The 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018. The date included the election of the governor , lieutenant governor , and all members of the Maryland General Assembly . Incumbent governor Larry Hogan and Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford , both Republicans , were re-elected to a second term against Democrat Ben Jealous , the former NAACP CEO, and his running mate Susan Turnbull . This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state carried by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election .
Hogan became the second Republican governor of Maryland to win re-election, and the first since Theodore McKeldin in 1954 .[ 2] He also became the first Republican to win over 55% of the vote in a statewide election in Maryland since U.S. Senator Charles Mathias in 1980 . This was the first and only Maryland gubernatorial election in which both major party candidates received over one million votes. As of 2024, this is the last time that a Republican won a statewide election in Maryland.
At the presidential level, Maryland is a staunchly Democratic state due to the large number of Democratic voters in the Washington metropolitan area and Baltimore City. Maryland has not seen a Republican presidential candidate win its votes since 1988, and the state has not been within 15% since 2004 ; Hillary Clinton won the state by 26 points over Donald Trump (60% to 34%) in 2016, Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney by 26 points in 2012 (62% to 36%), and Obama defeated John McCain by 25 points in 2008 (62% to 37%).
Hogan was elected governor in 2014 , defeating then-lieutenant governor Anthony Brown by a margin of 51% to 47%; the result was considered one of the biggest election upsets that year.[ 3] Prior to Hogan's victory, Bob Ehrlich , elected in 2002 , had been the only Republican elected as Governor of Maryland since Spiro Agnew . However, Ehrlich was defeated for reelection in 2006 by Martin O'Malley and defeated again in 2010 , when he faced O'Malley in a rematch.
In April 2018, Hogan had a 68% approval rating, the second-highest approval of any governor in the country, only behind Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, who had a 71% approval rating.[ 4] Despite the state's Democratic leaning, Hogan had a high approval rating among all partisan groups (65% approval from Democrats, 64% of Independents, and 81% of Republicans).[ 5]
Larry Hogan
Statewide officials
State legislators
Joe Bartenfelder , former House Deputy Majority Whip[ 11]
James Brochin , state senator[ 12]
Bill Cox, former House Deputy Majority Whip[ 10]
Steven J. DeBoy Sr. , former Delegate[ 13]
Dennis C. Donaldson , former Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Delegates[ 13]
Donna M. Felling , former Delegate[ 14]
Rona E. Kramer , former Senator[ 11]
Laurence Levitan, former Senator[ 14]
Keiffer Mitchell Jr. , former Delegate, Baltimore City Councilman[ 11]
R. Clayton Mitchell Jr. , former Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates [ 10]
Paul Muldowney, former Delegate[ 14]
Robert R. Neall , former Senator[ 11]
George Owings, former House Majority Whip[ 11]
Richard Rynd, former Delegate[ 11]
Jim Simpsonm, former Senate Finance Committee Chairman[ 10]
Casper R. Taylor Jr. , former Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates[ 13]
John F. Wood Jr. , former Delegate[ 10]
Local officials
Jimmy Aluisi, former Prince George's County Sheriff[ 11]
Jud Ashman, Gaithersburg Mayor[ 13]
Ron Bowers, former Washington County Commissioner[ 11]
Pat Buehler, former Calvert County Commissioner[ 11]
Charles Cephas, President of Hurlock Town Council[ 14]
Robert W. Curran , former Baltimore City Councilman[ 11]
Jake Day, Salisbury Mayor[ 15]
Michael Estève, Bowie City Councilman[ 13]
Ron Fithian, chairman of the Clean Chesapeake Coalition and Kent County Commissioner[ 10]
Robert Flanigan, Mayor of Frostburg [ 14]
Henri Gardner, Bowie City Councilman[ 13]
Jack Heath, Salisbury City Council President[ 16]
Michael Henry, Mayor of Hurlock [ 13]
Elmer Horsey, former Chestertown Mayor[ 14]
Jack Jenkins, former Bowie City Councilman[ 13]
George F. Johnson IV , former Anne Arundel County Sheriff[ 11]
O. James Lighthizer , former Anne Arundel County Executive[ 11]
Jimmy Marcos, Bowie City Councilman[ 13]
Lewis Metzner, Hagerstown City Councilman[ 13]
John Miller, Middletown Burgess[ 14]
Doug Mullendore, Washington County Sheriff[ 11]
Diane Polangin, former Bowie City Councilwoman[ 13]
Eileen M. Rehrmann , former Harford County Executive[ 11]
Wayne Ridenour, Washington County School Board Member[ 11]
Fred Robinson, Bowie Mayor[ 13]
Nick Scarpelli, former Cumberland City Councilman[ 14]
John Schnebly, former Hagerstown City Councilman[ 13]
Rikki Spector, former Baltimore City Councilwoman [ 10]
Ricky Travers, Dorchester County Council President[ 14]
Bruce Wahl, former Chesapeake Beach Mayor, former President of the Maryland Municipal League[ 13]
Chad Weddle, Walkersville Burgess[ 14]
Gee Williams, Mayor of Berlin [ 14]
Floyd Wilson, former Prince George's County Council Chairman[ 14]
Judges
Individuals
Organizations
Newspapers
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Rushern Baker , Prince George's County executive[ 44]
Running mate: Elizabeth Embry , former Maryland Attorney General Crime Division Chief and candidate for Mayor of Baltimore in 2016 [ 45]
Ralph Jaffe, perennial candidate [ 46]
Running mate: Freda Jaffe, sister of Ralph Jaffe[ 47]
James Jones II[ 48]
Running mate: Charles Waters[ 48]
Richard Madaleno , State Senator [ 49]
Running mate: Luwanda Jenkins, businesswoman and former Maryland Special Secretary for Minority Affairs[ 50]
Alec Ross , author and former State Department official[ 51]
Jim Shea, attorney[ 53]
Krish O'Mara Vignarajah , former policy director to former First Lady Michelle Obama and former State Department official[ 55] [ 56]
Running mate: Sharon Blake, former president of the Baltimore Teachers Union[ 57]
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings , policy consultant and wife of U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings [ 60]
Valerie Ervin, former senior advisor to the Working Families Party and former Montgomery County Councilmember [ 61]
Running mate: Marisol Johnson, former vice chair of the Baltimore County Board of Education and small businesswoman[ 62]
(Valerie Ervin, who had been the running mate of Kevin Kamenetz before he died on May 10, became a candidate for governor with Marisol Johnson as running mate on May 17. This came too late to change the primary ballot, so notices were posted at polling places informing voters that votes for Kamenetz and Ervin would be counted as votes for Ervin and Johnson. On June 12, Ervin withdrew from the race.[ 63] )
John Delaney , U.S. Representative (ran for President in 2020 ,)[ 64]
Peter Franchot , State Comptroller[ 65] [ 66] [ 67]
Brian Frosh , Attorney General[ 65] [ 66] [ 68]
Doug Gansler , former attorney general and candidate for governor in 2014 [ 69] [ 70]
Ike Leggett , Montgomery County executive[ 65] [ 71]
Maggie McIntosh , state delegate[ 53]
Thomas Perez , chair of the Democratic National Committee , former United States Secretary of Labor , and former Maryland Secretary of Labor [ 72] [ 73] [ 66] [ 74]
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake , former mayor of Baltimore [ 65] [ 75]
David Trone , businessman and candidate for MD-08 in 2016 (running for MD-06)[ 66] [ 76]
Heather Mizeur , former state delegate and candidate for governor in 2014[ 65] [ 66]
Joseline Peña-Melnyk , state delegate and candidate for MD-04 in 2016 [ 77]
Kenneth Ulman , former Howard County executive and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014[ 65] [ 72]
Rushern Baker
U.S. senators
Statewide officials
State legislators
Individuals
Valerie Ervin, senior adviser to the Working Families Party and former gubernatorial candidate[ 82]
David Trone , businessman[ 17]
Newspapers and magazines
Ben Jealous
Newspapers and magazines
U.S. presidents
U.S. vice presidents
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Individuals
Rea Carey , Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund
Dave Chappelle , comedian and social commentator[ 17]
Rosario Dawson , actress and activist[ 91]
Eric Garcetti , Mayor of Los Angeles, CA
Eric Holder , Former US Attorney General
Terry McAuliffe , Former Governor of Virginia
Bill de Blasio , Mayor of New York City
Van Jones , commentator and activist
Ana Kasparian , commentator on The Young Turks
Nomiki Konst, correspondent for The Young Turks [ 92]
John Leguizamo , actor
Harry J. Lennix , actor, writer, director, activist
Bill McKibben , environmentalist, author, journalist, leader of 350.org[ 93]
Alyssa Milano , actress and activist
Phil Radford , environmentalist and former Executive Director of Greenpeace
Jane O'Meara Sanders , social worker and political aide[ 94]
Nina Turner , former Ohio state senator, President of Our Revolution[ 95]
Steve Westly , former California State Controller
State legislators
Bilal Ali , State Delegate (Baltimore City)
Cheryl Kagan , State Senator (Montgomery County)
Shane Robinson , State Delegate (Montgomery County)
Jimmy Tarlau , State Delegate (Prince George's County)
Jheanelle Wilkins , State Delegate (Montgomery County)
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam , State Senator (Baltimore County)
Clarence Lam , State Delegate (Baltimore & Howard Cos.)
Eric Ebersole , State Delegate (Baltimore & Howard Cos.)
Pat Young , State Delegate (Baltimore County)
Charles Sydnor , State Delegate (Baltimore County)
Samuel I. Rosenberg , State Delegate (Baltimore City)
Mary L. Washington , State Senator (Baltimore City)
Talmadge Branch , State Delegate (Baltimore City)
Guy Guzzone , State Senator (Howard County)
Marc Korman , State Delegate (Montgomery County)
Local officials
Catherine Pugh , Mayor of Baltimore City[ 96] [circular reference ]
Vicki Almond , Baltimore County Councilwoman
Edward Burroughs , Prince George's County Board of Education Member
Ryan Dorsey , Baltimore City Councilman
Jessica Fitzwater , Frederick County Councilmember
Don Mohler , Baltimore County Executive
Ike Leggett , Montgomery County Executive
Bill Henry , Baltimore City Councilman
Sharon Middleton , Baltimore City Councilwoman
Edward Reisinger , Baltimore City Councilman
Robert Stokes, Baltimore City Councilman
Shannon Sneed , Baltimore City Councilwoman
Eric Costello , Baltimore City Councilman
Kristerfer Burnett , Baltimore City Councilman
Brandon Scott , Baltimore City Councilman, Candidate for Lt. Governor
Zeke Cohen , Baltimore City Councilman
Organizations
Kevin Kamenetz (deceased)
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Cathy Bevins, member of the Baltimore County Council[ 105]
Julian E. Jones Jr., member of the Baltimore County Council[ 105]
Individuals
Rich Madaleno
U.S. representatives
Attorney General
State senators
Susan Lee, state senator
Will Smith, state senator
State delegates
Al Carr, state delegate
Jeff Waldstreicher, state delegate
Sheila Hixson, state delegate
Ana Sol-Gutierrez, state delegate
Karen Young, state delegate
Jim Gilchrist, state delegate
Marice Morales, state delegate
Bonnie Cullison, state delegate
David Moon, state delegate
Anne Kaiser, state delegate
Eric Luedtke, state delegate
Local officials
David Lublin, former mayor of Chevy Chase [ 17]
Chris Trumbauer, Anne Arundel County Councilmember
Peter Benjamin, Garrett Park Mayor
Mary Flynn, Chevy Chase Mayor
Barney Rush, Chevy Chase Councilmember
Scott Fosler, Chevy Chase Councilmember and former Montgomery County Councilmember and former Chevy Chase Mayor
Kathy Strom, former Chevy Chase Mayor
Pat Burda, former Chevy Chase Mayor
Linna Barnes, former Chevy Chase Mayor
Vicky Taplin, former Chevy Chase Councilmember
Lance Hoffman, former Chevy Chase Councilmember
Pat Baptiste, former Village of Chevy Chase Mayor and former Montgomery County Planning Board member
Shirley Brandman, former Montgomery County Board of Education member
Meredith Wellington, former Montgomery County Planning Board member
Organizations
Individuals
Jim Shea
Elected officials
State Delegates
Cory McCray, state delegate
Antonio Hayes, state delegate
Local officials
Shannon Sneed, Member of Baltimore City Council
John Bullock, Member of Baltimore City Council
Kristerfer Burnett, Member of Baltimore City Council
Brandon Scott, Member of Baltimore City Council
Krish Vignarajah
Individuals
Organizations
Notes
^ Alec Ross with 2%, Ralph Jaffe and James Jones with <1%
^ Alec Ross with 1%, someone else with 6%
^ Alec Ross with 2%
^ Alec Ross with 2%, Ralph Jaffe 1%
^ Maya Rockeymoore 6%, Alec Ross with 1%, Ralph Jaffe with 0%
^ Alec Ross with 1%</
^ Doug Gansler 11%, Maya Rockeymoore 8%, Alec Ross with 1%. Other 2%
Results by county: Jealous—40–50%
Jealous—30–40%
Baker—30–40%
Baker—40–50%
Following the Maryland Green Party's nominating procedure, the delegates of the Coordinating Council, which is the party's State Central Committee, made the decision to nominate the gubernatorial ticket as no other candidate had filed by the party's March 30, 2018, deadline. More than one ticket seeking the nomination would have required the party to conduct a primary, an obligation not mandated by the State Board of Elections for non-principal parties.[ 122]
Green State Central Committee Designation[ 122] April 20 – April 25
Candidate
Delegates in favor
Delegates against
Delegates not voting
Ian Schlakman / Annie Chambers
15
0
5
Libertarian convention [ edit ]
Shawn Quinn, nominee for governor in 2014 and nominee for the House of Delegates in 2010[ 123]
Running mate: Christina Smith
Candidate
Votes in favor
Votes against
Not voting
Shawn Quinn / Christina Smith
32
1
0
Larry Hogan and Ben Jealous met for their one and only scheduled debate on September 24. The debate was livestreamed in the evening by the Maryland Public Television .[ 124]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [ 125]
Likely R
October 26, 2018
The Washington Post [ 126]
Likely R
November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [ 127]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report [ 128]
Likely R
November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [ 129]
Likely R
November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics [ 130]
Likely R
November 4, 2018
Daily Kos [ 131]
Likely R
November 5, 2018
Fox News [ 132] [ a]
Likely R
November 5, 2018
Politico [ 133]
Likely R
November 5, 2018
Governing [ 134]
Likely R
November 5, 2018
Notes
^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Larry Hogan (R)
Ben Jealous (D)
Other
Undecided
University of Maryland [ 135]
October 4–7, 2018
648 LV
± 4.5%
58%
38%
0%
3%
814 RV
± 4.0%
56%
36%
0%
2%
Gonzales Research [ 136]
October 1–6, 2018
806
± 3.5%
54%
36%
2%[ a]
9%
Mason-Dixon [ 137]
September 24–26, 2018
625
± 4.0%
52%
37%
2%[ a]
9%
Goucher College [ 138]
September 11–16, 2018
472
± 4.5%
54%
32%
2%[ a]
9%
Gonzales Research [ 139]
August 1–8, 2018
831
± 3.5%
52%
36%
1%[ b]
11%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Jealous)[ 140]
July 10–14, 2018
601
± 4.0%
49%
40%
–
11%
Gonzales Research [ 111]
June 4–10, 2018
800
± 3.5%
51%
34%
–
14%
University of Maryland [ 113]
May 29 – June 3, 2018
968
± 4.5%
51%
39%
–
10%
Goucher College [ 141]
April 14–19, 2018
617
± 3.9%
44%
31%
–
22%
Mason-Dixon [ 142]
February 20–22, 2018
625
± 4.0%
50%
33%
–
17%
Gonzales Research [ 143]
December 27, 2017 – January 5, 2018
823
± 3.5%
49%
36%
–
15%
Mason-Dixon [ 118]
September 27–30, 2017
625
± 4.0%
49%
33%
–
18%
Notes
^ a b c Shawn Quinn (L) and Ian Schlakman (G) with 1%
^ Shawn Quinn (L) with 1%, Ian Schlakman (G) with 0%
Hypothetical polling
with Rushern Baker
with Richard Madaleno
with Alec Ross
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Larry Hogan (R)
Alec Ross (D)
Undecided
University of Maryland [ 113]
May 29 – June 3, 2018
465–497
± 6.0–6.5%
55%
31%
13%
Goucher College [ 141]
April 14–19, 2018
617
± 3.9%
46%
26%
26%
with Jim Shea
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Larry Hogan (R)
Jim Shea (D)
Undecided
University of Maryland [ 113]
May 29 – June 3, 2018
465–497
± 6.0–6.5%
53%
35%
13%
Goucher College [ 141]
April 14–19, 2018
617
± 3.9%
47%
27%
25%
with Krish Vignarajah
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Larry Hogan (R)
Krish Vignarajah (D)
Undecided
University of Maryland [ 113]
May 29 – June 3, 2018
465–497
± 6.0–6.5%
54%
35%
11%
Goucher College [ 141]
April 14–19, 2018
617
± 3.9%
45%
25%
27%
with Valerie Ervin
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Larry Hogan (R)
Valerie Ervin (D)
Undecided
University of Maryland [ 113]
May 29 – June 3, 2018
465–497
± 6.0–6.5%
51%
38%
11%
with Kevin Kamenetz
with John Delaney
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Larry Hogan (R)
John Delaney (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling [ 150]
April 15–17, 2016
879
± 3.3%
48%
29%
24%
with Tom Perez
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Larry Hogan (R)
Tom Perez (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling [ 150]
April 15–17, 2016
879
± 3.3%
48%
24%
28%
By congressional district [ edit ]
Hogan carried 6 of 8 congressional districts, including 5 held by Democrats. This included the district of then-House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer , whom Hogan was defeated by in 1992 .
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