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Republican Party primaries in Maryland, 2020
- Primary date: June 2
- Primary type: Closed
- Registration deadline(s): May 27
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Early voting starts: Pending
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): June 2 (postmarked)
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Primary Date |
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Federal elections |
Republican primaries for U.S. House |
State party |
Republican Party of Maryland |
State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Maryland on June 2, 2020. Click here for more information about the Democratic primaries.
Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.
Federal elections
U.S. House
The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Maryland took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected eight candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.
District 1
Republican primary candidates
- Andrew Harris (Incumbent) ✔
- Jorge Delgado
District 2
Republican primary candidates
- Scott Collier
- Tim Fazenbaker
- Rick Impallaria
- Genevieve Morris
- Johnny Ray Salling ✔
- Jim Simpson
- Blaine Taylor
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District 3
Republican primary candidates
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District 4
Republican primary candidates
District 5
Republican primary candidates
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District 6
Republican primary candidates
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District 7
Republican primary candidates
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District 8
Republican primary candidates
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Context of the 2020 elections
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 |
Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
State party overview
- See also: Republican Party of Maryland
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.
Voter information
How the primary works
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.
Poll times
In Maryland, all polling places are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[2]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
According to the Maryland State Board of Elections, to register to vote in Maryland, one must be a United States citizen and Maryland resident who is at least 16 years old. Although a 16-year-old can register to vote, he or she cannot vote in an election unless he or she will be 18 at the time of the next general election (i.e., 17-year-olds are permitted to vote in primary elections, so long as they'll be 18 by the time of the corresponding general election).[3]
Maryland allows same-day voter registration during the early voting period and on Election Day.[3]
Voters may register online, by mail, or in person at one of the following locations:[3]
- Local board of elections
- The State Board of Elections
- Local Department of Health office
- Maryland Department of Human Services local offices
- Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) offices
- Local Area Agency on Aging offices
- MTA Paratransit Certification Office
- All public institutions of higher education
- Recruitment offices of the U.S. Armed Forces
- Marriage license offices
- Offices for students with disabilities at all Maryland colleges and universities
Automatic registration
Maryland automatically registers eligible individuals to vote through the Motor Vehicle Administration.[4]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Maryland has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.[4]
Same-day registration
Maryland allows same-day voter registration.[4]
Residency requirements
Maryland law requires 21 days of residency in the state before a person may vote.
Verification of citizenship
Mayland does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.
Several local jurisdictions in Maryland permit noncitizens to vote in at least some local elections. These jurisdictions maintain separate voter registration systems for noncitizen voters. See here for more information.
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[5] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The voter lookup page, run by the Maryland Board of Elections, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.
Voter ID requirements
Maryland does not require voters to present identification while voting, in most cases.[6]
The federal Help America Vote Act requires that individuals in all 50 states who register to vote by mail and who have not voted previously in a federal election in their state must provide either their driver's license or a paycheck, bank statement, current utility bill, or government document showing their name and address. Individuals voting by mail must include a copy of one of those documents with their absentee/mail-in ballot.[7]
These requirements do not apply if an individual submitted a copy of their identification, their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering to vote.
A voter will also be asked to show ID in these other circumstances:[8][9]
- The voter’s identity is challenged; or
- The voter registers to vote during early voting or changes his or her address during early voting.
The following list of accepted ID was current as of October 2025. Click here for the Maryland State Board of Elections' voting information page to ensure you have the most current information.
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Early voting
Maryland permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
All voters are eligible to vote absentee/by-mail in Maryland. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee/by-mail.[11]
To receive an absentee/by-mail ballot in the mail, an application must be submitted by at least seven days prior to the election, whether by mail, in-person, or by fax or email. To print an absentee/mail-in ballot at home, the application must be received by 5 p.m. on the Friday before Election Day.
A returned absentee/mail-in ballot must then be postmarked on or before Election Day if submitted by mail and received by 10 a.m. on the tenth day after the election. Ballots can also be returned in person until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.[11]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Maryland. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Maryland with 60.3 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 33.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1789 and 2016, Maryland voted Democratic 52 percent of the time and Republican 21 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Maryland voted Democratic all five times.[12]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Md. Election Code Ann. § 8–202," accessed October 20, 2025
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Rules and Information for Voters," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Introduction," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 25, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Calvert County Maryland, "FAQ," accessed October 7, 2025
- ↑ Congress, "H.R.3295 - Help America Vote Act of 2002," accessed September 30, 2025
- ↑ MD Code, Election Law, "§ 10-312. Challenge of an individual's right to vote," accessed October 7, 2025
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Change of Address," accessed October 7, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Mail-in Voting: Information and Instructions for the 2024 Elections," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Maryland," accessed June 22, 2017