Vanessa Atterbeary (Democratic), Nater Kane (Green) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard County Executive, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Vanessa Atterbeary · Democratic▾
Vanessa Atterbeary is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 13 since 2015, where she chaired the House Ways and Means Committee from 2021 until stepping down in December 2025, according to the Baltimore Banner. Before her legislative career she worked as an assistant attorney general for the District of Columbia, per the Baltimore Sun. She is the Democratic nominee for Howard County executive.
Priorities: Keeping Howard County affordable for families · Supporting strong public schools · Ensuring every resident has a voice in county government (per the campaign site)
Nater Kane · Green▾
Kane is a candidate for Howard County Executive based in Ellicott City, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Ending political corruption by removing lobbyist and dark-money influence and publicly financing elections · Expanding access to quality healthcare and housing · Supporting workers' right to organize and strike (per the campaign site)
Kevin Chin (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard County Council, Councilmanic District 1, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Kevin Chin · Democratic▾
Dr. Kevin Chin is an emergency room physician at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, according to his campaign site. He won the Democratic primary in District 1, which covers Ellicott City, Dorsey's Search and parts of Elkridge and Hanover, per the Baltimore Banner, and faces no general-election opponent.
Priorities: Strengthening schools and public safety · Addressing housing costs and affordability · Reducing the influence of special interests through public campaign financing (per the campaign site)
Jessica I. Nichols (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard County Council, Councilmanic District 2, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Jessica I. Nichols · Democratic▾
Nichols is a Howard County Public Schools educator with more than 20 years in the classroom who was named 2024 Howard County Teacher of the Year, per the campaign site. Nichols serves as board chair of Columbia Community Care and is running for Howard County Council District 2, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Fully funding Blueprint education obligations and repairing aging school buildings · Establishing civilian oversight boards and investing in youth mentorship and mobile crisis teams · Creating affordable housing options and real tax relief for working families (per the campaign site)
Christiana Rigby (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard County Council, Councilmanic District 3, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Christiana Rigby · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Rigby is the current Howard County councilmember and a graduate of Howard County Public Schools running for re-election to the Howard County Council District 3, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthening the local economy amid rising costs · Preserving existing affordable homes and expanding housing options · Securing stable education funding and modern school facilities (per the campaign site)
Janssen Evelyn (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard County Council, Councilmanic District 4, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Janssen Evelyn · Democratic▾
Evelyn is a lawyer and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer who previously served as the first executive director of the Anne Arundel County Office of Police Accountability, per the campaign site. A Columbia resident with two children in Howard County Public Schools, Evelyn is running for Howard County Council District 4, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Ensuring every student has access to a high-quality education · Building safe and connected communities through trust and collaboration with law enforcement · Expanding access to attainable housing and connecting residents to good jobs (per the campaign site)
Cat Carter (Democratic), Ryan P. O'Connor (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard County Council, Councilmanic District 5, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Cat Carter · Democratic▾
Carter is a small cybersecurity business owner and a former teacher, per The Baltimore Banner voter guide. She serves as President of the PTA Council of Howard County and won the Democratic primary in District 5 over Felita Phillips, per The Baltimore Banner voter guide.
Priorities: Ensuring every child has the resources to thrive in school · Protecting green spaces and expanding health services · Investing in schools and community with current revenue rather than raising taxes (per the Baltimore Banner voter guide)
Ryan P. O'Connor · Republican▾
O'Connor has a background in finance and works on Farmer Mac's Rural Infrastructure team, per campaign site. He is a Glenelg High School graduate raising three children in West Friendship, per campaign site.
Priorities: Protecting district schools · Maintaining safe neighborhoods · Preventing residents from being taxed out of their homes (per the campaign site)
Rich Gibson (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard State's Attorney, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Rich Gibson · Democratic▾
Rich Gibson has served as Howard County State's Attorney since being elected in 2018, according to the office's official website. He previously spent years as a prosecutor in Prince George's County and Baltimore City, holds a Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law, and was named 2016 Prosecutor of the Year by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Gang Investigation Network, per his campaign site. He ran unopposed in the 2026 Democratic primary.
Priorities: Aggressive prosecution of violent crime and repeat offenders · Community engagement and crime prevention through collaboration · Addressing juvenile crime, domestic violence, gangs and property crime (per the campaign site)
Jen Terrasa (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard Clerk of the Circuit Court, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Jen Terrasa · Democratic▾
Terrasa is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates on the Environment and Transportation Committee who previously served 12 years on the Howard County Council, per the campaign site. A graduate of Oakland Mills High School who grew up in Columbia, Terrasa is running for Clerk of the Circuit Court for Howard County, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthening fairness, transparency and trust in public institutions · Improving equity, housing and healthcare access (per the campaign site)
Byron E. Macfarlane (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard Register of Wills, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Byron E. Macfarlane · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Byron Macfarlane has served as Howard County Register of Wills since 2010; the campaign site describes him as the first openly LGBTQ+ elected official in Howard County's history and the youngest Register of Wills in Maryland history at the time of his election, per the campaign site. He previously served as legislative director to a state delegate, has been a member of the Howard County Democratic Central Committee since 2006, and holds a law degree from the University of Baltimore, per the campaign site.
Marcus Harris (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard Sheriff, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Marcus Harris · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Harris has served as Howard County Sheriff since his election in 2018, becoming the first Black sheriff in county history, and is now serving his second term, per Maryland Manual. He previously worked as a detective with the Baltimore County Police Department, per campaign site.
Priorities: Community trust and engagement with the Sheriff's Office · Modernizing operations through body-worn cameras, drone use and enhanced training · Building partnerships with police, the state's attorney's office and community organizations (per the campaign site)
Mark E. Covington (Non-Partisan), Linda Frascarella (Non-Partisan), Lanlan Xu (Non-Partisan) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Howard Board of Education, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Mark E. Covington▾
Covington is a retired principal, per The Baltimore Sun. He is one of three candidates, all political newcomers, competing for two at-large seats on the Howard County Board of Education, per The Baltimore Sun. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Mark E. Covington.
Linda Frascarella▾
Frascarella is a financial manager who has worked for the Howard County Public School System and holds a master's degree in teaching, per the campaign site. Frascarella is running for the Howard County Board of Education, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Supporting public education as the foundation of democracy · Applying financial management and analytical skills to school board decisions (per the campaign site)
Lanlan Xu▾
Xu serves as Vice President of Health Policy at a consulting firm advising on national strategy to improve health care access and quality, per campaign site. She previously held a senior role at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and served as a White House Initiative policy advisor on Asian American affairs, per campaign site.
Priorities: Guaranteeing access to strong academics and social-emotional resources for students · Equipping teachers with tools and a voice in decision-making · Promoting transparency and responsible stewardship of school system resources (per the campaign site)
Elizabeth Adams, Sidney A. Butcher, Ginina A. Jackson-Stevenson, Maurice C. Frazier are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Circuit Court in Judicial Circuit 5 (Anne Arundel, Carroll, Howard), a nonpartisan contest, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list.
Elizabeth Adams▾
An attorney with more than 25 years of trial and appellate experience in Maryland state and federal courts, including as an Assistant State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County, per adams4judge.com and Eye On Annapolis. Clerked for Circuit Court Judge Eugene M. Lerner and has handled criminal prosecution and defense, civil litigation and federal matters over 26 years, per Eye On Annapolis.
Priorities: Impartial application of the law and listening to all parties, per the campaign site · Keeping communities safe alongside fairness and accountability, per Eye On Annapolis
Sidney A. Butcher▾
Appointed to the Circuit Court by Governor Wes Moore in December 2025, after serving on the District Court following an appointment by Governor Larry Hogan, per circuitcourt.org and campaign site. Spent over a decade as a prosecutor and assistant attorney general and led the Monumental City Bar Association, per judgesidneybutcher.com.
Priorities: Judicial experience and bipartisan trust from appointments by both parties' governors · Experience, integrity and impartiality on the bench (per the judgesidneybutcher.com)
Ginina A. Jackson-Stevenson▾
Jackson-Stevenson is a sitting Circuit Court judge appointed in December 2023 and the first African-American woman to serve as a Circuit Court magistrate in family law, per the campaign site. Jackson-Stevenson previously operated a law firm for a decade and worked seven years as a criminal defense attorney in the Office of the Public Defender, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Serving with experience, integrity and impartiality on the bench, per the campaign site
Maurice C. FrazierIncumbent▾
Appointed by Governor Wes Moore to the Howard County Circuit Court on September 26, 2025, part of the 5th Judicial Circuit that also elects judges county-wide across Anne Arundel, Howard and Carroll counties, per Office of Governor Wes Moore. Served 15 years as a prosecutor in the Howard County State's Attorney's Office, concluding as chief of the general crimes unit, and served as a family law magistrate in Howard County since 2022, per Office of Governor Wes Moore. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Maurice C. Frazier.
Katie Fry Hester (Democratic), Ben Hightower (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 9; Katie Fry Hester is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's 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.
Katie Fry Hester · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Hester spent 20 years working in international development on public private partnerships before her election to the Maryland Senate in 2019, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthen the state's economic competitiveness · Ensure every child gets a world class education · Protect the environment while supporting economic growth (per the campaign site)
Ben Hightower · Republican▾
Hightower is a Navy veteran with 20 years of military service, including six combat deployments as a hospital corpsman and policy work at the Pentagon, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Focuses his campaign on making Maryland more affordable · Wants to improve school quality · Wants to enhance public safety and defend individual liberties (per the Web search summary of campaign announcement coverage)
Clarence Lam (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 12; Clarence Lam is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's 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.
Clarence Lam · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Clarence Lam is the Democratic candidate for Maryland Senate District 12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Guy Guzzone (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 13; Guy Guzzone is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's 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.
Guy Guzzone · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Guzzone has served Howard County in elected office for more than 20 years, beginning on the county council in 1998, and chairs the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, per the campaign site. He previously worked as state director of the Sierra Club and served on the Chesapeake Bay Trust board, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support the county's top ranked school system · Secure resources for first responders · Advance environmental protection and land preservation (per the campaign site)
Chao Wu (Democratic), Natalie Ziegler (Democratic), Fitzgerald Mofor (Republican), Spencer Rhoda (Republican), Saif Rehman (Unaffiliated) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 9A (2 seats; vote for up to 2); Chao Wu, Natalie Ziegler are sitting members, per the General Assembly's 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.
Chao Wu · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Wu is a data scientist who previously served as a Howard County Board of Education member and chair, per the campaign site. He holds a doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park and master's and bachelor's degrees from the National University of Singapore and the University of Science and Technology of China, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Improve education funding formulas to reflect population growth · Build better infrastructure and protect the environment · Strengthen community safety and public health (per the campaign site)
Natalie Ziegler · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Ziegler is a small business owner and farmer who co-founded a jewelry design firm and now operates a family farm growing feed grains and rye, per the campaign site. She holds degrees from Oberlin College and Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies and previously worked as a segment producer at CNN, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Bridge the partisan divide to develop practical solutions · Support agriculture and rural concerns (per the campaign site)
Fitzgerald Mofor · Republican▾
Fitzgerald Mofor is the Republican candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 9A on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Born in Gaithersburg, Maryland; played linebacker at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on a football scholarship and earned All-Conference honors, per candidate campaign site. Earned a Master of Law degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, per candidate campaign site. Founded a construction firm, worked in his father's law practice, and served on the Montgomery County Board of Education and as an at-large member of the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee, per candidate campaign site.
Priorities: Lower individual income, corporate and gas taxes · Repeal the Climate Solutions Act and streamline power plant permitting · Convert closed juvenile justice facilities into vocational boarding schools (per the campaign site)
Spencer Rhoda · Republican▾
Spencer Rhoda is the Republican candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 9A on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Born and raised in Maryland, lived in Montgomery County for more than half his life before moving to Damascus, per Maryland Bay News. Career has included premium sales roles with NFL, NBA and NHL teams and a career in real estate brokerage, where he was a top-producing rookie agent, per Maryland Bay News.
Saif Rehman · Unaffiliated▾
Dr. Saif Rehman is running as an unaffiliated candidate for District 9A, according to his campaign site.
Courtney Watson (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 9B; Courtney Watson is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's 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.
Courtney Watson · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Courtney Watson is the Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 9B on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), Terri Hill (Democratic), Frank Glover (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 12A (2 seats; vote for up to 2); Jessica Feldmark, Terri Hill are sitting members, per the General Assembly's 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.
Jessica Feldmark · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Feldmark has served Howard County in public service roles for nearly 30 years and is a State Delegate representing Columbia, Elkridge and Ellicott City, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Keep Howard County schools among the best in Maryland · Make it more affordable to live in the district · Address affordable housing, child care and mental health (per the campaign site)
Terri Hill · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Hill is a surgeon by training who has served as a Maryland State Delegate representing District 12A since 2015, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Eliminate barriers to affordable healthcare and lower prescription drug costs · Fund public Pre-K and STEAM education · Address climate change and preserve natural resources (per the campaign site)
Frank Glover · Republican▾
Frank Glover is the Republican candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 12A on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Amy Brooks (Democratic), Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), Gabriel Maximilian Moreno (Democratic), Mark Fisher (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 (3 seats; vote for up to 3); Pam Lanman Guzzone, Gabriel Maximilian Moreno are sitting members, per the General Assembly's roster. Not on the November ballot: Jen Terrasa, 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.
Amy Brooks · Democratic▾
Amy Brooks is the Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Teacher with more than 20 years of experience who runs a nonprofit organization and lives, works and raises her children in Howard County, per candidate campaign site. Holds a bachelor's degree in English and African American studies from Towson University and a master's degree in education from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, per The Baltimore Banner.
Priorities: Ensure every neighbor's voice is heard in government · Support gun safety measures (per the campaign site)
Pam Lanman Guzzone · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Guzzone has lived in Howard County for more than 30 years and has worked with the Arc of Howard County, the Howard County Commission for Women and a local nonprofit, per the campaign site. She comes from a family of educators and raised her three children in the district, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support quality education for future generations · Address climate change and protect environmental resources · Lower prescription drug costs and expand mental healthcare access (per the campaign site)
Gabriel Maximilian Moreno · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Gabriel Maximilian Moreno is the Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Mark Fisher · Republican▾
Fisher works in leadership and personal development, offering speaking engagements on leadership and influence for corporate events, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Ease financial pressure on families through practical cost of living solutions · Invest in public safety through community partnerships · Expand education and career pathways (per the campaign site)
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