The Maryland Comptroller election of 2014 was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the
Comptroller of Maryland
The Comptroller of the State of Maryland is Maryland's chief financial officer, elected by the people to a four-year term. The Comptroller is not term-limited. The office was established by the second Maryland Constitution of 1851 due to concern ...
. Incumbent
Democratic
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Comptroller
Peter Franchot ran for re-election to a third term in office.
Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014. Franchot was re-nominated by the Democrats and the Republicans nominated former
Amtrak CFO William Henry Campbell.
Democratic primary
Shortly after being re-elected
in 2010, incumbent Comptroller Peter Franchot began considering running for
Governor of Maryland in
2014
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.
Six potential candidates for the position of Comptroller emerged during this time: State House of Delegates Majority Leader
Kumar P. Barve
Kumar Prabhakar Barve (; born September 8, 1958) is an American politician. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing district 17 in Montgomery County, which includes the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg. He was the fi ...
, State Delegate
Jon Cardin
Jon Steven Cardin (born January 12, 1970) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 11 since 2019, and previously from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he unsuccess ...
, State Delegate
Galen R. Clagett, former
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Executive Doug Duncan
Douglas Michael Duncan (born October 25, 1955) is a former American politician from Maryland who served as Rockville City Councilman, Rockville Mayor, Montgomery County Executive, and candidate for Governor of Maryland. He is a member of the De ...
, State Delegate
Brian Feldman and State Senator
James Rosapepe
James Carew Rosapepe (born May 20, 1951) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his third four-year term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 21 in Pri ...
, with Barve and Rosapepe saying they would definitely run if Franchot did not. In December 2012, Franchot announced that he would not be running for governor. Barve and Rosapepe subsequently ended their campaigns and Cardin, Claggett and Duncan decided to run for other offices. In September 2013, Franchot officially declared that he was running for a third term.
[ Feldman did not rule out challenging him but ultimately declined to do so.
]
Candidates
Filed
* Peter Franchot, incumbent Comptroller
Withdrew
* Kumar P. Barve
Kumar Prabhakar Barve (; born September 8, 1958) is an American politician. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing district 17 in Montgomery County, which includes the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg. He was the fi ...
, Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates (ran for re-election)James Rosapepe
James Carew Rosapepe (born May 20, 1951) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his third four-year term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 21 in Pri ...
, state senator (ran for re-election)[
]
Declined
* Jon Cardin
Jon Steven Cardin (born January 12, 1970) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 11 since 2019, and previously from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he unsuccess ...
, State Delegate (ran for Attorney General of Maryland)
* Galen R. Clagett, State Delegate (ran for Mayor of Frederick)
* Doug Duncan
Douglas Michael Duncan (born October 25, 1955) is a former American politician from Maryland who served as Rockville City Councilman, Rockville Mayor, Montgomery County Executive, and candidate for Governor of Maryland. He is a member of the De ...
, former Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:
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* The former name of Montgomery Land District, Tasmania
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* The historic county of Montgomeryshire, Wales, also called County of Montgomery
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* Mon ...
Executive and candidate for governor in 2006 (ran for Montgomery County Executive)
* Brian Feldman, state senator (ran for re-election)
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Filed
* William Henry Campbell, former Amtrak CFO, nominee for Comptroller in 2010 and candidate for Maryland Republican Party
The Maryland Republican Party is the Maryland state branch of the Republican Party (GOP), headquartered in Annapolis.
Current elected officials
Members of Congress
U.S. Senate
*None
Both of Maryland's U.S. Senate seats have been held by Demo ...
Chairman in 2011
Results
General election
Candidates
* Peter Franchot (Democratic), incumbent Comptroller
* William Henry Campbell (Republican), former Amtrak CFO, nominee for Comptroller in 2010 and candidate for Maryland Republican Party
The Maryland Republican Party is the Maryland state branch of the Republican Party (GOP), headquartered in Annapolis.
Current elected officials
Members of Congress
U.S. Senate
*None
Both of Maryland's U.S. Senate seats have been held by Demo ...
Chairman in 2011
* Anjali Reed Phukan (Maryland's Service Party), Party Chairman and write-in candidate
Polling
Results
See also
* 2014 United States elections
The 2014 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives and won control of the Senate.
Republicans ...
* 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley was term-limited and could not run for reelection to a third consec ...
* 2014 Maryland Attorney General election
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 unsuccessfull ...
References
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