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A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Maryland on November 5, 2024. In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Maryland voters will elect all of its seats in the United States House of Representatives, and one of its U.S. senators. Various municipal elections, including in Cecil County, Baltimore, and the city of Hagerstown, will also be held.
Polls will be open from 7 AM to 8 PM EST.[1]
Federal offices[edit]
President of the United States[edit]
Maryland is represented by 10 electors in the electoral college.
United States Senate[edit]
Incumbent three-term Democratic Senator Ben Cardin was reelected in 2018 with 64.9% of the vote. On May 1, 2023, he announced that he would not be seeking reelection to a fourth term in office.[2] Democratic candidates for the office include Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks[3] and U.S. Representative David Trone,[4] while Republican candidates include former governor Larry Hogan[5] and perennial candidate Robin Ficker.[6]
Alsobrooks and Hogan won their respective primaries on May 14, 2024, and will face off in the general election.[7]
United States House of Representatives[edit]
All eight of Maryland's seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2024, of which three are open seats.[4][8][9]
Ballot propositions[edit]
Proposition | Description |
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Abortion referendum | Enshrines the right to reproductive freedom in the state constitution.[10] |
Polling[edit]
- On a referendum strengthening abortion rights
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Yes | No | Other | Undecided |
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OpinionWorks | October 20–23, 2022 | 982 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 71% | 19% | – | 11% |
University of Maryland | September 22–27, 2022 | 810 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 78% | 16% | – | 5% |
Municipal elections[edit]
Baltimore[edit]
Mayor[edit]
Incumbent Brandon Scott was first elected in 2020 with 70.5% of the vote and is running for re-election to a second term.[11] He faces primary challenges from former mayor Sheila Dixon[12] and perennial candidate Thiru Vignarajah.[13] Vignarajah withdrew from the race and endorsed Dixon on May 1, 2024,[14] but will still appear on the primary election ballot and have votes cast by mail for him counted.[15]
Scott won the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.[16]
City Council[edit]
District | Incumbent | Candidates[17] | |||
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Location | Member | Party | First elected |
Status | |
President | Nick Mosby | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent lost renomination[18] |
Democratic primary
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1 | Zeke Cohen | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent retired to run for City Council President.[19] New member to be elected. Democratic hold. |
Democratic primary
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2 | Danielle McCray | Democratic | 2019 (appointed) | Incumbent renominated | |
3 | Ryan Dorsey | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent renominated Democratic hold. |
Democratic primary
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4 | Mark Conway | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent renominated Democratic hold. |
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5 | Yitzy Schleifer | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent renominated Democratic hold. |
Democratic primary
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6 | Sharon Green Middleton | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent renominated |
Democratic primary
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7 | James Torrence | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent renominated | |
8 | Kristerfer Burnett | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent retired.[20] New member to be elected. Democratic hold. |
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9 | John Bullock | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent renominated Democratic hold. |
Democratic primary
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10 | Phylicia Porter | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent renominated Democratic hold. |
Democratic primary
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11 | Eric Costello | Democratic | 2014 (appointed) | Incumbent lost renomination[21] New member to be elected. Democratic hold. |
Democratic primary
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12 | Robert Stokes | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent lost renomination[22] New member to be elected. Democratic hold. |
Democratic primary
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13 | Antonio Glover | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent renominated | |
14 | Odette Ramos | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent renominated |
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Polling[edit]
- On the mayoral election
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Sheila Dixon |
Brandon Scott |
Thiru Vignarajah |
Bob Wallace |
Other | Undecided |
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OpinionWorks[A] | April 7–11, 2024 | 508 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 35% | 38% | 10% | 4% | 5%[b] | 7% |
Goucher College | April 3–7, 2024 | 440 (RV) | ± 4.7% | 32% | 40% | 11% | 3% | 3%[c] | 10% |
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group[B] | February 24–26, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 5% | 40% | 37% | 10% | 6% | – | 8% |
Lake Research Partners | October 16–22, 2023 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 39% | 31% | – | 10% | – | 15% |
Goucher College | September 19–23, 2023 | 537 (RV) | ± 4.2% | 39% | 27% | – | – | 23%[d] | 8% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Eric Costello |
Sheila Dixon |
Bill Henry |
Jayne Miller |
Brandon Scott |
Thiru Vignarajah |
Undecided |
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Lake Research Partners[C] | Late March 2023 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 3% | 18% | 6% | 7% | 21% | 11% | 34% |
- On the city council president election
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Zeke Cohen |
Nick Mosby |
Shannon Sneed |
Other | Undecided |
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OpinionWorks[D] | April 7–11, 2024 | 508 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 40% | 21% | 17% | 3% | 19% |
Goucher College[E] | April 3–7, 2024 | 508 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 27% | 23% | 17% | 14% | 20% |
Global Strategy Group[F] | February 15–20, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 31% | 22% | 18% | 5% | 24% |
Shannon Sneed enters the race | ||||||||
Goucher College[E] | September 19–23, 2023 | 537 (RV) | ± 4.2% | 30% | 17% | – | 34% | 18% |
Global Strategy Group[F] | May 31 – June 1, 2023 | 702 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 40% | 24% | – | – | 18% |
Cecil County[edit]
In Cecil County, voters will elect the County Executive as well as two seats in the County Council, in Districts 1 and 5.
County Executive[edit]
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The incumbent county executive is Republican Danielle Hornberger, who was elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2020.[23] She ran for a second term in 2024, but was defeated in the Republican primary election by Adam Streight.[24]
Republican primary[edit]
Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Danielle Hornberger, incumbent county executive[26]
Results[edit]
Streight 0–5% 5–10% 10–15% 15–20% | Hornberger 0–5% 5–10% 10–15% 15–20% 20–25% 25–30% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Adam Streight | 7,445 | 53.24 | |
Republican | Danielle Hornberger (incumbent) | 6,538 | 46.76 | |
Total votes | 13,983 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Bill Kilby, dairy farmer[26]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Kilby | 3,676 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 3,676 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Adam Streight | |||
Democratic | Bill Kilby | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
County Council[edit]
District | Incumbent | Candidates[26] | |||
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Location | Member | Party | First elected |
Status | |
1 | Bob Meffley | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent renominated | |
5 | Jackie Gregory | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent lost renomination[24] |
Hagerstown[edit]
Mayor[edit]
The 2024 Hagerstown mayoral election will be held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent mayor Tekesha Martinez became the city's mayor and the city's first Black mayor on February 7, 2023, after Emily Keller resigned following Governor Wes Moore naming her to serve as Special Secretary of Opioid Response in his administration.[28] On July 12, 2023, she announced that she would run for Congress in Maryland's 6th congressional district, opting against re-election as mayor.[29]
Candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Bill McIntire | |||
Stephen S. Schutte | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
City Council[edit]
Members of the Hagerstown City Council are elected in an at-large nonpartisan election, where the top ten candidates from the primary will move on to the general election, where the top five candidates will be elected.
Candidates[edit]
Advanced to general election[edit]
- Kristin Aleshire, incumbent city councilmember[31]
- Caroline Anderson, business owner[31]
- Erika Bell, business owner[31]
- Mark Bell, business owner[31]
- Tiara Burnett, incumbent city councilmember[31]
- Sean Flaherty, data analyst[31]
- Stacy Michael[31]
- Rich Owens, therapist[31]
- Peter Perini, incumbent city councilmember[31]
- Matthew Schindler, incumbent city councilmember[31]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Journie Martinez, poet[31]
Primary election results[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Kristin Aleshire (incumbent) | 2,617 | 16.12 | |
Tiara Burnett (incumbent) | 2,062 | 12.70 | |
Matthew Schindler (incumbent) | 1,660 | 10.22 | |
Peter Perini (incumbent) | 1,579 | 9.73 | |
Sean Flaherty | 1,453 | 8.95 | |
Erika Bell | 1,369 | 8.43 | |
Stacy Michael | 1,347 | 8.30 | |
Caroline Anderson | 1,252 | 7.71 | |
Mark Bell | 1,101 | 6.78 | |
Rich Owens | 1,074 | 6.61 | |
Journie Martinez | 722 | 4.45 | |
Total votes | 16,236 | 100.0 |
General election results[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Kristin Aleshire (incumbent) | |||
Tiara Burnett (incumbent) | |||
Matthew Schindler (incumbent) | |||
Peter Perini (incumbent) | |||
Sean Flaherty | |||
Erika Bell | |||
Stacy Michael | |||
Caroline Anderson | |||
Mark Bell | |||
Rich Owens | |||
Total votes |
Prince George's County[edit]
At-large district special election[edit]
On June 17, 2024, Prince George's County council member Mel Franklin resigned from his at-large seat on the county council.[33] On June 25, the Prince George's County Council unanimously voted to hold a special primary election on August 6, 2024, and a special general election will be held on November 5, 2024.[34]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ Wendy Bozel, Kevin Harris, Joseph Scott, Texas Brown, and "Someone else" with 1%
- ^ "Some other candidate" with 2%, "Refused" with 1%
- ^ "Some other candidate" with 23%. 33% of those voters lean Dixon, 36% lean Scott, and 21% reported no lean or said they wouldn't for either
- Partisan clients
- ^ This poll was sponsored by The Baltimore Sun and WBFF
- ^ Poll sponsored by Sheila Dixon
- ^ Poll was sponsored by Bill Henry
- ^ Poll sponsored by The Baltimore Sun and WBFF
- ^ a b Poll sponsored by The Baltimore Banner
- ^ a b Poll sponsored by Zeke Cohen's campaign
References[edit]
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- ^ a b Pathe, Simone. "Rep. David Trone announces campaign for Senate in Maryland". CNN. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Witte, Brian (February 9, 2024). "Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is running for the US Senate". Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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- ^ Cox, Erin (March 30, 2023). "Maryland voters to see constitutional referendum on abortion rights". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Pryor, Rebecca (April 18, 2023). "New polling shows Mayor Scott's re-election bid at risk". WBFF. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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- ^ Opilo, Emily (May 24, 2024). "Baltimore election certification delayed, Jermaine Jones comes out ahead in District 12". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for Cecil County". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Hamilton, Carl (May 24, 2024). "Final primary results: Streight defeats Hornberger; Branch beats Gregory". Cecil Whig. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Hubbard, Matt (April 14, 2023). "Adam Streight announces 2024 campaign for county executive". Cecil Whig. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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