Election Name: | 2018 Maryland Attorney General Election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 Maryland Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2022 Maryland Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | File:Brian E. Frosh 2015.jpg |
Nominee1: | Brian Frosh |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,474,833 |
Percentage1: | 64.81% |
Nominee2: | Craig Wolf |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 799,035 |
Percentage2: | 35.11% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Brian Frosh |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Brian Frosh |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The Maryland Attorney General election of 2018 was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh was eligible to seek a second term in office, filed for re-election on February 15, 2018,[1] and was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Republican former prosecutor and trade group CEO Craig Wolf was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Brian Frosh won with 64.8% of the vote.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brian Frosh (D) | Craig Wolf (R) | Undecided | ||
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Gonzales Research | October 1–6, 2018 | 806 | ± 3.5% | align=center | 43% | 34% | 23% | |
Goucher College | September 11–16, 2018 | 472 | ± 4.5% | align=center | 58% | 26% | 12% |
Frosh won 7 of 8 congressional districts.[2]
District | Frosh | Wolf | Elected Representative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38% | 62% | Andy Harris | ||||
65% | 35% | Dutch Ruppersberger | ||||
67% | 33% | John Sarbanes | ||||
79% | 21% | Anthony Brown | ||||
68% | 32% | Steny Hoyer | ||||
60% | 40% | David Trone | ||||
76% | 24% | Elijah Cummings | ||||
68% | 32% | Jamie Raskin |