Boyd Rutherford
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Boyd Rutherford (Republican Party) was the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. He assumed office on January 21, 2015. He left office on January 18, 2023.
Rutherford (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
He ran on a joint ticket with the gubernatorial nominee, Larry Hogan (R).
Biography
After graduating from Howard University, Rutherford worked with Bankers Trust Company in New York, New York. He later worked as an attorney at law firms in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Rutherford worked in various positions within the U.S. General Services Administration from 2000 to 2003. He later served as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of General Services (DGS) from 2003 to 2005. Rutherford also served for two years as the chief administrative officer with the Republican National Committee.[1]
Rutherford was first elected to the office on November 4, 2014. He was sworn into office on January 21, 2015, replacing Anthony G. Brown (D).[2]
Education
- Bachelor's degree, Howard University
- Master's degree in communications management, University of Southern California
- J.D., University of Southern California[1]
Political career
Lieutenant governor of Maryland (2015-2023)
Boyd Rutherford was first elected lieutenant governor in 2014. Rutherford was sworn into office on January 21, 2015, replacing Anthony G. Brown (D). He was re-elected in 2018.
Elections
2022
Boyd Rutherford did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Maryland
Incumbent Larry Hogan defeated Ben Jealous, Shawn Quinn, and Ian Schlakman in the general election for Governor of Maryland on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Hogan (R) | 55.4 | 1,275,644 |
 | Ben Jealous (D) | 43.5 | 1,002,639 | |
 | Shawn Quinn (L) | 0.6 | 13,241 | |
 | Ian Schlakman (G) | 0.5 | 11,175 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,813 | ||
| Total votes: 2,304,512 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Jealous | 40.9 | 231,895 |
 | Rushern Baker III | 30.3 | 171,697 | |
| Jim Shea | 8.6 | 48,647 | ||
 | Krishanti Vignarajah | 8.5 | 48,042 | |
 | Richard Madaleno | 6.0 | 34,184 | |
| Alec Ross | 2.4 | 13,780 | ||
 | Ralph Jaffe | 1.7 | 9,405 | |
| James Jones | 1.6 | 9,188 | ||
| Total votes: 566,838 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Maryland
Incumbent Larry Hogan advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Hogan | 100.0 | 210,935 |
| Total votes: 210,935 | |||
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2014
Rutherford ran on the Republican ticket for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Maryland in 2014. He secured the party's nomination in the primary election alongside his running mate for governor, Larry Hogan. Hogan and Rutherford took on the Democratic ticket of Anthony Brown and Ken Ulman and the Libertarian ticket of Shawn Quinn and Lorenzo Gaztanaga in the general election.[3] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary election
| Governor of Maryland, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Larry Hogan/Boyd Rutherford |
43% | 92,376 | ||
| David Craig/Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio | 29.1% | 62,639 | ||
| Charles Lollar/Ken Timmerman | 15.5% | 33,292 | ||
| Ron George/Shelley Aloi | 12.4% | 26,628 | ||
| Total Votes | 214,935 | |||
| Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections. | ||||
General election
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Larry Hogan/Boyd Rutherford |
51% | 884,400 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Brown/Ken Ulman | 47.2% | 818,890 | |
| Libertarian | Shawn Quinn/Lorenzo Gaztanaga | 1.5% | 25,382 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 4,505 | |
| Total Votes | 1,733,177 | |||
| Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Rutherford and his wife, Monica, reside in Columbia, Maryland and have three adult children.[1]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Office of Governor, "Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford," accessed June 9, 2015
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "'Just' a small businessman, Hogan bringing a new style to State House," January 20, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Aruna Miller (D) |
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