12 candidates are tracked across 4 Carroll County races for the 2026 election, led by the Maryland Senate District 5 contest. Preview your Carroll County, Maryland sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateMaryland
Races Listed4
Profiles12
Carroll County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. Maryland nominees were set by the June 23 primary (plurality); unaffiliated and new-party candidates qualified by petition, and the field is the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list, which also names the filed candidates who withdrew, declined or failed to submit enough petition signatures.
Gary Foote (Democratic), Justin Ready (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 5; Justin Ready is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Not on the November ballot: Justin Ready, the sitting member per the roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary; unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Gary Foote · Democratic▾
Gary Foote is the Democratic candidate for Maryland Senate District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. No campaign website was listed on the State Board of Elections' candidate filing as of September 8, 2026.
Ready works as a regional sales strategist for a marketing firm and previously served in the House of Delegates and as executive director of the Maryland Republican Party, per the campaign site. He is a graduate of Salisbury University who moved to Carroll County from Mississippi as a child, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Bring down the cost of living · Support strong families · Respect constitutional rights (per the campaign site)
Stephanie Popescu (Democratic), Kevin Ford (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 42. Not on the November ballot: Chris West, the sitting member per the roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary; unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Stephanie Popescu · Democratic▾
Stephanie Popescu is a public school teacher and small business owner who has said she worked three jobs early in her career to make ends meet while teaching, per Campaign site, stephaniepopescu.com. Popescu is the Democratic nominee for Maryland Senate District 42, representing communities from Towson and Lutherville to Cockeysville and Hampstead, per Campaign site, stephaniepopescu.com.
Priorities: Wants to support business growth and job creation · Wants to address the rising cost of groceries, housing and childcare · Wants to strengthen schools and ensure community safety (per the campaign site)
Kevin Ford is the certified Republican nominee for Maryland Senate District 42 in Baltimore County, per Maryland State Board of Elections 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list.
Dayana Bergman (Democratic), Alison Rudolph (Democratic), Courtney Alexa Welch (Democratic), April R. Rose (Republican), Chris Tomlinson (Republican), Steve Whisler (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats; vote for up to 3); April R. Rose, Chris Tomlinson are sitting members, per the General Assembly's roster. Not on the November ballot: Christopher Eric Bouchat, the sitting member per the roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary; unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Dayana Bergman · Democratic▾
Bergman has owned and operated a medical diagnostic center and worked as a healthcare and educational interpreter and registered behavioral technician, per the campaign site. She is a first generation Chinese Cuban American and mother of three who has testified before the Maryland General Assembly on public education, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Make Maryland more affordable · Expand access to quality healthcare · Strengthen public education (per the campaign site)
Rudolph has worked as an educator in Carroll County Public Schools and as an adjunct English faculty member at McDaniel College, and she co-owns a small book business with her sister, per the campaign site. She has lived in the district since arriving as a student teacher more than two decades ago and is active in local nonprofit and business circles, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support neighbors through community programs such as a free food pantry · Strengthen public education · Work across party lines to protect the community (per the campaign site)
Courtney Alexa Welch is the Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. No campaign website was listed on the State Board of Elections' candidate filing as of September 8, 2026.
Rose works as a senior technical recruiter for a service disabled veteran owned consulting firm and spent more than two decades in real estate and lending before that, per the campaign site. She serves as the ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee and chairs the Carroll County delegation, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support the agricultural industry · Back small businesses · Protect Second Amendment rights (per the campaign site)
Tomlinson is a Towson University graduate who has represented the district since 2023 and previously worked as a biweekly opinion columnist for local publications, per the campaign site. He serves as the ranking Republican on the House Government, Labor and Elections Committee and chairs the Carroll County delegation, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Increase transparency in municipal elections · Help small businesses secure state contracts (per the campaign site)
Steve Whisler is the Republican candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Corynne Courpas (Democratic), Steve Patten (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 42C. Not on the November ballot: Joshua J. Stonko, the sitting member per the roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary; unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Corynne Courpas · Democratic▾
Courpas is a retired foodservice industry professional and lifelong Carroll County resident who has focused on community volunteer work since 2020, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support working families and small businesses through better state policy · Address the rising cost of housing, student loans, childcare and energy bills · Protect Carroll County's farms and historic properties (per the campaign site)
Patten has owned and operated a beverage industry business in Carroll County for more than 30 years and has been a citizen activist since 2017, testifying at legislative hearings and organizing grassroots conservatives, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Give local governments more autonomy from state interference · Ensure parents have the final say in their children's education · Support business growth in the district (per the campaign site)
Note: Use address lookup for your exact ballot; local pages preview tracked races.Profiles: Hand-verified profiles are added race by race; always confirm with the official election office linked above.
Ready works as a regional sales strategist for a marketing firm and previously served in the House of Delegates and as executive director of the Maryland Republican Party, per the campaign site. He is a graduate of Salisbury University who moved to Carroll County from Mississippi as a child, per the campaign site.Priorities: Bring down the cost of living · Support strong families · Respect constitutional rights (per the campaign site)
