Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
| Maryland Lieutenant Governor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $149,500 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Maryland Constitution, Article II, Section IA |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Aruna Miller | |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 3, 2026 |
| Last election: | November 8, 2022 |
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The Lieutenant Governor of Maryland is an elected constitutional officer, the second ranking officer of the executive branch and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of Maryland. The lieutenant governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality on a joint ticket with the governor and has no term limit.[1]
Current officeholder
- See also: Current Lieutenant Governors
The current Lieutenant Governor of Maryland is Aruna Miller (D). Miller assumed office in 2023.
Authority
The Maryland Constitution establishes the office of the lieutenant governor in Article II, the Executive Department.[1]
Under Article II, Section IA:
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There shall be a Lieutenant Governor, who shall have only the duties delegated to him by the Governor... |
Qualifications
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A candidate for lieutenant governor must be:[1]
- at least 30 years old
- a resident and registered voter in Maryland for the five years preceding the election
Elections
- See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state
- See also: Election of lieutenant governors
Maryland elects lieutenant governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not presidential election years (e.g. 2018, 2022, 2026, and 2030). Legally, the lieutenant gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the third Wednesday in the January following an election.
In Maryland, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on a joint ticket. In the event of a tie, the legislature shall meet and cast ballots to choose the governor and the lieutenant governor.[1]
2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
The following candidates ran in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aruna Miller (D) | 64.5 | 1,293,944 |
 | Gordana Schifanelli (R) | 32.1 | 644,000 | |
 | Christiana Logansmith (L)  | 1.5 | 30,101 | |
 | Cathy White (Working Class Party) | 0.9 | 17,154 | |
 | Patrick Elder (G) | 0.7 | 14,580 | |
 | Katie Lee (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 596 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4,848 | ||
| Total votes: 2,005,223 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aruna Miller | 32.4 | 217,524 |
 | Shannon Sneed | 30.1 | 202,175 | |
 | Monique Anderson-Walker | 21.1 | 141,586 | |
 | Nancy Navarro (Unofficially withdrew) | 4.0 | 26,594 | |
 | Candace Hollingsworth | 3.8 | 25,481 | |
 | Michelle Siri | 3.7 | 24,882 | |
 | LaTrece Hawkins Lytes | 2.1 | 13,784 | |
 | Natalie Williams | 1.8 | 11,880 | |
 | Justin Dispenza | 0.6 | 4,276 | |
 | Mark Greben | 0.4 | 2,978 | |
| Total votes: 671,160 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Gordana Schifanelli defeated Jeff Woolford, LeRoy Yegge Jr., and Minh Thanh Luong in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gordana Schifanelli | 52.0 | 153,423 |
 | Jeff Woolford | 43.5 | 128,302 | |
 | LeRoy Yegge Jr. | 2.8 | 8,268 | |
| Minh Thanh Luong | 1.7 | 5,075 | |
| Total votes: 295,068 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Incumbent Boyd Rutherford defeated Susan Turnbull, Christina Smith, and Annie Chambers in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Boyd Rutherford (R) | 55.4 | 1,275,644 |
| Susan Turnbull (D) | 43.5 | 1,002,639 | |
 | Christina Smith (L) | 0.6 | 13,241 | |
 | Annie Chambers (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 Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Turnbull | 40.9 | 231,895 |
 | Elizabeth Embry | 30.3 | 171,697 | |
 | Brandon Scott | 8.6 | 48,647 | |
| Sharon Blake | 8.5 | 48,042 | |
| Luwanda Jenkins | 6.0 | 34,184 | |
| Julie Verratti | 2.4 | 13,780 | |
| Freda Jaffe | 1.7 | 9,405 | |
| Charles Waters | 1.6 | 9,188 | |
| Total votes: 566,838 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Incumbent Boyd Rutherford advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Boyd Rutherford | 100.0 | 210,935 |
| Total votes: 210,935 | |||
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2014
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2014 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
Vacancies
A vacancy in the lieutenant governorship is filled by a person nominated by the governor and confirmed by a majority vote of the Maryland General Assembly in joint session.
Duties
Under the 1970 amendment to the state constitution, the lieutenant governor "shall have only the duties delegated to him by the Governor."
In practice, Maryland's lieutenant governor attends cabinet meetings, chairs various task forces and commissions, represents the state at ceremonial functions and at events which the governor cannot attend, and advises the governor. If there is a vacancy in the office of the governor, the lieutenant governor becomes the governor.[1]
Divisions
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Compensation
- See also: Comparison of lieutenant gubernatorial salaries and Compensation of state executive officers
The salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor are decided upon by the Governor’s Salary Commission, a seven-member commission created by a 1976 amendment in Section 21A of the Maryland Constitution. The commission includes three members appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. Appointees serve a four-year term.
The commission may not recommend, and the general assembly may not amend, the salary to be lower than that most recently received by the incumbent governor. Whatever the outcome, the decided-upon salary takes effect with the beginning of the next gubernatorial term. If either the commission or the general assembly fails to take action, the same salary already in place applies.[2]
Maryland Constitution, Article II Section 21A
| (c) Within 10 days after the commencement of the regular session of the General Assembly in 1978, and within 10 days after the commencement of the regular session of the General Assembly each fourth year thereafter, the commission shall make a written recommendation to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and other members of the General Assembly as to the salary of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
(e) The commission may not recommend salaries lower than that received by the incumbent Governor at the time the recommendation is made and the General Assembly may not amend the joint resolution to provide for salaries lower than that received by the incumbent Governor and Lieutenant Governor. |
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $149,500, according to the Council of State Governments.[3]
2021
In 2021, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $149,500, according to the Council of State Governments.[4]
2020
In 2020, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $141,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2019
In 2019, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $141,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2018
In 2018, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $141,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2017
In 2017, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $141,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2016
In 2016, the lieutenant governor’s salary was increased to $141,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2015
In 2015, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $125,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2014
In 2014, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $125,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2013
In 2013, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $125,000.[12]
2012
In 2012, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $125,000. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.
2010
In 2010, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $125,000, the seventh highest lieutenant gubernatorial salary in America.
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
100 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone: (410) 974-3901
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Maryland Office of Archives, "Lt. Governor" accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Report of the Governor’s Salary Commission, "Governor’s Salary Commission," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 24, 2014
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