2018 Maryland Attorney General election

The Maryland Attorney General election of 2018 was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh was eligible to seek a second term in office, filed for re-election on February 15, 2018,^[1] and was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Republican former prosecutor and trade group CEO Craig Wolf was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Brian Frosh won with 64.8% of the vote.

2018 Maryland Attorney General Election

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Nominee Brian Frosh Craig Wolf Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,474,833 799,035 Percentage 64.81% 35.11%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Frosh:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Wolf:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No data

Attorney General before election Brian Frosh Democratic Elected Attorney General Brian Frosh Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Brian Frosh, incumbent attorney general^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Frosh (incumbent)	505,897	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Craig Wolf, former prosecutor and trade group CEO^[1]

Endorsements

Craig Wolf

State officials

• Larry Hogan, governor^[2]

Organizations

• Maryland Fraternal Order of Police^[3]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Wolf	175,429	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Brian Frosh (Democratic), incumbent Maryland Attorney General
• Craig Wolf (Republican), former prosecutor and trade group CEO

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Frosh (D)	Craig Wolf (R)	Undecided
Gonzales Research[4]	October 1–6, 2018	806	± 3.5%	43%	34%	23%
Goucher College[5]	September 11–16, 2018	472	± 4.5%	58%	26%	12%

Results

Maryland Attorney General election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brian Frosh (incumbent)	1,474,833	64.81%	+9.01%
	Republican	Craig Wolf	799,035	35.11%	−5.57%
	Write-in		1,920	0.08%	-0.04%
Total votes			2,275,788	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Frosh won seven of eight congressional districts.^[6]

District	Frosh	Wolf	Elected Representative
1st	38%	62%	Andy Harris
2nd	65%	35%	Dutch Ruppersberger
3rd	67%	33%	John Sarbanes
4th	79%	21%	Anthony Brown
5th	68%	32%	Steny Hoyer
6th	60%	40%	David Trone
7th	76%	24%	Elijah Cummings
8th	68%	32%	Jamie Raskin

See also

• 2018 United States elections
• 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election
• 2018 Maryland Comptroller election