Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot of Montgomery County was the early bird, announcing in January 2020 that he wanted the state’s top elected post.
Former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III said in April that he will again seek the Democratic nomination for governor. He finished second in the 2018 primary.
Jon Baron of Montgomery County, who works in public policy with a philanthropic organization, launched a campaign in June.
Democrat Ashwani Jain of Montgomery County, who held several positions in the Obama White House, announced a run in January.
Republican Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz, who lives in Frederick County, launched a campaign in April, talking about her plans in a video posted on her campaign website.
Perennial Republican candidate Robin Ficker of Montgomery County said as early as 2020 that he would run.
Former U.S. Education Secretary John B. King of Montgomery County, a Democrat, describes himself as a “progressive problem solver.” King launched his campaign in April.
Former U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez of Montgomery County, who is also the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced his candidacy in June, contending he’d bring political experience and a “bold, progressive vision.”
Mike Rosenbaum, who founded two tech companies in Baltimore, launched his campaign on the Democratic side in May.
Former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler of Montgomery County announced in May his intentions to again run for governor as an experienced politician able to pass progressive policies. He unsuccessfully ran for the nomination in 2014.
Author Wes Moore of Baltimore, who earlier this year stepped down from a nonprofit organization that fights poverty, formally announced his candidacy in June.
Republican state delegate and Donald Trump supporter Dan Cox of Frederick County announced his campaign on Independence Day.
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