Governor of Maryland

Maryland Governor

General information
Office Type: | Partisan
Office website: | Official Link
Compensation: | $170,000
2022 FY Budget: | $11,135,297
Term limits: | 2 consecutive terms
Structure
Length of term: |  4 years
Authority: | Maryland Constitution, Article II, Section I
Selection Method: | Elected
Current Officeholder

Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan
Republican Party
Assumed office: 2015-01-21

Elections
Next election: | November 8, 2022
Last election: | November 6, 2018
Other Maryland Executive Offices
Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Comptroller • Treasurer • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Secretary of Labor • Public Service Commission

## Contents

* 1 Current officer
* 2 Authority
* 3 Qualifications
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2018
* 4.3 2014
* 4.4 Term limits
* 4.5 Partisan composition
* 5 Vacancies
* 6 Duties
* 7 Divisions
* 8 Role in state budget
* 8.1 Governor's office budget
* 9 Compensation
* 9.1 2020
* 9.2 2019
* 9.3 2018
* 9.4 2017
* 9.5 2016
* 9.6 2015
* 9.7 2014
* 9.8 2013
* 9.9 2010
* 10 Gubernatorial residence
* 11 Historical officeholders
* 12 History
* 12.1 Partisan balance 1992-2013
* 12.1.1 SQLI and partisanship
* 13 Recent news
* 14 Contact information
* 15 See also
* 16 External links
* 17 Footnotes

The Governor of the State of Maryland is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch and the highest state office in Maryland. The governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two consecutive terms.[1]

Maryland has a divided government where neither party holds a trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor, while the Democratic Party controls both chambers of the state legislature.

Maryland has a divided government where neither party holds a triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor and secretary of state, while the Democratic Party controls the office of attorney general.

See also: Maryland State Legislature, Maryland House of Delegates, Maryland State Senate

## Current officer[edit]

The current officeholder is Larry Hogan (R).[1] He was first elected to the office on November 4, 2014. Hogan was sworn into office on January 21, 2015, replacing Martin O'Malley (D).[2]

## Authority[edit]

The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Article II, the Executive Department.[3]

Under Article II, Section I:

The executive power of the State shall be vested in a Governor...[3]

## Qualifications[edit]

State Executives

Current Governors
Gubernatorial Elections
2022 • 2021 • 2020
2019 • 2018 • 2017
2016 • 2015 • 2014
Current Lt. Governors
Lt. Governor Elections
2022 • 2021 • 2020
2019 • 2018 • 2017
2016 • 2015 • 2014

A candidate for the governor's chair must be:[3]

* at least 30 years old
* a U.S. citizen
* a resident and registered voter in Maryland for the five years preceding the election

## Elections[edit]

Maryland elects governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not presidential election years. For Maryland, 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030, and 2034 are all gubernatorial election years. Legally, the gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the third Wednesday in the January following an election.

In the event of a tie, the state Senate and House of Delegates shall meet and cast ballots to choose the governor and the lieutenant governor.

### 2022[edit]

See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on July 19, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

##### General election for Governor of Maryland

David Lashar and Kyle Sefcik are running in the general election for Governor of Maryland on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| David Lashar (L)

| Kyle Sefcik (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland on July 19, 2022.

Candidate

|

| Rushern Baker III

| Jon Baron

| Peter Franchot

| Douglas F. Gansler

| Ashwani Jain

| John B. King Jr.

| Wes Moore

| Laura Neuman

| Tom Perez

| Jerry Segal

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Mike Rosenbaum (D)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Governor of Maryland

Dan Cox, Robin Ficker, and Kelly Schulz are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland on July 19, 2022.

Candidate

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| Dan Cox

| Robin Ficker

| Kelly Schulz

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

##### General election for Governor of Maryland

Incumbent Larry Hogan defeated Ben Jealous, Shawn Quinn, and Ian Schlakman in the general election for Governor of Maryland on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Larry Hogan (R)  |

55.4

| 1,275,644

| Ben Jealous (D)  |

43.5

| 1,002,639

| Shawn Quinn (L)  |

0.6

| 13,241

| Ian Schlakman (G)  |

0.5

| 11,175
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 1,813

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 2,304,512

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Ben Jealous |

40.9

| 231,895

| Rushern Baker III |

30.3

| 171,697

| Jim Shea |

8.6

| 48,647

| Krishanti Vignarajah |

8.5

| 48,042

| Richard Madaleno |

6.0

| 34,184

| Alec Ross |

2.4

| 13,780

| Ralph Jaffe |

1.7

| 9,405

| James Jones |

1.6

| 9,188

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 566,838

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Governor of Maryland

Incumbent Larry Hogan advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Larry Hogan |

100.0

| 210,935

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 210,935

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### 2014[edit]

See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Larry Hogan/Boyd Rutherford | 51% | 884,400
| Democratic  |  Anthony Brown/Ken Ulman | 47.2% | 818,890
| Libertarian  |  Shawn Quinn/Lorenzo Gaztanaga | 1.5% | 25,382
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.3% | 4,505
Total Votes | 1,733,177
Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections

### Term limits[edit]

See also: States with gubernatorial term limits

Maryland governors are restricted to two consecutive terms in office, after which they must wait one term before being eligible to run again.[3]

Maryland Constitution, Article II, Section 1

a person who has served two consecutive popular elective terms of office as Governor shall be ineligible to succeed himself as Governor for the term immediately following the second of said two consecutive popular elective terms.[3]

### Partisan composition[edit]

The chart below shows the partisan breakdown of Maryland governors from 1992 to 2013.

## Vacancies[edit]

See also: How gubernatorial vacancies are filled

Details of vacancy appointments are addressed under Article II, Sections 6 and 7.

Regarding the governor-elect, if that individual dies or resigns, the lieutenant governor shall become the governor for the full term. If the governor-elect fails to take office for any other reason, the lieutenant governor shall take over with the title of 'Acting Governor' only until the vacancy is permanently filled.

When the governor is temporarily unable to discharge the office, whether or not he or she is able to communicate that in writing to the lieutenant governor, the latter shall become the acting governor. Before resuming her or his duties, the governor must inform the lieutenant governor in writing of the fact.

At any time, by a three-fifths vote, the General Assembly may declare the governor, or the lieutenant governor, mentally or physically unfit to hold the office. For purposes of taking such a vote, a member of the Assembly may call both chambers into a joint session. If such a resolution concerning the governor's fitness for office is adopted, it shall be delivered to a Maryland Court of Appeals, which shall, in turn, make a decision. The same process applies to a governor-elect or a lieutenant governor-elect.

If the governor's seat becomes otherwise vacant, the lieutenant governor shall assume the office and complete the term. After the lieutenant governor, the President of the Senate is next to succeed. He or she shall, as acting governor, retain the title of 'Senate President', but the Senate shall nominate another member to execute the actual tasks of that office.

Under circumstances when the governor-elect fails to take office, the Maryland Court of Appeals has exclusive jurisdiction in settling disputes and issues that arise from that situation.

With respect to Article III, Section 26 of the Constitution, the legislature may remove and impeach the governor or the lieutenant governor.

## Duties[edit]

Maryland Governor Organizational Chart as of July 9, 2013.

Because of the extent of his or her constitutional powers, the governor of Maryland has been ranked among the most powerful governors in the United States.

The governor is the commander-in-chief of all Maryland's naval and militia forces, though he or she may not take direct command without the consent of the legislature.

With the consent of the Senate, the governor nominates and appoints all civil and military officers whose manner of appointment is not otherwise provided in law. However, under §10 and 10A, "lame duck" governors lose that privilege. Specifically, a governor who has lost a primary or a general election in a re-election bid in the span between the election he lost and the inauguration loses appointment prerogatives. The same applies to a term-limited governor in the span between Election Day and Inauguration Day. The only exception is for emergencies, which require the governor to file a statement of emergency with the Maryland Secretary of State; such appointments may be revoked by the succeeding governor.

At his or her pleasure, the governor may remove any appointee for incompetence or misconduct. Rare among governors, Maryland's chief executive may also suspend any military officer and may, further, initiate a court martial. (§ 15)

At least twice each year, the governor must, under oath, examine the treasurer and the Comptroller of Maryland, and review the state's books. (§ 18) Under § 19, the governor also gives a periodic address to the legislature on the condition of the state and makes recommendations.[3]

Other duties and privileges of the office include:

* Convening extraordinary session of the legislature, or the Senate alone, as well as moving the location of the legislature's meeting under special circumstances (§ 16)

* Vetoing all bills from the legislature, including appropriations bills, subject to a legislative override (§ 17)

* Granting pardons and reprieves, saves in cases in impeachment, and forfeiting fines, provided he follows a certain protocol for notifying lawmakers and citizens of such action (§ 20)

* Reorganizing the Executive Branch, including establishing and abolishing entire departments, offices, and agencies (§ 24)

## Divisions[edit]

Note: Ballotpedia's state executive officials project researches state official websites for information that describes the divisions (if any exist) of a state executive office. That information for the Governor of Maryland has not yet been added. After extensive research we were unable to identify any relevant information on state official websites. If you have any additional information about this office for inclusion on this section and/or page, please email us.

## Role in state budget[edit]

See also: Maryland state budget and finances

The state operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:[4]

1. Budget instructions are sent to state agencies in June of the year preceding the start of the new fiscal year.
2. State agencies submit their budget requests to the governor between September and October.
3. Agency hearings are held from October through December.
4. The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the state legislature on the third Wednesday in January.
5. The legislature typically adopts a budget by the 83rd day of the session. A simple majority is required to pass a budget. The fiscal year begins July 1.

Maryland is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority.[4]

The governor is constitutionally required to submit a balanced budget proposal. Likewise, the legislature is required to adopt a balanced budget.[4]

### Governor's office budget[edit]

The Office of the Governor's budget for fiscal year 2022 was $11,135,297.[5]

## Compensation[edit]

See also: Comparison of gubernatorial salaries and Compensation of state executive officers

The salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor are decided upon by the Governor’s Salary Commission, a seven-member commission created by a 1976 amendment in Section 21A of the Maryland Constitution. The commission includes three members appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. Appointees serve a four-year term.[3]

The commission may not recommend, and the legislature may not amend, the salary to be lower than that most recently received by the incumbent governor. Whatever the outcome, the decided-upon salary takes effect with the beginning of the next gubernatorial term. If either the commission or the Assembly fails to take action, the same salary already in place applies.[6]

Maryland Constitution, Article II Section 21A

(c) Within 10 days after the commencement of the regular session of the General Assembly in 1978, and within 10 days after the commencement of the regular session of the General Assembly each fourth year thereafter, the commission shall make a written recommendation to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and other members of the General Assembly as to the salary of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

(e) The commission may not recommend salaries lower than that received by the incumbent Governor at the time the recommendation is made.[3]

### 2020[edit]

In 2020, the governor’s salary was increased to $170,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]

### 2019[edit]

In 2019, the governor’s salary was increased to $170,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]

### 2018[edit]

In 2018, the governor’s salary was increased to $170,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]

### 2017[edit]

In 2017, the governor’s salary was increased to $170,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

### 2016[edit]

In 2016, the governor’s salary was increased to $170,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

### 2015[edit]

In 2015, the governor received a salary was $150,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

### 2014[edit]

In 2014, the governor earned a salary of $150,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

### 2013[edit]

In 2013, the governor's salary remained at $150,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

### 2010[edit]

In 2010, the governor was paid $150,000 a year, the 11th highest gubernatorial salary in America.

## Gubernatorial residence[edit]

Pursuant to Section 20, Maryland is one of the few states where the state's Constitution actually requires that the sitting governor reside at the official residence.

## Historical officeholders[edit]

There have been 62 Governors of Maryland since 1777. Of the 62 officeholders, 8 were Republican and 28 were Democrat.[15]

List of officeholders from 1777-present

#  | Name  | Tenure  | Party
1 | Thomas Johnson | 1777 - 1779 | Federalist
2 | Thomas Sim Lee | 1779 - 1782 | Federalist
3 | William Paca | 1782 - 1785 | Anti-Federalist
4 | William Smallwood | 1785 - 1788 | Unknown
5 | John Eager Howard | 1788 - 1791 | Federalist
6 | George Plater | 1791 - 1792 | Federalist
| James Brice | 1792 | Federalist
2 | Thomas Sim Lee | 1792 - 1794 | Federalist
7 | John Hoskins Stone | 1794 - 1797 | Federalist
8 | John Henry | 1797 - 1798 |  Democratic
9 | Benjamin Ogle | 1798 - 1801 | Federalist
10 | John Francis Mercer | 1801 - 1803 | Democratic-Republican
11 | Robert Bowie | 1803 - 1806 | Democratic-Republican
12 | Robert Wright | 1806 - 1809 |  Democratic
13 | Edward Lloyd | 1809 - 1811 | Democratic-Republican
11 | Robert Bowie | 1811 - 1812 | Democratic-Republican
14 | Levin Winder | 1812 - 1816 | Federalist
15 | Charles Carnan Ridgely | 1816 - 1819 | Federalist
16 | Charles Goldsborough | 1819 | Federalist
17 | Samuel Sprigg | 1819 - 1822 |  Democratic, Whig
18 | Samuel Stevens | 1822 - 1826 |  Democratic
19 | Joseph Kent | 1826 - 1829 |  Republican
20 | Daniel Martin | 1829 - 1830 | Whig
21 | Thomas King Carroll | 1830 - 1831 |  Democratic
20 | Daniel Martin | 1831 | Whig
22 | George Howard | 1831 - 1833 | Whig
23 | James Thomas | 1833 - 1836 | Whig
24 | Thomas Ward Veazey | 1836 - 1839 | Whig
25 | William Grason | 1839 - 1842 | Federalist; anti-Jackson Democrat by 1828
26 | Francis Thomas | 1842 - 1845 |  Democratic; Unionist;  Republican
27 | Thomas George Pratt | 1845 - 1848 | Whig;  Democratic
28 | Phillip Francis Thomas | 1848 - 1851 |  Democratic
29 | Enoch Louis Lowe | 1851 - 1854 |  Democratic
30 | Thomas Watkins Ligon | 1854 - 1858 |  Democratic
31 | Thomas Holliday Hicks | 1858 - 1862 | Know-Nothing Party
32 | Augustus Williamson Bradford | 1862 - 1866 | Whig; Unionist;  Democratic
33 | Thomas Swann | 1866 - 1869 | American; Unionist;  Republican
34 | Oden Bowie | 1869 - 1872 |  Democratic
35 | William Pinkney Whyte | 1872 - 1874 |  Democratic
36 | James Black Groome | 1874 - 1876 |  Democratic
37 | John Lee Carroll | 1876 - 1880 |  Democratic
38 | William Thomas Hamilton | 1880 - 1884 |  Democratic
39 | Robert Milligan McLane | 1884 - 1885 |  Democratic
40 | Henry Lloyd | 1885 - 1888 |  Democratic
41 | Elihu Emory Jackson | 1888 - 1892 |  Democratic
42 | Frank Brown | 1892 - 1896 |  Democratic
43 | Lloyd Lowndes | 1896 - 1900 |  Republican
44 | John Walter Smith | 1900 - 1904 |  Democratic
45 | Edwin Warfield | 1904 - 1908 |  Democratic
46 | Austin Lane Crothers | 1908 - 1912 |  Democratic
47 | Phillips Lee Goldsborough | 1912 - 1916 |  Republican
48 | Emerson Columbus Harrington | 1916 - 1920 |  Democratic
49 | Albert Cabell Ritchie | 1920 - 1935 |  Democratic
50 | Harry Whinna Nice | 1935 - 1939 |  Republican
51 | Herbert Romulus O'Conor | 1939 - 1947 |  Democratic
52 | William Preston Lane | 1947 - 1951 |  Democratic
53 | Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin | 1951 - 1959 |  Republican
54 | J. Millard Tawes | 1959 - 1967 |  Democratic
55 | Spiro Theodore Agnew | 1967 - 1969 |  Republican
56 | Marvin Mandel | 1969 - 1979 |  Democratic
| Blair Lee | 1977 - 1979 |  Democratic
57 | Harry Roe Hughes | 1979 - 1987 |  Democratic
58 | William Donald Schaefer | 1987 - 1995 |  Democratic
59 | Parris N. Glendening | 1995 - 2003 |  Democratic
60 | Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. | 2003 - 2007 |  Republican
61 | Martin O'Malley | 2007 - 2015 |  Democratic
62 | Larry Hogan | 2015-present |  Republican

## History[edit]

### Partisan balance 1992-2013[edit]

See also: Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States and Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, Maryland

Partisan breakdown of the Maryland governorship from 1992-2013

From 1992 to 2013, in Maryland there were Democratic governors in office for 18 years while there were Republican governors in office for four years, including the last seven. Maryland is one of seven states that were run by a Democratic governor for more than 80 percent of the years between 1992-2013. Maryland was under Democratic trifectas for the last seven years of the study period.

Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82%) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27%) from 1992 to 2013.

Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states had divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied.

The chart below shows the partisan composition of the Office of the Governor of Maryland, the Maryland State Senate and the Maryland House of Delegates from 1992 to 2013.

#### SQLI and partisanship[edit]

The chart below depicts the partisanship of the Maryland state government and the state's SQLI ranking for the years studied. For the SQLI, the states were ranked from 1-50, with 1 being the best and 50 the worst. Maryland experienced two long periods of Democratic trifectas, between 1992 and 2002 and again between 2007 and 2013. The state cracked the top-10 in the SQLI ranking in three separate years (2002, 2006, and 2008), twice under a Democratic trifecta and once under divided government. Maryland ranked lowest on the SQLI ranking in two separate years (1992 and 1995), in which the state placed 25th under a Democratic trifecta. Maryland has never had a Republican trifecta.

* SQLI average with Democratic trifecta: 16.35
* SQLI average with Republican trifecta: N/A
* SQLI average with divided government: 10.75

Chart displaying the partisanship of Maryland government from 1992-2013 and the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI).

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Governor Maryland. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Governor of Maryland - Google News

## Contact information[edit]

100 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone:(410) 974-3901
Toll Free:1-800-811-8336

## See also[edit]

* Maryland state executive offices
* Maryland state executive officials

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Office of the Maryland Governor

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Maryland Governor, "Governor of Larry Hogan," accessed January 18, 2021
2. ↑ Baltimore Sun, "'Just' a small businessman, Hogan bringing a new style to State House," January 20, 2015
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Maryland Manual On-Line, "Constitution of Maryland," accessed January 18, 2021
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 National Association of State Budget Officers, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2015," accessed February 5, 2021
5. ↑ Maryland Department of Budget and Management, "Total Fund Appropriation Detail FY2022," accessed September 13, 2021
6. ↑ Report of the Governor’s Salary Commission, "Governor’s Salary Commission," January 2014
7. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 18, 2021
8. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 18, 2021
9. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 18, 2021
10. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 18, 2021
11. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
12. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
13. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 25, 2014
14. ↑ Council of State Governments, "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries," June 25, 2013
15. ↑ National Governors Association, "Former Maryland Governors," accessed January 18, 2021

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