The Maryland Attorney General election of 2014 was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Doug Gansler was eligible to seek a third term in office, but instead ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maryland.
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Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014. The Democrats nominated State Senator Brian Frosh and the Republicans nominated attorney Jeffrey Pritzker.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Aisha Braveboy, state delegate[1]
- Jon Cardin, state delegate and nephew of U.S. Senator Ben Cardin[1]
- Brian Frosh, state senator[1]
Withdrew
edit- William Frick, state delegate (ran for re-election)[1][2]
Declined
edit- Doug Gansler, incumbent attorney general (ran for Governor)[3][4]
Endorsements
editJon Cardin
Organizations
- Baltimore Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance[5]
- The Maryland Multi-Housing Association[6]
- The Greater Baltimore Muslim Council[6]
- Baltimore Grove Democratic Club[6]
- Baltimore County Firefighters Local 1311[6]
- The Baltimore County Seal Democratic Club[6]
Federal politicians
- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)[7]
Members of Congress
- U.S. Representative Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)[6]
Maryland State Delegates
Brian Frosh
Former Maryland Attorneys General
National Leaders
Members of Congress
State-wide elected officials
- Governor Martin O'Malley[8]
Maryland State Delegates
- Delegate Curt Anderson[8]
- Delegate Charlie Barkley[8]
- Delegate Liz Bobo[8]
- Delegate Luke Clippinger[8]
- Delegate Norm Conway[8]
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison[8]
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais[8]
- Delegate Barbara Frush[8]
- Delegate Tawanna Gaines[8]
- Delegate Cheryl Glenn[8]
- Delegate Guy Guzzone[8]
- Delegate Pete Hammen[8]
- Delegate Shelia Hixson[8]
- Delegate James Hubbard[8]
- Delegate Tom Hucker[8]
- Delegate Anne Kaiser[8]
- Delegate Ariana Kelly[8]
- Delegate Susan Lee[8]
- Delegate Eric Luedtke[8]
- Delegate Brian McHale[8]
- Delegate Maggie McIntosh[8]
- Delegate Shane Pendergrass[8]
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr.[8]
Maryland State Senators
- Senator John Astle[8]
- Senator Joanne Benson[8]
- Senator James Brochin[8]
- Senator Joan Carter Conway[8]
- Senator Ed DeGrange[8]
- Senator Roy Dyson[8]
- Senator Brian Feldman[8]
- Senator Bill Ferguson[8]
- Senator Jennie Forehand[8]
- Senator Lisa Gladden[8]
- Senator Verna Jones-Rodwell[8]
- Senator Ed Kasemeyer[8]
- Senator Delores Kelley[8]
- Senator Nancy King[8]
- Senator Richard Madaleno, Jr.[8]
- Senator Roger Manno[8]
- Senator Nathaniel McFadden[8]
- Senator Thomas Mac Middleton[8]
- Senator Karen S. Montgomery[8]
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky
- Senator Catherine Pugh
- Senator Victor Ramirez
- Senator Jamie Raskin
- Senator James Robey[8]
- Senator Jim Rosapepe[8]
- Senator Ron Young[8]
Local elected officials
- Rushern Baker, Prince George's County Executive [8]
- Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George's County State's Attorney [8]
- Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City[9]
Organizations
- Maryland State Education Association[10]
- AFSCME Maryland[11]
- African American Democratic Club of Montgomery County
- Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
- CASA in Action[8]
- Central Baltimore County Democratic Club[8]
- Clean Water Action
- Coalition of Asian Pacific American Democrats of Maryland (CAPAD-MD)
- Columbia Democratic Club
- Equality Maryland
- Fraternal Order of Police, Prince George’s County (Lodge 89)
- Fraternal Order of Police, Prince George’s Deputy Sheriff's Association (Lodge 112)
- Fraternal Order of Police, Maryland-National Capital Park Police (Lodge 30)
- Hispanic Democratic Club of Montgomery County
- Maryland Association of Realtors[8]
- Maryland League of Conservation Voters
- Maryland NOW (National Organization for Women) PAC[8]
- Maryland State Education Association (MSEA)
- Montgomery County Career Fire Fighters Association (IAFF) Local 1664
- Montgomery County Fraternal Order of Police (Lodge 35)
- Montgomery County Green Democrats
- Prince George’s County Correctional Officers Association
- Prince George’s County Police Civilian Employees Association
- Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland[8]
- Progressive Maryland
- Progressive Neighbors
- SEIU Maryland-DC State Council
- Sierra Club- Maryland Chapter
- Southwest Baltimore County Democratic Club
- Teamsters Joint Council 55 (Locals 67, 73, 96, 639, 932)
- The Brickyard Coalition
- Thurgood Marshall Democratic Club (TMDC) of Howard County
- UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO[8]
- Western Howard County and Ellicott City and Democratic Club
- 10th District Democratic Club, Baltimore County
Newspapers
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Aisha Braveboy |
Jon Cardin |
William Frick |
Brian Frosh |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Washington Post[14] | June 5–8, 2014 | 487 | ± 5% | 13% | 26% | — | 20% | 40% |
| The Baltimore Sun[15] | May 31–June 3, 2014 | 499 | ± 4.4% | 7% | 26% | — | 16% | 42% |
| Washington Post[16] | February 13–16, 2014 | 1,002 | ± 5.5% | 12% | 21% | 4% | 5% | 40% |
| The Baltimore Sun[17] | February 8–12, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 4% | 18% | 3% | 6% | 69% |
| Gonzales Research[18] | October 1–14, 2013 | 403 | ± 5% | 8.2% | 25.1% | 5.2% | 13.2% | 48.4% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Frosh | 228,360 | 49.58 | |
| Democratic | Jon Cardin | 139,582 | 30.3 | |
| Democratic | Aisha Braveboy | 92,664 | 20.12 | |
| Total votes | 460,606 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Jeffrey Pritzker, attorney and candidate for attorney general in 2002[20]
Declined
edit- Richard Douglas, attorney, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012[21][22]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeffrey Pritzker | 166,885 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 166,885 | 100 | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Brian Frosh (Democratic), state senator
- Jeffrey Pritzker (Republican), attorney and candidate for attorney general in 2002
- Leo Wayne Dymowski (Libertarian), Democratic candidate for the state house in 1982, Republican candidate for Baltimore City Council in 1991 and Libertarian nominee for Maryland's 2nd congressional district in 2012[23]
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brian Frosh (D) |
Jeffrey Pritzker (R) |
Leo Wayne Dymowski (L) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Post[24] | October 2–5, 2014 | 549 | ± 5% | 49% | 26% | 5% | 19% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Frosh | 935,846 | 55.8 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Pritzker | 682,265 | 40.68 | |
| Libertarian | Leo Wayne Dymowski | 57,069 | 3.4 | |
| Write-ins | 2,089 | 0.12 | ||
| Majority | 253,581 | 15.12% | ||
| Total votes | 1,677,269 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
By congressional district
editFrosh won 6 of 8 congressional districts, with the remaining two going to Pritzker, including one that elected a Democrat.[26]
| District | Frosh | Pritzker | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 32% | 64% | Andy Harris |
| 2nd | 55% | 41% | Dutch Ruppersberger |
| 3rd | 55% | 41% | John Sarbanes |
| 4th | 70% | 28% | Donna Edwards |
| 5th | 58% | 39% | Steny Hoyer |
| 6th | 47% | 50% | John Delaney |
| 7th | 67% | 29% | Elijah Cummings |
| 8th | 56% | 41% | Chris Van Hollen |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d John Wagner (September 24, 2013). "Democrats running for governor in Maryland woo labor with promises, past history". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ Michael Dresser (February 25, 2014). "Frick drops out of attorney general's race". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ Michael Dresser (June 1, 2013). "Gansler makes it explicit: No third term as AG". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ "Doug Gansler To Make Bid For Governor Official In Sept". CBS Baltimore. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Baltimore ministers group endorses Gansler for governor". Baltimore Sun. March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Endorsements - Jon Cardin for Attorney General". Archived from the original on June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "In bid for Maryland-attorney general Frosh to pick-up endorsements of two former officeholders". The Washington Post. August 20, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb "Endorsements". BrianFrosh.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "Outgoing New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorses Frosh for Md. attorney general". The Washington Post. December 18, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "Md. Teachers' Union Endorses Frosh For Attorney Generalor". CBS Baltimore (WJZ-TV). October 25, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "AFSCME council endorses Frosh". November 15, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "Frosh for Maryland Attorney General". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ Sun endorses Brian Frosh for attorney general – Baltimore Sun
- ^ The Washington Post
- ^ The Baltimore Sun
- ^ Washington Post [dead link]
- ^ The Baltimore Sun
- ^ Gonzales Research
- ^ a b "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Attorney General". Maryland Secretary of State. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ "Lawyer Jeffrey Pritzker steps forward to run as a Republican for attorney general in Maryland". The Washington Post. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "Richard Douglas steps forward as a possible GOP candidate for attorney general in Md". The Washington Post. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ "GOP's Douglas decides not to run for attorney general". The Baltimore Sun. January 10, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List". electionsmaryland.com. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ Washington Post
- ^ "Unofficial 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Attorney General". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ https://www.elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/election_data/State_Congressional_Districts_2014_General.csv