 Attorney General Douglas Gansler and State Delegate Heather Mizeur sought the Democratic nomination as well.On the Republican side, candidates had included Harford County Executive David R. Craig, Chairman of Change Maryland and former Maryland Secretary of Appointments Larry Hogan, Delegate Ron George, former Charles County Republican Central Committee Chairman Charles Lollar, and 2012 U.S. Senate candidate Brian Vaeth.On June 24, Brown and Hogan won their respective primaries.