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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.
Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014. The Democrats nominated State Senator Brian E. Frosh and the Republicans nominated attorney Jeffrey Pritzker.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Aisha N. Braveboy, State Delegate[1]
- Jon S. Cardin, State Delegate and nephew of U.S. Senator Ben Cardin[1]
- Brian E. Frosh, State Senator[1]
Withdrew
- William Frick, State Delegate (ran for re-election)[1][2]
Declined
- Doug Gansler, incumbent Attorney General (ran for Governor)[3][4]
Endorsements
| Jon S. Cardin |
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| Brian E. Frosh |
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Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Aisha N. Braveboy |
Jon S. Cardin |
William Frick |
Brian E. Frosh |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Post | June 5–8, 2014 | 487 | ± 5% | 13% | 26% | — | 20% | 40% |
| Baltimore Sun | May 31–June 3, 2014 | 499 | ± 4.4% | 7% | 26% | — | 16% | 42% |
| Washington Post | February 13–16, 2014 | 1,002 | ± 5.5% | 12% | 21% | 4% | 5% | 40% |
| Baltimore Sun | February 8–12, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 4% | 18% | 3% | 6% | 69% |
| Gonzales Research | October 1–14, 2013 | 403 | ± 5% | 8.2% | 25.1% | 5.2% | 13.2% | 48.4% |
Results
| Democratic primary results[14] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brian E. Frosh | 228,360 | 49.58 | |
| Democratic | Jon S. Cardin | 139,582 | 30.3 | |
| Democratic | Aisha N. Braveboy | 92,664 | 20.12 | |
| Total votes | 460,606 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jeffrey Pritzker, attorney and candidate for Attorney General in 2002[15]
Declined
- Richard Douglas, attorney, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012[16][17]
Results
| Republican primary results[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Pritzker | 166,885 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 166,885 | 100 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Brian E. 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[18]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brian E. Frosh (D) |
Jeffrey Pritzker (R) |
Leo Wayne Dymowski (L) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Post | October 2–5, 2014 | 549 | ± 5% | 49% | 26% | 5% | 19% |
Results
| Maryland Attorney General election, 2014[19] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brian E. 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 | ||||
See also
- United States elections, 2014
- Maryland gubernatorial election, 2014
- Maryland Comptroller election, 2014
References
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Endorsements - Jon Cardin for Attorney General
- 1 2 3 4 5 "In bid for Maryland-attorney general Frosh to pick-up endorsements of two former officeholders". Washington Post. August 20, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 "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". Washington Post. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ↑ Sun endorses Brian Frosh for attorney general - Baltimore Sun
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Unofficial 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Attorney General". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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