A general election was held in the U.S. state of Maryland on November 5, 2024. In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Maryland voters elected all of its seats in the United States House of Representatives, and one of its U.S. senators. Various municipal elections, including in Cecil County, Baltimore, and the city of Hagerstown, were also held.
Polls were open from 7 AM to 8 PM EST.
Federal offices
President of the United States
Maryland is represented by 10 electors in the electoral college.
United States Senate
Incumbent three-term Democratic Senator Ben Cardin was reelected in 2018 with 64.9% of the vote. On May 1, 2023, he announced that he would not be seeking reelection to a fourth term in office. Democratic candidates for the office include Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representative David Trone, while Republican candidates include former governor Larry Hogan and perennial candidate Robin Ficker.
Alsobrooks and Hogan won their respective primaries on May 14, 2024, and faced off in the general election.
United States House of Representatives
All eight of Maryland's seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2024, of which three are open seats.
Ballot propositions
Polling
On a referendum strengthening abortion rights
Municipal elections
Baltimore
Mayor
Incumbent Brandon Scott was first elected in 2020 with 70.5% of the vote and ran for re-election to a second term. He faced primary challenges from former mayor Sheila Dixon and perennial candidate Thiru Vignarajah. Vignarajah withdrew from the race and endorsed Dixon on May 1, 2024, but would still appear on the primary election ballot and have votes cast by mail for him counted.
Scott won the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.
Polling
On the mayoral election
On the city council president election
Cecil County
In Cecil County, voters elected the county executive as well as two seats on the county council, in Districts 1 and 5.
County executive
The incumbent county executive was Republican Danielle Hornberger, who was elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2020. She ran for a second term in 2024, but was defeated in the Republican primary election by Adam Streight.
- Adam Streight, police sergeant and candidate for HD-35B in 2022
- Danielle Hornberger, incumbent county executive
Hagerstown
Mayor
The 2024 Hagerstown mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent mayor Tekesha Martinez became the city's mayor and the city's first Black mayor on February 7, 2023, after Emily Keller resigned following Governor Wes Moore naming her to serve as Special Secretary of Opioid Response in his administration. On July 12, 2023, she announced that she would run for Congress in Maryland's 6th congressional district, opting against re-election as mayor.
- Bill McIntire, business owner
- Stephen S. Schutte, broadband executive (withdrawn, still on ballot)
City council
Members of the Hagerstown City Council are elected in an at-large nonpartisan election, where the top ten candidates from the primary move on to the general election, and the top five candidates are elected.
- Kristin Aleshire, incumbent city councilmember
- Caroline Anderson, business owner
- Erika Bell, business owner
- Mark Bell, business owner
- Tiara Burnett, incumbent city councilmember
- Sean Flaherty, data analyst
- Stacy Michael
- Rich Owens, therapist
- Peter Perini, incumbent city councilmember
- Matthew Schindler, incumbent city councilmember
Prince George's County
At-large district special election
On June 17, 2024, Prince George's County council member Mel Franklin resigned from his at-large seat on the county council. On June 25, the Prince George's County Council unanimously voted to hold a special primary election on August 6, 2024, and a special general election to be held on November 5, 2024. County council president Jolene Ivey and retired police officer Michael Riker won the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively, and faced off in the general election.
Nominee
- Jolene Ivey, president of the Prince George's County Council (2023–present) from the fifth district (2018–present)
Eliminated in primary
- Tim Adams, mayor of Bowie (2019–present) and candidate for comptroller of Maryland in 2022
- Angela Angel, former state delegate from the 25th district (2015–2019) and candidate for MD-04 in 2022
- Tamara Davis Brown, attorney and candidate for SD-26 in 2022
- Leo Bachi Eyomobo, at-large candidate for the Prince George's County Council in 2022
- Marvin E. Holmes Jr., state delegate from district 23B (2003–present)
- Judy Mickens-Murray, former member of the Prince George's County Board of Education (2021–2024)
- Gabriel Njinimbot, paralegal, entrepreneur, and candidate for MD-04 in 2024
Withdrawn
- Wala Blegay, Prince George's County councilmember from the sixth district (2022–present) (endorsed Adams)
- Mahasin El Amin, Prince George's County clerk of the Circuit Court (2018–present)
- Kiesha D. Lewis, whistleblower (remained on ballot)
Nominee
- Michael Riker, retired police officer
Eliminated in primary
- Kamita Gray, environmental activist
- Isaac Toyos, federal legislative affairs analyst
- Jonathan White, veteran and Democratic candidate for the at-large Prince George's County Council seat in 2022
Ballot propositions
Several local ballot initiatives were voted on during the 2024 general election. Some notable ones included:
- In Baltimore, voters:
- Rejected Question H, a ballot initiative to decrease the size of the Baltimore City Council from fourteen to eight members. This ballot initiative was funded by David D. Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group.
- Approved Question F, which made zoning law changes needed for a $500 million renovation of Harborplace.
- In Baltimore County, voters approved a referendum to expand the Baltimore County Council from seven to nine members.
- In Charles County, voters rejected a referendum to change the county from a home rule form of government to a charter government, which would have established a county executive and county council.
- In Howard County, voters approved a referendum to decide establish the inspector general's office.
- In Montgomery County, voters approved a ballot initiative to reduce term limits for the county executive from three to two terms, barring Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich from running for a third term. This ballot initiative was funded by Reardon Sullivan, the former chair of the Montgomery County Republican Party.
- In Wicomico County, voters rejected a referendum to restore the county to a council–manager government, which would have abolished the office of the county executive effective 2026.