2026 Primary Election Winners Finalized

DENTON – It’s official! The second and final round of mail-in ballots from June’s primary election were counted on July 6, 2026. Official winners can be found below.

All local offices, with the exception of the board of County Commissioners, had no Democratic challengers or were uncontested. The general election will be held on November 2, 2026.

County Commissioner
Savannah Winston - Democrat
Travis Breeding - Republican
Larry Porter - Republican
Michael Mann - Republican

State's Attorney
Joel Todd - Republican

Clerk of the Circuit Court
Peggy Gallagher - Republican

Register of Wills
Linda Dunn - Republican

Judges of the Orphan's Court
Ellery Adams - Republican
Jeff Porter - Republican
Hugh Smith - Republican

Sheriff
Donnie Baker - Republican

Democratic Central Committee
Krista A. Carter
Corinna Jeanne Crenshaw
Alan Mickelson

Republican Central Committee
Wendy Jensen Adams
Julie Quick
Donald W. Reynolds
Hugh Smith

Governor and Lt. Governor
Wes Moore and Aruna Miller - Democrat
Dan Cox and Rob Krop - Republican

Comptroller
Brooke Lierman - Democrat
Sonya Dunn - Republican

Attorney General
Anthony G. Brown - Democrat
James B. Rutledge, III - Republican

District 1 Congressional Representative
Dan Schwartz - Democrat
Andy Harris - Republican

District 36 State Senator
Nivek Johnson - Democrat
Steve Hershey - Republican

District 37 State Senator
Katie G. Clendaniel - Democrat
Johnny Mautz - Republican

District 36 House of Delegates
Nevin Crouse - Democrat
Jeff Ghrist - Republican

District 37B House of Delegates
Marco Antonio Garcia - Democrat
Michele W. Johnson - Democrat
Chris Adams - Republican
Tom Hutchinson - Republican

Full primary results can be found at https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/primary_results/gen_results_2026_by_county_6.html.