# 2022 United States Senate election in Maryland

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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

* Chris Van Hollen, incumbent U.S. senator

#### Eliminated in primary

* Michelle Laurence Smith, federal employee and business owner

### Endorsements

Labor unions
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 67
* American Federation of Teachers Maryland
* Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL–CIO
* National Education Association
* Service Employees International Union Local 500
* UNITE HERE Local 25
* United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400
Organizations
* Bend the Arc Jewish Action PAC
* Brady PAC
* Chesapeake Climate Action Network
* Council for a Livable World
* End Citizens United
* Feminist Majority PAC
* Giffords
* Human Rights Campaign
* Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund
* Jewish Democratic Council of America
* JStreetPAC
* Let America Vote
* Maryland Realtors Political Action Committee
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* National Organization for Women PAC
* Natural Resources Defense Council
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
* Population Connection Action Fund
* Progressive Turnout Project
* Sierra Club

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) | 535,014 | 80.81% |
| | Democratic | Michelle Laurence Smith | 127,089 | 19.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 662,103 | 100.0% |

## 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 Maryland's 3rd congressional district 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

* Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district (2011–present) (ran for re-election)
* Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland (2015–2023)

### Endorsements

Organizations
* Maryland Right to Life (co-endorsement with Eze, Hawkins, and Perez)
Organizations
* Maryland Right to Life (co-endorsement with Chaffee, Hawkins, and Perez)
State legislators
* Wendell R. Beitzel, state delegate for District 1A (2007–present)
* George C. Edwards, state senator for the 1st District (2007–present)
* Mike McKay, state delegate for District 1C (2015–present)
Organizations
* Maryland Right to Life (co-endorsement with Chaffee, Eze, and Perez)
Organizations
* Maryland Right to Life (co-endorsement with Chaffee, Hawkins, and Eze)
State legislators
* Trent Kittleman, state delegate for district 9A (2015–present)

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chris Chaffee | 50,514 | 20.78% |
| | Republican | Lorie Friend | 35,714 | 14.69% |
| | Republican | John Thormann | 33,290 | 13.69% |
| | Republican | Joseph Perez | 26,359 | 10.84% |
| | Republican | George Davis | 21,095 | 8.68% |
| | Republican | James Tarantin | 20,514 | 8.44% |
| | Republican | Reba Hawkins | 18,057 | 7.43% |
| | Republican | Jon McGreevey | 14,128 | 5.81% |
| | Republican | Todd Puglisi | 13,550 | 5.57% |
| | Republican | Nnabu Eze | 9,917 | 4.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 243,138 | 100.0% |

## Other candidates
### Write-in
#### Declared

* Scottie Griffin (Democratic)
* Andrew Wildman (unaffiliated)

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid D | March 4, 2022 |
| Inside Elections | Solid D | July 1, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | June 15, 2022 |
| Politico | Solid D | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP | Safe D | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News | Solid D | May 12, 2022 |
| DDHQ | Solid D | July 20, 2022 |
| 538 | Solid D | June 30, 2022 |
| The Economist | Safe D | September 7, 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)
Labor unions
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26
* United Auto Workers
Organizations
* Everytown for Gun Safety
* League of Conservation Voters
Newspapers
* Baltimore Afro-American
* The Washington Post

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chris Van Hollen (D) | Chris Chaffee (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Goucher College | September 8–12, 2022 | 748 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 56% | 33% | 2% | 8% |
Chris Van Hollen vs. Larry Hogan
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chris Van Hollen (D) | Larry Hogan (R) | Other | Undecided |
| WPA Intelligence (R) | November 29 – December 1, 2021 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 37% | 49% | – | 14% |
| Change Research (D) | September 29 – October 1, 2020 | 650 (V) | ± 4.6% | 50% | 34% | – | 16% |
| University of Maryland/Washington Post | October 9–14, 2019 | 819 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 42% | 50% | 3% | 5% |

### Results

2022 United States Senate election in Maryland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) | 1,316,897 | 65.77% | +4.88% |
| | Republican | Chris Chaffee | 682,293 | 34.07% | −1.60% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3,146 | 0.16% | +0.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,002,336 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### By county

By county :
| County | Chris Van Hollen Democratic | Chris Van Hollen Democratic | Chris Chaffee Republican | Chris Chaffee Republican | Write-in | Write-in | Margin | Margin | Total votes |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes |
| Allegany | 7,244 | 33.56 | 14,326 | 66.36 | 17 | 0.08 | -7,082 | -32.81 | 21,587 |
| Anne Arundel | 123,696 | 57.39 | 91,471 | 42.44 | 377 | 0.17 | 32,225 | 14.95 | 215,544 |
| Baltimore | 175,417 | 64.23 | 97,307 | 35.63 | 402 | 0.15 | 78,110 | 28.60 | 273,126 |
| Baltimore City | 129,257 | 90.15 | 13,849 | 9.66 | 280 | 0.19 | 115,408 | 80.49 | 143,386 |
| Calvert | 17,007 | 45.44 | 20,382 | 54.46 | 37 | 0.10 | -3,375 | -9.02 | 37,426 |
| Caroline | 3,586 | 33.65 | 7,054 | 66.20 | 16 | 0.15 | -3,468 | -32.55 | 10,656 |
| Carroll | 27,775 | 38.78 | 43,761 | 61.10 | 90 | 0.13 | -15,986 | -22.32 | 71,626 |
| Cecil | 12,132 | 36.86 | 20,725 | 62.97 | 56 | 0.17 | -8,593 | -26.11 | 32,913 |
| Charles | 38,270 | 70.12 | 16,207 | 29.70 | 97 | 0.18 | 22,063 | 40.43 | 54,574 |
| Dorchester | 4,947 | 43.12 | 6,511 | 56.75 | 15 | 0.13 | -1,564 | -13.63 | 11,473 |
| Frederick | 58,708 | 55.26 | 47,406 | 44.62 | 119 | 0.11 | 11,302 | 10.64 | 106,233 |
| Garrett | 2,608 | 23.16 | 8,647 | 76.78 | 7 | 0.06 | -6,039 | -53.62 | 11,262 |
| Harford | 45,273 | 43.90 | 57,713 | 55.96 | 150 | 0.14 | -12,440 | -12.06 | 103,136 |
| Howard | 92,205 | 70.90 | 37,617 | 28.92 | 230 | 0.18 | 54,588 | 41.97 | 130,052 |
| Kent | 4,461 | 52.95 | 3,950 | 46.88 | 14 | 0.17 | 511 | 6.07 | 8,425 |
| Montgomery | 276,482 | 80.59 | 65,956 | 19.23 | 634 | 0.18 | 210,526 | 61.36 | 343,072 |
| Prince George's | 218,726 | 91.04 | 21,127 | 8.79 | 398 | 0.17 | 197,599 | 82.25 | 240,251 |
| Queen Anne's | 8,710 | 38.19 | 14,064 | 61.67 | 31 | 0.14 | -5,354 | -23.48 | 22,805 |
| Somerset | 2,656 | 39.02 | 4,146 | 60.91 | 5 | 0.07 | -1,490 | -21.89 | 6,807 |
| St. Mary's | 15,656 | 41.67 | 21,869 | 58.21 | 43 | 0.11 | -6,213 | -16.54 | 37,568 |
| Talbot | 9,028 | 51.33 | 8,548 | 48.60 | 13 | 0.07 | 480 | 2.73 | 17,589 |
| Washington | 19,420 | 40.00 | 29,072 | 59.87 | 64 | 0.13 | -9,652 | -19.88 | 48,556 |
| Wicomico | 14,296 | 46.98 | 16,104 | 52.92 | 32 | 0.10 | -1,808 | -5.94 | 30,432 |
| Worcester | 9,337 | 39.17 | 14,481 | 60.75 | 19 | 0.08 | -5,144 | -21.58 | 23,837 |
| Totals | 1,316,897 | 65.77 | 682,293 | 34.07 | 3,146 | 0.16 | 634,604 | 31.69 | 2,002,336 |

#### By congressional district

Van Hollen won 7 of 8 congressional districts.
| District | Van Hollen | Chaffee | Representative |
| 1st | 42.7% | 57.2% | Andy Harris |
| 2nd | 60.8% | 39.1% | Dutch Ruppersberger |
| 3rd | 62.3% | 37.5% | John Sarbanes |
| 4th | 91% | 8.9% | Anthony Brown (117th Congress) |
| 4th | 91% | 8.9% | Glenn Ivey (118th Congress) |
| 5th | 67.1% | 32.8% | Steny Hoyer |
| 6th | 54.4% | 45.5% | David Trone |
| 7th | 83.4% | 16.4% | Kweisi Mfume |
| 8th | 81.9% | 17.9% | Jamie Raskin |