2022 United States Senate election in Maryland

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Chris Van Hollen
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The 2022 United States Senate election in Maryland will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maryland.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen was first elected in 2016 with 60.9% of the vote and is running for a second term.^[1]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Colin Byrd, mayor of Greenbelt^[2]
Michelle Laurence Smith, federal employee and business owner^[3]
Chris Van Hollen, incumbent U.S. Senator^[1]

Endorsements[]

Colin Byrd

Individuals

Marianne Williamson, political activist and columnist for Newsweek, candidate for California's 33rd congressional district in 2014, candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020^[4]

Chris Van Hollen

Organizations

Jewish Democratic Council of America^[5]
Population Connection Action Fund^[6]
Sierra Club^[7]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

George Davis^[8]
Nnabu Eze, IT contractor and perennial candidate^[9]^[8]
Jon McGreevey^[8]
James Tarantin, entrepreneur^[10]
John Thormann^[8]

Potential[]

Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland (2015–present)^[11]
Kim Klacik, community activist, member of the Baltimore County Republican Committee, and nominee for Maryland's 7th congressional district in the 2020 special and general elections^[12]

Declined[]

Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district (2011–present) (running for re-election)^[13]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[14]	Solid D	November 19, 2021
Inside Elections^[15]	Solid D	October 8, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2021

Hypothetical polling

with Chris Van Hollen and Larry Hogan

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Chris Van Hollen (D)	Larry Hogan (R)	Other	Undecided
Change Research/Our Voice Maryland	September 29 – October 1, 2020	650 (V)	± 4.55%	50%	34%	–	16%
University of Maryland/Washington Post	October 9–14, 2019	819 (RV)	± 4.5%	42%	50%	3%^[b]	5%

Notes[]

^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ "Neither" with 2%; would not vote with 1%; "Other" with 0%

References[]

^ ^a ^b Kurtz, Josh (April 16, 2021). "Mizeur Collects $350K for Congressional Bid; Aruna Miller Raising Money for Possible House Run". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^ Neugeboren, Eric (March 8, 2021). "Greenbelt Mayor and former UMD student Colin Byrd announces run for U.S. Senate". The Diamondback. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ "Michelle Smith for Senate". September 11, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "Marianne Williamson's Candidate Summit". Candidate Summit. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ Kassel, Matthew (November 30, 2021). "JDCA announces first slate of 2022 endorsements". Jewish Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "2022 House & Senate Endorsements".
^ "Sierra Club Endorsements".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2022 Candidate Listing". elections.maryland.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "Nnabu Eze". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "James Tarantin". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ Examiner, Washington (October 8, 2021). "Larry Hogan ponders Maryland Senate race". Washington Examiner. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ @kimKBaltimore (December 19, 2020). "'I will run for Congress again in 2022. I just post facts.'" (Tweet). Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "Harris: 'This was a sham, snap impeachment'". WBAL-TV 11. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "2022 Senate Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "2022 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

External links[]

Official campaign websites

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