Martin Joseph O'Malley is an American lawyer and former politician who currently serves as commissioner of the Social Security Administration since December 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the 61st governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015 and the 48th mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007.
The 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich ran for a second term,but was defeated by the Democratic nominee,Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley. Ehrlich was the only incumbent governor from either party to lose a general election in the 2006 midterms.
Catherine Curran O'Malley is an American jurist who served as a Baltimore City District Court judge. She is married to Martin O'Malley,a former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore,and a 2016 presidential candidate. She was an unsuccessful candidate for Maryland Attorney General in the 2022 election.
Anthony Gregory Brown is an American lawyer and politician serving as the attorney general of Maryland. He also served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district from 2017 to 2023 and as lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for governor in the 2014 election,losing to Republican Larry Hogan in a close race.
Sheila Ann Dixon is an American politician who served as the forty-eighth mayor of Baltimore,Maryland,after mayor Martin O'Malley was sworn in as governor on January 17,2007. Dixon,then president of the Baltimore City Council,served out the remaining year of her term and won the mayoral election in November 2007. Dixon was the first African-American woman to serve as president of the City Council,Baltimore's first female mayor,and Baltimore's third black mayor.
Jill Priscilla Carter is an American politician and attorney who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate since 2018,representing the 41st district in Baltimore. She previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2003 until her resignation in 2017.
Catherine Elizabeth Pugh is an American former politician who served as the 51st mayor of Baltimore from 2016 to 2019. She resigned from office amid a scandal that eventually led to criminal charges,three years in prison and three years probation.
Carl Frank Stokes is an American politician who represented the 12th district on the Baltimore City Council. He is a former member of the Baltimore City Board of school commissioners and ran for Mayor of Baltimore in 1999.
Otis France Rolley is the former planning director of Baltimore,serving from July 2003 until 2007. He was a Democratic candidate for mayor of Baltimore in 2011.
The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic governor Martin O'Malley was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Martin O'Malley,the 61st Governor of Maryland,was formally launched on May 30,2015 as Governor O'Malley announced his intention to seek the Democratic Party nomination for the presidency of the United States in the 2016 presidential election. On February 1,2016,he suspended his campaign after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses.
The 2016 Baltimore mayoral election was held November 8,2016 concurrent with the General Election. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake,the incumbent mayor,did not run for reelection. Catherine Pugh won the election on November 8,2016,with 57% of the popular vote,and took office on December 6,2016.
The 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018. The date included the election of the governor,lieutenant governor,and all members of the Maryland General Assembly. Incumbent governor Larry Hogan and Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford,both Republicans,were re-elected to a second term against Democrat Ben Jealous,the former NAACP CEO,and his running mate Susan Turnbull.
Bernard C. "Jack" Young is an American politician and former mayor of Baltimore,Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party,Young was elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1996,representing Baltimore's second district. In 2010,Young became City Council President following Stephanie Rawlings-Blake taking over as mayor due to the indictment of Sheila Dixon. On April 2,2019,Young was named acting mayor during the leave of absence by Mayor Catherine Pugh. Following Pugh's resignation on May 2,2019,Young was fully vested as mayor of the city. In October 2019,Young announced that he was running to retain his position as Mayor in the 2020 election. He lost the Democratic nomination for mayor,despite raising more money than the other candidates. Instead,Brandon Scott won the nomination for mayor in the 2020 general election,which he went on to win.
Brandon Maurice Scott is an American politician serving as the mayor of Baltimore,Maryland,since 2020. The city of Baltimore uses a strong mayor-council structure for their government,meaning Scott holds strong mayoral powers. He is the former president of the Baltimore City Council and was a candidate for lieutenant governor of Maryland in 2018,as well as a representative for Baltimore's second district. On May 6,2019,Scott was elected to replace Jack Young as council president after Young succeeded Mayor Catherine Pugh. In September 2019,Scott announced his candidacy for mayor and won the June 2020 Democratic primary. Scott won the November 3 general election and took office on December 8,2020.
The 2020 Baltimore mayoral election was held on November 3,2020,concurrent with the general election. Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott,the Democratic Party nominee,won a sizable victory over independent candidate Bob Wallace,Republican Party nominee Shannon Wright,and Working Class Party nominee David Harding.
The Maryland Attorney General election of 2022 was held on November 8,2022,to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh was eligible to seek a third term in office,but announced that he would retire at the end of his term in early 2023.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Maryland on November 8,2022. All of Maryland's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Maryland's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives,one of its U.S. senators,and the state legislature. Primaries were held on July 19,2022. Polls were open from 7 AM to 8 PM EST.
Mark Edelson is a South African-American politician and attorney who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 46 in Baltimore.
