Maryland State Senate elections, 2026

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Elections for the Maryland State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.

The Maryland State Senate is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas
Party As of March 2025
     Democratic Party 34
     Republican Party 13
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 47

Candidates

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

This list will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice an official candidate missing from the list or the inclusion of a candidate who withdrew.

Primary

Maryland State Senate primary 2026
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47

General election

Maryland State Senate general election 2026
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Please contact Ballotpedia about candidate additions, withdrawals, or disqualifications.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47

Voting information

See also: Voting in Maryland

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


Competitiveness

This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Maryland. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Maryland

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Election Law, Title 5 of the Annotated Code of Maryland

For principal party candidates

A candidate for federal, statewide, or state legislative office seeking the nomination of a principal political party in a primary election must submit to the Maryland State Board of Elections a certificate of candidacy, which notes the office being sought, the year of the election, the name and address of the candidate, and includes a statement verifying that the candidate satisfies the legal requirements for candidacy for the office being sought. A candidate for statewide or state legislative office must also submit a financial disclosure form to the Maryland State Ethics Commission.[1][2]

A principal party candidate must pay a filing fee. Fees vary according to the office being sought and are established by statute. Fees are detailed in the table below.[3]

Filing fees for principal party candidates
Office sought Filing fee
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, United States Senator, Comptroller of the Treasury, Attorney General $290
United States Representative $100
Member of the General Assembly $50

All required paperwork and filing fees must be submitted to the appropriate office by 9 p.m. on the last Tuesday in February of the election year. It should be noted that the certificate of candidacy must be submitted in person (or by certified mail, personal messenger, or delivery service if the candidate is unable to file in person due to illness, military service, or temporary absence from the state).[1][4]

For non-principal party candidates

Non-principal party candidates file paperwork in two phases. First, a candidate must submit a declaration of intent to the Maryland State Board of Elections. This form must be filed by the last Tuesday in February of the election year. A filing fee does not have to be paid at this time.[1][5]

By 5 p.m. on the first Monday in August of the election year, the candidate must submit to the Maryland State Board of Elections a certificate of nomination signed by the officers of the candidate's party (non-principal parties may determine for themselves the methods by which they nominate candidates). The candidate must also submit at this time the same financial disclosure form as principal party candidates. Non-principal party candidates must likewise pay the same filing fees as principal party candidates.[1][5]

For independent candidates

Independent candidates file paperwork in two phases. First, a candidate must submit a declaration of intent to the Maryland State Board of Elections. This form must be filed no later than the first Monday in July.[1][6][7]

By 5 p.m. on the first Monday in August of the election year, the candidate must submit a certificate of candidacy to the Maryland State Board of Elections and a financial disclosure form to the Maryland State Ethics Commission. The candidate must also submit to the Maryland State Board of Elections a petition signed by either 10,000 registered voters, or 1 percent of the total number of voters who are eligible to vote for the office being sought by the candidate, whichever is less. Independent candidates must also pay the same filing fees as party candidates.[1][6]

For write-in candidates

A write-in candidate for either the primary or general election who intends to have his or her votes tallied must file a certificate of candidacy and a financial disclosure form. The deadline for filing these materials with the appropriate office is the earlier of the following:[4]

  • seven days after a total expenditure of at least $51 is made to promote the candidacy by the candidate's campaign finance entity
  • 5 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the day of the election

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Section 9 of Article 3 of the Maryland Constitution states, "A person is eligible to serve as a Senator or Delegate, who on the date of his election, (1) is a citizen of the State of Maryland, (2) has resided therein for at least one year next preceding that date, and (3) if the district which he has been chosen to represent has been established for at least six months prior to the date of his election, has resided in that district for six months next preceding that date.

If the district which the person has been chosen to represent has been established less than six months prior to the date of his election, then in addition to (1) and (2) above, he shall have resided in the district for as long as it has been established.

A person is eligible to serve as a Senator, if he has attained the age of twenty-five years, or as a Delegate, if he has attained the age of twenty-one years, on the date of his election.[8]

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[9]
SalaryPer diem
$54,437/year$115/day for lodging. $63/day for meals.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Maryland legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.[10]

Maryland political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

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
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
House 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

Presidential politics in Maryland

2024

See also: Presidential election, 2024


Presidential election in Maryland, 2024
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D)
 
62.6
 
1,902,577 10
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Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R)
 
34.1
 
1,035,550 0
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Jill Stein/Butch Ware (G)
 
1.1
 
33,134 0
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (Unaffiliated)
 
0.9
 
28,819 0
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Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L)
 
0.5
 
15,570 0
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Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1,136 0
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Peter Sonski (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1,012 0
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Cornel West/Melina Abdullah (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
918 0
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Paij Boring/Jaimey Rutschman (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
104 0
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Shiva Ayyadurai/Crystal Ellis (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
31 0
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Ralph Jaffe (no running mate) (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
25 0
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Joseph Kishore (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
12 0
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Doug Jenkins (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
9 0
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Brian Kienitz (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
7 0
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John Cheng/Wayne Waligorski (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
6 0
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Michael Christopher Yost (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
6 0
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Shondra Yevette Irving (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5 0
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Les Waller (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5 0
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Benjamin Schwalb (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4 0
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President Boddie (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
3 0
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John R. Gibb Jr. (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
3 0
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William P. Stodden (no running mate) (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
3 0
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Sharon E. Harris (no running mate) (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2 0
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Carol Asher (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2 0
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Susan Buchser-Lochocki (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2 0
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Andre Ramon McNeil (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2 0
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Sethatina Maria Newman (no running mate) (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0
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Jokie Beckett Jr. (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0
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Gary Hubbard/Elizabeth Seymour (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0
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Richard Mayers (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.6
 
19,383 0

There were no incumbents in this race The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,038,334


2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Maryland, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
65.4
 
1,985,023 10
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
32.2
 
976,414 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.1
 
33,488 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.5
 
15,799 0
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Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses)
 
0.2
 
5,884 0
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Ye (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1,117 0
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Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
795 0
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Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
131 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
125 0
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Albert Raley (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
32 0
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Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
30 0
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Roque De La Fuente (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
26 0
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Barbara Ruth Bellar (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
23 0
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Shawn W. Howard (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
20 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
16 0
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Todd Cella (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
11 0
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Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
11 0
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Phil Collins (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
10 0
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Dennis Ball (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
8 0
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Deborah Rouse/Sheila Cannon (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
6 0
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Kasey Wells (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5 0
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President Boddie (no running mate) (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
4 0
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Benjamin Schwalb (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
3 0
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Peter Sherrill (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
3 0
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Johnson Lee (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.6
 
18,045 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,037,030


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Maryland, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 60.3% 1,677,928 10
     Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 33.9% 943,169 0
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 2.9% 79,605 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 1.3% 35,945 0
     - Write-in votes 1.6% 44,799 0
Total Votes 2,781,446 10
Election results via: Maryland State Board of Elections


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
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


Redistricting following the 2020 census

Maryland adopted legislative maps on January 27, 2022, when the Maryland House of Delegates approved new legislative district boundaries that had been approved on January 20, 2022, by the Maryland State Senate. The vote in the state Senate was 32-14 and in the House of Delegates was 95-42, both strictly along party lines.[11][12][13][14]Since legislative maps are not subject to gubernatorial veto, the maps were therefore enacted.


See also

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Annotated Code of Maryland, "Election Law, Title 5, Subtitle 3, Section 304," accessed February 12, 2014
  2. ↑ Maryland State Ethics Commission, "State Employees/Officials," accessed February 12, 2014
  3. ↑ Annotated Code of Maryland, "Election Law, Title 5, Subtitle 4, Section 401," accessed February 12, 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Annotated Code of Maryland, "Election Law, Title 5, Subtitle 3, Section 303," accessed February 12, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Annotated Code of Maryland, "Election Law, Title 5, Subtitle 7, Section 703.1," accessed February 12, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Annotated Code of Maryland, "Election Law, Title 5, Subtitle 7, Section 703," accessed February 12, 2014
  7. ↑ Ballot Access News, "Maryland Deadline Victory Confirmed," September 23, 2016
  8. ↑ Maryland Constitution, "Article III, Section 9," accessed February 11, 2021
  9. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  10. ↑ Maryland Constitution, "Article III, Section 6," accessed February 11, 2021
  11. ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Maryland state lawmakers give final OK to new district maps; lawsuit likely," January 27, 2022
  12. ↑ Maryland General Assembly, "Legislative Districting Plan of 2022," accessed March 15, 2022
  13. ↑ Maryland General Assembly, "Senate of Maryland 2022 Regular Session - SJ 2," accessed March 16, 2022
  14. ↑ Maryland General Assembly, "General Assembly of Maryland 2022 Regular Session - SJ 2," accessed March 16, 2022


Current members of the Maryland State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:William Ferguson
Majority Leader:Guy Guzzone
Minority Leader:Stephen Hershey
Senators
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
Sara Love (D)
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
C. Muse (D)
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
Dawn Gile (D)
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
Democratic Party (34)
Republican Party (13)


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