 Ficker ran unopposed for the 2014 Republican nomination for the District 15 State Senate seat in western Montgomery County.Running with his son Flynn Ficker on a candidate slate for the Maryland Senate and House, the Fickers in May reported visiting 20,000 homes.Ficker lost the District 15 State Senate election to Democrat Brian J. Feldman, who won 60.4% of the vote to Ficker's 39.5%,  while his son lost his contest for the House election.