The 2016 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the

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to represent the State of

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...

, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and

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to the

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and various

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and

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. Incumbent Democratic Senator

Barbara Mikulski Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Repr ...

decided to retire after five terms in the Senate.

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s were held April 26, 2016, in which

Chris Van Hollen Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative ...

and

Kathy Szeliga Kathy Szeliga (born October 10, 1961) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates since January 12, 2011, and as Minority Whip since 2013. Szeliga was the Republican nominee for the United S ...

were chosen as the Democratic and

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party nominees, respectively. In addition, the

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chose

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and the Libertarian Party chose Arvin Vohra as their respective nominees. Van Hollen was heavily favored to win the election. He ultimately won with over 60% of the vote. As typically occurs with the state's elections, most support for the Democratic nominee, Van Hollen, came from the densely populated Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area in central Maryland, while the Republican nominee, Szeliga, did well in the more sparsely populated areas on the Eastern Shore and in

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, and narrowly won

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, home to the state capital

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, as well as exurban Frederick County. As of 2022, this is the most recent statewide election in Maryland that a Democrat won without carrying Anne Arundel or Frederick counties.

Background

Mikulski first ran for the U.S. Senate in

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, losing to Republican incumbent

Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of ...

. Mikulski then served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in

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, succeeding the retiring Mathias. She was re-elected by large margins in

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and

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. Shortly after being sworn in for her fifth term in 2011, she succeeded Margaret Chase Smith as the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history, and on March 17, 2012, she became the longest-serving female member of Congress in U.S. history, surpassing Congresswoman

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of Massachusetts, who served from 1925 to 1960. On March 2, 2015, Mikulski announced that she would not run for re-election to a sixth term in office. In August 2013, Abby Livingston of ''

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'' had predicted that a potential retirement by Mikulski would create "chaos" and "blow open Maryland's political bottleneck" because "the state's teeming political Democratic Party talent is backed up in lower offices." Among the ten Democrats who ran in the primary, only two had previously been elected to an office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Donna Edwards Donna Fern Edwards (born June 28, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2008 to 2017. The district included most of Prince George's County, as well as part of Anne Arundel County. She is a member of the ...

, U.S. Representative * Freddy Donald Dickson Jr. * Ralph Jaffe,

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* Theresa Scaldaferri * Charles U. Smith, perennial candidate * Violet Staley * Blaine Taylor * Ed Tinus, perennial candidate *

, U.S. Representative * Lih Young, perennial candidate

Declined

Rushern Baker Rushern Leslie Baker III (born October 24, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected county executive of Prince George's County, Maryland in 2010 and won re-election in 2014. In 2018 and 2022, h ...

Prince George's County ) , demonym = Prince Georgian , ZIP codes = 20607–20774 , area codes = 240, 301 , founded date = April 23 , founded year = 1696 , named for = Prince George of Denmark , leader_title = Executive , leader_name = Angela D. Alsobrooks ...

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(endorsed Chris Van Hollen) * Anthony Brown, former

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and nominee for

Governor of Maryland The Governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers ...

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(ran for MD-04) * Susan L. Burke, attorney *

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, U.S. Representative (ran for re-election) * John Delaney, U.S. Representative (ran for re-election) *

Peter Franchot Peter Van Rensselaer Franchot (born November 25, 1947) is an American politician who is the 33rd Comptroller of Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, Franchot served for 20 years in the Maryland House of Delegates representing Takoma Park ...

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 ...

Doug Gansler Douglas Friend Gansler (born October 30, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 45th Attorney General of Maryland. Gansler previously served as the State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland, from 1999 to 2007. He won ...

, former

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and candidate for

Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat, Hoyer was first elected in a special election on May 19, 19 ...

, U.S. Representative and

House Minority Whip Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are ele ...

(ran for re-election) *

Kevin Kamenetz Kevin B. Kamenetz (November 26, 1957 – May 10, 2018) was an American politician who was the 12th County Executive of Baltimore County, Maryland, serving between 2010 and May 10, 2018, when he died suddenly while in office.

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Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend (born July 4, 1951) is an American attorney who was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. She ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Maryland in 2002. She was the first female lieutenant ...

, former

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, nominee for governor in

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and nominee for

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, incumbent senator * Heather Mizeur, former state delegate and candidate for governor in

Martin O'Malley Martin Joseph O'Malley (born January 18, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as the 61st Governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007. O'Malley ...

, former

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( ran for President) *

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and former secretary of the

Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation The Maryland Department of Labor (formerly known as "DLLR") is a government agency in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state changed the agency's name from "Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation" to "Maryland Department of Labor" in 2019 ...

Jamie Raskin Jamin Ben Raskin (born December 13, 1962) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Maryland State Senate fro ...

, state senator (ran for MD-08) *

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake (born March 17, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 50th Mayor of Baltimore from 2010 to 2016, the second woman to hold that office. She has also served as secretary of the Democratic Nationa ...

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* Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. Representative (ran for re-election) *

John Sarbanes John Peter Spyros Sarbanes ( ; born May 22, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the state capital of Annapolis, central p ...

, U.S. Representative and son of former U.S. Senator

Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 ...

(ran for re-election) *

Kenneth Ulman Kenneth "Ken" Ulman (born May 4, 1974) is an American attorney, founder and CEO of a consulting firm, Margrave Strategies, and former Democratic politician in Howard County, Maryland. Prior to working in the private sector, Ulman served as count ...

, former Howard County

and nominee for lieutenant governor in

Benjamin Jealous Benjamin Todd Jealous (born January 18, 1973) is an American civil rights leader and social impact investor. He served as the president and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 200 ...

, former president and CEO of the

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Frank Kratovil Frank Michael Kratovil Jr. (born May 29, 1968) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011. Elected in 2008, he was defeated in his bid for reelection on November 2, 2010. Kratovil is a member of the Democratic ...

, former U.S. Representative * Kweisi Mfume, former U.S. Representative, former president and CEO of the

and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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Debates

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Van Hollen won the April 26, 2016, primary in each of Maryland's counties except Prince George's and

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, where

received more votes. Democratic voters in the city of Baltimore also preferred Edwards.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Chris Chaffee, candidate for MD-05 in

and nominee for MD-05 in

* Sean P. Connor * Richard Douglas, attorney, former

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and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 * John Graziani, candidate for MD-04 in

* Greg Holmes, candidate for MD-04 in

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and

and Democratic state senate candidate in 2006 * Joseph Hooe, small business owner * Chrys Kefalas, vice president of executive communications for the

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and deputy legal counsel under Governor

Bob Ehrlich Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr. (born November 25, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, Ehrlich represented Maryland's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House ...

* Mark McNicholas * Lynn Richardson * Anthony Seda * Richard Shawver, candidate for U.S. Senate in

, state delegate and House

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* Dave Wallace, businessman and nominee for MD-08 in

* Garry Thomas Yarrington

Declined

Kendel Ehrlich Kendel Sibiski Ehrlich (born 1961) is a former First Lady of Maryland, having served from 2003 to 2007 during the administration of Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich. She is the first woman of Polish descent to have been Maryland's First Lady. F ...

, former First Lady of Maryland * Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, former state delegate and candidate for lieutenant governor in

* Mary Kane, former

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and nominee for

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* Allan Kittleman, Howard County

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, former U.S. Representative and former

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to the

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* Laura Neuman, former

* Boyd Rutherford,

Michael Steele Michael Stephen Steele (born October 19, 1958) is an American political commentator, attorney, and Republican Party politician. Steele served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007; he was the first African-American ...

, former

, former chairman of the

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and nominee for the U.S. Senate in

Dan Bongino Daniel John Bongino (born December 4, 1974) is an American conservative political commentator, radio show host, and author. He served as a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer from 1995 to 1999 and as a Secret Service agent from 1999 ...

, former

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agent, nominee for the U.S. Senate in

and nominee for

Maryland's 6th congressional district Maryland's 6th congressional district elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives from the northwest part of the state. The district comprises all of Garrett County, Maryland, Garrett, Allegany County, Maryland, Allegany ...

(moved to

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) *

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, author and retired director of pediatric neurosurgery at

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( running for President) *

Robert Ehrlich Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr. (born November 25, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, Ehrlich represented Maryland's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House ...

, former

Barry Glassman Barry Glassman (born March 24, 1962) is an American politician who served as the 7th county executive of Harford County, Maryland, from 2014 to 2022. He was previously a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 35 in Harford Cou ...

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Executive * Andy Harris, U.S. Representative (running for re-election) *

Larry Hogan Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. (born May 25, 1956) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 62nd governor of Maryland since 2015. A moderate member of the Republican Party, he was secretary of appointments under Maryland governor Bo ...

* Steve Schuh,

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Szeliga won the April 26, 2016, primary in Baltimore City and each of Maryland's counties except Calvert, St. Mary's,

, and Prince George's, in which Chris Chaffee received more votes.

Third party and independent candidates

Green Party

, former pediatrician, healthcare activist and radio host

Results

Independents

* Greg Dorsey * Steve Gladstone * Edward Shlikas * Kay Young

Libertarian Party

* Arvin Vohra, nominee for MD-05 in

and for MD-04 in

General election

Candidates

, ( G) former pediatrician, healthcare activist and radio host *

, ( R) state delegate and House Minority Whip *

, ( D) U.S. Representative * Arvin Vohra, ( L) nominee for MD-05 in

and for MD-04 in

Debates

Endorsements

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

References

External links

;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Chris Van Hollen (D) for Senate

Kathy Szeliga (R) for Senate

Margaret Flowers (G) for Senate

Arvin Vohra (L) for Senate
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