2026 Endorsed Candidates
Endorsed candidates are organized by Maryland county. Candidates whose districts span multiple counties appear in each applicable county section.
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Allegany County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Ashley Emerick |
State Senate |
District 1 |
| Seth Funk |
House of Delegates |
District 1C |
| Chelsea Boor |
County Commissioner |
— |
| Gary Taylor |
Board of Education |
At Large |
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Anne Arundel County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Heidi Buchanan Schmidt |
House of Delegates |
District 31 |
| Joan Barone Cole |
House of Delegates |
District 31 |
| Dana Jones |
House of Delegates |
District 30A |
| Dawn D. Gile |
State Senate |
District 33 |
| Heather Bagnall |
House of Delegates |
District 33C |
| Kelly M. Smith |
County Council |
District 1 |
| Rebecca Baucom |
County Council |
District 3 |
| Natalie Ogilvie |
County Council |
District 5 |
| Everett Sesker |
Sheriff |
— |
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Baltimore City
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Melissa Wells |
House of Delegates |
District 40 |
| Malcolm Ruff |
State Senate |
District 41 |
| Sandy Rosenberg |
House of Delegates |
District 41 |
| Regina T. Boyce |
House of Delegates |
District 43A |
| Elizabeth Embry |
House of Delegates |
District 43A |
| Ashley Esposito |
Board of Education |
At Large |
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Baltimore County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Jennifer White Holland |
House of Delegates |
District 10 |
| Robin Harvey |
House of Delegates |
District 10 |
| Shelly Hettleman |
State Senate |
District 11 |
| Cheryl Pasteur |
House of Delegates |
District 11A |
| Dana Stein |
House of Delegates |
District 11B |
| Michele Guyton |
House of Delegates |
District 42B |
| Charles Sydnor |
State Senate |
District 44 |
| Sheila Ruth |
House of Delegates |
District 44B |
| Aletheia McCaskill |
House of Delegates |
District 44B |
| Makeda Scott |
County Council |
District 3 |
| Karson Kamenetz |
County Council |
District 4 |
| Cari Santiago |
County Council |
District 7 |
| Sharonda Dillard-Huffman |
County Council |
District 8 |
| Sarah R. David |
State’s Attorney |
— |
| Clyde Boatwright |
Sheriff |
— |
| Kelli Slattery McClelland |
Board of Education |
District 3 |
| Stacy L. McNish |
Board of Education |
District 7 |
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Calvert County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Chuck Borges |
State Senate |
District 29 |
| Antoine S. White |
County Commissioner |
At Large |
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Caroline County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Katie Clendaniel |
State Senate |
District 37 |
| Michele W. Johnson |
House of Delegates |
District 37B |
| Jean Hayhurst |
Board of Education |
District 3 |
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Carroll County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Dayana Bergman |
House of Delegates |
District 5 |
| Alison Rudolph |
House of Delegates |
District 5 |
| Corynne Courpas |
House of Delegates |
District 42C |
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Cecil County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Michael Eckels Jr. |
House of Delegates |
District 35A |
| Krystal Gorman |
County Council |
District 3 |
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Charles County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Edith Patterson |
House of Delegates |
District 28 |
| Debra Davis |
House of Delegates |
District 28 |
| McKayla Wilkes |
County Commissioner |
District 3 |
| Ralph E. Patterson, II |
County Commissioner |
District 4 |
| Denise M. Joseph |
Board of Education |
District 4 |
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Dorchester County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Katie Clendaniel |
State Senate |
District 37 |
| Michele W. Johnson |
House of Delegates |
District 37B |
| David Wayne Beverley, II |
County Council |
District 1 |
| Christine LaMonica |
Sheriff |
— |
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Frederick County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Brandon Thompson |
House of Delegates |
District 2A |
| Karen Lewis Young |
State Senate |
District 3 |
| Kris Fair |
House of Delegates |
District 3 |
| Karen Simpson |
House of Delegates |
District 3 |
| Lara Westdorp |
State Senate |
District 4 |
| Alleria Stanley |
House of Delegates |
District 4 |
| Andrew Duck |
House of Delegates |
District 4 |
| Dayana Bergman |
House of Delegates |
District 5 |
| Alison Rudolph |
House of Delegates |
District 5 |
| Jessica Fitzwater |
County Executive |
— |
| Christian Benford |
County Council |
District 3 |
| Casey Day |
Board of Education |
At Large |
| Dean Rose |
Board of Education |
At Large |
| Chad King Wilson, Sr. |
Board of Education |
At Large |
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Harford County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Candace Hart |
House of Delegates |
District 7B |
| Michael Eckels Jr. |
House of Delegates |
District 35A |
| Barbara Osborn Kreamer |
County Executive |
— |
| Nolanda Robert |
County Council |
District A |
| Jessica Ryley Hammond |
County Council |
District C |
| Jean Salvatore |
County Council |
District D |
| Hunter Baker |
County Council |
District E |
| Tamie M. Wainwright |
County Council |
District F |
| Cathy Kowalewski |
Board of Education |
District C |
| Rachelle A. Johnson |
Board of Education |
District D |
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Howard County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Courtney Watson |
House of Delegates |
District 9B |
| Jessica Feldmark |
House of Delegates |
District 12A |
| Terri Hill |
House of Delegates |
District 12A |
| Pam Guzzone |
House of Delegates |
District 13 |
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Montgomery County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Anne R. Kaiser |
House of Delegates |
District 14 |
| Brian J. Feldman |
State Senate |
District 15 |
| David V. Fraser-Hidalgo |
House of Delegates |
District 15 |
| Linda Foley |
House of Delegates |
District 15 |
| Lily Qi |
House of Delegates |
District 15 |
| Sara N. Love |
State Senate |
District 16 |
| Marc Korman |
House of Delegates |
District 16 |
| Sarah Wolek |
House of Delegates |
District 16 |
| Cheryl C. Kagan |
State Senate |
District 17 |
| Ryan Spiegel |
House of Delegates |
District 17 |
| Julie Palakovich Carr |
House of Delegates |
District 17 |
| Aaron M. Kaufman |
House of Delegates |
District 18 |
| Emily Shetty |
House of Delegates |
District 18 |
| Christa Tichy |
House of Delegates |
District 19 |
| Charlotte Crutchfield |
House of Delegates |
District 19 |
| Lorig Charkoudian |
House of Delegates |
District 20 |
| Jheanelle Wilkins |
House of Delegates |
District 20 |
| David Moon |
House of Delegates |
District 20 |
| Lesley J. Lopez |
House of Delegates |
District 39 |
| Julie Yang |
County Council |
District 1 |
| Kate Stewart |
County Council |
District 4 |
| Natali Fani-Gonzalez |
County Council |
District 6 |
| Dawn Luedtke |
County Council |
District 7 |
| Marc Elrich |
County Council |
At Large |
| Laurie-Anne Sayles |
County Council |
At Large |
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Prince George’s County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Joseline Peña-Melnyk |
House of Delegates |
District 21 |
| Ashanti Martinez |
House of Delegates |
District 22 |
| Tracy Gant |
House of Delegates |
District 22 |
| Tiffany Alston |
State Senate |
District 24 |
| Kriselda Valderrama |
House of Delegates |
District 26 |
| Diana Fennell |
House of Delegates |
District 47A |
| Deni Taveras |
House of Delegates |
District 47B |
| Michelle Garcia |
County Council |
District 1 |
| Victor Ramirez |
County Council |
District 2 |
| Jolene Ivey |
County Council |
At Large |
| Terence J. Clegg |
Board of Education |
District 2 |
| Jamie McGonnigal |
Board of Education |
District 3 |
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St. Mary’s County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Chuck Borges |
State Senate |
District 29 |
| Jennifer Clancy |
House of Delegates |
District 29A |
| Brandon Russell |
County Commissioner |
District 2 |
| Liz Cooper |
Board of Education |
District 1 |
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Talbot County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Katie Clendaniel |
State Senate |
District 37 |
| Michele W. Johnson |
House of Delegates |
District 37B |
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Washington County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Ashley Emerick |
State Senate |
District 1 |
| Seth Funk |
House of Delegates |
District 1C |
| Brandon Thompson |
House of Delegates |
District 2A |
| Jonathan Fish |
County Commissioner |
— |
| Lara A. Shepherd |
County Commissioner |
— |
| Taj Smith |
County Commissioner |
— |
| Junior P. McLeod |
Sheriff |
— |
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Wicomico County
| Candidate |
Office |
District |
| Katie Clendaniel |
State Senate |
District 37 |
| Michele W. Johnson |
House of Delegates |
District 37B |
| Josh Hastings |
House of Delegates |
District 38B |
| Megan Outten |
County Council |
District 7 |
| David Plotts |
Board of Education |
District 7 |
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