The Gubernatorial Winners in Maryland's Primary

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown cruised past his two rivals in Maryland’s bitter Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, setting up a November contest with GOP nominee Larry Hogan, a Cabinet secretary under the state’s last Republican chief executive.

 

Brown, who would be Maryland’s first African American governor and only the third elected in the nation, received about half the Democratic vote in an election marked by lackluster voter interest. Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler lagged far behind Brown, maintaining a narrow lead over Del. Heather R. Mizeur (Montgomery).

 

Hogan, an Anne Arundel County businessman, beat Harford County Executive David R. Craig, Charles County businessman Charles Lollar and Del. Ronald A. George (Anne Arundel).

 

Maryland’s primary — moved up this year from September to June — also featured a fiercely contested Democratic primary for attorney general, in which veteran Sen. Brian E. Frosh (Montgomery) won a come-from-behind victory over early front-runner Del. Jon S. Cardin (Baltimore County).