Ronald Owens-Bey
Ronald Owens-Bey (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)
Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 7
Incumbent Kweisi Mfume defeated Scott Collier and Ronald Owens-Bey in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kweisi Mfume (D) | 80.3 | 232,849 | |
| Scott Collier (R) | 17.2 | 49,799 | ||
| Ronald Owens-Bey (L) | 2.4 | 6,840 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 649 | ||
| Total votes: 290,137 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Sigmon (Progressive Party)
- Michael Scott (People's Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7
Incumbent Kweisi Mfume defeated Tashi Davis in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kweisi Mfume | 88.4 | 88,727 | |
| Tashi Davis | 11.6 | 11,640 | ||
| Total votes: 100,367 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7
Scott Collier defeated Wayne McNeal and Lorrie Sigley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Collier | 47.4 | 4,289 | |
| Wayne McNeal | 31.0 | 2,804 | ||
| Lorrie Sigley | 21.6 | 1,951 | ||
| Total votes: 9,044 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Owens-Bey in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Glenn (D) | 27.6 | 22,818 | |
| ✔ | Stephanie Smith (D) | 27.3 | 22,524 | |
| ✔ | Talmadge Branch (D) | 26.2 | 21,654 | |
| Glenn Ross (G) | 4.9 | 4,026 | ||
| Andy Ellis (G) | 4.5 | 3,735 | ||
| Ronald Owens-Bey (R) | 3.4 | 2,825 | ||
| Jewel Rucker (R) | 3.0 | 2,485 | ||
| Andy Zipay (R) | 2.9 | 2,375 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 136 | ||
| Total votes: 82,578 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Talmadge Branch | 19.6 | 6,394 | |
| ✔ | Cheryl Glenn | 17.8 | 5,792 | |
| ✔ | Stephanie Smith | 13.7 | 4,486 | |
| Caylin Young | 12.1 | 3,955 | ||
| Sharon McCollough | 8.8 | 2,886 | ||
| Marques Dent | 8.3 | 2,705 | ||
| Rita Church | 7.8 | 2,561 | ||
| Linzy Jackson | 5.7 | 1,863 | ||
| John Amankwah | 2.1 | 697 | ||
| George Johnson | 2.1 | 686 | ||
| Andy Pierre | 1.8 | 602 | ||
| Total votes: 32,627 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angel Mack-Boyd (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 (3 seats)
Andy Zipay, Ronald Owens-Bey, and Jewel Rucker advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 45 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andy Zipay | 34.5 | 339 | |
| ✔ | Ronald Owens-Bey | 34.2 | 336 | |
| ✔ | Jewel Rucker | 31.3 | 308 | |
| Total votes: 983 | ||||
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2016
| Baltimore City Council Election (2016), District 13, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Shannon Sneed |
54.32% | 4,097 | |
| Democratic | Antonio Glover | 23.72% | 1,789 | |
| Democratic | Warren Branch | 16.72% | 1,261 | |
| Democratic | Kenya Lee | 2.89% | 218 | |
| Democratic | Ronald Owens-Bey | 2.35% | 177 | |
| Total Votes | 7,542 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Baltimore City," May 31, 2016 | ||||
2014
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Cory V. McCray and incumbents Talmadge Branch and Cheryl D. Glenn defeated Marques Dent, Kevin W. Parson, Harry Spikes, Robert Stokes, Sr. and Aaron Keith Wilkes in the Democratic primary, while Rick Saffery and Larry O. Wardlow, Jr. were unopposed in the Republican primary. McCray, Branch and Glenn defeated Saffery, Wardlow and Ronald Owens-Bey (L) for three seats in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheryl Glenn Incumbent |
29.4% | 18,197 | |
| Democratic | Talmadge Branch Incumbent |
29.1% | 18,058 | |
| Democratic | Cory V. McCray |
27.6% | 17,123 | |
| Republican | Rick Saffery | 5% | 3,078 | |
| Republican | Larry Wardlow | 4.5% | 2,805 | |
| Libertarian | Ronald M. Owens-Bey | 4.4% | 2,734 | |
| Total Votes | 61,995 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Cheryl Glenn Incumbent |
22.3% | 6,446 |
| Talmadge Branch Incumbent |
21.2% | 6,120 |
| Cory V. McCray |
19.5% | 5,624 |
| Robert Stokes, Sr. | 16.9% | 4,867 |
| Kevin W. Parson | 6.4% | 1,842 |
| Marques Dent | 6.2% | 1,793 |
| Harry Spikes | 4.9% | 1,414 |
| Aaron Kieth Wilkes | 2.6% | 738 |
| Total Votes | 28,844 | |
2012
Owens-Bey ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 7th District. Owens-Bey ran as a Libertarian. He faced Elijah Cummings (D), Ty Busch (D Write-in), Charles Smith (D Write-in), Frank Mirabile, Jr. (R), and Robert Henry Brookman (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elijah Cummings Incumbent |
76.5% | 247,770 | |
| Republican | Frank Mirabile, Jr. | 20.8% | 67,405 | |
| Libertarian | Ronald Owens-Bey | 2.5% | 8,211 | |
| Democratic | Ty Busch (Write-in) | 0% | 10 | |
| Democratic | Charles Smith (Write-in) | 0% | 28 | |
| N/A | Other Write-ins | 0.1% | 394 | |
| Total Votes | 323,818 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "Representative in Congress" | ||||
2010
Owens-Bey ran unopposed in the Libertarian primary on September 14, 2010. In the general election, he faced Democrats Talmadge Branch (incumbent), Cheryl Glenn (incumbent) and Hattie Harrison (incumbent), along with Republicans Rick Saffery and Larry Wardlow.
Owens-Bey lost in the general election on November 2, 2010, coming in sixth. Three seats were available in the district.[5]
Campaign themes
2024
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ State of Maryland Board of Elections, "Baltimore City 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," accessed February 4, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
