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Talmadge Branch
Talmadge Branch (Democratic Party) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 45. He assumed office on January 11, 1995. He left office on January 11, 2023.
Branch (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 45. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on July 19, 2022.
Biography
Branch was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1994 and became majority whip in 2007. He earned a bachelor's degree from Salisbury University. Before his election to the state legislature, Branch worked on Capitol Hill, first as a staffer, then as a lobbyist.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 (3 seats)
Incumbent Stephanie Smith, Jackie Addison, and Caylin Young defeated Antonio Barboza in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stephanie Smith (D) | 32.1 | 21,161 | |
| ✔ |  | Jackie Addison (D) | 31.8 | 20,912 |
| ✔ |  | Caylin Young (D) | 30.3 | 19,963 |
| Antonio Barboza (R) | 5.4 | 3,582 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 246 | ||
| Total votes: 65,864 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 (3 seats)
Jackie Addison, incumbent Stephanie Smith, and Caylin Young defeated incumbent Chanel Branch and George Johnson in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jackie Addison | 25.3 | 9,577 |
| ✔ | Stephanie Smith | 22.9 | 8,638 | |
| ✔ | | Caylin Young | 22.7 | 8,567 |
 | Chanel Branch | 22.4 | 8,451 | |
| George Johnson | 6.8 | 2,567 | ||
| Total votes: 37,800 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Talmadge Branch (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 (3 seats)
Antonio Barboza advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Antonio Barboza | 100.0 | 611 | |
| Total votes: 611 | |||
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2020
Regular election
See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 7
Incumbent Kweisi Mfume defeated Kim Klacik, Charles Smith, and Ray Bly in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kweisi Mfume (D) | 71.6 | 237,084 |
 | Kim Klacik (R) | 28.0 | 92,825 | |
 | Charles Smith (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 | |
 | Ray Bly (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 16 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,052 | ||
| Total votes: 330,998 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Schuman (Independent)
- Amber Ivey (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume | 74.3 | 113,061 |
 | Maya Rockeymoore Cummings | 10.0 | 15,208 | |
 | Jill Carter | 8.7 | 13,237 | |
| Alicia Brown | 1.2 | 1,841 | ||
| Charles Stokes | 0.9 | 1,356 | ||
 | T. Dan Baker | 0.7 | 1,141 | |
 | Jay Jalisi | 0.7 | 1,056 | |
 | Harry Spikes | 0.7 | 1,040 | |
 | Saafir Rabb | 0.6 | 948 | |
 | Mark Gosnell | 0.5 | 765 | |
| Darryl Gonzalez | 0.3 | 501 | ||
 | Jeffrey Woodard | 0.2 | 368 | |
 | Gary Schuman | 0.2 | 344 | |
| Michael Howard Jr. | 0.2 | 327 | ||
| Jermyn Michael Davidson | 0.2 | 298 | ||
| Dan Hiegel | 0.1 | 211 | ||
| Charles Smith | 0.1 | 189 | |
| Matko Lee Chullin III | 0.1 | 187 | ||
 | Adrian Petrus | 0.1 | 170 | |
| Total votes: 152,248 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Terri L. Hill (D)
- Brian Britcher (D)
- F. Michael Higginbotham (D)
- Talmadge Branch (D)
- Leslie Grant (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Klacik | 68.8 | 16,465 |
 | Elizabeth Matory | 14.2 | 3,401 | |
 | William Newton | 5.3 | 1,271 | |
| Ray Bly | 5.2 | 1,234 | |
| Brian Brown | 4.7 | 1,134 | ||
| M.J. Madwolf | 1.8 | 442 | ||
| Total votes: 23,947 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Christopher Anderson (R)
- Mekkah Mohammed (R)
- Reba Hawkins (R)
Special election
See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election, 2020
Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election (February 4, 2020 Democratic primary)
Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election (February 4, 2020 Republican primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7
Kweisi Mfume defeated Kim Klacik in the special general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume (D) | 73.8 | 111,955 |
| Kim Klacik (R) | 25.1 | 38,102 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 1,661 | ||
| Total votes: 151,718 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on February 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume | 43.0 | 31,415 |
| Maya Rockeymoore Cummings | 17.1 | 12,524 | |
| Jill Carter | 16.0 | 11,708 | |
 | Terri L. Hill | 7.4 | 5,439 | |
 | F. Michael Higginbotham | 4.4 | 3,245 | |
| Harry Spikes | 3.5 | 2,572 | |
| Saafir Rabb | 1.8 | 1,327 | |
| Jay Jalisi | 1.7 | 1,257 | |
 | Talmadge Branch | 1.1 | 810 | |
| Mark Gosnell | 0.8 | 579 | |
| T. Dan Baker | 0.5 | 377 | |
| Charles Stokes | 0.4 | 297 | ||
 | Paul Konka | 0.3 | 251 | |
| Darryl Gonzalez | 0.3 | 245 | ||
| Alicia Brown | 0.2 | 180 | ||
| Leslie Grant | 0.2 | 176 | ||
 | Anthony Carter Sr. | 0.2 | 155 | |
| Jay Fred Cohen | 0.2 | 150 | ||
| Matko Lee Chullin III | 0.1 | 79 | ||
| Charles Smith | 0.1 | 75 | |
| Adrian Petrus | 0.1 | 60 | |
| Nathaniel Costley Sr. | 0.1 | 49 | ||
| Dan Hiegel | 0.0 | 31 | ||
| Jermyn Michael Davidson | 0.0 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 73,032 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on February 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Klacik | 40.2 | 4,525 |
| Elizabeth Matory | 24.3 | 2,740 | |
| James Arnold | 12.4 | 1,401 | ||
 | Reba Hawkins | 8.1 | 913 | |
 | Christopher Anderson | 7.6 | 852 | |
| William Newton | 3.7 | 414 | |
| Ray Bly | 2.1 | 236 | |
| Brian Brown | 1.6 | 185 | ||
| Total votes: 11,266 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cheryl Glenn (D) | 27.6 | 22,818 |
| ✔ | Stephanie Smith (D) | 27.3 | 22,524 | |
| ✔ | | Talmadge Branch (D) | 26.2 | 21,654 |
| Glenn Ross (G) | 4.9 | 4,026 | ||
| Andy Ellis (G) | 4.5 | 3,735 | ||
| Ronald Owens-Bey (R) | 3.4 | 2,825 | ||
| Jewel Rucker (R) | 3.0 | 2,485 | ||
 | Andy Zipay (R) | 2.9 | 2,375 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 136 | ||
| Total votes: 82,578 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Talmadge Branch | 19.6 | 6,394 |
| ✔ | | Cheryl Glenn | 17.8 | 5,792 |
| ✔ | Stephanie Smith | 13.7 | 4,486 | |
| Caylin Young | 12.1 | 3,955 | |
| Sharon McCollough | 8.8 | 2,886 | ||
 | Marques Dent | 8.3 | 2,705 | |
| Rita Church | 7.8 | 2,561 | ||
 | Linzy Jackson | 5.7 | 1,863 | |
| John Amankwah | 2.1 | 697 | ||
| George Johnson | 2.1 | 686 | ||
| Andy Pierre | 1.8 | 602 | ||
| Total votes: 32,627 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angel Mack-Boyd (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 (3 seats)
Andy Zipay, Ronald Owens-Bey, and Jewel Rucker advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Zipay | 34.5 | 339 |
| ✔ | Ronald Owens-Bey | 34.2 | 336 | |
| ✔ | Jewel Rucker | 31.3 | 308 | |
| Total votes: 983 | |||
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2014
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. Cory V. McCray and incumbents Talmadge Branch and Cheryl D. Glenn defeated Marques Dent, Kevin W. Parson, Harry Spikes, Robert Stokes, Sr. and Aaron Keith Wilkes in the Democratic primary, while Rick Saffery and Larry O. Wardlow, Jr. were unopposed in the Republican primary. McCray, Branch and Glenn defeated Saffery, Wardlow and Ronald Owens-Bey (L) for three seats in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Cheryl Glenn Incumbent |
29.4% | 18,197 | |
| Democratic | Talmadge Branch Incumbent |
29.1% | 18,058 | |
| Democratic | Cory V. McCray |
27.6% | 17,123 | |
| Republican | Rick Saffery | 5% | 3,078 | |
| Republican | Larry Wardlow | 4.5% | 2,805 | |
| Libertarian | Ronald M. Owens-Bey | 4.4% | 2,734 | |
| Total Votes | 61,995 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Cheryl Glenn Incumbent |
22.3% | 6,446 |
| Talmadge Branch Incumbent |
21.2% | 6,120 |
| Cory V. McCray |
19.5% | 5,624 |
| Robert Stokes, Sr. | 16.9% | 4,867 |
| Kevin W. Parson | 6.4% | 1,842 |
| Marques Dent | 6.2% | 1,793 |
| Harry Spikes | 4.9% | 1,414 |
| Aaron Kieth Wilkes | 2.6% | 738 |
| Total Votes | 28,844 | |
2010
Branch successfully won re-election in the general election on November 2, 2010, taking the first of three seats.[5]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 45 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Talmadge Branch (D)
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18,676 | |||
| Cheryl Glenn (D)
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18,232 | |||
| Hattie Harrison (D)
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17,564 | |||
| Rick Saffery (R) | 2,799 | |||
| Larry Wardlow (R) | 2,622 | |||
| Ronald Owens-Bey (L) | 2,309 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Talmadge Branch ran for District 45 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the third of three seats, losing to Cheryl Glenn and Hattie Harrison but beating Ronald Owens-Bey.[6]
Talmadge Branch raised $135,133 for his campaign.[7]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 45 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Cheryl Glenn (D) | 16,911 | 32.6% | ||
| Hattie Harrison (D) | 16,084 | 31.0% | ||
| Talmadge Branch (D) | 16,014 | 30.9% | ||
| Ronald Owens-Bey (P) | 2,727 | 5.3% | ||
| Write-Ins | 111 | 0.2% | ||
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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Campaign website
| “ |
Jobs Continuing his work from Annapolis, Delegate Branch intends to work on initiatives that will bring jobs to Maryland. Not just high tech jobs but regular jobs with family supporting wages. Education Delegate Branch intends to fight to increase Federal support for our schools in order to ensure that our children can compete and thrive in the global economy Healthcare Healthcare is under threat and Delegate Branch intends on continuing the fight to ensure that every American everywhere has access to the best healthcare that this great nation has to offer Opioid abuse People from all over the nation are dying from drug overdoses at an Alarming rate. Delegate Talmadge Branch plans to work on increasing support for studies and initiaves that address the Opioid epidemic as a health concern. Infrastructure A bridge builder, Delegate Branch intends to work with leadership on all levels of government to help fix our crumbling roads and bridges[8] |
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| —Talmadge Branch's 2020 campaign website[9] | ||
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Branch was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Policy Committee (decommissioned)
- Economic Matters Committee
- Rules & Executive Nominations Committee
2019-2020
Branch was assigned to the following committees:
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Branch served on the following committees:
| Maryland committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Economic Matters |
| • Rules & Executive Nominations |
| • Legislative Policy |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Branch served on these committees:
| Maryland committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Rules & Executive Nominations |
| • Legislative Policy |
| • Spending Affordability |
| • Ways & Means |
| • Welfare Reform, Chair |
Note: Branch also served on the Subcommittee on Education, the Subcommittee on Election Law and the Subcommittee on Finance Resources.
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Branch served on these committees:
| Maryland committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Rules & Executive Nominations |
| • Spending Affordability |
| • Welfare Reform, Chair |
Note: Branch also served on the Oversight Committee on Pensions, the Oversight Committee on Personnel, the Subcommittee on Capital Budget and the Subcommittee on Transportation and Environment.
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2022
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2021
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2019
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2018
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Talmadge Branch's 2020 campaign website, “About Branch,” accessed December 12, 2019
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Branch's 2006 campaign contributions," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Talmadge Branch's 2020 campaign website, "Home," accessed December 13, 2019
