College Park, Maryland sample ballot 2026

Braveboy became Prince George's County Executive after winning a June 2025 special election to complete the term of Angela Alsobrooks, who was elected to the U.S. Senate, per NBC4 Washington. As county executive she has pointed to eliminating a $170 million structural budget deficit without raising taxes and to a proposed $1.6 billion development project at National Harbor, per WJLA.

Ivey has served on the Prince George's County Council at-large since December 5, 2024, after representing District 5 from December 2018 to December 2024, including a term as council chair, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. She previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2007 to 2015, per The Baltimore Banner, 2026 Maryland Voter Guide.

Tara Jackson currently serves as State's Attorney for Prince George's County after more than two decades as a prosecutor, executive leader, and public servant, per the campaign site. She previously served as Acting County Executive, Chief Administrative Officer, and Deputy County Attorney, and began her career in the State's Attorney's Office, per the campaign site. She holds a law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law, per the campaign site.

Jocelyn Route is a certified death doula and social worker who has also served as a senior federal government leader with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, per the campaign site. She is a licensed foster parent and a former member of the Prince George's County Board of Education, per the campaign site. Her federal work included managing national mental health initiatives and large agency budgets, per the campaign site.

Carr has served as Prince George's County Sheriff since December 6, 2022, and is a lifelong county resident who lives in Brandywine, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. He attended Bishop McNamara High School and earned a bachelor's degree in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland, College Park, per Bowie, MD Patch.

Grogan is a retired federal law enforcement executive and U.S. Marine Corps veteran with more than 25 years of experience at the U.S. Department of Justice, including leadership roles in fugitive operations and judiciary protection, per campaign site. He is the founder of Sacred Safety Consultants LLC, per campaign site.

Johnson is the founder of Courtwatch PG, a criminal justice reform effort that monitored court cases and jail conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and founder of the reentry nonprofit Life After Release, per The Baltimore Banner.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.