2024 Maryland elections

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2024 Maryland elections

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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]

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][7][8]

Ballot propositions[edit]

Maryland 2024 ballot propositions
Proposition Description
Abortion referendum Enshrines the right to reproductive freedom in the state constitution.[9]

Polling[edit]

On a referendum strengthening abortion rights
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Yes No Other Undecided
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.[10] He faces primary challenges from former mayor Sheila Dixon[11] and perennial candidate Thiru Vignarajah.[12]

City Council[edit]

Baltimore's city council districts
District Incumbent Candidates[13]
Location Member Party First
elected
Status
President Nick Mosby Democratic 2020 Incumbent running
  • Zeke Cohen (Democratic)[13]
  • Emmanuel Digman (Republican)[13]
  • Nick Mosby (Democratic)[13]
  • Shannon Sneed (Democratic)[13]
1 Zeke Cohen Democratic 2016 Incumbent retiring to
run for City Council President[14]
  • Liam Davis (Democratic)[13]
  • Joseph Koehler (Democratic)[13]
  • Mark Parker (Democratic)[13]
2 Danielle McCray Democratic 2019 (appointed) Incumbent running
  • India Carter (Democratic)[13]
  • Danielle McCray (Democratic)[13]
  • Andy Zipay (Republican)[13]
3 Ryan Dorsey Democratic 2016 Incumbent running
  • Margo Bruner-Settles (Democratic)[13]
  • Marques Dent (Democratic)[13]
  • Ryan Dorsey (Democratic)[13]
4 Mark Conway Democratic 2020 Incumbent running
  • Mark Conway (Democratic)[13]
5 Isaac Schleifer Democratic 2016 Incumbent running
  • Marvin Briscoe (Democratic)[13]
  • Isaac Schleifer (Democratic)[13]
6 Sharon Green Middleton Democratic 2016 Incumbent running
7 James Torrence Democratic 2020 Incumbent running
  • Christopher Anderson (Republican)[13]
  • Tori Rose (Democratic)[13]
  • James Torrence (Democratic)[13]
8 Kristerfer Burnett Democratic 2016 Incumbent retiring[15]
  • Bilal Ali (Democratic)[13]
  • Christian Allen (Democratic)[13]
  • Jeffrey Allen (Democratic)[13]
  • Paris Gray (Democratic)[13]
  • Joyous Jones (Democratic)[13]
9 John Bullock Democratic 2016 Incumbent running
  • John Bullock (Democratic)[13]
  • Sonia Eaddy (Democratic)[13]
  • Matthew Johnson (Democratic)[13]
  • Venroy July (Democratic)[13]
10 Phylicia Porter Democratic 2020 Incumbent running
  • Richard Parker (Democratic)[13]
  • Phylicia Porter (Democratic)[13]
11 Eric Costello Democratic 2014 (appointed) Incumbent running
  • Zac Blanchard (Democratic)[13]
  • Eric Costello (Democratic)[13]
12 Robert Stokes Democratic 2016 Incumbent running
  • Jermaine Jones (Democratic)[13]
  • Robert Stokes (Democratic)[13]
13 Antonio Glover Democratic 2020 Incumbent running
  • Alexander Artis (Republican)[13]
  • Walker Gladden III (Republican)[13]
  • Antonio Glover (Democratic)[13]
14 Odette Ramos Democratic 2020 Incumbent running

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
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%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Eric
Costello
Sheila
Dixon
Bill
Henry
Jayne
Miller
Brandon
Scott
Thiru
Vignarajah
Undecided
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
OpinionWorks[D] April 7–11, 2024 508 (LV) ± 4.3% 40% 21% 17% 3% 19%
Goucher College[E] April 7–11, 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%
October 20, 2023 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]

2024 Cecil County Executive election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →
 
Nominee TBD Bill Kilby (presumptive)
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent County Executive

Danielle Hornberger
Republican



The incumbent county executive is Republican Danielle Hornberger, who was elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2020.[16] She is eligible to run for a second term in 2024.

Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
  • Danielle Hornberger, incumbent county executive[17]
  • Adam Streight, police sergeant and candidate for HD-35B in 2022[18]
Results[edit]
Republican primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Danielle Hornberger (incumbent)
Republican Adam Streight
Total votes 100.0
Democratic primary[edit]
Presumptive nominee[edit]
  • Bill Kilby, dairy farmer[17]
Results[edit]
Democratic primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Kilby
Total votes 100.0
General election[edit]
2024 Cecil County County Executive election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican TBD
Democratic Bill Kilby (presumptive)
Total votes 100.0

County Council[edit]

District Incumbent Candidates[17]
Location Member Party First
elected
Status
1 Bob Meffley Republican 2016 Incumbent running
  • Bob Meffley (Republican)[17]
  • Michelle Ravert (Democratic)[17]
  • Sandra Ward (Republican)[17]
5 Jackie Gregory Republican 2016 Incumbent running
  • Dawn Branch (Republican)[17]
  • Jackie Gregory (Republican)[17]

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.[19] On July 12, 2023, she announced that she would run for Congress in Maryland's 6th congressional district, opting against re-election as mayor.[20]

Candidates[edit]
  • Bill McIntire, business owner[21]
  • Stephen S. Schutte, broadband executive[22]
Results[edit]
Hagerstown mayoral election, 2024
Candidate Votes %
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]
  • Kristin Aleshire, former Washington County commissioner[22]
  • Caroline Anderson, business owner[22]
  • Erika Bell, business owner[22]
  • Mark Bell, business owner[22]
  • Tiara Burnett, incumbent city councilmember[22]
  • Sean Flaherty, data analyst[22]
  • Journie Martinez, poet[22]
  • Stacy Michael[22]
  • Rich Owens, therapist[22]
  • Peter Perini, incumbent city councilmember[22]
  • Matthew Schindler, incumbent city councilmember[22]
Primary election results[edit]
Hagerstown city council primary election, 2024
Candidate Votes %
Kristin Aleshire
Caroline Anderson
Erika Bell
Mark Bell
Tiara Burnett
Sean Flaherty
Journie Martinez
Stacy Michael
Rich Owens
Peter Perini
Matthew Schindler
Total votes 100.0

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Wendy Bozel, Kevin Harris, Joseph Scott, Texas Brown, and "Someone else" with 1%
  3. ^ "Some other candidate" with 2%, "Refused" with 1%
  4. ^ "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
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by The Baltimore Sun and WBFF
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by Sheila Dixon
  3. ^ Poll was sponsored by Bill Henry
  4. ^ Poll sponsored by The Baltimore Sun and WBFF
  5. ^ a b Poll sponsored by The Baltimore Banner
  6. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Zeke Cohen's campaign

References[edit]

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  4. ^ a b Pathe, Simone. "Rep. David Trone announces campaign for Senate in Maryland". CNN. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. ^ 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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  9. ^ Cox, Erin (March 30, 2023). "Maryland voters to see constitutional referendum on abortion rights". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  10. ^ Pryor, Rebecca (April 18, 2023). "New polling shows Mayor Scott's re-election bid at risk". WBFF. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Opilo, Emily (September 7, 2023). "Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon to run again in 2024, apologizes again for crimes that forced her from office". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Sullivan, Emily (January 24, 2024). "Thiru Vignarajah joins Baltimore mayor race with publicly-funded campaign". Baltimore Banner. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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  15. ^ Wood, Pamela (June 3, 2023). "Banner political notes: Burnett to step down; Baltimore County public funding; state entertainment council". Baltimore Banner. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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  18. ^ Hubbard, Matt (April 14, 2023). "Adam Streight announces 2024 campaign for county executive". Cecil Whig. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  19. ^ McMillion, Dave (February 7, 2023). "'It's surreal': Hagerstown celebrates Tekesha Martinez as its first black mayor". Herald Mail-Media. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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