2022 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Maryland. Incumbent Republican Governor Larry Hogan is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.Candidates
Declared
- Robin Ficker, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, attorney, sports heckler, and frequent candidate
Publicly expressed interest
- Boyd Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Potential
- Barry Glassman, Harford County Executive
- Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, and 2014 candidate for Lieutenant Governor
- Andy Harris, U.S. Representative
- J. B. Jennings, Minority Leader of the Maryland Senate
- Allan Kittleman, former Howard County Executive
- Wendi Peters, Special Secretary of Smart Growth
- Steve Schuh, former Anne Arundel County Executive
- Kelly M. Schulz, Maryland Secretary of Commerce, former Secretary of Labor, and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Christopher Shank, Governor Larry Hogan's Chief Legislative Officer, former State Senator and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Michael Steele, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and former Republican National Committee Chairman
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland
Potential
- Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George's County Executive and former Prince George's County State Attorney
- Calvin Ball III, Howard County Executive
- Anthony G. Brown, U.S. Representative, former Lieutenant Governor and nominee for Governor in 2014
- John Delaney, former U.S. Representative and former candidate for President in 2020
- Doug Gansler, former Attorney General of Maryland and candidate for Governor in 2014
- Brooke Lierman, State Delegate
- Heather Mizeur, former State Delegate and candidate for Governor in 2014
- Johnny Olszewski Jr., Baltimore County Executive and former State Delegate
- Tom Perez, Democratic National Committee Chairman, former United States Secretary of Labor and former Maryland Secretary of Labor
- Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County Executive
- David Trone, U.S. Representative
- Ken Ulman, former Howard County Executive and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2014
- Krishanti Vignarajah, former policy director to former First Lady Michelle Obama, former State Department official and candidate for Governor in 2018
- Mary Washington, State Senator
