MARYLAND

Your complete directory of Maryland candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

"It isn't 'official' to political insiders until you see the candidate's name listed on Politics1." -- Governor Larry Hogan (2012)

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): February 24, 2026 Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Indep): August 3, 2026 Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 15, 2026 Primary: June 30, 2026

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on May 2, 2025

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Wes Moore (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ed Hale (D) - Retired Bank CEO
Ralph Jaffe (D) - Retired Teacher & Frequent Candidate
Bob Ehrlich (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Congressman & Ex-State Del.
Robin Ficker (R) - Ex-State Del., Real Estate Broker, Disbarred Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Larry Hogan (R) - Ex-Governor, Businessman & '24 US Sen Nominee
John Myrick (R) - Retired USAF Veteran, Ex-Police Officer & '24 US Sen Candidate
Andy Ellis (G) - Ex-State Green Party Chair, Business Intel Analyst & '18 St Del Nominee

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Aruna Miller (D)*

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Brooke Lierman (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Anthony Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House of Delegates - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. SENATOR:

Chris Van Hollen (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

Angela Alsobrooks (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2030.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Andy Harris (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Bruneau (R) - Damage Restoration Building Contractor & '24 Candidate
Jake Day (D) - State Housing Secretary, Ex-Salisbury Mayor & Army Reserve Officer
Terrence Rogers (D) - Pastor
Dan Schwartz (D) - State Banking Regulator & Consumer Advocate
George Walish (D) - Ex-St Michaels Town Commissioner & Retired Businessman

District 2:
Johnny Olszewski (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dave Wallace (R) - Businessman & Frequent Candidate

District 3:
Sarah Elfreth (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John Rea (D) - Salesman & Frequent Candidate 

District 4:
Glenn Ivey (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Tracy Starr (D)
George McDermott (R) - Retired Construction Contractor & Frequent Candidate

District 5:
Steny Hoyer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Elldwnia "Ella" English (D) - HR Professional, Doctoral Student & Community Activist
Jordan Eversley (R) - Marketing Manager
Michelle Talkington (R) - Businesswoman, Youth Minister, '24 Nominee & '22 St Sen Nominee

District 6:
April McClain Delaney (D)* - (Campaign Site)
George Gluck (D) - IT Consultant, Progressive Activist & Frequent Candidate
Neil Parrott (R) - Ex-State Del., Traffic Engineer & Frequent Candidate
Hajra Kirmani (I) - Realtor
Moshe Landman (G) - Attorney, Mortgage Broker, '24 Candidate & '22 St Sen Nominee

District 7:
Kweisi Mfume (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Collier (R) - Construction Contractor & Frequent Candidate

District 8:
Jamie Raskin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Marc Lande (D) - '18 St Del Candidate
Cheryl Riley (R) - Public Relations Consultant, '24 Nominee & '22 County Council Nominee
Nancy Wallace (G) - Technology Consultant & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

American Solidarity Party of Maryland (ASP)
Constitution Party of Maryland (C)
Maryland Democratic Party (D)
Maryland Green Party (G)
Libertarian Party of Maryland (L)
Maryland Republican Party (R)
Working Class Party (WCP)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Maryland State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

The Afro (African American)
Annapolis Capital Gazette
Baltimore Banner
Baltimore Beat
Baltimore Brew
Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore Jewish Times
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Times (African American)
The Bay Net
Bay Weekly
Carroll County Times
Cumberland Times-News
Delmarva.now
Easton Star Democrat
Frederick News-Post
Garrett County Republican
Hagerstown Herald-Mail
Latin Opinion Baltimore (Spanish)
Maryland Daily Record (Business & Legal News)
Maryland Matters
Maryland Reporter
Montgomery County Media
MyEasternShoreMD
Prince George's Post (African American)
Salisbury Independent / Bay to Bay News
Salisbury University Flyer
Southern Maryland Chronicle
Southern Maryland News Net
University of Maryland Diamondback
Washington Blade (LGBT)
Washington Hispanic (Spanish)
Washington Post
Washington Times

Maryland Public Television (MPT)
WMAR TV-2 (ABC - Baltimore)
WBAL TV-11 (NBC - Baltimore)
WJZ TV-13 (CBS - Baltimore)
WBFF TV-45 (FOX - Baltimore)
WRC TV-4 (NBC - DC Metro)
WTTG TV-5 (FOX - DC Metro)
WJLA TV-7 (ABC - DC Metro)
WUSA TV-9 (CBS - DC Metro)
WFDC TV-15 (Univision - DC Metro)
WZDC TV-44 (Telemundo - DC Metro)
WDVM TV-25 (Hagerstown)
WBOC TV-16 (CBS - Salisbury)
WSJD TV-42 (Telemundo - Salisbury)
WMDT TV-47 (ABC - Salisbury)
WBAL News Radio (Baltimore)
WYPR Public Radio (NPR - Baltimore)
WTOP News Radio (DC Metro)