Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2026

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Maryland's 6th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: February 24, 2026
Primary: June 23, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Maryland
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 6th Congressional District of Maryland, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is June 23, 2026. The filing deadline is February 24, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Democratic primary)
• Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
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General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent April McClain-Delaney and Ethan Wechtaluk are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate
		April McClain-Delaney
		Ethan Wechtaluk

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Christopher Burnett and Neil Parrott are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate
		Christopher Burnett
		Neil Parrott

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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Maryland

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Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
April McClain-Delaney	Democratic Party	$528,779	$218,407	$323,251	As of June 30, 2025
Ethan Wechtaluk	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Christopher Burnett	Republican Party	$7,079	$208	$6,870	As of June 30, 2025
Neil Parrott	Republican Party	$17,538	$14,936	$7,216	As of June 30, 2025
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/2/2025	8/26/2025	8/19/2025	8/12/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 6

April McClain-Delaney defeated Neil Parrott in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		April McClain-Delaney (D)	53.0	199,788
		Neil Parrott (R)	46.7	175,974
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	862

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,624
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jason Johnson (Unaffiliated)
• Moshe Landman (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		April McClain-Delaney	40.4	22,985
		Joe Vogel	26.2	14,940
		Ashwani Jain	8.3	4,750
		Tekesha Martinez	7.0	3,992
		Lesley Lopez	4.6	2,600
		Laurie-Anne Sayles	3.2	1,845
		Destiny West	1.9	1,086
		Mohammad Mozumder	1.8	1,005
		Joel Rubin	1.4	820
		Peter Choharis	1.4	818
		Geoffrey Grammer	1.1	651
		George Gluck	0.8	437
		Kiambo White	0.7	401
		Stephen McDow	0.4	246
		Altimont Wilks	0.3	179
		Adrian Petrus	0.3	166

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,921
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mia Mason (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil Parrott	45.9	22,604
		Dan Cox	30.1	14,797
		Mariela Roca	12.3	6,071
		Tom Royals	4.2	2,060
		Chris Hyser	3.3	1,625
		Brenda Thiam	3.3	1,607
		Todd Puglisi	0.9	446

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,210
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Heath Barnes (R)

2022

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent David Trone defeated Neil Parrott in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone (D)	54.7	140,295
		Neil Parrott (R)	45.2	115,771
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	332

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 256,398
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David August (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent David Trone defeated Ben Smilowitz and George Gluck in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone	79.0	44,370
		Ben Smilowitz	16.0	8,995
		George Gluck	5.0	2,789

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,154
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Heba Zayas (D)
• Carleah Summers (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil Parrott	62.6	31,665
		Matthew Foldi	14.8	7,497
		Mariela Roca	7.6	3,858
		Colt Black	7.5	3,789
		Jonathan Jenkins	6.7	3,406
		Robert Poissonnier	0.8	400

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,615
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2020

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent David Trone defeated Neil Parrott, George Gluck, and Jason Herrick in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone (D)	58.8	215,540
		Neil Parrott (R)	39.2	143,599
		George Gluck (G)	1.9	6,893
	Submit photo	Jason Herrick (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	46
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	356

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 366,434
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peter James (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent David Trone defeated Maxwell Bero in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone	72.4	65,655
		Maxwell Bero	27.6	25,037

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,692
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Preeti Jayant Panchal (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Neil Parrott defeated Kevin Caldwell and Chris Meyyur in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil Parrott	65.2	28,804
		Kevin Caldwell	25.5	11,258
		Chris Meyyur	9.3	4,113

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,175
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District analysis

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See also

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Footnotes

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Maryland's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Angela Alsobrooks (D)

Chris Hollen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Andrew Harris (R)

District 2

John Olszewski (D)

District 3

Sarah Elfreth (D)

District 4

Glenn Ivey (D)

District 5

Steny Hoyer (D)

District 6

April McClain-Delaney (D)

District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D)

District 8

Jamie Raskin (D)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (1)

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