Jake Pretot

This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.

Jake Pretot

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 14, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Maryland, 1999

Graduate

University of Maryland, 2002

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1995 - 2001

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Birthplace

Warren, Ohio

Religion

Christian, non-denominational

Profession

Information technology professional

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Campaign Twitter

Campaign Instagram

Personal Facebook

Personal Instagram

Personal LinkedIn

float:right;
border:1px solid #FFB81F;
background-color: white;
width: 250px;
font-size: .9em;
margin-bottom:0px;

} .infobox p { margin-bottom: 0; } .widget-row { display: inline-block; width: 100%; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; } .widget-row.heading { font-size: 1.2em; } .widget-row.value-only { text-align: center; background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.value-only.white { background-color: #f9f9f9; } .widget-row.value-only.black { background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; } .widget-row.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Republican { background-color: red; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; color: black; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Green { background-color: green; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; }

Jake Pretot (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.

Biography

Jake Pretot was born in Warren, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Army from 1995 to 2001. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1999 and a graduate degree in 2002 from the University of Maryland. His career experience includes working as a small business owner and an information technology professional.

Elections

2024

See also: Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 3

Sarah Elfreth defeated Rob Steinberger and Miguel Barajas in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Elfreth (D)	59.3	236,681
		Rob Steinberger (R)	37.9	151,186
		Miguel Barajas (L)	2.6	10,471
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	862

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 399,200
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Elfreth	36.2	29,459
		Harry Dunn	25.0	20,380
		Clarence Lam	11.7	9,548
		Terri L. Hill	6.5	5,318
		Mark S. Chang	5.0	4,106
		Aisha Khan	2.7	2,199
		Mike Rogers	2.6	2,147
		John Morse	1.8	1,447
		Abigail Diehl	1.7	1,379
		Lindsay Donahue	1.5	1,213
		Juan Dominguez	1.3	1,025
		Michael Coburn	0.7	583
		Malcolm Colombo	0.6	527
		Don Quinn	0.5	408
		Kristin Lyman Nabors	0.5	397
		Jeffrey Woodard	0.4	352
		Gary Schuman	0.4	286
		Mark Gosnell	0.3	221
		Jake Pretot	0.2	162
		Matt Libber	0.2	159
	Submit photo	Stewart Silver	0.1	78
		Dan Rupli	0.0	34

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,428
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Sarbanes (D)
• Vanessa Atterbeary (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rob Steinberger	25.1	8,766
		Arthur Baker Jr.	19.9	6,931
		Bernard Flowers	17.3	6,028
		Joshua Morales	9.1	3,159
		Jordan Mayo	8.4	2,918
	Submit photo	Thomas Harris	8.2	2,857
		Ray Bly	5.8	2,015
	Submit photo	John Rea	3.2	1,120
		Naveed Mian	3.1	1,085

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,879
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Endorsements

   .ballot-measure-endorsements p {
       display: inline;
   }
   .ballot-measure-endorsements td {
       width: 35% !important;
   }
   .endorsements-header {
       margin-top: 10px !important;
       margin-bottom: 5px !important;
   }
   .ballot-measure-endorsements ul {
       margin-top: 0 !important;
       margin-bottom: 0 !important;
   }
   .split-cols-bm {
       columns: 2;
       -webkit-columns: 2;
       -moz-columns: 2;
   }
   @media screen and (max-width: 792px) {
       .split-cols-bm {
           columns: 1;
           -webkit-columns: 1;
           -moz-columns: 1;
       }
   }

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pretot in this election.

2022

See also: Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 3

Incumbent John Sarbanes defeated Yuripzy Morgan in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Sarbanes (D)	60.2	175,514
		Yuripzy Morgan (R)	39.7	115,801
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	287

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 291,602
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3

Incumbent John Sarbanes defeated Ben Beardsley and Jake Pretot in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Sarbanes	84.6	63,790
	Submit photo	Ben Beardsley	9.1	6,854
		Jake Pretot	6.3	4,728

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,372
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Malcolm Colombo (D)
• Eselebor Okojie (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3

Yuripzy Morgan defeated Joe Kelley, Antonio Pitocco, Thomas Harris, and Amal Torres in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yuripzy Morgan	33.6	13,198
	Submit photo	Joe Kelley	22.7	8,924
	Submit photo	Antonio Pitocco	20.5	8,041
	Submit photo	Thomas Harris	12.6	4,966
		Amal Torres	10.6	4,171

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,300
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2020

See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 2

Incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger defeated Johnny Ray Salling in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dutch Ruppersberger (D)	67.7	224,836
		Johnny Ray Salling (R)	32.0	106,355
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	835

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 332,026
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeff Northcott (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2

Incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger defeated Michael Feldman and Jake Pretot in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dutch Ruppersberger	73.3	82,167
	Submit photo	Michael Feldman	18.0	20,222
		Jake Pretot	8.7	9,780

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112,169
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Johnny Ray Salling	19.1	5,942
		Genevieve Morris	16.5	5,134
		Tim Fazenbaker	16.4	5,123
		Rick Impallaria	16.2	5,061
		Jim Simpson	15.3	4,764
		Scott Collier	11.4	3,564
		Blaine Taylor	5.0	1,562

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,150
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Watch the Candidate Conversation for this race!

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carl Magee Jr. (R)

2018

See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 2

Incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger defeated Elizabeth Matory, Michael Carney, and Guy Mimoun in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dutch Ruppersberger (D)	66.0	167,201
		Elizabeth Matory (R)	30.7	77,782
		Michael Carney (L)	2.1	5,215
	Submit photo	Guy Mimoun (G)	1.1	2,904
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	200

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 253,302 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2

Incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger defeated Jake Pretot in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dutch Ruppersberger	78.1	47,776
		Jake Pretot	21.9	13,405

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 61,181
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2

Elizabeth Matory defeated Mark Shell, Mitchell Toland Jr., and Hubert Owens Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Matory	42.0	7,426
		Mark Shell	23.6	4,171
	Submit photo	Mitchell Toland Jr.	17.3	3,061
	Submit photo	Hubert Owens Jr.	17.1	3,017

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 17,675
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Jake Pretot did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Jake Pretot completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pretot's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Expand all | Collapse all

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an Army veteran, a small business owner, a Howard County resident, an HOA board board member, a Marylander, a twice graduate of University of Maryland and NOT a lawyer.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We must be fiscally conservative. Our nation's debt is out of control.
• Right is right, wrong is wrong and lying to the American people is never acceptable. Restore integrity to Washington.
• Protect people's right to vote, their right to make decisions about their own body, their freedom to love who they want and worship as they choose.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Immigration. We need to fix the root of the problem and prevent mass border crossings. It is also time to establish an independent Article 1 Immigration Court.

Healthcare. We must provide a public healthcare plan option for all employers, a pro-people, pro-business option for all. How can our state, our country attract new business if providing healthcare for their employees is a risk?

Environment. It is imperative for our environment, national security and our economy that we reduce our dependence on foreign oil from actors like Vladimir Putin and Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Golf course driving range while on the golf team. 4 years.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Shout! by Tears for Fears. Just saw them in concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

2020

Jake Pretot did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

---

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

---

Jake Pretot campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Maryland District 3	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Maryland District 3	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House Maryland District 2	Lost primary	$610	$24
2018	U.S. House Maryland District 2	Lost primary	$2,738	N/A**
Grand total			$3,348	$24
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

See also

2024 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. President U.S. Congress U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel

External links

   .contact_entity {font-size: 1.5em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;}
   .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;}
   .external_links_table { width: auto !important; }
   @media (max-width:600px) {
       .contact_entity {font-size: 1.0em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0.5em;}
       .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;}  
   }

Search Google News for this topic

Candidate

U.S. House Maryland District 3

Website

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Personal

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

Footnotes

[show]

Maryland's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Angela Alsobrooks (D)

Chris Hollen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Andrew Harris (R)

District 2

John Olszewski (D)

District 3

Sarah Elfreth (D)

District 4

Glenn Ivey (D)

District 5

Steny Hoyer (D)

District 6

April McClain-Delaney (D)

District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D)

District 8

Jamie Raskin (D)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (1)