Democratic Party primaries in Maryland, 2026
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| Democratic Party primaries, 2026 |
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| Primary Date |
| June 23, 2026 |
| Federal elections |
| Democratic primaries for U.S. House |
| State party |
| Democratic Party of Maryland |
| State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that will take place in Maryland on June 23, 2026.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maryland law stipulates that political parties can determine for themselves who may participate in their primary elections. As of October 2025, both the Democratic and Republican parties operated a closed primary where only a voter affiliated with the party may vote in a party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Federal elections
U.S. House
District 1
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 2
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- John Olszewski Jr. (Incumbent)
- Enrico Bailey
- Clint Spellman Jr.
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 3
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 4
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Glenn Ivey (Incumbent)
- Khyre Edwards
- Anthony Field
- Joseph Gomes
- Shavonne Hedgepeth
- Jakeya Johnson
- Jonathan White
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 5
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mark Kenneth Arness
- Rushern Baker III
- Quincy Bareebe
- Wala Blegay
- Adrian Boafo
- Reuben Collins II
- Ellis Colvin
- Harry Dunn
- Arthur Ellis
- Elldwnia English
- Terry Jackson
- Harry Jarin
- Walter Kirkland
- Jerry Lightfoot
- Heather Luper
- James Makle Jr.
- Leigha Messick
- Keith Salkowski
- Kenneth Simons
- Alexis Solis
- Tracy Starr
- Dave Sundberg
- Harold Tolbert
- Nicole Williams
- Steny Hoyer (Incumbent)
- Jennifer Cross
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 6
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- April McClain-Delaney (Incumbent)
- George Gluck
- Alexis Goldstein
- Daniel Krakower
- David Trone
- Ethan Wechtaluk
- Kiambo White
- Altimont Wilks
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 7
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 8
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jamie Raskin (Incumbent)
- J.D. Kumar
- Stephen Leon
- Boris Velasquez
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyState elections
State Senate
- See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2026
Republican
House of Delegates
State executive offices
Four state executive offices are up for election in Maryland in 2026:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Comptroller
Governor of Maryland
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Wes Moore (Incumbent)
- Eric Felber
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Aruna Miller (Incumbent)
- LaTrece Hawkins Lytes
Attorney General of Maryland
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Anthony G. Brown (Incumbent)
Maryland Comptroller
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Brooke Elizabeth Lierman (Incumbent)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Maryland
Context of the 2026 elections
Maryland Party Control: 1992-2026
Twenty-three years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
State party overview
Democratic Party of Maryland
- See also: Democratic Party of Maryland
| Party control in Maryland | |
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| Governor | Democratic |
| Senate | Democratic |
| House | Democratic |
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Maryland has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature.
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Maryland. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Maryland with 60.3 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 33.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1789 and 2016, Maryland voted Democratic 52 percent of the time and Republican 21 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Maryland voted Democratic all five times.[2]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
