Takoma Park, Maryland sample ballot 2026

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.

Wells is a Certified Public Accountant with a master's degree in taxation, per her campaign site. She is a mother of two, per her campaign site.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 was found as of September 8, 2026.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.