Jon Baron, Peter Franchot, Doug Gansler, Wes Moore, Tom Perez, and Jerome Segal attended the forum, which was moderated by WMAR-TV news anchor Kelly Swoope. On April 30, 2022, Frostburg State University, the Allegany College of Maryland, and Garrett College hosted a gubernatorial forum at Frostburg, which was attended by candidates Rushern Baker, Ashwani Jain, and John King Jr. The forum was moderated by Amanda Mangan, and questions were asked by a group of students from the three hosting universities, Allegany High School, and Bishop Walsh School. Fundraising Polling Graphical summary Results Independent and third-party candidates Candidates Declared David Harding (Working Class), candidate for Mayor of Baltimore in 2020 Running mate: Cathy White David Lashar (Libertarian), candidate for in 2018 Running mate: Christiana Logansmith, U.S. Navy veteran and small business owner Nancy Wallace (Green), candidate for in 2016 Running mate: Patrick Elder, candidate for in 2018 Failed to qualify, write-in campaign Kyle Sefcik (Independent), MMA fighter and small business owner Running mate: Katie Lee, personal trainer Debates and forums David Lashar attended the gubernatorial candidate forum hosted by the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland on October 14, 2021. At the end of the forum, Darryl Barnes challenged all of the attending candidates to post a Black agenda on their campaign websites by November 1; in response, Lashar posted a "Libertarian Black Agenda" plan on his campaign website. The Maryland State Bar Association hosted individual, hour-long conversations with all running candidates from December 6 to December 10, 2021. Lashar attended the forum on December 8, 2021. Lashar attended the Committee for Montgomery Legislative Breakfast gubernatorial forum on December 10, 2021. Lashar attended both of the gubernatorial forums on climate change on March 8 and 9, 2022. Fundraising General election Campaign Moore's campaign framed Cox as someone who would be "dangerous" in the governor's office, highlighting his role in spreading falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election and the January 6 United States Capitol attack. After the primary, Cox removed references to his role in challenging the 2020 presidential election results from his campaign website and deactivated his account on Gab, a website that has been described as a social media haven for white supremacists and neo-Nazis and was used by the perpetrator of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. He later described himself as a candidate with a "middle temperament approach" that was willing to work across the aisle. Cox's campaign sought to tie