncontested in the primary. There will be no contested primaries in this race. Three candidates are lined up for the general election on November 4, 2014.
General Election Candidates
- Peter Franchot Incumbent
- William H. Campbell - Former assistant U.S. Secretary of Veterans of Affairs, Ex-Amtrak CFO[39]
Anjali Reed Phukan[40]
See also
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- Maryland elections, 2014
- Maryland Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Maryland attorney general election, 2014
- Maryland down ballot state executive elections, 2014
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, "2014 Election Information," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 WBAL Radio, "Brown Kicks Off Bid for Governor Today," May 10, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Steele Running Against History," August 7, 2005
- ↑ Washington Blade, "Exclusive: Mizeur eyeing run for Maryland governor," November 14, 2012
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Washington Post, "New candidates to step forward Monday in Maryland’s race for governor," June 2, 2013 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "gov14" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Brown-Ulman 2014 Official campaign website, "News: 'SEIU Maryland-DC State Council Endorses Anthony Brown and Ken Ulman,'" September 30, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Mikulski says she's 'ready to get into it' to help elect Anthony Brown as governor," September 22, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Hoyer to announce support of Brown in Maryland 2014 race for governor," July 17, 2013
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Heather Mizeur Running For Governor Of Maryland," July 17, 2013
- ↑ SoMdNews, "Mizeur makes gubernatorial bid official," July 17, 2013
- ↑ Wbal.com, "Gansler announces running mate," October 14, 2013
- ↑ NBC Washington, "9 Things to Know About Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford," June 23, 2015
- ↑ Herald-Mail Media, " Public funding gives Hogan lead in campaign money," August 27, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 The Baltimore Sun, "Maryland's governor race sparks national interest," October 27, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Post, "A Brown-Ulman ticket could shake up Democratic primary for Md. governor’s office," April 28, 2013
- ↑ Examiner.com, "Filed for 2014 Maryland governor expands," May 28, 2012
- ↑ Baltimore News Journal, "Attorney General Doug Gansler kicks off bid for governor," September 23, 2013
- ↑ WBAL.com, "Gansler announces runningmate," October 14, 2013
- ↑ Vote for Ralph Jaffe, Home, accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 Maryland State Board of Elections, 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List, February 26, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Heather Mizeur Running For Governor Of Maryland," July 17, 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 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
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Libertarian Party of Maryland, "2014 Candidates," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Democrats watch for Gansler's next move," June 3, 2013
- ↑ Aisha Braveboy for Attorney General 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 23, 2013
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Washington Post, "Brian Frosh to launch Maryland attorney general campaign Tuesday," July 29, 2013, accessed July 31, 2013
- ↑ Brian Frosh for Attorney General 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 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
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