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Nominee

Ben Cardin

Tony Campbell

Party

Democratic

Republican
Popular vote

1,491,614
697,017
Percentage

64.9%
30.3%




Maryland Senate Election Results 2018.svg
County Results

Cardin:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%


Campbell:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%








U.S. Senator before election

Ben Cardin
Democratic



Elected U.S. Senator

Ben Cardin
Democratic


































The 2018 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 6, 2018, in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Maryland. It was held concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Cardin was re-elected to a third term.


The primary election for the Senate race was held on June 26, 2018.[1]


The incumbent, Ben Cardin, won the Democratic Party primary. In the general election, Cardin was reelected to a third term.[2]Tony Campbell, a professor of political science at Towson University and former Army Chaplain, won the Republican Party primary. If elected, Campbell would have become Maryland's first African-American U.S. Senator.[3][4] Businessman Neal Simon ran as an independent and Arvin Vohra was the Libertarian Party nominee in the general election. There were also several official write-in candidates such as Michael B. Puskar, who ran as an independent.




Contents






  • 1 Democratic primary


    • 1.1 Candidates


      • 1.1.1 Declared


      • 1.1.2 Declined




    • 1.2 Endorsements


    • 1.3 Polling


    • 1.4 Results




  • 2 Republican primary


    • 2.1 Candidates


      • 2.1.1 Declared


      • 2.1.2 Withdrew


      • 2.1.3 Declined




    • 2.2 Endorsements


    • 2.3 Results




  • 3 Libertarian Party


    • 3.1 Candidates


      • 3.1.1 Declared






  • 4 Independents


    • 4.1 Candidates


      • 4.1.1 Declared






  • 5 General election


    • 5.1 Candidates


    • 5.2 Endorsements


    • 5.3 Debates


    • 5.4 Predictions


    • 5.5 Polling


    • 5.6 Results




  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Democratic primary[edit]



Candidates[edit]



Declared[edit]




  • Ben Cardin, incumbent U.S. Senator[5][6]

  • Erik Jetmir[5][6]


  • Chelsea Manning, whistleblower, former U.S. Army soldier[5][6][7][8]

  • Marcia H. Morgan,[5] of Montgomery County[9]


  • Jerome Segal, political activist and philosopher[5][6]

  • Richard "Rikki" Vaughn[5][6], of Baltimore[10]

  • Debbie "Rica" Wilson, candidate for MD-05 in 2016,[5] of White Plains[10]

  • Lih Young, perennial candidate[5], of Montgomery County[9]



Declined[edit]




  • John Delaney, U.S. Representative (running for President in 2020)[11]


  • Donna Edwards, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 (running for Prince George's County Executive)[12]


  • Elijah Cummings, U.S. Representative[13]


  • Heather Mizeur, former state delegate[13]


  • John Sarbanes, U.S. Representative[13]



Endorsements[edit]





Ben Cardin

Organizations



  • AFSCME Maryland Council 3[14]


  • Baltimore Afro-American[15]


  • League of Conservation Voters [16]


  • Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund[17]


  • Sierra Club[18]






Chelsea Manning

Individuals



  • Natalie Wynn, YouTube creator [19]


  • Jimmy Dore, comedian and political commentator[20]


  • Kyle Kulinski, host of Secular Talk[21]


  • Linda Sarsour, activist and Co-chair of the Women's March[22]




Polling[edit]























Poll source
Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ben
Cardin
Chelsea
Manning
Other
Undecided

Goucher College
February 12–18, 2018
409
± 4.8%

61%
17%
3%
19%


Results[edit]









































































Democratic primary results(a)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

Ben Cardin (incumbent)

450,890

80.4


Democratic

Chelsea Manning
32,201
5.7


Democratic

Jerome Segal
18,774
3.3


Democratic
Debbie Wilson
17,741
3.2


Democratic
Marcia H. Morgan
15,047
2.7


Democratic
Lih Young
9,273
1.7


Democratic
Richard Vaughn
8,844
1.6


Democratic
Erik Jetmir
7,707
1.4
Total votes

560,477

100.0

(a) Source: Maryland State Board of Elections



Republican primary[edit]



Candidates[edit]



Declared[edit]



  • Tony Campbell,[5] of Baltimore County,[9]political science faculty member at Towson University[23]

  • Chris Chaffee,[5] candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016[24]

  • Evan M. Cronhardt,[5] of Anne Arundel County

  • Nnabu Eze,[5] of Baltimore County,[9]Green nominee for MD-03 in 2016[25]

  • John Graziani, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 and candidate for MD-04 in 2014[5]

  • Christina J. Grigorian, attorney[5]

  • Albert Howard[5]

  • Bill Krehnbrink, perennial candidate[5]

  • Gerald I. Smith, Jr., conspiracy theorist,[5] of Cecil County[9]

  • Blaine Taylor, perennial candidate,[5] of Baltimore County[9]

  • Brian Charles Vaeth, perennial candidate[5]



Withdrew[edit]


  • Sam Faddis, former CIA officer and candidate for MD-05 in 2016[26][27]


Declined[edit]



  • Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland since 2015 (running for reelection)


Endorsements[edit]





Tony Campbell

State legislators[28]



  • Gail H. Bates, state senator


  • Robert G. Cassilly, state senator


  • Michael Hough, state senator


  • J. B. Jennings, state senator


  • Edward R. Reilly, state senator


  • Johnny Ray Salling, state senator


  • Wendell R. Beitzel, state delegate


  • Andrew Cassilly, state delegate


  • Joe Cluster, state delegate


  • Barrie Ciliberti, state delegate


  • Ron George, former state delegate


  • Glen Glass, state delegate


  • Robin L. Grammer, Jr., state delegate


  • Nic Kipke, state delegate


  • Susan W. Krebs, state delegate


  • Susan K. McComas, state delegate


  • Pat McDonough, state delegate


  • Richard W. Metzgar, state delegate


  • Christian Miele, state delegate


  • Neil Parrott, state delegate


  • Chris West, state delegate


  • William J. Wivell, state delegate


Individuals



  • Ellen Sauerbrey, former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration[29]


  • Joseph E. Schmitz, former DoD Inspector General[30]


  • Michael Steele, former RNC Chairman and former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland[31]






Sam Faddis (withdrew)

State Senators



  • Edward R. Reilly, state senator[32]


  • Robert Cassilly, state senator[32]


Individuals


  • Paul Becker, retired United States Navy admiral[32]



Results[edit]






























































































Republican primary results(a)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Tony Campbell

49,428

29.2


Republican
Chris Chaffee
40,869
24.2


Republican
Christina J. Grigorian
29,532
17.5


Republican
John Graziani
14,844
8.8


Republican
Blaine Taylor
8,485
5.0


Republican
Gerald I. Smith, Jr.
7,200
4.3


Republican
Brian Vaeth
5,194
3.1


Republican
Evan M. Cronhardt
4,213
2.5


Republican
Bill Krehnbrink
3,430
2.0


Republican
Nnabu Eze
3,258
1.9


Republican
Albert Howard
2,594
1.5
Total votes

169,047

100.0

(a) Source: Maryland State Board of Elections



Libertarian Party[edit]



Candidates[edit]



Declared[edit]



  • Arvin Vohra, vice-chair of the Libertarian National Committee and perennial candidate,[33] of Montgomery County[9]


Independents[edit]



Candidates[edit]



Declared[edit]



  • Michael B Puskar, property manager

  • Edward Shlikas, home care compliance manager[34]


  • Neal Simon, businessman[35][36]



General election[edit]



Candidates[edit]




  • Ben Cardin, Incumbent (D)


  • Tony Campbell, Professor at Towson University (R)


  • Arvin Vohra, vice-chair of the Libertarian National Committee (L)


  • Neal Simon, businessman (I)

  • Michael B Puskar, property manager (I)



Endorsements[edit]





Ben Cardin (D)

Organizations



  • AFSCME Maryland Council 3[14]


  • Baltimore Afro-American[15]


  • League of Conservation Voters [16]


  • National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare[37]


  • National Organization for Women[38]


  • Sierra Club[18]






Tony Campbell (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials


  • Ben Carson, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development[39]

State Senators[28]



  • Gail H. Bates, state senator


  • Robert G. Cassilly, state senator


  • Michael Hough, state senator


  • J. B. Jennings, state senator


  • Edward R. Reilly, state senator


  • Johnny Ray Salling, state senator


State Delegates



  • Wendell R. Beitzel, state delegate


  • Andrew Cassilly, state delegate


  • Joe Cluster, state delegate


  • Barrie Ciliberti, state delegate


  • Ron George, former state delegate


  • Glen Glass, state delegate


  • Robin L. Grammer, Jr., state delegate


  • Nic Kipke, state delegate


  • Susan W. Krebs, state delegate


  • Susan K. McComas, state delegate


  • Pat McDonough, state delegate


  • Richard W. Metzgar, state delegate


  • Christian Miele, state delegate


  • Neil Parrott, state delegate


  • Chris West, state delegate


  • William J. Wivell, state delegate


Individuals



  • Ellen Sauerbrey, former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration[29]


  • Joseph E. Schmitz, former DoD Inspector General[30]


  • Michael Steele, former RNC Chairman and former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland[31]


Organizations



  • National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund[40]


  • National Right to Life[41]

  • Maryland Right to Life[42]


  • Family Research Council[43]

  • National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors[42]






Neal Simon (I)

Politicians


  • Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland[44]

Organizations


  • Unite America[45]

Individuals

  • Isaac Slade



Debates[edit]


On October 7, 2018 Cardin, independent candidate Neal Simon, and Republican candidate Tony Campbell participated in the sole televised debate of the campaign.[46][47][48]



Predictions[edit]






































Source
Ranking
As of

The Cook Political Report[49]

Solid D
September 28, 2018

Inside Elections[50]

Solid D
November 14, 2017

Sabato's Crystal Ball[51]

Safe D
November 15, 2017

Fox News[52]

Likely D^
July 9, 2018

CNN[53]

Solid D
July 12, 2018

RealClearPolitics[54]

Safe D
June 2018

^Highest rating given



Polling[edit]




































Poll source
Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ben
Cardin (D)
Tony
Campbell (R)
Neal
Simon (I)
Other
Undecided

Gonzales Research (I-Simon)
October 1–6, 2018
806
± 3.5%

49%
22%
18%

11%

Goucher College
September 11–16, 2018
472
± 4.5%

56%
17%
8%
1%[55]
14%


Results[edit]































































United States Senate election in Maryland, 2018[56]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

Ben Cardin (incumbent)

1,491,614

64.85%

+8.87%


Republican
Tony Campbell
697,017
30.31%
+3.98%


Independent
Neal Simon
85,964
3.74%
N/A


Libertarian
Arvin Vohra
22,943
1.00%
-0.22%


n/a
Write-ins
2,351
0.10%
0.00%
Total votes

2,299,889

100.0%
N/A


Democratic hold


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External links[edit]




  • Candidates at Vote Smart


  • Candidates at Ballotpedia


  • Campaign finance at FEC


  • Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics


Official campaign websites


  • Tony Campbell (R) for U.S. Senate

  • Ben Cardin (D) for U.S. Senate

  • Neal Simon (I) for U.S. Senate

  • Arvin Vohra (L) for U.S. Senate

  • Michael B. Puskar (I) for U.S. Senate











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