Democratic Party primaries in Maryland, 2026

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Democratic Party primaries, 2026

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.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Maryland, 2026 (June 23 Democratic primaries)

The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Maryland are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect eight candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's eight U.S. House districts. The primary is June 23, 2026. The filing deadline is February 24, 2026. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.

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District 1

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Victor Guidice
• Terrence Rogers
• Dan Schwartz 
• George Walish 
• Randi White 

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District 2

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• John Olszewski Jr. (Incumbent)
• Enrico Bailey

District 3

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Sarah Elfreth (Incumbent)
• Felix Seier

District 4

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Glenn Ivey (Incumbent)
• Khyre Edwards
• Anthony Field 
• Jakeya Johnson 
• Jonathan White 

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District 5

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Steny Hoyer (Incumbent)
• Quincy Bareebe
• Terry Jackson 
• Harry Jarin
• Heather Luper

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District 6

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• April McClain-Delaney (Incumbent)
• David Trone
• Ethan Wechtaluk 

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District 7

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Kweisi Mfume (Incumbent)
• Hadley Anthony
• Mark Conway

District 8

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Jamie Raskin (Incumbent)
• Stephen Leon 

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State elections

State Senate

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2026

Elections for the Maryland State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 23, 2026. The filing deadline is February 24, 2026. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.

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House of Delegates

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2026

Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 23, 2026. The filing deadline is February 24, 2026. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.

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Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2026
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. The candidate list in this election may not be complete. Please contact Ballotpedia about candidate additions, withdrawals, or disqualifications.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1A		Tim Thomas
District 1B
District 1C
District 2A  (2 seats)
District 2B
District 3  (3 seats)
District 4  (3 seats)
District 5  (3 seats)		April Rose (i) Chris Tomlinson (i) Sallie Taylor Steve Whisler
District 6  (3 seats)
District 7A  (2 seats)
District 7B
District 8  (3 seats)
District 9A  (2 seats)
District 9B
District 10  (3 seats)
District 11A
District 11B  (2 seats)
District 12A  (2 seats)	John Handley
District 12B
District 13  (3 seats)
District 14  (3 seats)	Anne Kaiser (i) Bernice Mireku-North (i)
District 15  (3 seats)
District 16  (3 seats)	Marc Korman (i) Teresa Woorman (i) Tazeen Ahmad
District 17  (3 seats)	Julie Palakovich Carr (i) Ryan Spiegel (i) Joe Vogel (i)
District 18  (3 seats)	Aaron Kaufman (i)
District 19  (3 seats)
District 20  (3 seats)
District 21  (3 seats)
District 22  (3 seats)
District 23  (3 seats)
District 24  (3 seats)
District 25  (3 seats)
District 26  (3 seats)
District 27A
District 27B
District 27C
District 28  (3 seats)
District 29A	Jennifer Clancy	Matt Morgan (i)
District 29B		B.J. Hall
District 29C
District 30A  (2 seats)
District 30B
District 31  (3 seats)
District 32  (3 seats)
District 33A
District 33B
District 33C
District 34A  (2 seats)
District 34B
District 35A  (2 seats)
District 35B
District 36  (3 seats)
District 37A
District 37B  (2 seats)
District 38A
District 38B
District 38C
District 39  (3 seats)
District 40  (3 seats)	Crystal Jackson Parker
District 41  (3 seats)
District 42A
District 42B
District 42C
District 43A  (2 seats)
District 43B
District 44A
District 44B  (2 seats)
District 45  (3 seats)
District 46  (3 seats)	Luke Clippinger (i) Mark Edelson (i) Robbyn Lewis (i)	Jeremy Amason
District 47A  (2 seats)
District 47B

State executive offices

See also: Maryland state executive official elections, 2026

Four state executive offices are up for election in Maryland in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Comptroller

To see a full list of candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.

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Governor of Maryland

Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Wes Moore (Incumbent)

Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Attorney General of Maryland

Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Maryland Comptroller

Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Maryland

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Context of the 2026 elections

Maryland Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty-two years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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State party overview

Democratic Party of Maryland

See also: Democratic Party of Maryland

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

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.

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