2018 Maryland House of Delegates election explained

Election Name:2018 Maryland House of Delegates election
Country:Maryland
Type:legislative
Previous Election:2014 Maryland House of Delegates election
Previous Year:2014
Election Date:November 6, 2018
Next Election:2022 Maryland House of Delegates election
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:All 141 seats in the Maryland House of Delegates
Majority Seats:71
Speaker
Before Election:Michael E. Busch
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Michael E. Busch
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Image1:File:1busch.jpg
Leader1:Michael E. Busch
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:91
Seats Before1:92
Seats1:99
Seat Change1: 7
Popular Vote1:2,940,371
Percentage1:65.5%
Swing1:8.01%
Leader2:Nic Kipke
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:50
Seats Before2:49
Seats Needed2: 22
Seats2:42
Seat Change2: 7
Popular Vote2:1,462,097
Percentage2:32.6%
Swing2:9.30%
Map Size:400px

The 2018 Maryland House of Delegates elections were held on November 6, 2018, as part of the biennial United States elections. All 141 of Maryland's state delegates were up for reelection.

Prior to the election, there was little doubt that Democrats would hold their majority in the chamber. Maryland's House of Delegates has had a Democratic majority since the elections of 1920, and it remains a solidly Democratic in elections at both the national and state level. Still, there was some discussion about whether or not Republicans would be able to make inroads in the chamber, especially considering that popular incumbent governor Larry Hogan was running for reelection at the top of the ticket simultaneously. These hopes were not met; though Hogan won his race by double digits, there was very little down-ballot appetite for Republicans, including in the House of Delegates.

Democrats picked off eight seats from Republicans, while Republicans flipped one seat from Democrats. The result was a net gain of seven seats for the Democrats, which came from across the state. Six counties had seats flip to the Democrats, including two in Baltimore County. The one seat Republicans did pick up was in a conservative Anne Arundel County district where a retiring incumbent had switched parties from Republican to Democratic the month before the election.

Overall, the results were a seen as a disappointment for Republicans, who had hoped Hogan's success would carry more Republicans to Annapolis. After the elections, Democrats held 99 seats to the Republicans' 42, meaning Democrats were in possession of more than 70% of seats in the chamber—maintaining their three-fifths supermajority capable of overriding gubernatorial vetoes. Many factors contributed to the Democrats' gains, but President Donald Trump's unpopularity in Maryland, as well as the state's large and growing minority population and its heavily suburban nature, were among the most important.

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

  1. District 11: Dan K. Morhaim retired.[1]
  2. District 12: Clarence Lam retired to run for state senator in District 11.[2]
  3. District 13: Frank S. Turner retired.[3]
  4. District 15: Aruna Miller retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 6th congressional district.[4]
  5. District 16: William Frick retired to run for Montgomery County Executive.[5]
  6. District 17: Andrew Platt retired.[6]
  7. District 18: Ana Sol Gutierrez retired to run for the Montgomery County Council in District 1.[7]
  8. District 18: Jeff Waldstreicher retired to run for state senator in District 18.[8]
  9. District 19: Benjamin F. Kramer retired to run for state senator in District 19.[9]
  10. District 20: Sheila E. Hixson retired.[10]
  11. District 21: Barbara A. Frush retired.[11]
  12. District 24: Carolyn J. B. Howard retired.
  13. District 25: Angela Angel retired to run for state senator in District 25.[12]
  14. District 26: Tony Knotts retired to run for the Prince George's County Council in District 8.[13]
  15. District 28: Sally Y. Jameson retired.
  16. District 31B: Meagan Simonaire retired.[14]
  17. District 32: Alice Sophocleus retired.[15]
  18. District 32: Pamela Beidle retired to run for state senator in District 32.[16]
  19. District 39: Charles E. Barkley retired to run for an at-large seat on the Montgomery County Council.[17]
  20. District 40: Antonio Hayes retired to run for state senator in District 40.[18]
  21. District 43: Mary L. Washington retired to run for state senator in District 43.[19]
  22. District 45: Cory McCray retired to run for state senator in District 45.[20]

Republicans

  1. District 4: Kathy Afzali retired to run for Frederick County Executive.[21]
  2. District 4: David E. Vogt III retired.[22]
  3. District 7: Pat McDonough retired to run for Baltimore County Executive.[23]
  4. District 8: Christian Miele retired to run for state senator in District 8.[24]
  5. District 30: Herbert H. McMillan retired.[25]
  6. District 38C: Mary Beth Carozza retired to run for state senator in District 38.[26]
  7. District 42B: Chris West retired to run for state senator in District 42.[27]
  8. District 42B: Susan L. M. Aumann retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primaries

Democrats

  1. District 19: Maricé Morales lost renomination to Charlotte Crutchfield, Vaughn Stewart, and incumbent Bonnie Cullison.[28]
  2. District 23B: Joseph F. Vallario Jr. lost renomination to Ron Watson and incumbent Marvin E. Holmes Jr..
  3. District 39: Shane Robinson lost renomination to Gabriel Acevero, Lesley Lopez, and incumbent Kirill Reznik.[29]
  4. District 40: Bilal Ali and Angela Gibson lost renomination to Dalya Attar, Tony Bridges, and incumbent Samuel I. Rosenberg.[30]
  5. District 47A: Jimmy Tarlau lost renomination to Julian Ivey and incumbent Diana M. Fennell.[31]
  6. District 47B: Carlo Sanchez lost renomination to Wanika B. Fisher.

In the general election

Republicans

  1. District 3B: William Folden lost to Kenneth P. Kerr.[32]
  2. District 8: Joe Cluster lost to Harry Bhandari, Joseph C. Boteler III, and incumbent Eric M. Bromwell.[33]
  3. District 9B: Robert Flanagan lost to Courtney Watson.
  4. District 29B: Deb Rey lost to Brian M. Crosby.
  5. District 33: Tony McConkey lost to Heather Bagnall and incumbents Michael E. Malone and Sid Saab.[34]
  6. District 34A: Glen Glass lost to Steven C. Johnson and incumbent Mary Ann Lisanti.[35]

List of districts

align=center District 1A • District 1B • District 1C • District 2A • District 2B • District 3A • District 3B • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9A • District 9B • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23A • District 23B • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27A • District 27B • District 27C • District 28 • District 29A • District 29B • District 29C • District 30A • District 30B • District 31A • District 31B • District 32 • District 33 • District 34A • District 34B • District 35A • District 35B • District 36 • District 37A • District 37B • District 38A • District 38B • District 38C • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42A • District 42B • District 43 • District 44A • District 44B • District 45 • District 46 • District 47A • District 47B
All election results are from the Maryland Board of Elections.[36]

District 47B

Notes and References

  1. News: Siegel . Rachel . Maryland Del. Dan Morhaim to retire from the General Assembly after 24 years . July 18, 2024 . . February 5, 2018.
  2. News: Solomon . Libby . State Del. Lam to run for Senate seat . July 18, 2024 . . February 13, 2018.
  3. News: Dresser . Michael . Howard County’s Del. Frank Turner won’t run for re-election . July 18, 2024 . . January 5, 2018.
  4. News: It’s official: Aruna Miller is running for Congress from Maryland’s 6th district . July 18, 2024 . The American Bazaar . July 28, 2017.
  5. News: Hicks . Josh . Del. Bill Frick is running for Montgomery County executive, not for Congress . July 18, 2024 . . September 20, 2017.
  6. News: Peck . Louis . Del. Andrew Platt, Youngest Member of MoCo Legislative Delegation, Won’t Seek Second Term . July 18, 2024 . . January 10, 2018.
  7. News: Siegel . Rachel . Del. Ana Sol Gutiérrez leaves Md. assembly to run for Montgomery council . July 18, 2024 . . October 7, 2017.
  8. News: Peck . Louis . Del. Waldstreicher To Seek District 18 Senate Seat Being Vacated by Madaleno . July 18, 2024 . . July 19, 2017.
  9. News: Peck . Louis . Updated: Kramer Will Pursue Open District 19 Senate Seat, Rather than County Executive . July 18, 2024 . . August 3, 2017.
  10. News: Wiggins . Ovetta . Del. Sheila Hixson, ‘grande dame’ of Annapolis, to retire after 2018 . July 18, 2024 . . November 16, 2017.
  11. News: Michaels . Andrew . Del. Barbara Frush will not seek re-election, joins Baker’s campaign for governor . July 18, 2024 . . December 11, 2017.
  12. News: Rose . Mark . Del. Angel will challenge ex-Del. Griffith for Currie's Senate seat . July 18, 2024 . MarylandReporter.com . November 9, 2017.
  13. News: Chason . Rachel . Meet the candidates running for Prince George’s County council . July 18, 2024 . . June 25, 2018.
  14. News: Cook . Chase . Meagan Simonaire reverses decision, won’t seek second term as delegate from Pasadena . July 18, 2024 . . October 9, 2017.
  15. News: Alice Sophocleus, widow of Anne Arundel County lawmaker, to be sworn into late husband’s seat . July 18, 2024 . . July 11, 2018.
  16. News: DeButts . Jimmy . Beidle files for state Senate in Anne Arundel’s District 32 . July 18, 2024 . . August 28, 2017.
  17. News: Kurtz . Josh . Political Notes: Dist. 39 Incumbents' Decision to Anoint a Candidate Ruffles Feathers . July 18, 2024 . . June 21, 2017.
  18. News: Dresser . Michael . Delegate Hayes, other young challengers eye Baltimore Senate seats . July 18, 2024 . . July 27, 2017.
  19. News: Dresser . Michael . Del. Washington to challenge Conway for Baltimore Senate seat . July 18, 2024 . . September 7, 2017.
  20. News: Dresser . Michael . McCray to challenge McFadden for Baltimore Senate seat . July 18, 2024 . . September 15, 2017.
  21. News: Etzler . Allen . Lavin . Nancy . Afzali claims Republican nomination for county executive . July 18, 2024 . . June 26, 2018 . en.
  22. News: Gaines . Danielle E. . Delegate David Vogt running to represent District 4 again . July 18, 2024 . . December 4, 2017 . en . Editor's Note: After this story was published, Delegate David Vogt announced that he would no longer seek re-election..
  23. News: Rentz . Catherine . McDonough and Redmer formally announce runs for Baltimore County executive . July 18, 2024 . . September 23, 2017.
  24. News: Kurtz . Josh . Republicans Get Their Miele Ticket . July 18, 2024 . . June 8, 2017.
  25. News: Davis . Phil . Del. Herb McMillan to retire, says he’s ‘tired of political bosses’ . July 18, 2024 . . February 24, 2018.
  26. News: Darden . B. J. . Carozza, Accompanied by Hogan, Makes Mathias Challenge Official . July 18, 2024 . . November 19, 2017.
  27. News: Coffin . Nelson . Towson’s state legislators ready their agendas for the General Assembly session . July 18, 2024 . . January 3, 2018.
  28. News: Zorzi . William F. . Stunning Developments: Middleton, Vallario Lose, Conway Trails; Generational Change in Baltimore . July 18, 2024 . . June 27, 2018.
  29. News: Peck . Louis . Updated: Waldstreicher Bests Beyer To Win Madaleno’s Senate Seat in Heated District 18 Race . July 18, 2024 . . June 27, 2018.
  30. News: Kurtz . Josh . Maryland Primary: Winners and Losers . July 18, 2024 . . June 28, 2018.
  31. News: Chason . Rachel . Armus . Teo . ‘Political earthquake’: Progressives oust Democratic incumbents in statehouse primaries . July 18, 2024 . . June 28, 2018.
  32. News: Panuska . Mallory . Kerr ousts Folden to even out Frederick County's delegation . July 18, 2024 . . November 6, 2018 . en.
  33. News: Kurtz . Josh . House Dems Pick Up At Least 5 Seats . July 18, 2024 . . November 7, 2018.
  34. News: Cook . Chase . Bagnall defeats McConkey: Democrats win a seat after 20-year lockout in Anne Arundel district . July 18, 2024 . . November 16, 2018.
  35. News: Anderson . David . Incumbent Harford Del. Glen Glass anticipates defeat as challenger Steve Johnson’s lead widens . July 18, 2024 . . November 14, 2018.
  36. Web site: Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results . Maryland State Board of Elections . May 19, 2020.

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