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The 2018 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 6, 2018, in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Maryland. It was held concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Cardin was re-elected to a third and ultimately final term by a landslide margin of almost 35 points.
The primary election for the Senate race was held on June 26, 2018.[1]
The incumbent, Ben Cardin, won the Democratic Party primary. In the general election, Cardin was reelected to a third term.[2] Tony Campbell, a professor of political science at Towson University and former Army Chaplain, won the Republican Party primary. If elected, Campbell would have become Maryland's first African-American U.S. Senator.[3][4] Businessman Neal Simon ran as an independent and Arvin Vohra was the Libertarian Party nominee in the general election. There were also several official write-in candidates.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Ben Cardin, incumbent U.S. Senator[5][6]
- Erik Jetmir[5][6]
- Chelsea Manning, whistleblower, convicted of Espionage Act crimes, former U.S. Army soldier[5][6][7][8]
- Marcia H. Morgan,[5] of Montgomery County[9]
- Jerome Segal, political activist and philosopher[5][6]
- Richard "Rikki" Vaughn,[5][6] of Baltimore[10]
- Debbie "Rica" Wilson, candidate for MD-05 in 2016,[5] of White Plains[10]
- Lih Young, perennial candidate,[5] of Montgomery County[9]
Declined
- John Delaney, U.S. Representative (running for President in 2020)[11]
- Donna Edwards, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 (running for Prince George's County Executive)[12]
- Elijah Cummings, U.S. Representative[13]
- Heather Mizeur, former state delegate[13]
- John Sarbanes, U.S. Representative[13]
Endorsements
Ben Cardin
- Organizations
- AFSCME Maryland Council 3[14]
- Baltimore Afro-American[15]
- League of Conservation Voters[16]
- Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund[17]
- Sierra Club[18]
Chelsea Manning
- Individuals
- Natalie Wynn, YouTube creator [19]
- Jimmy Dore, comedian and political commentator[20]
- Linda Sarsour, activist and Co-chair of the Women's March[21]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ben Cardin |
Chelsea Manning |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goucher College | February 12–18, 2018 | 409 | ± 4.8% | 61% | 17% | 3% | 19% |
Results
Cardin
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ben Cardin (incumbent) | 447,441 | 79.24% | |
| Democratic | Chelsea Manning | 34,611 | 6.13% | |
| Democratic | Jerome Segal | 20,027 | 3.55% | |
| Democratic | Debbie Wilson | 18,953 | 3.36% | |
| Democratic | Marcia H. Morgan | 16,047 | 2.84% | |
| Democratic | Lih Young | 9,874 | 1.75% | |
| Democratic | Richard Vaughn | 9,480 | 1.68% | |
| Democratic | Erik Jetmir | 8,259 | 1.46% | |
| Total votes | 564,692 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tony Campbell,[5] of Baltimore County,[9] political science faculty member at Towson University[23]
- Chris Chaffee,[5] candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016[24]
- Evan M. Cronhardt,[5] of Anne Arundel County
- Nnabu Eze,[5] of Baltimore County,[9] Green nominee for MD-03 in 2016[25]
- John Graziani, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 and candidate for MD-04 in 2014[5]
- Christina J. Grigorian, attorney[5]
- Albert Howard[5]
- Bill Krehnbrink, perennial candidate[5]
- Gerald I. Smith, Jr., conspiracy theorist,[5] of Cecil County[9]
- Blaine Taylor, perennial candidate,[5] of Baltimore County[9]
- Brian Charles Vaeth, perennial candidate[5]
Withdrew
Declined
- Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland since 2015 (running for reelection)
Endorsements
Tony Campbell
- State legislators[28]
- Gail H. Bates, state senator
- Robert G. Cassilly, state senator
- Michael Hough, state senator
- J. B. Jennings, state senator
- Edward R. Reilly, state senator
- Johnny Ray Salling, state senator
- Wendell R. Beitzel, state delegate
- Andrew Cassilly, state delegate
- Joe Cluster, state delegate
- Barrie Ciliberti, state delegate
- Ron George, former state delegate
- Glen Glass, state delegate
- Robin L. Grammer, Jr., state delegate
- Nic Kipke, state delegate
- Susan W. Krebs, state delegate
- Susan K. McComas, state delegate
- Pat McDonough, state delegate
- Richard W. Metzgar, state delegate
- Christian Miele, state delegate
- Neil Parrott, state delegate
- Chris West, state delegate
- William J. Wivell, state delegate
- Individuals
- Ellen Sauerbrey, former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration[29]
- Joseph E. Schmitz, former DoD Inspector General[30]
- Michael Steele, former RNC Chairman and former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland[31]
Sam Faddis (withdrew)
- State Senators
- Edward R. Reilly, state senator[32]
- Robert Cassilly, state senator[32]
- Individuals
- Paul Becker, retired United States Navy admiral[32]
Results
Campbell
- <40%
Chaffee
- <40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tony Campbell | 51,426 | 29.22% | |
| Republican | Chris Chaffee | 42,328 | 24.05% | |
| Republican | Christina J. Grigorian | 30,786 | 17.49% | |
| Republican | John Graziani | 15,435 | 8.77% | |
| Republican | Blaine Taylor | 8,848 | 5.03% | |
| Republican | Gerald I. Smith, Jr. | 7,564 | 4.30% | |
| Republican | Brian Vaeth | 5,411 | 3.08% | |
| Republican | Evan M. Cronhardt | 4,445 | 2.53% | |
| Republican | Bill Krehnbrink | 3,606 | 2.05% | |
| Republican | Nnabu Eze | 3,442 | 1.96% | |
| Republican | Albert Howard | 2,720 | 1.55% | |
| Total votes | 175,981 | 100.00% | ||
Libertarian Party
Candidates
Declared
- Arvin Vohra, vice-chair of the Libertarian National Committee and perennial candidate,[33] of Montgomery County[9]
Independents
Candidates
Declared
- Michael B Puskar, property manager
- Edward Shlikas, home care compliance manager[34]
- Neal Simon, businessman[35][36]
General election
Candidates
- Ben Cardin, Incumbent (D)
- Tony Campbell, Professor at Towson University (R)
- Arvin Vohra, vice-chair of the Libertarian National Committee (L)
- Neal Simon, businessman (I)
- Michael B Puskar, property manager (I)
Endorsements
Ben Cardin (D)
Tony Campbell (R)
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- State Senators[28]
- Gail H. Bates, state senator
- Robert G. Cassilly, state senator
- Michael Hough, state senator
- J. B. Jennings, state senator
- Edward R. Reilly, state senator
- Johnny Ray Salling, state senator
- State Delegates
- Wendell R. Beitzel, state delegate
- Andrew Cassilly, state delegate
- Joe Cluster, state delegate
- Barrie Ciliberti, state delegate
- Ron George, former state delegate
- Glen Glass, state delegate
- Robin L. Grammer, Jr., state delegate
- Nic Kipke, state delegate
- Susan W. Krebs, state delegate
- Susan K. McComas, state delegate
- Pat McDonough, state delegate
- Richard W. Metzgar, state delegate
- Christian Miele, state delegate
- Neil Parrott, state delegate
- Chris West, state delegate
- William J. Wivell, state delegate
- Individuals
- Ellen Sauerbrey, former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration[29]
- Joseph E. Schmitz, former DoD Inspector General[30]
- Michael Steele, former RNC Chairman and former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland[31]
- Organizations
- NRA Political Victory Fund[40][41]
- National Right to Life[42]
- Maryland Right to Life[43]
- Family Research Council[44]
- National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors[43]
Neal Simon (I)
Debates
On October 7, 2018, Cardin, independent candidate Neal Simon, and Republican candidate Tony Campbell participated in the sole televised debate of the campaign.[48][49][50]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[51] | Safe D | October 26, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[52] | Safe D | November 1, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[53] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Fox News[54] | Likely D | July 9, 2018 |
| CNN[55] | Safe D | July 12, 2018 |
| RealClearPolitics[56] | Safe D | June 2018 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ben Cardin (D) |
Tony Campbell (R) |
Neal Simon (I) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales Research (I-Simon) | October 1–6, 2018 | 806 | ± 3.5% | 49% | 22% | 18% | – | 11% |
| Goucher College | September 11–16, 2018 | 472 | ± 4.5% | 56% | 17% | 8% | 1%[57] | 14% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ben Cardin (incumbent) | 1,491,614 | 64.86% | +8.88% | |
| Republican | Tony Campbell | 697,017 | 30.31% | +3.98% | |
| Independent | Neal Simon | 85,964 | 3.74% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Arvin Vohra | 22,943 | 1.00% | -0.22% | |
| Write-in | 2,351 | 0.10% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 2,299,889 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Results by county
| County | Ben Cardin
Democratic |
Tony Campbell
Republican |
Neal Simon
Independent |
Arvin Vohra
Libertarian |
Write-ins
Independent |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 8597 | 36.82% | 13790 | 59.06% | 746 | 3.19% | 196 | 0.84% | 20 | 0.09% | -5193 | -22.24% | 23349 |
| Anne Arundel | 122910 | 53.74% | 92401 | 40.40% | 10528 | 4.60% | 2674 | 1.17% | 190 | 0.08% | 30509 | 13.34% | 228703 |
| Baltimore (City) | 160370 | 86.95% | 16184 | 8.77% | 5596 | 3.03% | 1917 | 1.04% | 375 | 0.20% | 144186 | 78.17% | 184442 |
| Baltimore (County) | 197530 | 60.85% | 106275 | 32.74% | 17192 | 5.30% | 3313 | 1.02% | 290 | 0.09% | 91255 | 28.11% | 324600 |
| Calvert | 17372 | 44.51% | 19901 | 50.99% | 1273 | 3.26% | 458 | 1.17% | 27 | 0.07% | -2529 | -6.48% | 39031 |
| Caroline | 4265 | 37.73% | 6474 | 57.27% | 451 | 3.99% | 105 | 0.93% | 9 | 0.08% | -2209 | -19.54% | 11304 |
| Carroll | 25986 | 34.89% | 42479 | 57.03% | 5020 | 6.74% | 966 | 1.30% | 38 | 0.05% | -16493 | -22.14% | 74489 |
| Cecil | 13237 | 38.05% | 19851 | 57.06% | 1267 | 3.64% | 412 | 1.18% | 24 | 0.07% | -6614 | -19.01% | 34791 |
| Charles | 44874 | 69.54% | 17872 | 27.69% | 1284 | 1.99% | 462 | 0.72% | 41 | 0.06% | 27002 | 41.84% | 64533 |
| Dorchester | 5928 | 48.23% | 5864 | 47.71% | 397 | 3.23% | 95 | 0.77% | 8 | 0.07% | 64 | 0.52% | 12292 |
| Frederick | 55256 | 51.67% | 47038 | 43.99% | 3242 | 3.03% | 1292 | 1.21% | 105 | 0.10% | 8218 | 7.69% | 106933 |
| Garrett | 2817 | 25.75% | 7801 | 71.31% | 216 | 1.97% | 98 | 0.90% | 7 | 0.06% | -4984 | -45.56% | 10939 |
| Harford | 45921 | 41.63% | 56749 | 51.45% | 6185 | 5.61% | 1352 | 1.23% | 100 | 0.09% | -10828 | -9.82% | 110307 |
| Howard | 96067 | 66.97% | 38797 | 27.05% | 6621 | 4.62% | 1819 | 1.27% | 144 | 0.10% | 57270 | 39.92% | 143448 |
| Kent | 4588 | 53.49% | 3490 | 40.69% | 411 | 4.79% | 86 | 1.00% | 3 | 0.03% | 1098 | 12.80% | 8578 |
| Montgomery | 314568 | 77.29% | 74924 | 18.41% | 13333 | 3.28% | 3655 | 0.90% | 517 | 0.13% | 239644 | 58.88% | 406997 |
| Prince George's | 286975 | 90.10% | 24140 | 7.58% | 5031 | 1.58% | 2031 | 0.64% | 346 | 0.11% | 262835 | 82.52% | 318523 |
| Queen Anne's | 8463 | 37.21% | 12813 | 56.34% | 1230 | 5.41% | 232 | 1.02% | 6 | 0.03% | -4350 | -19.13% | 22744 |
| St. Mary's | 16849 | 41.93% | 21393 | 53.24% | 1361 | 3.39% | 559 | 1.39% | 18 | 0.04% | -4544 | -11.31% | 40180 |
| Somerset | 3652 | 47.09% | 3882 | 50.06% | 172 | 2.22% | 45 | 0.58% | 4 | 0.05% | -230 | -2.97% | 7755 |
| Talbot | 9054 | 50.12% | 8050 | 44.56% | 796 | 4.41% | 154 | 0.85% | 12 | 0.07% | 1004 | 5.56% | 18066 |
| Washington | 19956 | 39.59% | 28319 | 56.18% | 1598 | 3.17% | 507 | 1.01% | 26 | 0.05% | -8363 | -16.59% | 50406 |
| Wicomico | 16539 | 49.09% | 15644 | 46.43% | 1133 | 3.36% | 351 | 1.04% | 24 | 0.07% | 895 | 2.66% | 33691 |
| Worcester | 9840 | 41.37% | 12886 | 54.17% | 881 | 3.70% | 164 | 0.69% | 17 | 0.07% | -3046 | -12.80% | 23788 |
| Total | 1491614 | 64.86% | 697017 | 30.31% | 85964 | 3.74% | 22943 | 1.00% | 2351 | 0.10% | 794597 | 34.55% | 2299889 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Calvert (largest municipality: Chesapeake Beach)
- Somerset (largest municipality: Princess Anne)
See also
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External links
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at FEC
- Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
- Official campaign websites
- Tony Campbell (R) for U.S. Senate
- Ben Cardin (D) for U.S. Senate
- Neal Simon (I) for U.S. Senate
- Arvin Vohra (L) for U.S. Senate Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Michael B. Puskar (I) for U.S. Senate
