Maryland
Maryland Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot
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Maryland's 2026 ballot includes governor (Wes Moore (D), Dan Cox (R), Andy Ellis (Green), and 1 more); 8 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked Maryland jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.
State Snapshot
Primary ElectionJune 23, 2026
General ElectionNov. 3, 2026
StateMaryland
Places Listed19
Profiles271
2026 Statewide & Congressional Races
Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Maryland's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.
Governor
4 candidatesWes Moore (D)Incumbent
Wes Moore is Maryland's incumbent governor and the Democratic nominee for a second term, with Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller as his running mate, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. A former nonprofit CEO, author, and Army veteran, he campaigns on economic opportunity, ending child poverty, public safety, and continuing his administration's work on housing and transportation.Priorities: Economic opportunity and pathways to work, wages, and wealth · Public safety · Housing and transportation investmentCampaign site →Dan Cox (R)
Dan Cox is the Republican nominee for Maryland governor, winning the June 23 primary in a nine-candidate field and setting up a rematch of the 2022 race against Gov. Wes Moore. An attorney and former state delegate, he campaigns on parental rights, lower taxes, and election integrity.Priorities: Lower taxes and cost of living · Parental rights in education · Public safetyCampaign site →Andy Ellis (Green)
Andy Ellis is the Green Party candidate for Maryland governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, with Owen Silverman Andrews as the running mate for lieutenant governor, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list. No campaign website was listed on the State Board of Elections' filing as of September 8, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.Cathy White (Working Class Party)
Cathy White is the Working Class Party candidate for Maryland governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, with Cathy Permut as the running mate for lieutenant governor, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list. No campaign website was listed on the State Board of Elections' filing as of September 8, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Attorney General
2 candidatesAnthony G. Brown (D)Incumbent
Anthony G. Brown is Maryland's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for a second term. A former congressman and lieutenant governor, he campaigns on civil rights enforcement, consumer protection, and public safety.Priorities: Civil rights enforcement · Consumer protection · Public safetyCampaign site →James Rutledge (R)
James B. Rutledge III, of Phoenix, Maryland, has practiced law for more than 30 years and holds a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Georgia. He previously served as a Bel Air town commissioner from 2023 to 2025 and is the Republican nominee for Maryland Attorney General, running against Democratic nominee Anthony Brown. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.Priorities: Prioritizes pursuing gang prosecutions and holding accountable adults who recruit juveniles into criminal organizations · Wants to proactively protect residents from cyber predators · Wants to reduce partisanship in the Attorney General's office and focus on Maryland issues
Comptroller
2 candidatesBrooke Lierman (D)Incumbent
Brooke Lierman is Maryland's incumbent comptroller and the Democratic nominee for a second term, the first woman elected to the office. A former state delegate from Baltimore, she campaigns on modernizing the state's fiscal systems and economic opportunity.Priorities: Modernize state fiscal systems · Economic opportunity · Transparency in state financesCampaign site →Sonya Dunn (R)
Sonya Dunn is the CEO and founder of JEMH Enterprises LLC, with more than 25 years of experience in digital enterprise integration, media production, and streaming platforms, per the campaign site. She has served as a senior advisor to American Red Cross Services for Armed Forces in Eastern Europe and as a cultural and economic liaison for the District of Columbia government, per the campaign site.Priorities: Wants better revenue forecasting and stronger procurement oversight through the Board of Public Works, per the campaign site · Emphasizes fighting fraud, waste and abuse in state government spending, per the campaign site · Wants greater transparency and accountability from the Comptroller's office, per the campaign siteCampaign site →
U.S. House - MD-1
3 candidatesDan Schwartz (Democratic)
Schwartz is a consumer protection specialist with more than 14 years of experience working with state and federal regulators, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, per the campaign site. He lives in Bellevue, Maryland, with his wife, a family nurse practitioner in Dorchester County, per the campaign site.Priorities: Holding monthly town halls and supporting a ban on members of Congress trading stocks and cryptocurrency, per the campaign site · Opposing spending freezes and tariffs he says raise costs for farmers and consumers, per the campaign site · Strengthening consumer and public safety protections, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Andy Harris (Republican)Incumbent
Harris is a physician who practiced anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital for nearly three decades before entering politics, per the campaign site. He earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and served more than 16 years in the Naval Reserve Medical Corps, reaching the rank of Commander, per the campaign site. He was elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1998 and now serves in the U.S. House, where he chairs the House Freedom Caucus and the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, per the campaign site.Priorities: Restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington, per the campaign site · Advocating for constituent priorities in Congress, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Edward Shlikas (Unaffiliated)
Edward Shlikas, of Jarrettsville in Harford County, is certified as an unaffiliated candidate for U.S. House Maryland District 1 in the November 2026 general election, per Maryland State Board of Elections 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
U.S. House - MD-2
2 candidatesJohn "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr. (Democratic)Incumbent
Olszewski represents Maryland's 2nd Congressional District and previously served as Baltimore County Executive, per the campaign site. He is a former public school teacher and nine year member of the Maryland House of Delegates, and holds degrees from Goucher College, George Washington University, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, per the campaign site.Priorities: Lowering costs for families and expanding economic opportunity, per the campaign site · Expanding workforce and education pathways, per the campaign site · Increasing access to housing, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Dave Wallace (Republican)
Wallace is a Maryland native with a degree in biology who entered his family business in 1981 and has spent more than four decades in business management, per the campaign site. He has worked with groups including Restore America's Mission and the FAIR Energy Foundation on energy security and economic policy, per the campaign site. He describes himself as a businessman and problem solver rather than a career politician, per the campaign site.Priorities: Wants to lower gas prices and pursue American energy independence, including natural gas production in Maryland, per the campaign site · Wants to protect police and first responders with resources and equipment, per the campaign siteCampaign site →
U.S. House - MD-3
2 candidatesSarah Elfreth (Democratic)Incumbent
Sarah Elfreth is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives who previously served six years in the Maryland State Senate, per the campaign site. In her first House term she has passed five bills into law and resolved more than 2,000 constituent cases, per the campaign site.Priorities: Standing up for federal workers, per the campaign site · Supporting veterans and protecting the Chesapeake Bay, per the campaign site · Addressing the affordability crisis, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Berney Flowers (Republican)
Berney Flowers is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with nearly 21 years of service, including deployments overseas and a career in national defense and cybersecurity with the Department of Defense, per Campaign site, flowersformaryland.com.Priorities: Supports term limits and fiscal responsibility in Congress, per the campaign site · Wants to depoliticize schools and emphasize parental involvement and local control, per the campaign site · Supports strong immigration enforcement and domestic energy production, per the campaign siteCampaign site →
U.S. House - MD-4
3 candidatesGlenn F. Ivey (Democratic)Incumbent
Ivey is an attorney who served two terms as State's Attorney for Prince George's County and later chaired Maryland's Public Service Commission, per the campaign site. Earlier in his career he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney and held counsel roles on Capitol Hill, including chief counsel to the Senate Majority Leader, per the campaign site. He now represents Maryland's 4th District in Congress, serving on the Appropriations, Homeland Security and Ethics committees, per the campaign site.Priorities: Protecting federal workers and federal benefits, per the campaign site · Working with unions, advocacy groups, and attorneys on legal challenges, per the campaign site · Supporting justice and opportunity for the district's communities, per the campaign siteCampaign site →George E. McDermott (Republican)
McDermott is a longtime Prince George's County resident and self-described advocate for court and government accountability, who has produced educational videos on the subject, per the campaign site.Priorities: Supports repealing the Affordable Care Act, per iVoterGuide candidate profile · Emphasizes protecting religious liberty and national security, per iVoterGuide candidate profileCampaign site →Sam Husseini (Green)
Husseini is a journalist who spent more than 25 years at the Institute for Public Accuracy writing news releases on issues including health care, the environment and civil liberties, per the campaign site. He holds a double major in applied mathematics and philosophy from Carnegie Mellon University, per the campaign site. He has also worked as a computer programmer, homeless shelter manager and substitute teacher, per the campaign site.Priorities: Campaign coverage describes him as challenging incumbent Rep. Glenn Ivey from the left on U.S. support for Israel, per Maryland Bay News (X/social post)Campaign site →
U.S. House - MD-5
3 candidatesAdrian Boafo (Democratic)
Adrian Boafo has served as a Maryland Delegate for District 23 in Prince George's County since January 2023 and works as Senior Director of Government Affairs at Oracle Corporation, per Maryland General Assembly official member page. Boafo previously served as Mayor Pro Tem and a District 3 council member for the City of Bowie from 2019 to 2022, and holds a B.A. from the University of Baltimore and an MBA from American University, per Maryland General Assembly official member page.Priorities: Affordability, per the campaign site · Protecting Social Security and Medicare, per the campaign site · Immigration reform, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Chris Chaffee (Republican)
Chris Chaffee is a small business owner and home builder in Calvert County since 1991, a farmer, and an electrician who belongs to Electrical Workers Local 26, per Campaign site, chaffeeamericafirst.com.Priorities: Wants to address high costs for electricity, gas, oil and food, per the campaign site · Wants to streamline permit processes for residential and commercial construction, per the campaign site · Supports accelerating Baltimore bridge reconstruction and a new Patuxent River crossing between Calvert and St. Mary's counties, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Mildred Marie Hall (Other Candidates)
Mildred Marie Hall is certified as a write-in candidate for U.S. House Maryland District 5 in the November 2026 general election, per Maryland State Board of Elections 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
U.S. House - MD-6
3 candidatesApril McClain Delaney (Democratic)Incumbent
April McClain Delaney brings more than 30 years of professional experience to her congressional campaign, per the campaign site. She most recently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications in the U.S. Department of Commerce and previously served as Washington, D.C. director and board member of Common Sense Media, per the campaign site.Priorities: Communications law, regulatory affairs and public advocacy drawn from her career in government and nonprofit media policy, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Robin Ficker (Republican)
Robin Ficker holds a B.S. in engineering from Case Institute of Technology, a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and an M.P.A. from American University, per The Baltimore Banner 2026 Voter Guide, U.S. House District 6. Ficker served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1979 to 1983 and led a successful effort to pass a Montgomery County charter amendment limiting property tax increases; he is the Republican nominee for U.S. House Maryland District 6, per The Baltimore Banner 2026 Voter Guide.Priorities: Supports keeping the federal government open and maintaining federal employment, per The Baltimore Banner 2026 Voter Guide · Supports enforcing existing immigration law through legal channels, per The Baltimore Banner 2026 Voter Guide · Wants to bring economic development to Western Maryland, per The Baltimore Banner 2026 Voter GuideCampaign site →Moshe Y. Landman (Green)
Moshe Y. Landman is the Green candidate for Maryland's 6th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list.Campaign site →
U.S. House - MD-7
2 candidatesKweisi Mfume (Democratic)Incumbent
Kweisi Mfume is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives who began his career as an activist, radio commentator and Baltimore City Council member before being elected to Congress at age 38, per the campaign site. He later served nine years as president and CEO of the NAACP and currently serves on the House Oversight and Reform Committee and Education and Labor Committee, per the campaign site.Priorities: Civil rights enforcement, healthcare equity and business development for minority-owned businesses, drawn from his legislative record, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Scott M. Collier (Republican)
Scott M. Collier is the Republican candidate for Maryland's 7th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list.Campaign site →
U.S. House - MD-8
3 candidatesJamie Raskin (Democratic)Incumbent
Raskin represents Maryland's 8th Congressional District and is serving his fifth term in Congress, per the campaign site. He is a constitutional law scholar who served as an impeachment manager during the second impeachment trial of President Trump, per the campaign site. He founded Democracy Summer, a program that trains young people in organizing and civic engagement, per the campaign site.Priorities: Defending democratic institutions, per the campaign site · Training young people in voter registration and political organizing through Democracy Summer, per the campaign site · Providing education on the history of democratic movements, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Cheryl Riley (Republican)
Riley grew up in Montgomery County, Maryland, and is running for Maryland's 8th Congressional District as a conservative candidate, per the campaign site.Priorities: Focuses on addressing crime and theft to protect the elderly, women and children, per the campaign site · Supports pro-growth business policies and opposes excessive taxation and regulation, per the campaign site · Supports parental rights in education and border security, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Nancy Wallace (Green)
Wallace holds a political science degree from Yale University and spent 14 years lobbying Congress on international environmental issues, including founding the International Entanglement Network and directing the Sierra Club's international population program, per the campaign site. She later spent nearly two decades in government technology consulting, supporting federal agencies including the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Department of Defense, per the campaign site. She has been active in the Green Party since 2003 and co-chairs the Montgomery County Green Party, per the campaign site.Priorities: An emergency economic transformation to renewable energy and green jobs to address climate change, per the campaign site · Community-based approaches to public safety and reducing police violence, per the campaign siteCampaign site →
Statewide Ballot Measures
2 statewide measures are on Maryland's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.
Commission on Judicial Disabilities Vacancies Amendment
Allow the chair of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities to appoint former members to temporarily fill vacancies or allow the governor to appoint a substitute member or extend the term of an existing member.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →State Employee Collective Bargaining and Budget Amendment
Require the budget submitted by the governor to provide for expenditures for wages, hours, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment provided by a memorandum of understanding that covers state employees and provides for statutory changes to collective bargaining for state employees, including requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator and establishing a process of arbitration.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →
Places We’re Tracking
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Allegany County
22 candidates- 22 tracked candidate profiles
- 6 office types represented
Anne Arundel County
71 candidates- 71 tracked candidate profiles
- 29 races covered
Baltimore city
41 candidates- 41 tracked candidate profiles
- 17 races covered
Baltimore County
96 candidates- 96 tracked candidate profiles
- 42 races covered
Calvert County
10 candidates- 10 tracked candidate profiles
- 5 races covered
Caroline County
14 candidates- 14 tracked candidate profiles
- 4 races covered
Carroll County
12 candidates- 12 tracked candidate profiles
- 4 races covered
Cecil County
16 candidates- 16 tracked candidate profiles
- 5 races covered
Charles County
15 candidates- 15 tracked candidate profiles
- 7 office types represented
Dorchester County
7 candidates- 7 tracked candidate profiles
- 3 races covered
Frederick city
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 office types represented
Frederick County
28 candidates- 28 tracked candidate profiles
- 8 races covered
Gaithersburg city
5 candidates- 5 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 office types represented
Garrett County
4 candidates- 4 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
Harford County
17 candidates- 17 tracked candidate profiles
- 7 races covered
Howard County
36 candidates- 36 tracked candidate profiles
- 19 races covered
Kent County
8 candidates- 8 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
Montgomery County
79 candidates- 79 tracked candidate profiles
- 36 races covered
Prince George's County
5 candidates- 5 tracked candidate profiles
- 3 office types represented
Prince Georges County
82 candidates- 82 tracked candidate profiles
- 39 races covered
Queen Annes County
8 candidates- 8 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
Rockville city
19 candidates- 19 tracked candidate profiles
- 7 office types represented
Somerset County
4 candidates- 4 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
St Marys County
8 candidates- 8 tracked candidate profiles
- 4 races covered
St. Mary's County
16 candidates- 16 tracked candidate profiles
- 6 office types represented
Talbot County
6 candidates- 6 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
Washington County
24 candidates- 24 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 office types represented
Wicomico County
32 candidates- 32 tracked candidate profiles
- 15 office types represented
Worcester County
5 candidates- 5 tracked candidate profiles
- 3 races covered
Every county in Maryland
All 24 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 24 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.
Allegany CountyAnne Arundel CountyBaltimore CountyBaltimore cityCalvert CountyCaroline CountyCarroll CountyCecil CountyCharles CountyDorchester CountyFrederick CountyGarrett CountyHarford CountyHoward CountyKent CountyMontgomery CountyPrince George's CountyQueen Anne's CountySomerset CountySt. Mary's CountyTalbot CountyWashington CountyWicomico CountyWorcester County
How to vote in Maryland in November 2026
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Maryland election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.
- Voter registration deadline
- online by Tuesday, October 13, 2026; by mail Tuesday, October 13, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available
- Early voting
- Thursday, October 22, 2026 through Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Mail ballot
- request by Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 8:00 p.m; return: Must be postmarked OR placed in a designated ballot drop box by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026 (may also be delivered to a polling place, Early Voting...; no excuse needed
- Election Day hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Where to vote
- Find your polling place with the Maryland election office's official lookup.
- ID at the polls
- Most registered Maryland voters are not required to show ID at the polls. An exception applies (per the Help America Vote Act) to voters who registered by mail without previously providing a driver's license/MVA ID number or last 4 digits of SSN -- those voters must provide that information or a copy of a current photo ID (Maryland driver's license/MVA ID, student/employee ID, military ID, or passport) when voting for the first time.
- Judges on the ballot
- 1 appellate judicial questions (retention and nonpartisan seats): see every judge on the Maryland ballot
Maryland 2026 Election Questions
Who is running for governor of Maryland in 2026?
The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of Maryland are Wes Moore (D), Dan Cox (R), Andy Ellis (Green), Cathy White (Working Class Party). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.
When is the Maryland 2026 primary election?
Maryland's 2026 state primary was held on June 23, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.
When is the voter registration deadline in Maryland for the November 2026 election?
To vote in Maryland's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Tuesday, October 13, 2026; by mail Tuesday, October 13, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.
When does early voting start in Maryland for the November 2026 election?
Early in-person voting in Maryland runs Thursday, October 22, 2026 through Thursday, October 29, 2026, per the state election office.
What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Maryland for November 2026?
Maryland mail ballots: request by Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 8:00 p.m; return: Must be postmarked OR placed in a designated ballot drop box by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026 (may also be delivered to a polling place, Early Voting...; no excuse needed, per the state election office.
Where do I vote in Maryland in November 2026?
Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Maryland election office's official lookup at https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.
Which judges are on the Maryland ballot in 2026?
1 appellate judges and justices appear on Maryland's November 3, 2026 ballot: Peter K. Killough. Maryland Supreme Court and Appellate Court judges are appointed by the governor from a judicial nominating commission's list, confirmed, and then must win a yes-no retention election, typically at the next general election after appointment, to serve a full 10-year term. Source: Maryland Constitution Art. IV, and https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-announces-judicial-appointment
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