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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 Frosh and the Republicans nominated attorney Jeffrey Pritzker.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Aisha Braveboy, state delegate[1]
- Jon Cardin, state delegate and nephew of U.S. Senator Ben Cardin[1]
- Brian 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 Cardin
- Organizations
- Baltimore Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance[5]
- The Maryland Multi-Housing Association[6]
- The Greater Baltimore Muslim Council[6]
- Baltimore Grove Democratic Club[6]
- Baltimore County Firefighters Local 1311[6]
- The Baltimore County Seal Democratic Club[6]
- Federal politicians
- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)[7]
- Members of Congress
- U.S. Representative Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)[6]
- Maryland State Delegates
Brian Frosh
- Former Maryland Attorneys General
- National Leaders
- Members of Congress
- State-wide elected officials
- Governor Martin O'Malley[8]
- Maryland State Delegates
- Delegate Curt Anderson[8]
- Delegate Charlie Barkley[8]
- Delegate Liz Bobo[8]
- Delegate Luke Clippinger[8]
- Delegate Norm Conway[8]
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison[8]
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais[8]
- Delegate Barbara Frush[8]
- Delegate Tawanna Gaines[8]
- Delegate Cheryl Glenn[8]
- Delegate Guy Guzzone[8]
- Delegate Pete Hammen[8]
- Delegate Shelia Hixson[8]
- Delegate James Hubbard[8]
- Delegate Tom Hucker[8]
- Delegate Anne Kaiser[8]
- Delegate Ariana Kelly[8]
- Delegate Susan Lee[8]
- Delegate Eric Luedtke[8]
- Delegate Brian McHale[8]
- Delegate Maggie McIntosh[8]
- Delegate Shane Pendergrass[8]
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr.[8]
- Maryland State Senators
- Senator John Astle[8]
- Senator Joanne Benson[8]
- Senator James Brochin[8]
- Senator Joan Carter Conway[8]
- Senator Ed DeGrange[8]
- Senator Roy Dyson[8]
- Senator Brian Feldman[8]
- Senator Bill Ferguson[8]
- Senator Jennie Forehand[8]
- Senator Lisa Gladden[8]
- Senator Verna Jones-Rodwell[8]
- Senator Ed Kasemeyer[8]
- Senator Delores Kelley[8]
- Senator Nancy King[8]
- Senator Richard Madaleno, Jr.[8]
- Senator Roger Manno[8]
- Senator Nathaniel McFadden[8]
- Senator Thomas Mac Middleton[8]
- Senator Karen S. Montgomery[8]
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky
- Senator Catherine Pugh
- Senator Victor Ramirez
- Senator Jamie Raskin
- Senator James Robey[8]
- Senator Jim Rosapepe[8]
- Senator Ron Young[8]
- Local elected officials
- Rushern Baker, Prince George's County Executive [8]
- Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George's County State's Attorney [8]
- Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City[9]
- Organizations
- Maryland State Education Association[10]
- AFSCME Maryland[11]
- African American Democratic Club of Montgomery County
- Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
- CASA in Action[8]
- Central Baltimore County Democratic Club[8]
- Clean Water Action
- Coalition of Asian Pacific American Democrats of Maryland (CAPAD-MD)
- Columbia Democratic Club
- Equality Maryland
- Fraternal Order of Police, Prince George’s County (Lodge 89)
- Fraternal Order of Police, Prince George’s Deputy Sheriff's Association (Lodge 112)
- Fraternal Order of Police, Maryland-National Capital Park Police (Lodge 30)
- Hispanic Democratic Club of Montgomery County
- Maryland Association of Realtors[8]
- Maryland League of Conservation Voters
- Maryland NOW (National Organization for Women) PAC[8]
- Maryland State Education Association (MSEA)
- Montgomery County Career Fire Fighters Association (IAFF) Local 1664
- Montgomery County Fraternal Order of Police (Lodge 35)
- Montgomery County Green Democrats
- Prince George’s County Correctional Officers Association
- Prince George’s County Police Civilian Employees Association
- Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland[8]
- Progressive Maryland
- Progressive Neighbors
- SEIU Maryland-DC State Council
- Sierra Club- Maryland Chapter
- Southwest Baltimore County Democratic Club
- Teamsters Joint Council 55 (Locals 67, 73, 96, 639, 932)
- The Brickyard Coalition
- Thurgood Marshall Democratic Club (TMDC) of Howard County
- UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO[8]
- Western Howard County and Ellicott City and Democratic Club
- 10th District Democratic Club, Baltimore County
- Newspapers
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Aisha Braveboy |
Jon Cardin |
William Frick |
Brian Frosh |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Washington Post | June 5–8, 2014 | 487 | ± 5% | 13% | 26% | — | 20% | 40% |
| The Baltimore Sun | May 31–June 3, 2014 | 499 | ± 4.4% | 7% | 26% | — | 16% | 42% |
| Washington Post[dead link] | February 13–16, 2014 | 1,002 | ± 5.5% | 12% | 21% | 4% | 5% | 40% |
| The 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Frosh | 228,360 | 49.58 | |
| Democratic | Jon Cardin | 139,582 | 30.3 | |
| Democratic | Aisha 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeffrey Pritzker | 166,885 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 166,885 | 100 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Brian 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 Frosh (D) |
Jeffrey Pritzker (R) |
Leo Wayne Dymowski (L) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Post | October 2–5, 2014 | 549 | ± 5% | 49% | 26% | 5% | 19% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian 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
- 2014 United States elections
- 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election
- 2014 Maryland Comptroller election
References
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Endorsements - Jon Cardin for Attorney General". Archived from the original on June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "In bid for Maryland-attorney general Frosh to pick-up endorsements of two former officeholders". The Washington Post. August 20, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb "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". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ Sun endorses Brian Frosh for attorney general – Baltimore Sun
- ^ a b "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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