2022 Maryland Comptroller election

The Maryland Comptroller election of 2022 will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Comptroller of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot declined to run for a fifth term, instead announcing a run for the governor's office.[1]

2022 Maryland Comptroller election

November 8, 2022

Party Democratic Republican

Comptroller before election Peter Franchot Democratic Elected Comptroller TBD

Democratic primary

Declared

• Brooke Lierman, state delegate and attorney[2]

Potential

• Timothy Adams, mayor of Bowie, Maryland[3]
• Erek Barron, state delegate and former Congressional aide[4]
• Brian J. Feldman, state senator and former state delegate[4]
• Joseph Griffin, Montgomery County Register of Wills[4]
• Cory V. McCray, state senator and chair of the Democratic Party of Maryland[4]

Declined

• Kumar P. Barve, state delegate and accountant[5]
• Peter Franchot, incumbent Comptroller (running for governor)[1]
• James Rosapepe, state senator and former Ambassador to Romania (running for re-election)[6]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Brooke Lierman	Other	Undecided
Change Research/Our Voice Maryland	September 29 – October 1, 2020	– (V)[lower-alpha 2]	± 5%	6%	26%[lower-alpha 3]	68%

Republican primary

Potential

• David R. Brinkley, Budget Secretary of Maryland and former state senator[4]
• Barry Glassman, Harford Council Executive and former state senator[4]
• Boyd Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor and former USDA official[4]

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Democratic primary voter subsample of full sample of 650 voters
3. "Other candidates" with 8%; would not vote with 6%; Feldman with 5%; Adams with 3%; Rosapepe and Tucker with 2%

See also

• 2022 United States elections
• 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election

References

1. Witte, Brian (January 9, 2020). "Maryland Comptroller Says He's Running for Governor". NBC4 Washington.
2. Cox, Erin (2020-12-17). "Lierman launches bid for Maryland comptroller with goal of boosting equity". The Washington Post.
3. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/05/bowie-mayor-launches-exploratory-committee-for-maryland-comptroller-race/
4. "MARYLAND". Politics1. September 11, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
5. DePuyt, Bruce (January 21, 2021). "Barve Decides Against Bid for Comptroller". Maryland Matters.
6. Leckrone, Bennett (February 3, 2021). "Rosapepe Rules Out Comptroller Bid, Plans to Run For Reelection". Maryland Matters.