2022 Maryland gubernatorial election

2022 Maryland gubernatorial election

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The 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Maryland. Incumbent Republican Governor Larry Hogan is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term. The Democratic and Republican primaries are scheduled for June 28, 2022.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

• Daniel L. Cox, state delegate for the fourth district (2019–present)^[1]
  • Running mate: Gordana Schifanelli, attorney^[2]
• Robin Ficker, former state delegate for district 15B (1979–1983), attorney, sports heckler, and perennial candidate^[3]
• Kelly M. Schulz, Maryland Secretary of Commerce (2019–present), former Maryland Secretary of Labor (2015–2019), and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates for district 4A (2011–2015)^[4]
• Ed Tinus Jr., perennial candidate, candidate for Maryland House of Delegates district 38C in 2018, and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012 and 2016^{[5][citation needed]}
• Joe Werner, Democratic nominee for Maryland's 1st congressional district in 2016, Democratic candidate for the 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election in District 8, and attorney
  • Running mate: Minh Thanh Luong^[2]

• 

  State delegate Daniel L. Cox
  from Frederick
• 

  Former state delegate
  Robin Ficker
  from Boyds
• 

  Maryland Secretary of Commerce
  Kelly M. Schulz
  from Annapolis

Potential[]

• Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources (2019–present), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates for district 37B (2003–2015), and 2014 candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland^[9]
• Wendi Peters, Special Secretary of Smart Growth (2017–present)^[9]
• Steve Schuh, former Anne Arundel County executive (2014–2018)^[10]
• Christopher Shank, Governor Larry Hogan's former chief legislative officer (2016–2019), former state senator for the second district (2011–2015), and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates for district 2B (1999–2011)^[9]

Declined[]

• Barry Glassman, Harford County executive (2014–present) (running for comptroller)^[11]
• Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district (2011–present)^[10] (running for re-election)^[12]
• J. B. Jennings, former minority leader of the Maryland Senate (2014–2020) and state senator for the seventh district^[9] (running for re-election)^[13]
• Allan Kittleman, former Howard County executive (2014–2018)^[10] (running for Howard County executive)^[14]
• Kim Klacik, nominee for Maryland's 7th congressional district in 2020 (running for either United States Senate or United States House of Representatives)^[15]
• Boyd Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (2015–present)^[16]
• Michael Steele, former Republican National Committee chairman (2009–2011), nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006, and former lieutenant governor of Maryland (2003–2007)^{[17][18][19][20]}

Endorsements[]

Debates and forums[]

The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland hosted the first Republican gubernatorial candidate forum on October 15, 2021. Candidates Daniel Cox and Robin Ficker attended the event, where they informed voters of color about their policies surrounding the Black Agenda. Kelly Schulz missed the event due to a prior commitment.^[29] At the end of the forum, Darryl Barnes asked all of the attending candidates to post a Black agenda to their campaign websites by November 1; none of the Republican candidates running for governor complied with this request.^[30]

The Maryland Latino Legislative Caucus of Maryland hosted the second Republican gubernatorial candidate forum on November 8, 2021. Robin Ficker was the lone Republican candidate to attend the event, where he advocated for cutting the state sales tax, starting statewide English classes, and reopening schools.^[31][32]

The Maryland State Bar Association will be hosting individual, hour-long conversations with all running candidates from December 6 to December 10, 2021. Daniel Cox, Robin Ficker, and Kelly Schulz were invited to attend the forum.^[33] Cox was unable to attend the forum on December 10, 2021 due to the General Assembly's special session.

On December 10, 2021, the Committee for Montgomery annual legislative breakfast featured a forum with Republican and Democratic candidates for governor.^[33] The forum was moderated by Ovetta Wiggins, and the only Republican candidate to attend was Robin Ficker.^[34]

2022 Maryland Republican gubernatorial primary debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Participants
P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
					Daniel Cox	Robin Ficker	Kelly Schulz	Joe Werner
1[29]	Oct 14, 2021	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Darryl Barnes	Facebook	P	P	A	N
2[31]	Nov 8, 2021	Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus	Patricia Villone	Facebook	A	P	A	N
3[33]	Dec 6–10, 2021	Maryland State Bar Association	Robert Zirkin	YouTube	A	A	P	N
3[33]	Dec 10, 2021	Committee for Montgomery	Ovetta Wiggins	YouTube	A	P	A	N

Polling[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

• Rushern Baker, former Prince George's County executive (2010–2018) and candidate for governor in 2018^[35]
  • Running mate: Nancy Navarro, Montgomery County councilmember (2009–present)^[36]
• Jon Baron, former nonprofit executive, expert in evidence-based policy, and former federal official^[37][38]
• Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland (2007–present)^[39][40]
  • Running mate: Monique Anderson-Walker, former Prince George's County councilmember (2018–2021)^[41]
• Doug Gansler, former Attorney General of Maryland (2007–2015) and candidate for governor in 2014^[42]
• Ashwani K. Jain, former Obama administration official^[43]
  • Running mate: LaTrece Hawkins Lytes, community activist^[44]
• John King Jr., former United States Secretary of Education (2016–2017)^[45][46]
  • Running mate: Michelle Siri, executive director of the Women's Law Center of Maryland^[47]
• Wes Moore, author and former CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation^[48][49]
  • Running mate: Aruna Miller, former state delegate for the 15th district (2010–2019) and candidate for Maryland's 6th congressional district in 2018^[50]
• Laura Neuman, former Republican Anne Arundel County executive (2013–2014)^[51][52]
• Tom Perez, former Democratic National Committee Chairman (2017–2021), former United States Secretary of Labor (2013–2017), and former Maryland secretary of labor (2007–2009)^[53][17][54]
• Jerome Segal, founder of the Bread and Roses Party (2018–2021), candidate for President of the United States in 2020, and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018^[55]

• 

  Former Prince George's County executive
  Rushern Baker
  from Upper Marlboro
• 

  Former nonprofit executive
  Jon Baron
  from Bethesda
• 

  Comptroller
  Peter Franchot
  from Takoma Park
• 

  Former Attorney General
  Doug Gansler
  from Bethesda
• 

  Former Obama administration official Ashwani Jain
  from Potomac
• 

  Former U.S. Education Secretary
  John King Jr.
  from Silver Spring
• 

  Author
  Wes Moore
  from Baltimore
• 

  Former DNC chair and U.S. Labor Secretary
  Tom Perez
  from Takoma Park

Potential[]

• John Delaney, former U.S. representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district (2013–2019) and candidate for president in 2020^[10]
• Ben Jealous, former president and CEO of the NAACP (2008–2013) and nominee for governor in 2018^[64]
• Kweisi Mfume, U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district (2020–present) and former president of the NAACP (1996–2004)^[65]
• Martin O'Malley, former Governor of Maryland (2007–2015) and candidate for president in 2016^{[5][self-published source][66]}
• John Sarbanes, U.S. representative for Maryland's 3rd congressional district (2007–present)^[67]
• Ken Ulman, former Howard County executive (2006–2014) and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014^[10]
• Krishanti Vignarajah, former policy director to former first lady Michelle Obama, former State Department official, and candidate for governor in 2018^[10]

Withdrawn[]

• Mike Rosenbaum, founder of Catalyte^[68][69]

Declined[]

• Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George's County executive (2018–present) and former Prince George's County State Attorney (2011–2018) (running for re-election)^[70]
• Calvin Ball III, Howard County executive (2018–present) (running for re-election)^[71]
• Anthony G. Brown, U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district (2017–present), former lieutenant governor and nominee for governor in 2014 (running for attorney general)^[72][17][73]
• Brooke Lierman, state delegate for the 46th district (2015–present) (running for Comptroller)^[74]
• Heather Mizeur, former state delegate for the 20th district (2007–2015) and candidate for governor in 2014 (running for MD-01)^[75]
• Johnny Olszewski Jr., Baltimore County executive (2018–present) and former state delegate for the 6th district (2006–2015) (running for re-election)^[76][77]
• Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County executive (2018–present) (running for re-election; endorsed Wes Moore)^[78]
• David Trone, U.S. representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district (2019–present) (running for re-election)^[10][79]
• Mary Washington, state senator for the 43rd district (2019–present) (running for re-election)^[80]

Endorsements[]

Debates and forums[]

The Montgomery County Renters Alliance hosted the first Democratic gubernatorial primary forum on September 21, 2021. Candidates who attended included Peter Franchot, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King Jr., Wes Moore, and Tom Perez. Rushern Baker was also due to attend, but withdrew following the death of his wife, Christa Beverly Baker, on September 18, 2021. Jon Baron, who, along with Mike Rosenbaum, was not invited to the forum, attended a town hall hosted by the Renters Alliance on September 29, 2021.^[111]

A second gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted on October 7, 2021, by the Anne Arundel County Democratic Party. Candidates Rushern Baker, Jon Baron, Peter Franchot, Ashwani Jain, John King Jr., and Mike Rosenbaum all attended the forum, where they discussed their stances on education, criminal reform, healthcare, and economic reform policy.^[112] Tom Perez was also invited, but could not attend because of a schedule conflict.^[113]

The third gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland on October 14, 2021. All nine declared Democratic candidates attended the forum, where they informed voters of color about their policies surrounding the Black Agenda.^[29] At the end of the forum, Darryl Barnes asked all of the attending candidates to post a Black agenda on their websites by November 1; candidates Peter Franchot, Wes Moore, John King Jr., Tom Perez, Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, and Mike Rosenbaum complied with Barnes' request, with Franchot being the first candidate to present a cohesive plan. Ashwani Jain did not release a specific Black agenda, saying that part of his campaign platform already includes a Black agenda. Rushern Baker said at the reception that he would also produce a plan in the following weeks, but added that one was unnecessary because of previous elected Black leaders' plans.^[30] Baker would end up posting his Black agenda on November 4, three days after Barnes' deadline.^[114]

The fourth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Climate X-Change Maryland and the Rebuild Maryland Coalition in partnership with the Chesapeake Climate Action Network on November 1, 2021. Candidates Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, John King Jr., Ashwani Jain, Tom Perez, and Mike Rosenbaum attended the forum, where they informed voters about the policies they would enact to fight climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.^[115] Candidates Rushern Baker, Peter Franchot, and Wes Moore were also invited, but did not attend the forum.^[116]

The fifth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Prince George's County NAACP on November 4, 2021, with Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, and Tom Perez, and on November 8, 2021, with Wes Moore, Mike Rosenbaum, Rushern Baker, and Ashwani Jain.^[117] Peter Franchot was due to attend the first forum, but could not attend due to technical difficulties. Several topics, including police brutality, environmental injustice, and transparency among state agencies, were discussed at the forums.^[118] John King Jr. did not participate in this forum because he teaches an undergraduate course on education policy at the University of Maryland in College Park.^[119]

The sixth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Maryland Latino Legislative Caucus on November 8, 2021. Candidates Jon Baron, Peter Franchot, Doug Gansler, John King Jr., and Tom Perez attended the forum^[31] where they answered questions about expanding healthcare access, economic opportunities, education, and cabinet diversity.^[32]

The seventh gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the St. Ignatius Justice and Peace Committee at the St. Ignatius Church on November 16, 2021. All candidates who received more than 1% percent support in available opinion polls were invited to the forum. Candidates Rushern Baker, Peter Franchot, Doug Gansler, John King Jr., Wes Moore, Tom Perez, and Mike Rosenbaum confirmed their availability for the conversation,^[120] but only Gansler, Moore, Perez, and Rosenbaum attended. Attending candidates answered questions about cleaning the Chesapeake Bay, tackling climate change, homelessness, poverty, white supremacy, immigration, the defund the police movement, critical race theory, abortion, and death with dignity.^[121]

The eighth gubernatorial candidate forum was hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party on November 22, 2021. All Democratic candidates were invited to attend the forum, where they discussed economic issues, such as the state's $2.5 billion budget surplus, inflation, vaccine and mask mandates, and unions.^[33] Candidates Rushern Baker, Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King, Wes Moore, and Tom Perez attended the forum.^[122]

The Maryland State Bar Association hosted individual, hour-long conversations with all running candidates from December 6 to December 10, 2021. All Democratic candidates attended the forum.^[33] Mike Rosenbaum intended on attending the forum on December 7, but withdrew from the debate after suspending his campaign on November 30, 2021.^[123][69]

On December 10, 2021, the Committee for Montgomery annual legislative breakfast featured a forum with Republican and Democratic candidates for governor.^[33] Candidates Rushern Baker, Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King Jr., Wes Moore, and Tom Perez attended the forum, which was moderated by Ovetta Wiggins.^[34] Peter Franchot did not attend the forum because of a commitment he made several months prior to the debate to attend a minority business event in Anne Arundel County.^[124]

On January 5, 2022, the Maryland Democratic Party hosted a gubernatorial candidate forum that focused on the topic of education. Candidates Rushern Baker, Jon Baron, Doug Gansler, Ashwani Jain, John King Jr., Wes Moore, and Tom Perez attended the event, which was moderated by Maryland Matters editor Danielle Gaines.^[125] Peter Franchot did not attend the forum because he attended a campaign fundraiser in Cecil County.^[126]

2022 Maryland Democratic gubernatorial primary debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Participants
P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
					Rushern Baker	Jon Baron	Peter Franchot	Doug Gansler	Ashwani Jain	John King Jr.	Wes Moore	Tom Perez	Mike Rosenbaum	Jerome Segal
1[111]	Sep 21, 2021	Montgomery County Renters Alliance	Josh Kurtz Pamela Wood Kyle Swenson	YouTube	A	N	P	P	P	P	P	P	N	N
2[112]	Oct 7, 2021	Anne Arundel County Democratic Party	Antonio Palmer Jenese Jones Oden[113]	Facebook	P	P	P	A	P	P	A	A	P	N
3[29]	Oct 14, 2021	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Darryl Barnes	Facebook	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	N
4[115]	Nov 1, 2021	Climate X-Change MD Rebuild MD Coalition Chesepeake CAN	Brooke Harper[116]	Vimeo	A	P	A	P	P	P	A	P	P	N
5[117]	Nov 4, 2021 Nov 8, 2021	Prince George's County NAACP	Ebony McMorris	YouTube I YouTube II	P	P	A	P	P	A	P	P	P	N
6[31]	Nov 8, 2021	Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus	Patricia Villone	Facebook	A	P	P	P	A	P	A	P	A	N
7[120]	Nov 16, 2021	St. Ignatius Justice Peace Committee	Kate Walsh Glendora Hughes[127]	YouTube	A	N	A	P	N	A	P	P	P	N
8[33][128]	Nov 22, 2021	Maryland Democratic Party	Tracee Wilkins	Facebook	P	P	A	P	P	P	P	P	A	N
9[33]	Dec 6–10, 2021	Maryland State Bar Association	Robert Zirkin	YouTube	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	W	N
10[33]	Dec 10, 2021	Committee for Montgomery	Ovetta Wiggins	YouTube	P	P	A	P	P	P	P	P	W	N
11[129]	Dec 10, 2021	Our Black Party	Candace Hollingsworth	YouTube	P	P	A	P	P	P	A	P	W	N
12[125]	Jan 5, 2022	Maryland Democratic Party	Danielle Gaines	Facebook	P	P	A	P	P	P	P	P	W	N

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Rushern Baker	Jon Baron	Peter Franchot	Doug Gansler	Ashwani K. Jain	John King Jr.	Wes Moore	Tom Perez	Mike Rosenbaum	Other	Undecided
Tidemore Public Affairs (D)[B]	January 6–10, 2022	580 (LV)	± 4.0%	16%	–	23%	7%	–	6%	12%	10%	–	1%	24%
	November 30, 2021	Rosenbaum withdraws from the race
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)[C]	August 30 – September 2, 2021	500 (LV)	± 4.5%	12%	–	17%	4%	–	1%	7%	6%	2%	–	52%
Gonzales Research (D)[D]	May 17–22, 2021	301 (LV)	± 5.8%	22%	1%	18%	4%	0%	1%	2%	10%	1%	–	41%

Libertarian convention[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

• David Lashar, candidate for Maryland's 3rd congressional district in 2018
  • Running mate: Christiana Logansmith, Navy veteran and small business owner^[130]

Results[]

The Libertarian Party formally voted for the Lashar-Logansmith ticket to represent the party in the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election on October 18, 2021.^[131]

Debates and forums[]

David Lashar attended the gubernatorial candidate forum hosted by the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland on October 14, 2021.^[29] At the end of the forum, Darryl Barnes challenged all of the attending candidates to post a Black agenda on their campaign websites by November 1; in response, Lashar posted a "Libertarian Black Agenda" plan on his campaign website.^[30]

The Maryland State Bar Association will be hosting individual, hour-long conversations with all running candidates from December 6 to December 10, 2021. Lashar attended the forum on December 8, 2021.^[33]

Lashar attended the Committee for Montgomery Legislative Breakfast gubernatorial forum on December 10, 2021.^[34]

Independents[]

Declared[]

• Kyle Sefcik, MMA fighter and small business owner^[132]
  • Running mate: Katie Lee^[2]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[133]	Lean D (flip)	December 3, 2021
Inside Elections[134]	Battleground	December 3, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[135]	Likely D (flip)	December 9, 2021
RCP[136]	Likely D (flip)	January 10, 2022

Polling[]

Notes[]

Partisan clients

See also[]

• 2022 United States gubernatorial elections
• 2022 Maryland Comptroller election
• 2022 Maryland Attorney General election

References[]

External links[]

Official campaign websites

• Rushern Baker (D) for Governor
• Jon Baron (D) for Governor
• Daniel L. Cox (R) for Governor
• Robin Ficker (R) for Governor
• Peter Franchot (D) for Governor
• Doug Gansler (D) for Governor
• Ashwani K. Jain (D) for Governor
• John King Jr. (D) for Governor
• David Lashar (L) for Governor
• Wes Moore (D) for Governor
• Laura Neuman (D) for Governor
• Tom Perez (D) for Governor
• Kelly M. Schulz (R) for Governor
• Kyle Sefcik (I) for Governor
• Jerome Segal (D) for Governor
• Joe Werner (R) for Governor