2026 Maryland elections

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The2026 Maryland elections will be held in thestate ofMaryland on November 3, 2026, alongside thenationwide midterm elections. Elections will be held forgovernor as well as all 8 of the state'sU.S. House of Representatives seats, most statewide offices, eightcounty executives, all 141 seats in theMaryland House of Delegates, all 47 seats in theMaryland Senate, and other state andlocal elections. Oneballot measure is scheduled to be on the ballot. Primary elections will be held on June 23, 2026.^[1]

Maryland is generally considered to be one of thebluest states in the United States, consistently supportingDemocrats statewide by wide margins for the past three decades.^[2][3][4][5] In the2022 election cycle, Democrats expanded theirsupermajorities in both chambers of the state legislature andflipped the governorship.^[6][7] The state has not voted for aRepublican for President since1988, whenGeorge H.W. Bush swept most of the nation.^[8] Democrats have controlled both of Maryland's United States Senate seats since1986.^[9] Maryland gaveKamala Harris her third strongest margin of victory across the country in2024, behindVermont and theDistrict of Columbia.^[10]

All of Maryland's 8 seats in theUnited States House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. United States representatives serve two year terms.^[11]

Following the2024 elections, 7 seats are held by Democrats, and one seat is held by a Republican,Andy Harris.^[12] State legislators are considering redrawing the state's congressional maps for the 2026 election cycle, which would likely eliminate the only Republican leaning seat in the state,MD-01.^{[13][14][15][16]}

Incumbent Democratic governorWes Moore was first elected in2022 with 64.5% of the vote. He is running for re-election.^[17]

Firearms business owner Carl Brunner,Baltimore Blast ownerEd Hale, U.S. Senate candidate John Myrick, and farmer Kurt Wedekind are running for the Republican nomination.^{[18][19][20][21]} State delegateChristopher Bouchat is expected to announce a bid for the Republican nomination, and minority leader of theMaryland SenateSteve Hershey has formed an exploratory committee.^[22][23]

Incumbent Democratic attorney generalAnthony Brown was first elected in2022 with 65.0% of the vote. He is running for re-election.^[24]

Incumbent Democratic comptrollerBrooke Lierman was first elected in2022 with 61.6% of the vote. She is running for re-election.^[25]

All 47 seats in theMaryland Senate and 141 seats in theMaryland House of Delegates are up for election in 2026. State senators and delegates serve four year terms.^[26]

Following the2022 elections, Democrats expanded theirsupermajority in the State Senate to 34 seats and in the House of Delegates to 102 seats. Republicans hold 13 seats in the State Senate and 39 seats in the House of Delegates.^[6][7]

Elections forcounty executives in eight of Maryland's 23 counties and numerous local elections will also take place in 2026. County executive elections will be held inAnne Arundel,Baltimore,Frederick,Harford,Howard,Montgomery,Prince George's, andWicomico counties.^[27]

One ballot measure is scheduled to be on the November 2026 ballot in Maryland. HB0788 would allow the chair of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities to request the governor to appoint a temporary member to the commission or extend the term of a member in the event of a vacancy.^[28]

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