Will Jawando (Democratic), Esther Wells (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Executive, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Will Jawando (Democratic)
Jawando is a civil rights lawyer and current Montgomery County Council member who grew up in the county, per the campaign site. Jawando worked in the Obama White House earlier in Jawando's career and is a public school parent, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Pursuing a moratorium on new data centers in Montgomery County · Building affordable homes and protecting renters from displacement · Fully funding schools and expanding Pre-K access (per the campaign site)
Esther Wells (Republican)
Esther Wells appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Executive, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Esther Wells.
Marc Elrich (Democratic), Scott Evan Goldberg (Democratic), Laurie-Anne Sayles (Democratic), Karla Silvestre (Democratic), Sherwin Wells (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Council At Large, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Marc Elrich (Democratic)
Elrich began his public work in community and tenant organizing in Montgomery County around 1980, focused on land-use advocacy, before entering elected office, per the campaign site. He grew up in Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County and raised a family in Takoma Park, and currently serves as County Executive, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Rent stabilization and affordable housing mandates · Transit expansion (per the Bethesda Magazine)
Scott Evan Goldberg (Democratic)
A small-business owner and substitute teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools who served as president of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee in 2018 and 2019, per Bethesda Magazine. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Scott Evan Goldberg.
Laurie-Anne Sayles (Democratic)
The only incumbent in the 2026 at-large Council race, wrapping up her first term, per Bethesda Magazine. Worked with Councilmember Andrew Friedson to speed up permitting for affordable housing developments and co-sponsored the More Housing NOW initiative, per Bethesda Magazine.
Priorities: Speeding up permitting for affordable housing · Expanded tenant protections (per the Bethesda Magazine)
Karla Silvestre (Democratic)
Silvestre has served eight years on the Montgomery County Board of Education, including two terms as Board President, and has worked more than 13 years at Montgomery College connecting residents to workforce pathways, per the campaign site. Silvestre previously served as a community liaison in the County Executive's Office of Community Partnerships, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Expanding housing affordability and smart growth near transit · Supporting economic opportunity and workforce development · Funding public schools and keeping the county inclusive for immigrant families (per the campaign site)
Sherwin Wells (Republican)
Wells has worked more than 25 years in financial services, real estate and mortgage lending, per the campaign site. Wells is a U.S. Army veteran and immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago who has lived in Gaithersburg since 1997, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Addressing affordability for county residents · Supporting local businesses · Bringing practical solutions to county government (per the campaign site)
Julie Yang (Democratic), Reardon "Sully" Sullivan (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Council, Councilmanic District 1, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Julie Yang (Democratic)
An educator, community advocate and small-business owner who serves as a Montgomery County Board of Education member and former board president, per julieyang.org. Previously worked as a Pre-K teacher and MCPS college and career readiness advisor, per julieyang.org.
Priorities: Education accountability and measurable results in the school system · Financial responsibility and effective use of tax dollars · Support for special education and other high-need students (per the julieyang.org)
Reardon "Sully" Sullivan (Republican)
Sullivan is a professional engineer who has owned an architectural engineering firm for more than 30 years, per the campaign site. Sullivan is a LEED-accredited green design professional and longtime Montgomery County resident who founded the Stop the Spend ballot petition initiative, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Limiting county spending increases to the rate of inflation · Encouraging private-sector business development and job creation · Restoring School Resource Officers to high schools (per the campaign site)
Marilyn Balcombe (Democratic), Arian Borghei (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Council, Councilmanic District 2, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Marilyn Balcombe (Democratic)Incumbent
Balcombe is the incumbent County Councilmember for District 2, serving a first term after nearly 30 years of community service as an advocate for Upcounty residents, per the campaign site. Balcombe's background includes work in civic organizations, county government and nonprofit organizations, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Creating jobs and expanding the county's tax base · Increasing affordable housing while preserving neighborhood character · Reducing traffic and expanding early education access (per the campaign site)
Arian Borghei (Republican)
State election records list Arian Borghei as a Republican candidate for Montgomery County Executive in 2026, not County Council District 2 as listed in this queue; this discrepancy should be verified against the certified county candidate list before publication, per Zipwire MD candidate database. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Arian Borghei.
Jud Ashman (Democratic), Ricky Fai Mui (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Council, Councilmanic District 3, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Jud Ashman (Democratic)
Ashman owns and operates a web design, development and hosting business, Web Mobile Image, and has served nearly 25 years in Gaithersburg elected office, including as mayor since 2014, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from the University of Miami and a master's degree in accounting and financial management, and founded the Gaithersburg Book Festival, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Addressing the county's affordability crisis · Revitalizing aging neighborhoods · Investing in education and local job growth (per the votejud.com)
Ricky Fai Mui (Republican)
Mui chairs the Rockville City Commission and serves as a recruiter for the U.S. Naval Academy, per the campaign site. Mui is a 12 year U.S. Navy veteran who has also worked at Frito Lay, Accenture and Novaces as a federal contractor, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Pursuing educational reform with disciplined, well-resourced schools · Increasing government accountability and spending transparency · Supporting safe neighborhoods and job attraction to the region (per the campaign site)
Kate Stewart (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Council, Councilmanic District 4, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Kate Stewart (Democratic)Incumbent
Serves as President of the Montgomery County Council for District 4 and previously served as Mayor of Takoma Park, per montgomerycountymd.gov. Serves on the board of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, focusing on homelessness and transit funding, per montgomerycountymd.gov.
Priorities: Managing the county budget · Homelessness and transit funding (per the montgomerycountymd.gov)
Kristin Mink (Democratic), Josephine Salazar (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Council, Councilmanic District 5, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Kristin Mink (Democratic)
Mink currently serves as the Montgomery County Council member for District 5 and sits on the Education and Culture Committee, per the campaign site. Mink has worked on school funding transparency initiatives with Montgomery County Public Schools, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Transparency in MCPS budgeting and funding for special education and school security staff · Rent stabilization and tenant protections · Multilingual resources and support for immigrant residents (per the kristinmink.com)
Josephine Salazar (Republican)
Josephine Salazar is a public servant with experience in technology policy, agricultural and small business advocacy, and education reform, per the campaign site. She is running for Montgomery County Council District 5, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Addressing police staffing shortages and reducing violent crime · Returning schools to core learning and STEM instruction · Road repairs and modernizing major highways including the Beltway, I-270 and Route 29 (per the josephinesalazar.com)
Natali Fani-González (Democratic), Louella Tham (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Council, Councilmanic District 6, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Natali Fani-González (Democratic)Incumbent
Serves as President of the Montgomery County Council for District 6 and previously served seven years as Vice Chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, per montgomerycountymd.gov. Focused on supporting small, local and immigrant-owned businesses and expanding the county's life sciences sector, per montgomerycountymd.gov.
Louella Tham (Republican)
Louella Tham is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Council, Councilmanic District 6, per the county's official candidate list.
Dawn Luedtke (Democratic), Harold Maldonado (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery County Council, Councilmanic District 7, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Dawn Luedtke (Democratic)Incumbent
Luedtke is the Montgomery County Councilmember for District 7, elected in 2022, with a focus on public safety, education and mental and behavioral health, per the campaign site. Luedtke has authored healthcare privacy protection legislation and co-led legislation supporting immigrant victims, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Expanding the Drone as First Responder public-safety program · Investment in eviction prevention and housing supply (per the dawnluedtke.com)
Harold Maldonado (Republican)
Maldonado is an economist, entrepreneur and soccer coach who has lived in Montgomery County for more than 30 years, per the campaign site. Maldonado is a first generation Bolivian American, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Restoring public safety in District 7 · Bringing accountability and transparency to the Gaithersburg Airpark · Supporting small businesses through economic policy changes (per the campaign site)
John McCarthy (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery State's Attorney, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
John McCarthy (Democratic)Incumbent
Montgomery County State's Attorney since 1999, first elected after decades as a career prosecutor with the office since 1982; holds a law degree from the University of Baltimore, per montgomerycountymd.gov. Established the office's Gang Prosecution Unit and helped establish the county's Mental Health Court, per montgomerycountymd.gov. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for John McCarthy.
Priorities: Mental health courts and truancy court programs · Domestic violence victim support through the Family Justice Center (per the montgomerycountymd.gov)
Karen Bushell (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery Clerk of the Circuit Court, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Karen Bushell (Democratic)
First elected Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County in 2022 and is seeking a second full term unopposed in the 2026 general election, per Bethesda Magazine. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Karen Bushell.
Barbara Ebel (Democratic), T. Dolores Reyes (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery Register of Wills, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Barbara Ebel (Democratic)
A longtime Maryland state workforce development official who serves as reemployment program director for the Montgomery County American Job Centers, per Bethesda Magazine. A native of Puerto Rico, per Bethesda Magazine.
Priorities: Increased community engagement and expansion of language services at the Register of Wills office, per Bethesda Magazine · Simplifying probate and estate-planning processes for residents, per barbaraebel.com
T. Dolores Reyes (Republican)
A Silver Spring resident and member of the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee representing the 18th legislative district, and a former owner of Development Disability Services, Inc. for over 20 years, per Montgomery County Republican Party. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for T. Dolores Reyes.
Will Milam (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery Sheriff, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Will Milam (Democratic)
Milam is a retired Chief Assistant Sheriff for Prince George's County, Maryland, with more than 20 years of law enforcement experience across multiple Maryland jurisdictions, per the campaign site. Milam most recently oversaw nearly 400 sworn deputies and civilian staff and holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Holding domestic abusers accountable and supporting survivors · Providing trauma-informed responses to mental health calls · Expanding youth engagement through school partnerships and mentoring (per the campaign site)
Brenda M. Diaz (Non-Partisan), Omar Lazo (Non-Partisan) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery Board of Education At Large, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Brenda M. Diaz
Diaz is an educator with more than two decades of teaching experience across nursery schools, cooperative schools, farm and forest programs, and public and private schools in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Rebuilding academic excellence through a rigorous, knowledge-rich curriculum · Prioritizing school safety, including restoring School Resource Officers · Ensuring responsible budget oversight tied to performance metrics (per the campaign site)
Omar Lazo
Lazo is a small business owner who serves as a Trustee of Montgomery College and chairs the Montgomery County Workforce Development Board, per the campaign site. Lazo has more than 20 years of volunteer community leadership experience, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Supporting educators through reduced class sizes and increased planning time · Expanding equitable access to academic and career programs · Improving transparency around budgeting and major decisions (per the campaign site)
Grace Rivera-Oven (Non-Partisan) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery Board of Education, District 1, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Grace Rivera-Oven
Board President of the Montgomery County Board of Education, seeking a second four-year term representing District 1 unopposed, per The Banner.
Sally A. McCarthy (Non-Partisan), Cassandra "Cassi" Sung (Non-Partisan) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery Board of Education, District 3, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Sally A. McCarthy
McCarthy has more than 25 years of experience in policy research, advocacy and teaching in education, per the campaign site. McCarthy is a graduate of Wootton High School and the daughter of Montgomery County Public Schools teachers, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Maintaining authentic, continuous engagement with school communities · Addressing the maintenance backlog in school facilities · Improving budget transparency and class size ratios for early learners (per the campaign site)
Cassandra "Cassi" Sung
Sung is a Montgomery County parent and professional who has spent her career managing complex systems and translating data into decisions, per Montgomery Community Media, 2026 primary election guide. She is involved in community advocacy through the Chamber of Mothers and is connected to the county's diverse families, including LGBTQ+ families, per Montgomery Community Media, 2026 primary election guide.
Priorities: Promoting safety for families through safe streets, schools and spaces · Expanding affordable access to early childhood education · Supporting evidence-based, data-driven policy decisions (per the campaign site)
Elma-Lorraine Diggs (Non-Partisan) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montgomery Board of Education, District 5, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Elma-Lorraine Diggs
Diggs is a Silver Spring parent of two Montgomery County Public Schools students and a global health policy advisor who previously worked for USAID, per Bethesda Magazine. She is running for the open District 5 seat and has been endorsed by the Montgomery County Education Association, per Montgomery County Education Association.
Priorities: Engaging every family so all have a voice in shaping schools · Building community power to secure needed resources · Ensuring accountability and transparency in school solutions (per the campaign site)
Julia Ann Minner, Sharon V. Burrell, Victor M. Del Pino, James J. Dietrich, Catherine H. McQueen are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Circuit Court in Judicial Circuit 6 (Frederick, Montgomery), a nonpartisan contest, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list.
Julia Ann MinnerIncumbent
Minner has served as an associate judge on the Frederick County Circuit Court, part of Maryland's Sixth Judicial Circuit (which also includes Montgomery County), since her appointment on January 19, 2024, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. She earned a bachelor's degree from Frostburg State University and a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and previously served as a family law magistrate in Frederick County for 24 years, per Frederick News-Post. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Julia Ann Minner.
Sharon V. BurrellIncumbent
Burrell has served as an associate judge on the Montgomery County Circuit Court since her appointment on October 21, 2008, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. She is one of four sitting Montgomery County Circuit Court judges seeking new 15-year terms in the November 2026 general election, per The Baltimore Banner.
Victor M. Del PinoIncumbent
Del Pino was appointed an associate judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court on February 6, 2026, after serving six years as a Montgomery County District Court judge, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Victor M. Del Pino.
James J. DietrichIncumbent
Dietrich, a former prosecutor, was appointed an associate judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court on October 9, 2025, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives.
Catherine H. McQueen
McQueen worked in family law before being appointed to the Montgomery County Circuit Court bench in late 2024, according to press coverage of the race, per The Baltimore Banner.
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 (Democratic)Incumbent
Katie Fry Hester is a Maryland state senator serving her first term since 2019, per the campaign site. She spent 20 years in international development, creating public-private strategies for sustainable development and advising companies on stakeholder engagement, per the campaign site. She chairs the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, IT, and Biotechnology, 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)
Ben Hightower is a Navy hospital corpsman with 20 years of military service, including six combat deployments, per the campaign site. He also served in a policy role at the Pentagon before retiring and settling in Maryland, 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)
Craig J. Zucker (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 14; Craig J. Zucker 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.
Craig J. Zucker (Democratic)Incumbent
Zucker is executive vice president and chief strategy officer at a nonprofit supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and previously served as deputy chief of staff to the Maryland Comptroller, per the campaign site. He holds a government degree from Johns Hopkins University and has been recognized multiple times by the Arc of Maryland for legislative leadership, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Invest in public education · Protect natural resources · Expand accessible healthcare (per the campaign site)
Brian J. Feldman (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 15; Brian J. Feldman 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.
Brian J. Feldman (Democratic)Incumbent
Brian Feldman is a Maryland state senator with more than 10 years of public service, per the campaign site. He chairs the Education, Energy and the Environment Committee in the Maryland General Assembly, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Infrastructure development and modernization · Climate action and offshore wind expansion · Support for education (per the campaign site)
Sara N. Love (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 16; Sara N. Love 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.
Sara N. Love (Democratic)Incumbent
Love earned her law degree from Northwestern University after undergraduate study at Princeton, and worked as a civil rights attorney, including on a mortgage discrimination case alongside a young Barack Obama, per the campaign site. She later served as general counsel and legal director at NARAL Pro-Choice America and as public policy director for the ACLU of Maryland before her appointment to the House of Delegates in 2018 and the Senate in 2024, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Advocating for reproductive rights · Supporting racial justice · Backing public funding for public schools and criminal justice reform (per the campaign site)
Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Helene Meister (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 17; Cheryl C. Kagan 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.
Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic)Incumbent
Kagan taught state and local government at Montgomery College and served two terms in the House of Delegates from 1995 to 2003 before becoming founding executive director of the Carl M. Freeman Foundation and later director of community engagement for BBYO, per the campaign site. She holds a political science degree from Vassar College and graduate public policy training from the University of Maryland, and has served in the Senate since 2015, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Advance a statewide AI powered 3-1-1 system to ease pressure on 911 centers · Support clean energy investments to reduce utility bills · Expand ballot access and improve polling place safety (per the campaign site)
Helene Meister (Republican)
Helene Meister, 54, holds a Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law along with multiple advanced degrees in taxation and public finance, and has worked as a tax manager for a technology company and a law clerk at the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division, per The Baltimore Banner 2026 Voter Guide, Senate District 17. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Emphasizes disciplined, forward-looking fiscal management for Maryland's budget challenges · Wants to address rising energy costs burdening families · Proposes phasing in the Blueprint for Maryland's Future gradually, including income-based eligibility for universal pre-K (per The Baltimore Banner 2026 Voter Guide)
Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 18; Jeff Waldstreicher 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.
Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic)Incumbent
Waldstreicher is a native of Silver Spring who served three terms in the House of Delegates before his election to the Senate and now serves as vice chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support world class public schools · Advance criminal justice reform · Support labor and veterans (per the campaign site)
Ben Kramer (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 19; Ben Kramer 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.
Ben Kramer (Democratic)Incumbent
Ben Kramer is the Democratic candidate for Maryland Senate District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Ben Kramer is a sitting member for the district, per the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website was listed on the State Board of Elections' candidate filing as of September 8, 2026.
Will Smith (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 20; Will Smith 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.
Will Smith (Democratic)Incumbent
Smith is a Navy Reserve officer and attorney focused on national security and employment discrimination law, per the campaign site. He grew up in Silver Spring, is a first-generation college graduate with degrees from William and Mary and Johns Hopkins University, and previously worked as an AmeriCorps community engagement leader and an ACLU legislative assistant, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Supports equity in education and defending voting rights · Backs gun safety legislation · Prioritizes economic opportunity and reproductive rights (per the campaign site)
Amar Mukunda (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 39. Not on the November ballot: Nancy J. King, Nancy J. King, sitting members 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.
Amar Mukunda (Democratic)
Amar Mukunda, 33, is an Army Reserve combat engineer and the son of immigrants from India and Pakistan; he previously worked as an assistant director at Roca, a violence-intervention organization, per The Baltimore Banner.
Priorities: Campaigned on protecting immigrants from federal immigration enforcement · Advocated for representation reflecting the district's growing South Asian population (per The Baltimore Banner)
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 (Democratic)Incumbent
Chao Wu is a data scientist and immigrant who served on the Howard County Board of Education from 2018 to 2022, including as board chair, per the campaign site. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland College Park, a master's degree from the National University of Singapore, and a bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology of China, per the campaign site. He was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 9A in November 2022, 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 (Democratic)Incumbent
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.
Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), Matt Post (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 14 (3 seats; vote for up to 3); Anne R. Kaiser, Bernice Mireku-North are sitting members, per the General Assembly's roster. Not on the November ballot: Pam Queen, 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.
Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic)Incumbent
Kaiser is an educator who has represented District 14 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2002 and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, per the campaign site. She holds a political science degree from the University of Chicago and two master's degrees from the University of Michigan, and previously worked as an economist at the IRS before teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Focuses on supporting working families · Advocates for seniors' needs · Prioritizes initiatives for students and public education (per the campaign site)
Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic)Incumbent
Bernice Mireku-North is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 14 in Montgomery County, per the campaign site. She has served for four years championing education, affordable housing, and economic opportunity, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Expand access to healthcare, mental health services and wellness programs · Invest in community based safety initiatives and support first responders · Create economic opportunity and preserve affordable housing (per the campaign site)
Matt Post (Democratic)
Matt Post is the Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 14 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Labor lawyer and former student member of the Montgomery County school board, running for an open seat left by retiring Del. Pam Queen, per Bethesda Magazine. Resident of Colesville, per Bethesda Magazine.
Priorities: Expand career education and require financial literacy classes for high schoolers · Set a minimum wage for education support professionals · Lower energy costs for families (per the campaign site)
Linda Foley (Democratic), David V. Fraser-Hidalgo (Democratic), Lily Qi (Democratic), Peter Chan (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 15 (3 seats; vote for up to 3); Linda Foley, David V. Fraser-Hidalgo, Lily Qi 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.
Linda Foley (Democratic)Incumbent
Foley worked as a journalist and national union president before her election to the House of Delegates representing District 15 in 2022, per the campaign site. She previously chaired the Montgomery County Democrats, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Protect the environment and fight climate change · Improve transportation and public transit · Support legislation that improves school safety (per the campaign site)
David V. Fraser-Hidalgo (Democratic)Incumbent
Fraser-Hidalgo is a former Montgomery County police officer and small-business owner who has represented District 15 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2013, per the campaign site. Born in Quito, Ecuador, he later worked in web marketing and sales roles before his election and co-founded the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Worked to limit local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration agents · Sponsored a ban on predatory dynamic pricing in grocery stores · Backs expanded access to SNAP benefits and Maryland healthcare programs (per the campaign site)
Lily Qi (Democratic)Incumbent
Qi has served in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2019 representing western and upper Montgomery County and chairs the Economic Development Subcommittee, per the campaign site. She is a graduate of Manchester University, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support clean energy and advanced manufacturing industries · Expand worker protections through paid family and medical leave · Support more inclusive primary elections for independent voters (per the campaign site)
Peter Chan (Republican)
Peter Chan is the Republican candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 15 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Marc Korman (Democratic), Sarah Wolek (Democratic), Teresa Saavedra Woorman (Democratic), Ann Guthrie Hingston (Republican), Bob White (Working Class Party) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 (3 seats; vote for up to 3); Marc Korman, Sarah Wolek, Teresa Saavedra Woorman 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.
Marc Korman (Democratic)Incumbent
Korman is an attorney who has represented District 16 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2014 and chairs the Environment and Transportation Committee, per the campaign site. He previously worked for two members of Congress on transportation, healthcare and environmental policy, and earned degrees from the University of Southern California, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland School of Law, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support economic growth and prosperity · Clean and protect the environment · Rebuild and maintain infrastructure (per the campaign site)
Sarah Wolek (Democratic)Incumbent
Wolek is a former federal budget and policy official who has served as delegate for District 16 since April 2023, per the campaign site. She spent more than a decade working at federal agencies including the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Treasury and Commerce departments, and taught at the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Focuses on protecting vulnerable residents · Prioritizes environmental stewardship · Supports policies to help businesses and communities thrive (per the campaign site)
Teresa Saavedra Woorman (Democratic)Incumbent
Woorman is a delegate for District 16 who spent eight years working in the Maryland General Assembly before her own election and now serves as Deputy Majority Whip, per the campaign site. She describes herself as an immigrant and advocate whose interest in public service grew from gaps she saw in federal policies affecting immigrant families, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Expand access to higher education · Strengthen oversight of healthcare facility transparency · Support clearer food labeling standards (per the campaign site)
Ann Guthrie Hingston (Republican)
Ann Guthrie Hingston is the Republican candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Resident of Bethesda, age 80, with 28 years of federal government service, including on President Reagan's White House speechwriting and public liaison staffs, per The Baltimore Banner. Directed a presidential advisory committee on international trade at the U.S. Information Agency and is a board member of the Montgomery County Taxpayers League, per The Baltimore Banner. Holds a bachelor's degree in public administration from Georgetown University, per The Baltimore Banner. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Government efficiency and oversight of nonprofits receiving state grants and contracts · Utility rate reform and infrastructure oversight · Traffic congestion relief through American Legion Bridge, I-270 and I-495 expansion (per The Baltimore Banner)
Bob White (Working Class Party)
Bob White is the Working Class Party candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), Ryan Spiegel (Democratic), Joe Vogel (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 (3 seats; vote for up to 3); Julie Palakovich Carr, Ryan Spiegel, Joe Vogel 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.
Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic)Incumbent
Palakovich Carr is a biologist who has taught as a substitute science teacher and previously served two terms on the Rockville City Council before her election to the House of Delegates in 2019, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Close corporate tax loopholes · Provide a world class education for every student · Improve roadway safety (per the campaign site)
Ryan Spiegel (Democratic)Incumbent
Spiegel is an attorney focused on small business procurement and civil rights litigation who served 16 years on the Gaithersburg City Council before his election to the House of Delegates, per the campaign site. He serves on the House Appropriations Committee, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Invest in transportation, education and healthcare · Support climate action (per the campaign site)
Joe Vogel (Democratic)Incumbent
Vogel is a delegate representing District 17, first elected in 2022, who immigrated to the United States from Uruguay at age three and was raised in Rockville, per the campaign site. He serves on the Education Subcommittee and the Ways and Means Committee and says he has not accepted corporate PAC money, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Protect workers' right to join a union · Ban lobbyist funded committee dinners · Fully fund public schools and lower costs for families (per the campaign site)
Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), Emily Shetty (Democratic), Jared Solomon (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 18 (3 seats; vote for up to 3); Aaron M. Kaufman, Emily Shetty, Jared Solomon 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.
Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic)Incumbent
Kaufman has served District 18 for 16 years, including four years in the House of Delegates after 12 years in party leadership roles, and is a lifelong resident educated through Montgomery County public schools, Montgomery College and the University of Maryland, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support access to reproductive healthcare decisions · Address climate change · Keep prices down and necessities affordable (per the campaign site)
Emily Shetty (Democratic)Incumbent
Shetty is an attorney and healthcare policy advocate who has represented District 18 since 2018 and chairs the House Democratic Caucus, per the campaign site. She previously served as legislative director for a member of Congress and as senior director of federal legislative affairs for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Has worked to pass legislation lowering healthcare costs for patients · Focuses on protecting vulnerable members of the community · Prioritizes constituent services and support for local schools (per the campaign site)
Jared Solomon (Democratic)Incumbent
Solomon is a former public school teacher who has represented District 18 in the Maryland House of Delegates for two terms and chairs the Personnel Subcommittee, per the campaign site. He previously served as a policy advisor to U.S. Senator Bob Casey and worked at the children's advocacy organization First Focus, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Supports expanding affordable housing and increasing investment in public schools · Focuses on improving public transit, including MARC rail expansion · Backs making higher education more affordable (per the campaign site)
Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic), Vaughn Stewart (Democratic), Christa Tichy (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 19 (3 seats; vote for up to 3); Charlotte Crutchfield, Vaughn Stewart are sitting members, per the General Assembly's roster. Not on the November ballot: Bonnie Cullison, 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.
Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic)Incumbent
Crutchfield is an employment law practitioner and trained mediator who has represented District 19 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2018 and chairs the Corrections Subcommittee, per the campaign site. She previously worked as an Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County and holds a law degree from Boston College Law School, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Focuses on improving life and fostering growth and prosperity for District 19 residents, per the campaign site
Vaughn Stewart (Democratic)Incumbent
Vaughn Stewart is the Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list.
Christa Tichy (Democratic)
Christa Tichy is the Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Master electrician and member of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, from Aspen Hill, per The Baltimore Banner. Graduate of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers apprenticeship program, with an associate degree in construction management from Montgomery College and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Maryland, per Bethesda Magazine. Small business owner, licensed contractor and former Montgomery County high school teacher who directed the first Electrical Career Readiness Program, per Bethesda Magazine.
Priorities: Expand workforce development and training · Support women entering the trades · Expand pre-apprenticeship programs (per the campaign site)
Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic), David Moon (Democratic), Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 20 (4 seats; vote for up to 4); Lorig Charkoudian, David Moon, Jheanelle K. Wilkins are sitting members, per the General Assembly's roster. Not on the November ballot: David Moon, 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.
Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic)Incumbent
Charkoudian is executive director of Community Mediation Maryland and has represented District 20 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2018, serving as Vice Chair of the Economic Matters Committee, per the campaign site. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University and has led community food-access organizations in Takoma Park, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Building a more just and sustainable food system, including food waste recovery programs · Expanding battery storage for grid reliability as part of climate action · Protecting democratic institutions (per the campaign site)
David Moon (Democratic)Incumbent
Moon is a policy attorney and advocacy consultant for progressive organizations who serves as Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 20, per the campaign site. He previously taught political science at UMBC, directed the Democracy Summer PAC, and served as chief operating officer of the electoral-reform group FairVote, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Focuses on maintaining state funding for schools, transportation, healthcare and child care · Prioritizes housing affordability and expanding housing supply · Supports keeping health insurance costs down for Maryland residents (per the campaign site)
Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democratic)Incumbent
Wilkins is director of state and local government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and has represented District 20 since being appointed in 2017, per the campaign site. She holds a sociology degree from the University of Delaware and a public administration master's degree from American University, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Address maternal health disparities · Advance criminal justice reform for minor offenses · Expand voting access including permanent mail in ballots (per the campaign site)
Gabriel Acevero (Democratic), Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), Greg Wims (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 39 (3 seats; vote for up to 3); Gabriel Acevero, Lesley J. Lopez, Greg Wims 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.
Gabriel Acevero (Democratic)Incumbent
Gabriel Acevero is the Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 39 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Gabriel Acevero is a sitting member for the district, per the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website was listed on the State Board of Elections' candidate filing as of September 8, 2026.
Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic)Incumbent
Lopez is an assistant professor at George Washington University who previously worked as a journalist and communications director for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, per the campaign site. She holds degrees from UC San Diego and George Washington University, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Provide student debt relief · Improve healthcare delivery · Guarantee reproductive rights statewide (per the campaign site)
Greg Wims (Democratic)Incumbent
Wims is a delegate representing District 39 who previously directed the Upcounty Regional Services Center for Montgomery County government and held federal roles at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration, per the campaign site. He founded the Victims' Rights Foundation in 1996 and was the first male Head Start teacher in Montgomery County, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support education and teacher advocacy · Expand affordable housing · Create economic opportunity (per the campaign site)
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