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Talbot County, MD

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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U.S. House, Maryland District 1
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Dan Schwartz portrait
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Dan Schwartz
DEM
Biography
Schwartz is a consumer protection specialist with more than 14 years of experience working with state and federal regulators, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, per the campaign site. He lives in Bellevue, Maryland, with his wife, a family nurse practitioner in Dorchester County, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • The first district comes first
  • Tackle the affordability crisis
  • Protect individual freedoms
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Andy Harris
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Harris is a physician who practiced anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital for nearly three decades before entering politics, per the campaign site. He earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and served more than 16 years in the Naval Reserve Medical Corps, reaching the rank of Commander, per the campaign site. He was elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1998 and now serves in the U.S. House, where he chairs the House Freedom Caucus and the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington
  • Advocating for constituent priorities in Congress
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the House's September 2025 version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, the annual defense policy bill (this is not the vote on the final bill), which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
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Edward Shlikas
Unaffiliated
Biography
Edward Shlikas, of Jarrettsville in Harford County, is certified as an unaffiliated candidate for U.S. House Maryland District 1 in the November 2026 general election, per Maryland State Board of Elections 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Dan Schwartz (Democratic), Andy Harris (Republican), Edward Shlikas (Unaffiliated) meet on the November 3 ballot for Maryland's 1st Congressional District, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026). Andy Harris is the sitting member, per the House roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary; unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition.
Governor
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
Wes Moore portrait
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Wes Moore
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Economic opportunity and pathways to work, wages, and wealth
  • Public safety
  • Housing and transportation investment
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Dan Cox
REP
Biography
Dan Cox is the Republican nominee for Maryland governor, winning the June 23 primary in a nine-candidate field and setting up a rematch of the 2022 race against Gov. Wes Moore. An attorney and former state delegate, he campaigns on parental rights, lower taxes, and election integrity. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; dancoxformaryland.com no longer resolves.
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Andy Ellis
Green
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Stop the data centers
  • End the corruption of the two-party system
  • Build an economy that works for all of Maryland
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Cathy White
Working Class Party
Biography
Cathy White is the Working Class Party candidate for Maryland governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, with Cathy Permut as the running mate for lieutenant governor, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list. No campaign website was listed on the State Board of Elections' filing as of September 8, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Anthony G. Brown
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Civil rights enforcement
  • Consumer protection
  • Public safety
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James Rutledge
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Fight crime at every level
  • Combat hackers, cyber predators and scam artists who target the elderly
  • Protect clean water and the Chesapeake Bay
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Comptroller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Brooke Lierman
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Modernize state fiscal systems
  • Economic opportunity
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SD
Sonya Dunn
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Wants better revenue forecasting and stronger procurement oversight through the Board of Public Works
  • Emphasizes fighting fraud, waste and abuse in state government spending
  • Wants greater transparency and accountability from the Comptroller's office
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Countywide races in Talbot County

ZIP 21665 sits in Talbot County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Talbot County races (2).

Maryland Senate District 37
2 candidates
County ▾
Katie G. Clendaniel portrait
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Katie G. Clendaniel
DEM
Biography
Clendaniel studied Social Anthropology at Massey University in New Zealand and did graduate work in Applied Anthropology at the University of Maryland from 2006 to 2009, per the campaign site. The site describes about twenty years of work bringing people, plans and resources together on downtown revitalization, housing, small business support, placemaking and infrastructure on the Eastern Shore, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lowering costs and holding utilities accountable
  • Jobs, small businesses and apprenticeships
  • Rural health care close to home
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Johnny Mautz
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Johnny Mautz is a Maryland state senator representing the 37th District, serving the Eastern Shore communities of Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot and Wicomico counties, per the campaign site. He has eight years of experience in the House of Delegates and three years in the Senate, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Opposes state spending increases that he says have driven up energy bills and fees
  • Focuses on supporting watermen, farmers and local families on the Eastern Shore
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Katie G. Clendaniel (Democratic), Johnny Mautz (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland Senate District 37; Johnny Mautz 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. Every address in Talbot County is in this district, per the certified district list.
Maryland House of Delegates District 37B
4 candidates
County ▾
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Edmund J. Barrett
DEM
Biography
Barrett is a retired Army colonel who has worked as a school teacher, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a Habitat for Humanity volunteer, and he lives in Salisbury with his wife and four children, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Work with local businesses, farmers and industries to grow the Eastern Shore's economy
  • Focus on affordability and the cost of living for Shore families
  • Prioritize water and air quality and expanding affordable housing
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Michele W. Johnson
DEM
Biography
Michele W. Johnson has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and more than 10 years in federal and state government, per her campaign site. She served eight years on the board of Congressman Elijah Cummings' Youth Program, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Support quality public schools, libraries, parks and higher education access
  • Support small businesses, watermen, farmers and heritage tourism
  • Address climate change, clean air and water, and flood protection
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Chris Adams portrait
CA
Chris Adams
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Chris Adams is the Republican candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 37B on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Chris Adams 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.
Full profile
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Tom Hutchinson
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Hutchinson founded a home services company on the Eastern Shore in 2020 after 30 years leading sales and marketing teams for national healthcare analytics organizations, per the campaign site. He holds an MBA from Loyola University Maryland and has served on the Cambridge Main Street board, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Expand access to affordable healthcare and mental health services
  • Lower energy and utility costs
  • Support farmers and watermen
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Edmund J. Barrett (Democratic), Michele W. Johnson (Democratic), Chris Adams (Republican), Tom Hutchinson (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Maryland House of Delegates District 37B (2 seats; vote for up to 2); Chris Adams, Tom Hutchinson are sitting members, per the General Assembly's roster. Also filed but not printing: Marco Antonio Garcia (declined), per the State Board of Elections. 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. Every address in Talbot County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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