The 2016 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Maryland, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski decided to retire after five terms in the Senate. Primary elections were held April 26, 2016, in which Chris Van Hollen and Kathy Szeliga were chosen as the Democratic and Republican party nominees, respectively. In addition, the Green Party chose Margaret Flowers and the Libertarian Party chose Arvin Vohra as their respective nominees. Van Hollen was heavily favored to win the election. He ultimately won with over 60% of the vote. As typically occurs with the state's elections, most support for the Democratic nominee, Van Hollen, came from the densely populated Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area in central Maryland, while the Republican nominee, Szeliga, did well in the more sparsely populated areas on the Eastern Shore and in Western Maryland, and narrowly won Anne Arundel County, home to the state capital Annapolis, as well as exurban Frederick County. As of 2022, this is the most recent statewide election in Maryland that a Democrat won without carrying Anne Arundel or Frederick counties. (en)
;Governors * Larry Hogan, Maryland ;U.S. Senators * Mike Lee, Utah * Trent Lott, Mississippi and Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center ;U.S. Representatives * Helen Bentley, Maryland * Andy Harris, Maryland ;Individuals * David Bossie, former chief congressional investigator and president of Citizens United * Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, 2010 nominee for senate in California and 2016 presidential candidate * Amie Hoeber, former Deputy Under Secretary of the Army and 2016 congressional candidate for Maryland's 6th congressional district * Chrys Kefalas, Vice President of Executive Communications for the National Association of Manufacturers and former Republican candidate for US Senate * Ellen Sauerbrey, former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration c* Audrey Scott, former chair of the Maryland Republican Party * Michael Steele, former lieutenant governor of Maryland and former chair of the Republican National Committee * Diana Waterman, chairwoman of the Maryland Republican Party ;Statewide politicians * Christopher Adams, Maryland state delegate * Kathy Afzali, Maryland state delegate * Carl Anderton, Maryland state delegate * Steve Arentz, Maryland state delegate * Susan Aumann, Maryland state delegate * Gail H. Bates, Maryland state senator * Wendell R. Beitzel, Maryland state delegate * Jason Buckel, Maryland state delegate * MaryBeth Carrozza, Maryland state delegate * Andrew Cassily, Maryland state delegate * Bob Cassily, Maryland state senator * Barrie Ciliberti, former Maryland state delegate and current University of Maryland University College professor * John W. E. Cluster Jr., Maryland state delegate * Bob Culver, Wicomico County Executive * Adelaide C. Eckardt, Maryland state senator * Robert Flanagan, Maryland state delegate * William Folden, Maryland state delegate * Greg Fox, Howard County Councilman * Jeff Ghrist, Maryland state delegate * Glen Glass, Maryland state delegate * Robin Grammer, Maryland state delegate * George C. Edwards, Maryland state senator * Stephen S. Hershey Jr., Maryland Senate Minority Whip * Kevin Hornberger, Maryland state delegate * Michael Hough, Maryland state senator * Seth Howard, Maryland state delegate * Richard Impallaria, Maryland state delegate * Jay Jacobs, Maryland state delegate * J. B. Jennings, Maryland Senate Minority Leader * Nic Kipke, Minority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates * Allan H. Kittleman, Howard County Executive * Trent Kittleman, Maryland state delegate * Susan W. Krebs, Maryland state delegate * Mike Lewis, Wicomico County Sheriff * Bob Long, Maryland state delegate * Michael Malone, Maryland state delegate * Susan McComas, Maryland state delegate * Tony McConkey, Maryland state delegate * Mike McKay, Maryland state delegate * Herb McMillan, Maryland state delegate * Ric Metzger, Maryland state delegate * Christian Miele, Maryland state delegate * R. Clayton Mitchell Jr., former Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates * Tari Moore, Cecil County Executive * Matthew Morgan, Maryland state delegate * Wayne Norman, Maryland state senator * Charles Otto, Maryland state delegate * Neil Parrott, Maryland state delegate * Justin Ready, Maryland state senator * Edward R. Reilly, Maryland state senator * Deb Rey, Maryland state delegate * April Rose, Maryland state delegate * Sid Saab, Maryland state delegate * Johnny Salling, Maryland state senator * Andrew A. Serafini, Maryland state senator * Haven Shoemaker, Maryland state delegate * Bryan Simonaire, Maryland state senator * Meagan Simonaire, Maryland state delegate * Steve Schuh, Anne Arundel County Executive * Audrey Scott, former chair of the Maryland Republican Party * David Vogt, Maryland state delegate * Steve Waugh, Maryland state senator * Christopher West, Maryland state delegate * Brett Wilson, Maryland state delegate * William Wivell, Maryland state delegate ;Newspapers * Carroll County Times ;Organizations * American Conservative Union, grassroots conservative organization * Citizens United, conservative non-profit organization * Maggie's List, political action committee supporting fiscally conservative women in political office * National Federation of Independent Businesses, small business association * Maryland Right to Life, pro-life organization * National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Hill committee for the United States Senate * RightNOW Women, conservative women's organization * VIEWPAC, organization supporting conservative women officials (en)
;Federal politicians * Barbara Mikulski, outgoing U.S. Senator for this seat * Ben Cardin, U.S. Senator * Beverly Byron, former U.S. Representative * Harry Reid, U.S. Senator and Senate Minority Leader * Steny Hoyer, U.S. Representative and House Minority Whip * Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. Representative ;Statewide politicians * Vanessa Atterbeary, state delegate * Rushern Baker, Prince George's County Executive * Kumar Barve, state delegate and former Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates * Joanne C. Benson, state senator * Roger Berliner, Montgomery County Councilmember * Jerry Donald, Frederick County Councilmember * Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Councilmember * Jessica Fitzwater, Frederick County Councilmember * Nancy Floreen, Montgomery County Councilmember and former Mayor of Garrett Park * Brian Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland * Jan Gardner, Frederick County Executive * James W. Gilchrist, state delegate * Guy Guzzone, state senator * Sheila E. Hixson, state delegate * Tom Hucker, Montgomery County Councilmember and former state delegate * Kevin Kamenetz, Baltimore County Executive * Sidney A. Katz, Montgomery County Councilmember and former Mayor of Gaithersburg * M.C. Keegan-Ayer, Frederick County Councilmember * Delores G. Kelley, state senator * Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, nominee for governor in 2002 and nominee for Maryland's 2nd congressional district in 1986 * Marc Korman, state delegate * Susan C. Lee, state senator * Isiah Leggett, Montgomery County Executive and former chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party * George Leventhal, Montgomery County Councilmember * Maggie McIntosh, state delegate * Heather Mizeur, former state delegate and candidate for governor in 2014 * David Moon, state delegate * Nancy Navarro, Montgomery County Councilmember * Jamie Raskin, state senator * Craig L. Rice, Montgomery County Councilmember * Hans Riemer, Montgomery County Councilmember * William C. Smith, state delegate * Dana Stein, state delegate * Frank S. Turner, state delegate * Ronald N. Young, state senator * Robert Zirkin, state senator ;Other individuals * Oscar Ramirez, former Vice Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party * Robert Reich, former United States Secretary of Labor * Mike Tidwell, Founder and Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network * Susan Turnbull, former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party ;Newspapers * The Washington Post * The Baltimore Sun ;Organizations * Teamsters Joint Council No. 55 * J Street * Teamsters Joint Council No. 62 (en)
;Federal politicians * Barbara Mikulski, retiring U.S. Senator for this seat * Ben Cardin, U.S. Senator * Steny Hoyer, U.S. Representative and House Minority Whip * Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative and House Minority Leader (en)
;U.S. Senators * Mike Lee, Utah * Trent Lott, Mississippi and Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center ;U.S. Representatives * Helen Bentley, Maryland * Andy Harris, Maryland ;Individuals * Ellen Sauerbrey, former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration ;Statewide politicians * Christopher Adams, Maryland state delegate * Kathy Afzali, Maryland state delegate * Carl Anderton, Maryland state delegate * Steve Arentz, Maryland state delegate * Susan Aumann, Maryland state delegate * Gail H. Bates, Maryland state senator * Wendell R. Beitzel, Maryland state delegate * Jason Buckel, Maryland state delegate * MaryBeth Carrozza, Maryland state delegate * Andrew Cassily, Maryland state delegate * Bob Cassily, Maryland state senator * Barrie Ciliberti, former Maryland state delegate and current University of Maryland University College professor * John W. E. Cluster Jr., Maryland state delegate * Bob Culver, Wicomico County Executive * Adelaide C. Eckardt, Maryland state senator * Robert Flanagan, Maryland state delegate * William Folden, Maryland state delegate * Jeff Ghrist, Maryland state delegate * Glen Glass, Maryland state delegate * Robin Grammer, Maryland state delegate * George C. Edwards, Maryland state senator * Stephen S. Hershey Jr., Maryland Senate Minority Whip * Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland * Kevin Hornberger, Maryland state delegate * Michael Hough, Maryland state senator * Seth Howard, Maryland state delegate * Richard Impallaria, Maryland state delegate * Jay Jacobs, Maryland state delegate * J. B. Jennings, Maryland Senate Minority Leader * Nic Kipke, Minority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates * Trent Kittleman, Maryland state delegate * Susan W. Krebs, Maryland state delegate * Mike Lewis, Wicomico County Sheriff * Bob Long, Maryland state delegate * Michael Malone, Maryland state delegate * Susan McComas, Maryland state delegate * Tony McConkey, Maryland state delegate * Mike McKay, Maryland state delegate * Herb McMillan, Maryland state delegate * Ric Metzger, Maryland state delegate * Christian Miele, Maryland state delegate * Tari Moore, Cecil County Executive * Matthew Morgan, Maryland state delegate * Wayne Norman, Maryland state senator * Charles Otto, Maryland state delegate * Neil Parrott, Maryland state delegate * Justin Ready, Maryland state senator * Edward R. Reilly, Maryland state senator * Deb Rey, Maryland state delegate * April Rose, Maryland state delegate * Sid Saab, Maryland state delegate * Johnny Salling, Maryland state senator * Andrew A. Serafini, Maryland state senator * Haven Shoemaker, Maryland state delegate * Bryan Simonaire, Maryland state senator * Meagan Simonaire, Maryland state delegate * Steve Schuh, Anne Arundel County Executive * Audrey Scott, former chair of the Maryland Republican Party * David Vogt, Maryland state delegate * Steve Waugh, Maryland state senator * Christopher West, Maryland state delegate * Brett Wilson, Maryland state delegate * William Wivell, Maryland state delegate ;Organizations * American Conservative Union, grassroots conservative organization * Citizens United, conservative non-profit organization * Maryland Right to Life, pro-life organization * RightNOW Women, conservative women's organization * VIEWPAC, organization supporting conservative women officials (en)
;Federal politicians * Beverly Byron, former U.S. Representative * Harry Reid, U.S. Senator and Senate Minority Leader * Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. Representative ;Governors * Martin O'Malley, former governor , 2007–2015 ;Statewide politicians * Vanessa Atterbeary, state delegate * Rushern Baker, Prince George's County Executive * Kumar Barve, state delegate and former majority leader of the Maryland House of Delegates * Joanne C. Benson, state senator * Roger Berliner, Montgomery County Councilmember * Jerry Donald, Frederick County Councilmember * Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Councilmember * Jessica Fitzwater, Frederick County Councilmember * Nancy Floreen, Montgomery County Councilmember and former Mayor of Garrett Park * Brian Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland * Jan Gardner, Frederick County Executive * James W. Gilchrist, state delegate * Guy Guzzone, state senator * Sheila E. Hixson, state delegate * Tom Hucker, Montgomery County Councilmember and former state delegate * Kevin Kamenetz, Baltimore County Executive * Sidney A. Katz, Montgomery County Councilmember and former Mayor of Gaithersburg * Delores G. Kelley, state senator * Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, nominee for governor in 2002 and nominee for Maryland's 2nd congressional district in 1986 * Marc Korman, state delegate * Susan C. Lee, state senator * Isiah Leggett, Montgomery County Executive and former chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party * George Leventhal, Montgomery County Councilmember * Maggie McIntosh, state delegate * Heather Mizeur, former state delegate and candidate for governor in 2014 * David Moon, state delegate * Nancy Navarro, Montgomery County Councilmember * Jamie Raskin, state senator * Craig L. Rice, Montgomery County Councilmember * Hans Riemer, Montgomery County Councilmember * William C. Smith, state delegate * Dana Stein, state delegate * Frank S. Turner, state delegate * Ronald N. Young, state senator * Robert Zirkin, state senator ;Other individuals * Oscar Ramirez, former Vice Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party * Robert Reich, former United States Secretary of Labor * Mike Tidwell, Founder and Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network * Susan Turnbull, former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party ;Newspapers * The Washington Post * The Baltimore Sun ;Organizations * Teamsters Joint Council No. 55 * J Street * Teamsters Joint Council No. 62 (en)
;Federal politicians * Carol Moseley Braun, former U.S. Senator and former United States Ambassador to New Zealand * Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator ;Statewide politicians * Debra Davis, Charles County Commissioner * Derrick Davis, Prince George's County Councilmember * Doug Duncan, former Montgomery County Executive and former Mayor of Rockville * Mel Franklin, Prince George's County Council Chairman * Danielle Glaros, Prince George's County Councilmember * Andrea Harrison, Prince George's County Councilmember * Mary A. Lehman, Prince George's County Councilmember * Karen S. Montgomery, state senator * Edith J. Patterson, state delegate and former Charles County Commissioner * Obie Patterson, Prince George's County Councilmember and former state delegate * Curtis Smith, Indian Head Town Councilman * Karen Toles, Prince George's County Councilmember ;Other individuals * Barbra Streisand * Richard Stallman ;Organizations * Daily Kos * Democracy for America * EMILY's List * Feminist Majority * IBEW Local 26 * J Street * Teamsters Local 639 * Women's Action for New Directions (en)
The 2016 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Maryland, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. As of 2022, this is the most recent statewide election in Maryland that a Democrat won without carrying Anne Arundel or Frederick counties. (en)
