Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 23 Democratic primary)
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| 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. |
| Race ratings |
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic |
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A Democratic Party primary takes place on June 23, 2026, in Maryland to determine which candidates will earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election on November 3, 2026.
In Maryland, gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial candidates run for election together on a single ticket in both the primary and the general election.
This page focuses on Maryland's Democratic Party gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Maryland's Republican gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)
- Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
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
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Governor
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland
Incumbent Wes Moore is running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland on June 23, 2026.
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Lieutenant governor
Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Maryland
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Maryland's 1st | Andy Harris | R+8 |
| Maryland's 2nd | John Olszewski Jr. | D+10 |
| Maryland's 3rd | Sarah Elfreth | D+12 |
| Maryland's 4th | Glenn Ivey | D+39 |
| Maryland's 5th | Steny Hoyer | D+17 |
| Maryland's 6th | April McClain-Delaney | D+3 |
| Maryland's 7th | Kweisi Mfume | D+31 |
| Maryland's 8th | Jamie Raskin | D+30 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris  |
Donald Trump  |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland's 1st | 40.0% | 57.0% |
| Maryland's 2nd | 58.0% | 40.0% |
| Maryland's 3rd | 60.0% | 37.0% |
| Maryland's 4th | 85.0% | 12.0% |
| Maryland's 5th | 66.0% | 32.0% |
| Maryland's 6th | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| Maryland's 7th | 78.0% | 19.0% |
| Maryland's 8th | 77.0% | 20.0% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 73.1% of Marylanders lived in one of the state's 7 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 21.2% lived in one of 14 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Maryland was Solid Democratic, having voted for Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Kamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Maryland following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.[1]
| Maryland county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 7 | 73.1% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 14 | 21.2% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 1 | 4.7% | |||||
| Battleground Republican | 2 | 0.9% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 8 | 77.9% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 16 | 22.1% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Maryland presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 22 Democratic wins
- 10 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Maryland.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Maryland
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Maryland.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Maryland's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Maryland | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 8 | 10 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Maryland's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Wes Moore |
| Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller |
| Secretary of State | Susan Lee |
| Attorney General | Anthony Brown |
State legislature
Maryland State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 34 | |
| Republican Party | 13 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | |
Maryland House of Delegates
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 102 | |
| Republican Party | 38 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 141 | |
Trifecta control
Maryland Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty-two 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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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The table below details demographic data in Maryland and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Maryland | ||
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| Maryland | United States | |
| Population | 6,177,224 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 9,710 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 49.6% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 29.6% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 7.4% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.1% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 42.7% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $101,652 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.3% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State profile
| Demographic data for Maryland | ||
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| Maryland | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 5,994,983 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 9,707 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 57.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 29.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 9% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 37.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $74,551 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 10.7% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Maryland. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Maryland
Maryland voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ This analysis includes Maryland's 23 counties and the independent city of Baltimore.
