2018 Maryland Comptroller election

2018 Maryland Comptroller election

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Nominee Peter Franchot Anjali Reed Phukan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,620,264 624,871
Percentage 72.07% 27.79%

Franchot:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Phukan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Tie:      50%      No data

Comptroller before election

Peter Franchot
Democratic

Elected Comptroller

Peter Franchot
Democratic

The Maryland Comptroller election of 2018 was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Comptroller of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot filed for re-election to a third term on October 5, 2017, and was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[1] Anjali Reed Phukan became a candidate under the Republican Party on April 20, 2017, and was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Franchot won re-election with 72.1% of the vote.

This is the first time since 2010 that the Democratic candidate won a majority of counties for any statewide elected office.

  1. ^ "2018 Candidate Listing".