The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the

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and

Lieutenant Governor of Maryland The lieutenant governor of Maryland is the second highest-ranking official in the executive branch of the Government of Maryland, state government of Maryland in the United States. The officeholder is elected on the same ticket as the governor of ...

. Incumbent Democratic Governor

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was term-limited and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Gubernatorial candidates pick their running mates, with the two then running together on the same ticket. Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014. The Democrats nominated incumbent lieutenant governor Anthony Brown and Howard County

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, while the Republicans nominated former State Secretary of Appointments

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 ...

and former State Secretary of General Services and former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for Administration

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. Brown predicted that winning the general election would be just "a little bit of a molehill", but he lost to Hogan by a margin of 65,510 votes in the Democratic-leaning state. ''

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'' called the result "a stunning upset" and

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Chairman

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called it "the biggest upset in the entire country."

Background

Maryland is considered one of the most Democratic states in the country, and

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, elected in

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, had been the only Republican elected Governor of Maryland since

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. Ehrlich was defeated for reelection in 2006 by Baltimore Mayor

and lost a rematch with O'Malley by a wider margin in 2010.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* Anthony Brown,

:*Running mate:

, Howard County

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:*Running mate: Jolene Ivey, State Delegate * Ralph Jaffe, teacher and perennial candidate :*Running mate: Freda Jaffe, sister of Ralph Jaffe *

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, State Delegate :*Running mate: Delman Coates, Senior Pastor of the

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* Charles U. Smith, perennial candidate :*Running mate: Clarence Tucker * Cindy Walsh, blogger :*Running mate: Mary Elizabeth Wingate-Pennacchia

Declined

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

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, Comptroller of Maryland (ran for re-election) *

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

, Howard County

(ran for

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on Anthony Brown's ticket)

Endorsements

Polling

* ** Internal poll for the Larry Hogan campaign * * Internal poll for the Anthony Brown campaign * ^ Internal poll for the Peter Franchot campaign

Results

Maryland Governor Democratic primary, 2014

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* David R. Craig,

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:*Running mate:

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, State Delegate *

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, State Delegate :*Running mate: Shelley Aloi, banking analyst and former

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Alderman *

, former State Secretary of Appointments :*Running mate:

, former State Secretary of General Services and former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for Administration *

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, former chairman of the

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Republican Central Committee and nominee for

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:*Running mate:

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, investigative reporter, conservative activist and nominee for

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Disqualified

* Brian Vaeth, businessman, retired firefighter and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 :*Running mate: Duane "Shorty" Davis, activist

Withdrew

* Blaine Young, president of the Frederick County Board of Commissioners

Declined

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, former

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agent and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012 (ran for Congress) * Nancy Jacobs, state senator * John R. Leopold, former

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* Marty Madden, former state senator * Meyer Marks, political activist * E. J. Pipkin, Minority Leader of the

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and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004 *

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, former

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, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and former chairman of the

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Endorsements

Polling

Results

Maryland Governor Republican primary, 2014

General election

Candidates

(Republican Party), former State Secretary of Appointments :*Running mate: Boyd Rutherford, former State Secretary of General Services and former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for Administration * Anthony Brown (Democratic Party),

:*Running mate:

, Howard County

* Shawn Quinn (

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), candidate for the House of Delegates in 2010 :*Running mate: Lorenzo Gaztanaga, perennial candidate

Campaign

Hogan heavily criticized Brown for his handling of Maryland's health care exchange as a part of the

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, labeling him as "the most incompetent man in Maryland." The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange enrolled fewer than 4,000 people. Hogan avoided social issues by promising not to touch the state's abortion or gun control laws. Campaign ads were a significant part of the first debate, culminating in Hogan's call for Brown to "apologize to the women of Maryland for trying to scare them." Brown pledged no new taxes, no increased taxes, and a look at state spending if elected. Hogan responded by citing Brown/O'Malley's same claim in the 2010 election and how that claim was followed by "40 consecutive tax hikes." Brown said there have been times he has disagreed with O'Malley, like on mortgage reduction. "Brown did not stay to take questions from reporters" and both candidates accused the other of not telling the truth.

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 7, 2014 –

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Complete video of debate
October 18, 2014 –

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Predictions

Polling

* * Internal poll for the Larry Hogan campaign

Results

By county

Source:

By congressional district

Hogan won 5 of the state's 8 congressional districts, including 4 that elected Democrats.

References

External links

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;Official campaign websites (archived)
Larry Hogan for Governor

Anthony Brown for Governor

David R. Craig for Governor

Doug Gansler for Governor

Ron George for Governor

Ralph Jaffe for Governor

Charles Lollar for Governor

Heather Mizeur for Governor

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