2022 Elections in Maryland, Part 1: Carnage Report

Where each party gained and lost power, from the state to local level

This is a list of Maryland elections in which an elected office changed party control. Elections that are not listed here did not result in an office changing parties.

State Offices

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Governor/Lieutenant Governor

Wes Moore/Aruna Miller (D): 64.53% (+)
Dan Cox/Gordana Schifanelli (R): 32.12%

Open seat. Democratic gain from Republican.

Maryland General Assembly

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Senate: 34 Democrats, 13 Republicans (D+2)

District 33 (Anne Arundel)

Dawn Gile (D): 55.41% (+)
Sid Saab (R): 44.48%

Open seat. Democratic gain from Republican.

District 34 (Harford)

Mary-Dulany James (D): 50.55% (+)
Christian Miele (R): 49.24%

Open seat. Democratic gain from Republican.

House of Delegates: 102 Democrats, 39 Republicans (D+3)

District 2B (Washington)

Brooke Grossman (D): 54.15% (+)
Brenda Thiam (R, Inc): 45.72%

Appointed incumbent defeated. Democratic gain from Republican.

District 8 (Baltimore County)

Harry Bhandari (D, Inc): 21.62%
Carl Jackson (D, Inc): 20.79%
Nick Allen (D): 19.82% (+)
Kathleen Smero (R): 12.99%
Tim Neubauer (R): 12.36%
Glen Geelhaar (R): 12.34%

1 open seat. Democratic gain from Republican.

District 9A (Howard, Montgomery)

Natalie Ziegler (D): 26.68% (+)
Chao Wu (D): 26.43% (+)
Trent Kittleman (R, Inc): 26.26%
Jianning “Jenny” Zeng (R): 20.57%

1 open seat, 1 incumbent defeated for re-election. 2 Democratic gains from Republicans.

District 31 (Anne Arundel)

Nic Kipke (R, Inc): 22.24%
Brian Chisholm (R, Inc): 21.50%
Rachel Muñoz (R, Inc**): 20.37% (+)
Kevin Burke (D): 15.56%
Milad Pooran (D): 13.42%
Travis Lerol (D): 6.64%

1 open seat. Republican gain from Democrat due to reapportionment.*

District 33A (Anne Arundel)

Andrew Pruski (D): 67.17% (+)
Kim Mills (R): 32.75%

Open seat. Democratic gain from Republican.

District 42C (Carroll)

Joshua Stonko (R): 97.61% (+)

Open seat. Republican gain from Democrat due to reapportionment.*

*due to population decline, Baltimore City lost 2 delegate seats, which were reapportioned as seats in district 31 and district 42C.

**Rachel Muñoz, a delegate appointed to fill a vacancy in District 33, was moved to District 31 in redistricting and ran for a full term in that district.

Local Offices

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Anne Arundel County

Register of Wills

Erica Griswold (D): 50.52% (+)
Lauren Parker (R, Inc): 49.42%

Incumbent defeated for re-election. Democratic gain from Republican.

Judge of the Orphans’ Court (D+2, Democrats take majority)

Vickie Gibson (D, Inc): 18.87%
Marc Knapp (D): 16.89% (+)
David Duba (D): 16.82% (+)
Nancy Phelps (R, Inc): 16.40%
Maureen Carr-York (R, Inc): 16.28%
Tony McConkey (R): 14.66%

2 incumbents defeated for re-election. 2 Democratic gains from Republicans.

Sheriff

Everett Sesker (D): 50.51% (+)
Jim Fredericks (R, Inc): 49.38%

Incumbent defeated for re-election. Democratic gain from Republican.

Dorchester County

County Council: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats (R+1, Republicans take majority)

District 1

Rob Kramer (R): 60.47% (+)
Jay Newcomb (D, Inc): 39.36%

Incumbent defeated for re-election. Republican gain from Democrat.

Judge of the Orphans’ Court (R+2, Republicans take majority)

District 2

Rick Price (R): 37.83% (+)
Bernie Dryden (R): 31.11% (+)
Calvin Travers (D, Inc): 30.75%

1 open seat, 1 incumbent defeated for re-election. 2 Republican gains from Democrats.

Frederick County

County Council: 5 Democrats, 2 Republicans (D+1, Democrats take supermajority)

At-Large

Brad Young (D): 27.43%
Renee Knapp (D): 25.42% (+)
Phillip Dacey (R, Inc): 23.66%
Tony Chmelik (R): 23.42%

1 open seat, 1 incumbent defeated for re-election. Democratic gain from Republican.

Judge of the Orphans’ Court (D+1, Democrats take majority)

Bonnie Nicholson (D, Inc): 17.96%
Michael Powell (D): 17.51% (+)
Susan Wilson (R, Inc): 16.58%
Jimmy Trout (R, Inc): 16.23%
Marvin Schwab (D): 15.96%
Wesley Gregory (R): 15.72%

Appointed incumbent defeated. Democratic gain from Republican.

Harford County

County Council: 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats (D+1)

District F

Jacob Bennett (D): 47.62% (+)
Curtis Beulah (R, Inc): 47.07%

Incumbent defeated for re-election. Democratic gain from Republican.

Kent County

Judge of the Orphans’ Court: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican (D+1; Democrats take majority)

Elroy Boyer (D, Inc): 25.90%
Elizabeth “Betty” Carroll (R, Inc): 25.40%
Allan Schauber (D): 24.54% (+)
Susan Pritchett (R, Inc): 23.81%

Appointed incumbent defeated. Democratic gain from Republican.

Montgomery County

County Council: 11 Democrats (D+2)

District 6

Natali Fani Gonzalez (D): 79.24% (+)
Viet Doan (R): 20.55%

New seat. Democratic gain.

District 7

Dawn Luedtke (D): 66.98% (+)
Harold Maldonado (R): 32.90%

New seat. Democratic gain.

Somerset County

Board of County Commissioners: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats (R+1, Republicans take majority)

District 2

Darryl Webster (R): 95.94% (+)

Open seat. Republican gain from Democrat.

Talbot County

County Council: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats (D+1)

Pete Lesher (D, Inc): 11.47%
Lynn Leonhardt Mielke (R): 10.57%
Chuck Callahan III (R, Inc): 10.54%
Dave Stepp (R): 10.03%
Keasha Haythe (D): 9.93% (+)
David Montgomery (R): 9.84%
Wade Strickland (R): 9.75%
Phil Jackson (D): 9.52%
Michele Dappert (D): 9.34%
Scott Kane (D): 8.93%

3 open seats. 1 Democratic gain from Republican.

State’s Attorney

Joseph Coale (R): 50.80% (+)
Ellen Barry Grunden (D): 49.16%

Open seat. Republican gain from Democrat.

Judge of the Orphans’ Court: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat (D+1)

Paul Carroll (R, Inc): 27.31%
David Wheeler (R, Inc): 26.58%
Phillip Carey Foster (D): 23.46 (+)
John “Jack” Hall (R, Inc): 22.39%

Incumbent defeated for re-election. Democratic gain from Republican.

Washington County

Treasurer

Robert Breeding (R): 98.25% (+)

Open seat. Republican gain from Democrat.

Register of Wills

Lacy Flock (R): 53.65% (+)
Jason Malott (D, Inc): 46.31%

Incumbent defeated for re-election. Republican gain from Democrat.

Sheriff

Brian Albert (R): 65.40% (+)
Junior McLeod (D): 33.51%

Open seat. Republican gain from Democrat.

Wicomico County

County Council: 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats (R+1, Republicans take supermajority)

At-Large

John Cannon (R, Inc): 29.76%
James Winn (R): 24.36% (+)
Bradley Gillis (D): 23.54%
Megan Outen (D): 22.20%

1 open seat. Republican gain from Democrat.

Judge of the Orphans’ Court: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat (R+1, Republicans take majority)

Grover Cantwell (R, Inc): 27.73%
Melissa Politt Bright (D, Inc): 26.36%
Jim Jester (R): 24.75% (+)
David Whitelock (D): 20.46%

1 open seat. Republican gain from Democrat.

Worcester County

Board of County Commissioners: 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat (R+1)

District 1

Caryn Abbott (R): 54.65% (+)
Joshua Nordstrom (D, Inc): 45.15%

Incumbent defeated for re-election. Republican gain from Democrat.

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