The 2022 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent Maryland. The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on July 19, 2022.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen was first elected in 2016 with 60.9% of the vote, winning the seat of retiring incumbent Barbara Mikulski. He ran for a second term against Chris Chaffee, the Republican nominee.
Shortly after polls closed on November 8, 2022, the Associated Press called the race for Van Hollen. He overperformed his 2016 numbers and flipped four counties that he lost in his first election: Anne Arundel (home to the state capital Annapolis), Frederick, Kent, and Talbot.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Michelle Laurence Smith, federal employee and business owner
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chris Chaffee, homebuilding contractor and perennial candidate
Eliminated in primary
- George Davis, engineer
- Nnabu Eze, IT contractor and perennial candidate
- Lorie Friend, nurse
- Reba Hawkins, business owner and candidate for in 2020
- Jon McGreevey, a.k.a. Ryan Dark White, adult bookstore employee and believer in the QAnon conspiracy theory
- Joseph Perez, IT project manager
- Todd Puglisi, grocery store clerk
- James Tarantin, entrepreneur
- John Thormann, contractual consultant
Declined
Endorsements
Results
Other candidates
Write-in
Declared
- Scottie Griffin (Democratic)
- Andrew Wildman (unaffiliated)
General election
Predictions
Post-primary endorsements
Polling
Chris Van Hollen vs. Larry Hogan<br />
Results
By county
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
By congressional district
Van Hollen won seven of eight congressional districts.
Notes
Partisan clients<br />
See also
References
External links
Official campaign websites