Information about the candidates The information about whom are the candidates running for office can be found in the Gubernatorial Candidate Listings of the Maryland State Board of Elections, also in the League of Women Voters website and in the Maryland Apple Ballot (funded by National Education Association Advocacy Fund). Turnout Number of electors in Maryland in 2018 is 3,931,730 and is projected a turnout of around 50% (2,000,000 voters) with an expected abstention of 50% of electors. List of Maryland elections since the Civil War The following is a list of elections for the position of Governor of Maryland since the American Civil War. Winners are in bold and incumbents are denoted by asterisks. Current Maryland election The present Maryland gubernatorial elections process is the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election. Election results by year 2018 The 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018. Larry Hogan / Boyd Rutherford (Republican) - 1,275,644 (55.4%) Ben Jealous / Susan Turnbull (Democratic) - 1,002,639 (43.5%) Shawn Quinn / Christina Smith (Libertarian) - 13,241 (0.6%) Ian Schlakman / Annie Chambers (Green) - 11,175 (0.5%) Write-ins - 1,813 (0.1%) 2014 The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014. Larry Hogan / Boyd Rutherford (Republican) - 884,400 (51.03%) Anthony Brown / Ken Ulman (Democratic) - 818,890 (47.25%) Shawn Quinn / Lorenzo Gaztañaga (Libertarian) - 25,382 (1.46%) Write-ins - 4,505 (0.26%) 2010 The 2010 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Martin O'Malley / Anthony Brown (Democratic) - 1,043,724 (56.2%) Bob Ehrlich / Mary D. Kane (Republican) - 775,661 (41.8%) Susan Gaztañaga / Doug McNeil (Libertarian) - 14,124 (0.8%) Allwine / Eidel (Green) - 11,809 (0.6%) Knowles / Hargadon (Constitution) - 8,596 (0.5%) Write-ins - 1,943 (0.1%) 2006 Martin O'Malley / Anthony Brown (D) - 942,279 (52.7%) Bob Ehrlich / Kristen Cox (R) * - 825,464 (46.2%) Ed Boyd / James Madigan (G) - 15,551 (0.9%) Chris Driscoll / Ed Rothstein (P) - 3,481 (0.2%) 2002 Bob Ehrlich / Michael Steele (R) - 879,592 (51.55%) Kathleen Kennedy Townsend / Charles R. Larson (D) - 813,422 (47.68%) Spear Lancaster / Lorenzo Gaztañaga (L) - 11,546 (0.68%) 1998 Parris Glendening / Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D)* - 846,972 (55.17%) Ellen Sauerbrey / Richard D. Bennett (R) - 688,357 (44.83%) 1994 Parris Glendening / Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) - 708,094 (50.21%) Ellen Sauerbrey / Paul Rappaport (R) - 702,101 (49.79%) 1990 William Donald Schaefer