voters were still undecided. With high name recognition and a big war-chest built up over years without primary challengers as Comptroller, Franchot entered the race as the nominal frontrunner. As the campaign progressed, more candidates began entering the race, with Franchot holding onto a solid lead in polling as the race expanded to a four-way battle between Franchot, Baker, author and former Robin Hood Foundation CEO Wes Moore, and former Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez. On June 10, 2022, Baker suspended his campaign for governor, his campaign having suffered from financial challenges and decreasing party support, creating an opening in voter-rich Prince George's County. Polling conducted later that month by Goucher College showed Franchot, Moore, and Perez in a statistical tie, with each of the three frontrunners having enough resources and endorsements to compete for undecided voters. In addition to Franchot, Baker, Moore, and Perez, six other candidates also ran for the Democratic nomination, including former nonprofit executive Jon Baron, former Maryland attorney general Doug Gansler, perennial candidate Ralph Jaffe, former Obama administration official Ashwani Jain, former Secretary of Education John King Jr., and former Bread and Roses Party founder Jerome Segal. Two other candidates, former Republican Anne Arundel County executive Laura Neuman and tech company founder Mike Rosenbaum, also declared their candidacy but had dropped out before the primaries. Candidates Nominee Wes Moore, author and former CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation Running mate: Aruna Miller, former state delegate for the 15th district (2010–2019) and candidate for MD-06 in 2018 Eliminated in primary Jon Baron, former nonprofit executive, expert in evidence-based policy, and former federal official Running mate: Natalie Williams, former TV producer and communications professional Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland (2007–2023) and nominee for MD-08 in 1988 Running mate: Monique Anderson-Walker, former Prince George's County councilmember (2018–2021) Doug Gansler, former Attorney General of Maryland (2007–2015) and candidate for governor in 2014 Running mate: Candace Hollingsworth, former mayor of Hyattsville (2015–2020) Ralph Jaffe, perennial candidate Running mate: Mark Greben Ashwani Jain, former Obama administration official Running mate: LaTrece Hawkins Lytes, community activist John King Jr., former United States Secretary of Education (2016–2017) Running mate: Michelle Siri, executive director of the Women's Law Center of Maryland Tom Perez, former Democratic National Committee Chairman (2017–2021), former United States Secretary of Labor (2013–2017), and former Maryland secretary of labor (2007–2009) Running mate: Shannon Sneed, former Baltimore City councilmember (2016–2020) Jerome Segal,