| The Green Papers: Maryland 2026 General Election |
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Maryland
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 23 June 2026 General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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The Democratic and Republican Parties nominate by Primary. The Green and Bread and Roses Parties nominate by Convention. In November 2024, the Libertarian Party failed to receive 1% of the vote for President and is no longer a ballot qualified party. Election Dates and Candidate List from the State Board of Elections. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Angela D. Alsobrooks • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2030 |
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| Class 3 | Democratic | Senator Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. • Previously served in the U.S. Congress elected: 2002-2014. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2016; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
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Democratic | Governor Wes Moore • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| Candidate list (9) | |||||
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Democratic | Ralph Jaffe • for Lieutenant Governor: Donald Palmore |
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Democratic | Governor Wes Moore • for Lieutenant Governor: Aruna Miller |
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Republican | state Delegate Christopher "Eric" Bouchat | |||
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Republican | Carl A. Brunner, Jr. • for Lieutenant Governor: Kevin Rhodes |
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Republican | Ed Hale, Sr. | |||
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Republican | state Senator Stephen S. "Steve" Hershey, Jr. | |||
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Republican | John A. Myrick • for Lieutenant Governor: Brenda Thiam |
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Republican | Kurt Wedekind • for Lieutenant Governor: Shannon Wright |
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Green | Andy Ellis • for Lieutenant Governor: Owen Silverman Andrews |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on same ticket with the Governor. No separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov | |||||
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Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| 119th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Undetermined); 7 Democratic (6 Undetermined, 1 Open) | |||||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
CD 1 |
Republican | Member of Congress Andrew P. "Andy" Harris • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (8) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Victor Guidice • FEC H6MD01353 |
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Democratic | Terrence Rogers • FEC H6MD01312 |
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Democratic | Daniel "Dan" Schwartz • FEC H6MD01320; 30 Sep 25; Tot $211,604; Dsb $123,803 |
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Democratic | former St. Michaels Town Commissioner George Martin Walish, Jr. • FEC H6MD01338 |
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Democratic | Randi White • FEC H6MD01346 |
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Republican | Chris Bruneau | |||
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Republican | Member of Congress Andrew P. "Andy" Harris • FEC H8MD01094; 30 Sep 25; Tot $842,837; Dsb $465,840 |
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Unaffiliated | Edward Shlikas | |||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 |
Democratic | Member of Congress John Anthony "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr. • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Enrico Bailey, Jr. • FEC H6MD02286 |
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Democratic | Member of Congress John Anthony "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr. • FEC H4MD02232; 30 Sep 25; Tot $486,348; Dsb $234,649 |
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Democratic | Clinton Benjamin "Clint" Spellman, Jr. • FEC H6MD02278 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Sarah Kelly Elfreth • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (5) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Austin Dyches | |||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Sarah Kelly Elfreth • FEC H4MD03156; 30 Sep 25; Tot $545,652; Dsb $284,178 |
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Democratic | Felix Mark Seier • FEC H6MD03482 |
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Republican | Ray Bly | |||
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Republican | Bernard "Berney" Flowers | |||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Glenn F. Ivey • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (7) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Khyre Edwards • FEC H6MD04365 or H6MD04373 • FEC H6MD04365 |
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Democratic | Anthony Field • FEC H6MD04324 |
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Democratic | Shavonne N. Hedgepeth | |||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Glenn F. Ivey • FEC H2MD04315; 30 Sep 25; Tot $270,021; Dsb $232,009 |
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Democratic | Jakeya Johnson • FEC H6MD04332 |
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Democratic | Jonathan White • FEC H6MD04340 or H6MD04357 • FEC H6MD04340 |
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Republican | George E. McDermott | |||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 5 Open |
Democratic | Member of Congress Steny Hamilton Hoyer • First elected in a special election: May 1981 re: Congress declaring Congresswoman Gladys Spellman's seat vacant due to her coma. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Open Seat - 10 November 2025: Unconfirmed media reports state Member of Congress Steny Hamilton Hoyer plans to retire. 8 January 2026: Member of Congress Steny Hamilton Hoyer announces retirement. "I did not want to be one of those members who clearly stayed, outstayed his or her ability to do the job.... " |
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| Candidate list (18) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Mark Arness | |||
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Democratic | Quincy Bareebe • FEC H4MD05235; 30 Sep 25; Tot $637,277; Dsb $134,744 |
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Democratic | Walakewon N. "Wala" Blegay • FEC H6MD05339 |
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Democratic | state Delegate Adrian A. Boafo • FEC H6MD05321 |
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Democratic | Ellis D. Colvin | |||
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Democratic | Jennifer "Jen" Cross • FEC H6MD05362 |
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Democratic | Elldwnia "Ella" English | |||
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Democratic | Terry Antonio Jackson, II • FEC H6MD05289 |
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Democratic | Harry Jarin • FEC H6MD05255; 30 Sep 25; Tot $117,419; Dsb $36,582 |
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Democratic | Walter Kirkland • FEC H6MD05313 |
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Democratic | Heather Marie Luper • FEC H6MD05297 |
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Democratic | Alexis Solis • 15 July 2025: Filed for the election in 2025. • FEC H6MD05263 |
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Democratic | Tracy Starr • FEC H6MD05347 |
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Democratic | state Delegate Nicole A. Williams • FEC H6MD05354 |
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Republican | Bryan DuVal Cubero | |||
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Republican | Michelle Talkington • FEC H4MD05219; 31 Dec 25; Tot $105; Dsb $2,992 |
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Other Candidates | Mildred Marie Hall • FEC H6MD05305 |
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Unaffiliated | Brian Stephen Jordan • FEC H6MD05271 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress April McClain Delaney • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (10) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | George Gluck • FEC H2MD08175; 31 Mar 25; Tot $5; Dsb $0 |
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Democratic | Daniel M. "Dan" Krakower | |||
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Democratic | Member of Congress April McClain Delaney • FEC H4MD06340; 30 Sep 25; Tot $900,557; Dsb $322,332 |
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Democratic | former Member of Congress David J. Trone • Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the US House: 2016; first elected: 2018, re-elected 2020, 2022. Ran for the US Senate but did not receive his party's nomination: 2024. • FEC H6MD08549; 31 Dec 25; Tot $6,010,148; Dsb $2,383,972 |
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Democratic | Ethan Parrott Wechtaluk • FEC H6MD06295 |
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Republican | Christopher Michael Burnett • FEC H6MD06279; 30 Sep 25; Tot $40,645; Dsb $7,135 |
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Republican | former state Delegate Robin Ficker • FEC H6MD06287; 30 Sep 25; Tot $135,135; Dsb $125,719 |
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Republican | Chris Hyser • 20 October 2025: Withdrew as unaffiliated. 25 November 2025: Filed with the FEC as a Republican. • FEC H4MD06258; 31 Dec 25; Tot $0; Dsb $128,203 |
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Republican | former state Delegate Neil Conrad Parrott • FEC H0MD06231; 30 Sep 25; Tot $19,209; Dsb $15,615 |
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Green | Moshe Y. Landman | |||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Kweisi Mfume • First elected: 1986, re-elected: 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994. Resigned 15 February 1996 to take the position of Chief Executive Officer, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; re-elected in a Special Election: 28 April 2020 [re: passing of Member of Congress Elijah E. Cummings]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (7) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Hadley Ophelia Anthony • FEC H6MD07517 |
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Democratic | Baltimore City Council Member Mark Steven Conway, Jr. • FEC H6MD07509 |
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Democratic | Theo Ralph Gillespie • FEC H6MD07525 |
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Democratic | Member of Congress Kweisi Mfume • FEC H6MD07020; 30 Sep 25; Tot $131,502; Dsb $119,691 |
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Republican | Scott M. Collier | |||
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Independent | PJ Jackson | |||
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Unaffiliated | Kai Olaf Ketelhut • ? |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Stephen Alan Leon • FEC H6MD08622; 30 Sep 25; Tot $1,926; Dsb $1,926 |
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Democratic | Member of Congress Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin • FEC H6MD08457; 30 Sep 25; Tot $3,527,723; Dsb $2,422,654 |
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Republican | Cheryl Riley • FEC H4MD08213; 30 Sep 25; Tot $9,436; Dsb $2,206 |
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Green | Nancy Wallace | |||
| 28 December 2022: Member of Congress Jamin B. "Jamie" Raskin announced that he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. | |||||
| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
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Democratic | Attorney General Anthony Gregory Brown • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (1) | |||||
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Democratic | Attorney General Anthony Gregory Brown | |||
| Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
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Democratic | Comptroller Brooke Elizabeth Lierman • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 45 candidates | |
| • Republican: 1 incumbent, 19 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Green (affiliates): 3 candidates | |
| • Libertarian | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Progressive | |
| • Unity | |
| Independents | |
| • Independent: 1 candidate | |
| • Other Candidates: 1 candidate | |
| • Unaffiliated: 3 candidates | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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