A general election was held in the U.S. state of Maryland on November 5, 2024. In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Maryland voters elected all of its seats in the United States House of Representatives, and one of its U.S. senators. Various municipal elections, including in Cecil County, Baltimore, and the city of Hagerstown, were also held.
Polls were open from 7 AM to 8 PM EST.
Maryland is represented by 10 electors in the electoral college.
Incumbent three-term Democratic Senator Ben Cardin was reelected in 2018 with 64.9% of the vote. On May 1, 2023, he announced that he would not be seeking reelection to a fourth term in office. Democratic candidates for the office include Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representative David Trone, while Republican candidates include former governor Larry Hogan and perennial candidate Robin Ficker.
Alsobrooks and Hogan won their respective primaries on May 14, 2024, and faced off in the general election.
All eight of Maryland's seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2024, of which three are open seats.
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Incumbent Brandon Scott was first elected in 2020 with 70.5% of the vote and is running for re-election to a second term. He faces primary challenges from former mayor Sheila Dixon and perennial candidate Thiru Vignarajah. Vignarajah withdrew from the race and endorsed Dixon on May 1, 2024, but will still appear on the primary election ballot and have votes cast by mail for him counted.
Scott won the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.
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In Cecil County, voters elected the County Executive as well as two seats in the County Council, in Districts 1 and 5.
The incumbent county executive is Republican Danielle Hornberger, who was elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2020. She ran for a second term in 2024, but was defeated in the Republican primary election by Adam Streight.
The 2024 Hagerstown mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent mayor Tekesha Martinez became the city's mayor and the city's first Black mayor on February 7, 2023, after Emily Keller resigned following Governor Wes Moore naming her to serve as Special Secretary of Opioid Response in his administration. On July 12, 2023, she announced that she would run for Congress in Maryland's 6th congressional district, opting against re-election as mayor.
Members of the Hagerstown City Council are elected in an at-large nonpartisan election, where the top ten candidates from the primary will move on to the general election, where the top five candidates will be elected.
On June 17, 2024, Prince George's County council member Mel Franklin resigned from his at-large seat on the county council. On June 25, the Prince George's County Council unanimously voted to hold a special primary election on August 6, 2024, and a special general election to be held on November 5, 2024. County council president Jolene Ivey and retired police officer Michael Riker won the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively, and faced off in the general election.
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Several local ballot initiatives were voted on during the 2024 general election. Some notable ones included:
In 2024 Maryland held elections for its 24 school districts.
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