Maryland election calendar

This page includes:

• A list of regular election dates in Maryland
• A list of upcoming elections in Maryland
• Information about past elections in Maryland

Regular elections in Maryland

The election dates below reflect regular election dates. Special elections may occur at different times than those listed and in years without regular elections.

Upcoming election dates

2026

June 23, 2026: Primary
November 3, 2026: General election

2027

TBD: Primary
November 2, 2027: General election

Latest election dates

2025

There were no regular statewide elections in Maryland in 2025. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

2024

May 14, 2024: Primary
November 5, 2024: General election

Upcoming elections

See also: Maryland elections, 2026

Upcoming election dates

Recent election dates

Below is a list of all election dates that will occur later this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Maryland	Maryland statewide primary election	Maryland statewide primary election	June 23, 2026
Maryland	Maryland	Maryland statewide general election	November 3, 2026

Below is a list of all election dates that have occurred earlier this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!

Past elections

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Earlier years

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2024.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Maryland	Maryland statewide/presidential preference primary	Maryland statewide/presidential preference primary	May 14, 2024
Maryland	Maryland	Maryland statewide general election	November 5, 2024

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2023.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2022.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Maryland	Maryland statewide primary	Maryland statewide primary	July 19, 2022
Maryland	Maryland	Maryland statewide general election	November 8, 2022

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2021.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Maryland	Annapolis	Annapolis municipal primary election	September 21, 2021
Maryland	Annapolis	Annapolis municipal general election	November 2, 2021
Maryland	Greenbelt	General election	November 2, 2021

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2020.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Maryland	Maryland District 7	Special primary for former U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings.	February 4, 2020
Maryland	Maryland District 7	Special election for former U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings.	April 28, 2020
Maryland	Maryland statewide primary	Maryland statewide primary	June 2, 2020
Maryland	Maryland	Maryland statewide general	November 3, 2020

Below is a list of other election pages in Maryland:

• Maryland elections, 2019
• Maryland elections, 2018
• Maryland elections, 2017
• Maryland elections, 2016
• Maryland elections, 2015
• Maryland elections, 2014
• Maryland elections, 2013
• Maryland elections, 2012

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See also

• Sample Ballot Lookup

• United States congressional delegations from Maryland
• Maryland state executive offices
• Maryland State Legislature
• Courts in Maryland
• List of Maryland ballot measures