Overview
Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is term-limited, and Democrats have high hopes of reclaiming the seat.  A crowded field of candidates has taken shape, including well-known current and former officials as well as some fresh faces.

The Democratic Field

	Announced		Running Mate	Announced
Rushern Baker			Nancy Navarro	Oct. 12, 2021
Jon Baron	June 21, 2021		Natalie Williams	Mar. 18, 2022
Peter Franchot	Dec. 15, 2020		Monique Anderson-Walker	Oct. 27, 2021
Doug Gansler	May 25, 2021		Candace Hollingsworth	Feb. 8, 2022
Ralph Jaffe			Mark Greben
Ashwani Jain	Jan. 27, 2021		LaTrece Hawkins-Lytes	Jan. 13, 2022
John King	Apr. 20, 2021		Michelle Siri	Jan. 5, 2022
Wes Moore	June 7, 2021		Aruna Miller	Dec. 9, 2021
Tom Perez	June 23, 2021		Shannon Sneed	Feb. 3, 2022
Jerome Segal			Justinian Dispenza

former: Baker withdrew on June 10.
and
Mike Rosenbaum (in May 11, 2021, out Nov. 30, 2021)
Laura Neuman (in Jan. 10, 2022, out Apr. 14, 2022)

                  Democrats

	Announced		Running Mate	Announced
Dan Cox	July 4, 2021		Gordana Schifanelli	Sept. 29, 2021
Robin Ficker			LeRoy F. Yegge, Jr.
Kelly Schulz	April 14, 2021		Jeff Woolford	Feb. 22, 2022
Joe Werner			Minh Thanh Luong

         Republicans

See also: Maryland State Board of Elections 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List

Note: On Mar. 15, 2022, the Maryland Court of Appeals moved the primary date from June 28 to July 19 due to litigation over new boundaries following redistricting.