# 2022 Maryland Attorney General election

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The Maryland Attorney General election of 2022 was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh was eligible to seek a third term in office, but announced that he would retire at the end of his term in early 2023.
U.S. Representative, former Lieutenant Governor, and 2014 gubernatorial nominee Anthony Brown won the Democratic nomination, while Neo-Confederate former Anne Arundel County councilman and 2004 Constitution Party Presidential nominee Michael Peroutka won the Republican nomination. As was expected, Brown won the general election by a wide margin.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Anthony Brown, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district (2017–2023), former lieutenant governor (2007–2015), and nominee for governor in 2014

#### Eliminated in primary

* Katie O'Malley, former Baltimore City District Court Judge (2001–2021), former First Lady of Maryland (2007–2015), and daughter of former Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr.

#### Declined

* Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George's County executive (2018–present) (ran for re-election; endorsed Brown)
* Vanessa Atterbeary, state delegate for the 13th district (2015–present) (ran for re-election)
* Aisha Braveboy, Prince George's County State's Attorney (2019–present) (endorsed Brown)
* Jon S. Cardin, state delegate for the 11th district (2003–2015, 2019–present), nephew of U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, and candidate for attorney general in 2014 (ran for re-election)
* Elizabeth Embry, assistant to incumbent attorney general Brian Frosh and candidate for Baltimore Mayor in 2016 and lieutenant governor in 2018 (ran for Maryland House of Delegates)
* Brian Feldman, state senator from the 15th district (2013–present) (ran for re-election)
* Brian Frosh, incumbent attorney general (retired)
* Will Jawando, Montgomery County councilmember (2018–present) (endorsed Brown)
* John J. McCarthy, Montgomery County State's Attorney (2006–present) (ran for re-election)
* Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore State's Attorney (2015–2023) (ran for re-election)

### Endorsements

U.S. Senators
* Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey (2013–present)
* Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York (2009–present)
* Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present)
U.S. Representatives
* Steny Hoyer, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district (1981–present)
* Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district (1987–1996, 2020–present)
* David Trone, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district (2019–present)
Statewide officials
* Dereck E. Davis, Treasurer of Maryland (2021–present)
* Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (2015–2023)
State legislators
* Marlon Amprey, state delegate for the 40th district (2021–present)
* Malcolm Augustine, state senator for the 47th district (2019–present)
* Heather Bagnall, state delegate for the 33rd district (2019–present)
* Ben Barnes, state delegate for the 21st district (2007–present)
* Darryl Barnes, state delegate for the 25th district (2015–present)
* J. Sandy Bartlett, state delegate for the 32nd district (2019–present)
* Joanne C. Benson, state senator for the 24th district (2011–present)
* Chanel Branch, state delegate for the 45th district (2020–present)
* Talmadge Branch, state delegate for the 45th district (1995–present)
* Benjamin Brooks, state delegate for the 10th district (2015–present)
* Jill P. Carter, state senator for the 41st district (2018–present)
* Nick Charles, state delegate for the 25th district (2019–present)
* Charlotte Crutchfield, state delegate for the 19th district (2019–present)
* Debra Davis, state delegate for the 28th district (2019–present)
* Brian Feldman, state senator for the 15th district (2013–present)
* Diana M. Fennell, state delegate for district 47A (2015–present)
* Wanika Fisher, state delegate for district 47B (2019–present)
* Melony G. Griffith, state senator for the 25th district (2019–present)
* Andrea Harrison, state delegate for the 24th district (2019–present)
* Antonio Hayes, state senator for the 40th district (2019–present)
* Anne Healey, state delegate for the 22nd district (1991–present)
* Marvin E. Holmes Jr., state delegate for district 23B (2003–present)
* Faye Martin Howell, state delegate for the 24th district (2021–present)
* Julian Ivey, state delegate for district 47A (2019–present)
* Michael A. Jackson, state senator for the 27th district (2021–present)
* Adrienne A. Jones, 107th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates (2019–present) from the 10th district (1997–present)
* Rachel Jones, state delegate for district 27B (2021–present)
* Benjamin F. Kramer, state senator for the 19th district (2019–present)
* Cheryl S. Landis, state delegate for district 23B (2021–present)
* Jazz Lewis, state delegate for the 24th district (2017–present)
* Cory V. McCray, state senator for the 45th district (2019–present)
* Edith J. Patterson, state delegate for the 28th district (2015–present)
* Obie Patterson, state senator for the 26th district (2019–present)
* Paul G. Pinsky, state senator for the 22nd district (1994–present)
* Susie Proctor, state delegate for district 27A (2015–present)
* Mike Rogers, state delegate for the 32nd district (2019–present)
* Sheree Sample-Hughes, Speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates (2019–present) from the district 37A (2015–present)
* Stephanie M. Smith, state delegate for the 45th district (2019–present)
* William C. Smith Jr., state senator for the 20th district (2016–present)
* Charles E. Sydnor III, state senator for the 44th district (2020–present)
* Karen Toles, state delegate for the 25th district (2022–present)
* Veronica L. Turner, state delegate for the 26th district (2019–present)
* Kris Valderrama, state delegate for the 26th district (2007–present)
* Geraldine Valentino-Smith, state delegate for district 23A (2011–present)
* Alonzo Washington, state delegate for the 22nd district (2012–present)
* Ron Watson, state senator for the 23rd district (2021–present)
* Melissa Wells, state delegate for the 40th district (2019–present)
* Jheanelle Wilkins, state delegate for the 20th district (2017–present)
* Nicole A. Williams, state delegate for the 22nd district (2019–present)
* C. T. Wilson, state delegate for the 28th district (2011–present)
Local officials
* Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George's County executive (2018–present)
* Aisha N. Braveboy, Prince George's County State's Attorney (2019–present)
* Jacob R. Day, mayor of Salisbury (2015–present)
* Jolene Ivey, Prince George's County council member (2018–present)
* Will Jawando, Montgomery County councilmember (2018–present)
* Sidney A. Katz, Montgomery County councilmember (2014–present)
* Ike Leggett, former Montgomery County executive (2006–2018)
* Nick Mosby, President of the Baltimore City Council (2020–present)
* Craig L. Rice, Montgomery County councilmember (2010–present)
Judges
* Billy Murphy Jr., former Baltimore City circuit court judge (1980–1983) and civil rights attorney
* Alexander Williams Jr., former senior judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2013–2014) and United States district court judge (1994–2013)
Labor unions
* Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
* American Federation of Government Employees
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 3
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 67
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 2250
* American Federation of Teachers Maryland
* Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
* Communications Workers of America Maryland/DC State Council
* International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 487
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 70
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 307
* International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 51
* Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL–CIO
* Mid-Atlantic Region of the Laborers' International Union of North America
* SEIU 1199
* SEIU 32BJ
* Teamsters Joint Council 55
* Transport Workers Union of America
* UNITE HERE Local 7
* UNITE HERE Local 23
* UNITE HERE Local 25
* United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters
* United Food and Commercial Workers Local 27
* United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400
* United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1994
Organizations
* CASA in Action
* The Collective PAC
* Maryland REALTORS® Political Action Committee
* Maryland Sierra Club
* Maryland State Education Association
* National Nurses Organizing Committee
* Prince George's Muslim Council
* Pro-Choice Maryland
* VoteVets.org
Newspapers
* Baltimore Afro-American
U.S. Senators
* Barbara Mikulski, former U.S. Senator from Maryland (1987–2017)
U.S. Representatives
* Michael D. Barnes, former U.S. Representative for Maryland's eighth congressional district (1979–1987)
* Beverly Byron, former U.S. Representative for Maryland's sixth congressional district (1979–1993)
Statewide officials
* Parris Glendening, former Governor of Maryland (1995–2003)
* Nancy Kopp, former Treasurer of Maryland (2002–2021)
State legislators
* Lisa Belcastro, state delegate for the 11th district (2020–present)
* Regina Boyce, state delegate for the 43rd district (2019–present)
* Ned Carey, state delegate for district 31A (2015–present)
* Julie Palakovich Carr, state delegate for the 17th district (2019–present)
* Lorig Charkoudian, state delegate for the 20th district (2019–present)
* Bonnie Cullison, state delegate for the 19th district (2011–present)
* Eric Ebersole, state delegate for the 12th district (2015–present)
* Cathi Forbes, state delegate for district 42A (2019–present)
* James W. Gilchrist, state delegate for the 17th district (2007–present)
* Michele Guyton, state delegate for district 42B (2019–present)
* Katie Fry Hester, state senator for the 9th district (2019–present)
* Terri L. Hill, state delegate for the 12th district (2015–present)
* Carl W. Jackson, state delegate for the 8th district (2019–present)
* Anne Kaiser, state delegate for the 14th district (2003–present)
* Ariana Kelly, state delegate for the 16th district (2011–present)
* Nancy King, Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate (2020–present) from the 39th district (2007–present)
* Kathy Klausmeier, state senator for the 8th district (2002–present)
* Susan C. Lee, state senator for the 16th district (2015–present)
* Robbyn Lewis, state delegate for the 46th district (2017–present)
* Lesley Lopez, state delegate for the 39th district (2019–present)
* Sara N. Love, state delegate for the 16th district (2019–present)
* Eric Luedtke, Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates (2019–present) from the 14th district (2011–present)
* Maggie McIntosh, state delegate for the 43rd district (2003–present)
* Shane Pendergrass, state delegate for the 13th district (1995–present)
* Sheila Ruth, state delegate for district 44B (2020–present)
* Dana Stein, state delegate for the 11th district (2007–present)
* Vaughn Stewart, state delegate for the 19th district (2019–present)
* Courtney Watson, state delegate for district 9B (2019–present)
* Karen Lewis Young, state delegate for district 3A (2015–present)
* Pat Young, state delegate for district 44B (2015–present)
* Ronald N. Young, state senator for the 3rd district (2011–present)
Local officials
* James T. Smith Jr., former Baltimore County executive (2002–2010)
* Bernard Young, former mayor of Baltimore (2019–2020)
Judges
* Mary Ellen Barbera, former Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals (2013–2021)
Individuals
* Cecile Richards, former President of Planned Parenthood (2006–2018)
Labor unions
* Baltimore County Fire Department and Paramedics/IAFF Local 1311
* International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1311
* International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
* Teamsters Joint Council No. 62
Organizations
* Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund
* Coalition of Pacific American Democrats of Maryland
* EMILY's List
* Lower Shore Progressive Caucus
* Maryland League of Conservation Voters
Newspapers
* The Baltimore Sun (Democratic primary only)
* The Washington Post (Democratic primary only)

### Debates and forums

2022 Maryland Democratic Attorney General primary debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | Participants |
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | | |
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | Anthony Brown | Katie O'Malley |
| 1 | May 20, 2022 | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Staci Hartwell | YouTube | P | P |
| 2 | May 25, 2022 | League of Women Voters Maryland Matters | Len Lazarick | Panopto | P | P |

### Fundraising

Primary campaign finance activity through July 3, 2022 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Anthony Brown | $1,820,422 | $1,461,455 | $360,864 |
| Katie O'Malley | $1,450,509 | $1,245,657 | $204,853 |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections ||||

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Anthony Brown | Katie O'Malley | Other | Undecided |
| Goucher College | June 15–19, 2022 | 403 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 29% | 30% | 5% | 36% |
| OpinionWorks | May 27 – June 2, 2022 | 562 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 42% | 29% | 1% | 27% |
| Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D) | April 27 – May 1, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 44% | 25% | – | 28% |
| Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D) | November 8–11, 2021 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 46% | 23% | – | 31% |

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anthony Brown | 362,882 | 55.06% |
| | Democratic | Katie O'Malley | 296,183 | 44.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 659,065 | 100.0% |

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Michael Peroutka, lawyer, former Anne Arundel County councilman (2014–2018), and Constitution Party nominee for president in 2004

#### Eliminated in primary

* Jim Shalleck, prosecutor and former chair of the Montgomery County Board of Elections (2015–2021)

### Endorsements

State legislators
* Dan Cox, state delegate for the 4th district (2019–2023)
Organizations
* Maryland Right to Life
* Stand for Health Freedom
Statewide officials
* Larry Hogan, 62nd Governor of Maryland (2015–2023)
Organizations
* Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35
Newspapers
* The Baltimore Sun (Republican primary only)
* The Washington Post (Republican primary only)

### Debates and forums

2022 Maryland Republican Attorney General primary debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | Participants |
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | | |
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | Michael Peroutka | Jim Shalleck |
| 1 | May 20, 2022 | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Staci Hartwell | YouTube | A | P |
| 2 | May 24, 2022 | League of Women Voters Maryland Matters | Len Lazarick | Panopto | A | P |

### Fundraising

Primary campaign finance activity through July 3, 2022 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Michael Peroutka | $49,735 | $22,345 | $27,390 |
| Jim Shalleck | $15,153 | $13,093 | $2,102 |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections ||||

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michael Peroutka | Jim Shalleck | Other | Undecided |
| Goucher College | June 15–19, 2022 | 414 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 17% | 11% | 2% | 69% |
| OpinionWorks | May 27 – June 2, 2022 | 428 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 19% | 18% | 1% | 63% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Peroutka | 135,915 | 54.98% |
| | Republican | Jim Shalleck | 111,276 | 45.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 247,191 | 100.0% |

## General election
### Debates and forums

2022 Maryland Attorney General debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | | |
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | Anthony Brown | Michael Peroutka |
| 1 | August 20, 2022 | Maryland Association of Counties | Mileah Kromer Pamela Wood | N/A | P | P |
| 2 | October 12, 2022 | Maryland League of Women Voters | Len Lazarick | YouTube I YouTube II | P | P |

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Safe D | November 1, 2022 |

### Post-primary endorsements

Executive Branch officials
* Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States (2021–present), 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–2017), and former U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009)
* Kamala Harris, 49th Vice President of the United States (2021–present), and former U.S. Senator from California (2017–2021)
U.S. Senators
* Ben Cardin, U.S. Senator from Maryland (2007–present)
* Chris Van Hollen, U.S. Senator from Maryland (2017–present)
Statewide officials
* Brian Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland (2015–present)
State legislators
* Brooke Lierman, state delegate for the 46th district (2015–2023) and nominee for Comptroller in 2022
Party officials
* Democratic Attorneys General Association
Labor unions
* International Brotherhood of Teamsters
* Maryland Fraternal Order of Police
* National Nurses United
* SEIU Local 500
* United Auto Workers
Organizations
* Black Economic Alliance
* Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund
* End Citizens United
* Everytown for Gun Safety
* Giffords
* Let America Vote
* Maryland Farm Bureau
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Newspapers
* The Baltimore Sun
* The Washington Post
Statewide officials
* Bob Ehrlich, 60th Governor of Maryland (2003–2007)
Statewide officials
* Larry Hogan, 62nd Governor of Maryland (2015–2023) (Republican)
State legislators
* Bryan Simonaire, Minority Leader of the Maryland Senate (2020–2022) and state senator from the 31st district (2007–present) (Republican)
Local officials
* Barry Glassman, Harford County executive (2014–2023) and nominee for comptroller in 2022 (Republican)

### Fundraising

Primary campaign finance activity through October 23, 2022 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Anthony Brown | $2,584,025 | $2,094,812 | $491,110 |
| Michael Peroutka | $160,923 | $149,439 | $11,484 |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections ||||

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Anthony Brown (D) | Michael Peroutka (R) | Other | Undecided |
| OpinionWorks | October 20–23, 2022 | 982 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 60% | 28% | 2% | 9% |
| Goucher College | September 8–12, 2022 | 748 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 53% | 31% | 1% | 15% |

### Results

2022 Maryland Attorney General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Anthony Brown | 1,287,418 | 64.95% | +0.18% |
| | Republican | Michael Peroutka | 691,910 | 34.90% | −0.21% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,962 | 0.15% | +0.07% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,982,290 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### By congressional district

Brown won 7 of 8 congressional districts.
| District | Brown | Peroutka | Representative |
| 1st | 42% | 58% | Andy Harris |
| 2nd | 60% | 40% | Dutch Ruppersberger |
| 3rd | 61% | 39% | John Sarbanes |
| 4th | 91% | 9% | Anthony Brown (117th Congress) |
| 4th | 91% | 9% | Glenn Ivey (118th Congress) |
| 5th | 67% | 33% | Steny Hoyer |
| 6th | 53% | 47% | David Trone |
| 7th | 83% | 17% | Kweisi Mfume |
| 8th | 81% | 19% | Jamie Raskin |