The Maryland county executive elections of 2026 will be held on November 3, 2026.

Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Frederick County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and Wicomico County will elect county executives.

Race summary

County County executive Party First elected Last race Status Candidates[1]
Anne Arundel County Steuart Pittman Democratic 2018 53.7% D Incumbent term-limited.
  • ▌Dave Crawford (Republican)
  • ▌Allison Pickard (Democratic)
Baltimore County Kathy Klausmeier Democratic 2025[a] 63.7% D Incumbent retiring.
  • ▌Rob Daniels (Independent)
  • ▌Patrick Dyer (Republican)
  • ▌Julian Jones (Democratic)
Frederick County Jessica Fitzwater Democratic 2022 50.4% D Incumbent renominated
Harford County Robert Cassilly Republican 2022 64.1% R Incumbent renominated
Howard County Calvin Ball III Democratic 2018 59.1% D Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
Montgomery County Marc Elrich Democratic 2018 75.1% D Incumbent term-limited.
Prince George's County Aisha Braveboy Democratic 2025 (special) 91.2% D Incumbent renominated
Wicomico County Julie Giordano Republican 2022 51.2% R Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Ernest Davis (Democratic)
  • ▌Julie Giordano (Republican)

Anne Arundel County

The incumbent county executive is Democrat Steuart Pittman, who was re-elected in 2022 with 53.7 percent of the vote.[2] He is ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits.

Anne Arundel County councilmember Allison Pickard won the Democratic primary on June 23, 2026, while food service manager Dave Crawford ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[3]

Democratic primary

Anne Arundel County councilmember Pete Smith placed third in the Democratic primary.

Candidates

Nominee
  • Allison Pickard, county councilmember from the 2nd district (2018–present)[4]
Eliminated in primary
  • James Kitchin, special assistant to county executive Steuart Pittman[5]
  • Pete Smith, county councilmember from the 1st district (2012–2013, 2014–2018, 2022–present)[6]
Withdrew
  • Kyle Nembhard, Amtrak program manager[1] (remained on ballot, endorsed Kitchin)[7]
Declined

Endorsements

James Kitchin

County officials

  • Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel county executive (2018–present)[10]
  • Lisa Rodvien, county councilmember from the 6th district (2018–present)[11]

Labor unions

Organizations

Allison Pickard

U.S. representatives

State legislators

County officials

  • Julie Hummer, county councilmember from the 4th district (2022–present)[4]

Labor unions

Organizations

Pete Smith

Statewide officials

State legislators

County officials

Organizations

Debates and forums

2026 Anne Arundel County executive Democratic primary debates
No. Date Host Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Kitchin Nembhard Pickard Smith
1[21][22] Apr 14, 2026 Caucus of African American Leaders P P P P
2[23] May 7, 2026 Anne Arundel Affordable Housing Coalition P A P P

Fundraising

Kitchin's campaign is utilizing public financing through the Public Campaign Financing System, while Pickard and Smith opted against using public financing for their campaigns.[24]

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
James Kitchin (D) $544,705 $454,485 $90,220
Kyle Nembhard (D) $599 $84 $329
Allison Pickard (D) $755,937 $554,908 $204,650
Pete Smith (D) $768,316 $707,898 $66,202
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 James
Kitchin		 Kyle
Nembhard		 Allison
Pickard		 Pete
Smith
Anne Arundel Community College[26] April 6–16, 2026 98 (RV) – 38% 2% 33% 30%

Results

Results by precinct
  Pickard
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Kitchin
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Smith
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   >90%
Democratic primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allison Pickard 21,662 42.89%
Democratic James Kitchin 14,872 29.44%
Democratic Pete Smith 12,757 25.26%
Democratic Kyle Nembhard (withdrawn) 1,220 2.42%
Total votes 50,511 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dave Crawford, food service manager and volunteer firefighter[28]
Declined

Endorsements

Dave Crawford

Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Dave Crawford (R) $78,615[c] $29,091 $48,662
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Results

Republican primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Crawford 17,961 100.00%
Total votes 17,961 100.00%

General election

Results

2026 Anne Arundel county executive election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Allison Pickard
Republican Dave Crawford
Write-in
Total votes

Baltimore County

The incumbent county executive is Democrat Kathy Klausmeier, who was appointed county executive by the Baltimore County Council after Johnny Olszewski was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Maryland's 2nd congressional district in 2024. She is not running for election to a full four-year term.[31] Olszewski was re-elected in 2022 with 63.7 percent of the vote.[32]

Primary elections were held on June 23, 2026, with Baltimore County councilmember Julian Jones won the Democratic primary and businessman Patrick Dyer winning the Republican primary. If Jones defeats Dyer in the general election, he will become the county's first Black county executive.[33]

Democratic primary

Izzy Patoka
Nick Stewart
Pat Young

Candidates

Nominee
  • Julian Jones, county councilmember from the 4th district (2014–present)[34]
Eliminated in primary
  • Izzy Patoka, county councilmember from the 2nd district (2018–present)[35]
  • Mansoor Shams, Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks official[36]
  • Nick Stewart, attorney and former member of the Baltimore County Board of Education[37]
  • Pat Young, county councilmember from the 1st district (2022–present)[38]
Declined

Endorsements

Julian Jones

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

State legislators

County officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Izzy Patoka

U.S. executive branch officials

State legislators

Local officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Nick Stewart

Statewide officials

County officials

  • Vicki Almond, county counclmember from the 2nd district (2010–2018) and candidate for county executive in 2018[51]
  • Tom Quirk, county councilmember from the 1st district (2010–2022)[51]

Labor unions

Organizations

Pat Young

Labor unions

Organizations

Debates and forums

2026 Baltimore County executive Democratic primary debates
No. Date Host Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Jones Patoka Shams Stewart Young
1[56][58] Mar 26, 2026 League of Women Voters
of Baltimore County		 P P P P P
2[59] Apr 29, 2026 Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors
Goucher College		 P P P P P
3[60] May 15, 2026 WBFF-TV P P P P P

Fundraising

Shams and Young utilized public financing for their campaigns through the Fair Election Fund, while Jones, Patoka, and Stewart opted against public financing.[24]

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Julian Jones (D) $1,471,027 $1,231,088 $709,249
Izzy Patoka (D) $1,165,145 $1,570,020 $230,208
Mansoor Shams (D) $33,162 $15,315 $17,847
Nick Stewart (D) $540,768 $488,279 $47,069
Pat Young (D) $298,239 $226,969 $71,270
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Julian
Jones		 Izzy
Patoka		 Mansoor
Shams		 Nick
Stewart		 Pat
Young
Workbench Strategies (D)[61][A] March 2–5, 2026 600 (LV) ± 4.37% 24% 31% 5% 8% 16%

Results

Results by precinct
  Jones
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Patoka
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   >90%
  Stewart
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Young
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   60–70%
  Tie
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   50%
Democratic primary results[62]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julian Jones 33,505 38.06%
Democratic Izzy Patoka 26,469 30.07%
Democratic Nick Stewart 16,067 18.25%
Democratic Pat Young 8,242 9.36%
Democratic Mansoor Shams 3,751 4.26%
Total votes 88,034 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Kim Stansbury, businesswoman and candidate for county executive in 2022[40]
Declined
  • Todd Crandell, county councilmember from the 7th district (2014–present)[40][64]
  • David Marks, county councilmember from the 5th district (2010–present)[40] (running for re-election)[65]

Endorsements

Patrick Dyer

Local officials

Debates and forums

2026 Baltimore County executive Republican primary debates
No. Date Host Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Dyer Stansbury
1[56][58] Mar 26, 2026 League of Women Voters
of Baltimore County		 P P
2[59] Apr 29, 2026 Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors
Goucher College		 P P

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Patrick Dyer (R) $50,927 $31,349 $19,578
Kim Stansbury (R) $19,140 $7,112 $3,486
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Results

Results by precinct
  Dyer
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Stansbury
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   >90%
  Tie
Republican primary results[62]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Dyer 17,850 64.80%
Republican Kim Stansbury 9,696 35.20%
Total votes 27,546 100.00%

Independents

Candidates

Declared
  • Rob Daniels (Independent), attorney[67]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Rob Daniels (I) $34,332 $42,099 $4,051
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

General election

Results

2026 Baltimore County executive election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Julian Jones
Republican Patrick Dyer
Independent Rob Daniels
Write-in
Total votes

Frederick County

The incumbent county executive is Democrat Jessica Fitzwater, who was elected in 2022 with 50.4 percent of the vote.[68] She is running for reelection to a second term.[69]

Primary elections were held on June 23, 2026. Fitzwater ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while former Frederick mayor Jeff Holtzinger won the Republican primary.[70]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jessica Fitzwater (D) $619,072 $363,158 $287,391
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Results

Democratic primary results[73]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jessica Fitzwater (incumbent) 20,133 100.00%
Total votes 20,133 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • William Holtzinger, former mayor of Frederick (2005–2009) and candidate for mayor in 2013[74]
Eliminated in primary
  • Diane Fouche, former director of the Frederick County Office of Procurement and Contracting[75]
Declined

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Diane Fouche (R) $14,349 $8,689 $4,281
William Holtzinger (R) $10,343 $4,195 $3,791
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Results

Results by precinct
  Holtzinger
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Fouche
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Republican primary results[73]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Holtzinger 9,121 57.60%
Republican Diane Fouche 6,713 42.40%
Total votes 15,834 100.00%

General election

Results

2026 Frederick County executive election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jessica Fitzwater (incumbent)
Republican William Holtzinger
Write-in
Total votes

Harford County

The incumbent county executive is Republican Robert Cassilly, who was elected in 2022 with 64.1 percent of the vote.[77] He is running for reelection to a second term.[78]

Primary elections were held on June 23, 2026. Cassilly won the Republican primary, fending off a primary challenge from Harford County Council president Patrick Vincenti.[79]

Republican primary

Cassilly faced a primary challenge from Harford County Council president Patrick Vincenti.

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Spencer Dagner[1]
  • Patrick Vincenti, president of the Harford County Council (2018–present) from district E (2014–present)[80]

Endorsements

Bob Cassilly

State legislators

Organizations

Patrick Vincenti

County officials

Labor unions

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Bob Cassilly (R) $972,709 $938,824 $91,381
Patrick Vincenti (R) $607,319 $605,260 $233,036
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Results

Results by precinct
  Cassilly
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Vincenti
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Tie
Republican primary results[84]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Cassilly (incumbent) 15,521 59.56%
Republican Patrick Vincenti 9,189 35.26%
Republican Spencer D. Dagner 1,348 5.17%
Total votes 26,058 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Matthew Brown, substitute teacher[86]

Endorsements

Barbara Osborn Kreamer

Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Barbara Osborn Kreamer (D) $446 $351 $185
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Results

Results by precinct
  Osborn Kreamer
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Brown
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results[84]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Osborn Kreamer 7,606 50.57%
Democratic Matthew Brown 7,436 49.43%
Total votes 15,042 100.00%

General election

Results

2026 Harford County executive election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Cassilly (incumbent)
Democratic Barbara Osborn Kreamer
Write-in
Total votes

Howard County

The incumbent county executive is Democrat Calvin Ball III, who was re-elected in 2022 with 59.1 percent of the vote.[87] He is ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits.

No Republicans filed to run, making the Democratic primary tantamount to election. Former state delegate Vanessa Atterbeary won the Democratic primary on June 23, 2026, and is set to become the county's first Black county executive as well as its first woman county executive since Elizabeth Bobo, who served from 1986 to 1990.[88]

Democratic primary

Deb Jung
Liz Walsh

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Bob Cockey, restaurateur and Republican nominee for SD-12 in 2022[90]
  • Deb Jung, county councilmember from the 4th district (2018–present)[91]
  • Liz Walsh, county councilmember from the 1st district (2018–present)[92]
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Vanessa Atterbeary

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

State legislators

County officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Deb Jung

State legislators

Labor unions

Organizations

Liz Walsh

Organizations

Jessica Feldmark (withdrew)

State legislators

County officials

Debates and forums

2026 Howard County executive Democratic primary debates
No. Date Host Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Atterbeary Cockey Jung Walsh
1[108] Jan 10, 2026 Illuminate Maryland P P P P
2[109] Mar 8, 2026 PATH Maryland P P P P
3[110] Mar 14, 2026 PTA Council of Howard County P P P P
4[111] Apr 21, 2026 League of Women Voters of Howard County P P P P

Fundraising

Cockey, Jung, and Walsh are all utilizing public financing through the Citizens' Election Fund, while Atterbeary opted against using public financing for her campaign.[24]

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Vanessa Atterbeary (D) $1,235,282 $897,636 $335,656
Bob Cockey (D) $7,849 $8,423 $801
Deb Jung (D) $487,214 $402,024 $97,190
Liz Walsh (D) $278,260 $213,646 $64,134
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Vanessa
Atterbeary		 Deb
Jung		 Liz
Walsh		 Undecided
Hart Research (D)[112][B] April 6–9, 2026 401 (LV) ± 5.0% 17% 12% 13% 58%

Results

Results by precinct
  Atterbeary
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Jung
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Walsh
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Tie 40–50%
Democratic primary results[113]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vanessa Atterbeary 22,545 54.91%
Democratic Deb Jung 9,031 22.00%
Democratic Liz Walsh 8,749 21.31%
Democratic Bob Cockey 732 1.78%
Total votes 41,057 100.00%

Third-party and independent candidates

Declined

General election

Results

2026 Howard County executive election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Vanessa Atterbeary
Write-in
Total votes

Montgomery County

The incumbent county executive is Democrat Marc Elrich, who was re-elected in 2022 with 75.1 percent of the vote.[114] He initially said that he would run for a third term;[115] however, Montgomery County voters approved a referendum during the 2024 elections limiting county executives to two consecutive terms, barring Elrich from running for a third term.[116]

Primary elections were held on June 23, 2026. At-large Montgomery County councilmember Will Jawando won the Democratic primary, while accountant Esther Wells won the Republican primary.[117]

Democratic primary

Andrew Friedson
Evan Glass

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Mithun Banerjee, real estate investor[119]
  • Andrew Friedson, county councilmember from the 1st district (2018–present)[120]
  • Evan Glass, at-large county councilmember (2018–present)[121]
  • Peter James, tech executive and candidate for county executive in 2022[122]
Withdrawn
  • Celeste Iroha, medical assistant and gun safety activist[123]
Declined

Endorsements

Mithun Banerjee

Organizations

Andrew Friedson

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

State legislators

County officials

  • Marilyn Balcombe, county councilmember from the 2nd district (2022–present)[132]
  • Doug Duncan, former Montgomery County executive (1994–2006)[127]
  • Dawn Luedtke, county councilmember from the 7th district (2022–present)[129]
  • John McCarthy, Montgomery County state's attorney (2007–present)[133]
  • Hans Riemer, former at-large county councilmember (2010–2022) and candidate for county executive in 2022[134]

Individuals

  • David Blair, businessman and candidate for county executive in 2018 and 2022[124]

Party officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Evan Glass

Executive branch officials

U.S. representatives

State legislators

County officials

  • Natali Fani-González, president of the Montgomery County Council (2025–present) from the 6th district (2022–present)[143]
  • Laura Stewart, member of the Montgomery County Board of Education from the 4th district[144]

Organizations

Will Jawando

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

State legislators

County officials

Individuals

Labor unions

Organizations

Declined to endorse

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

County officials

Labor unions

Debates and forums

2026 Montgomery County executive Democratic primary debates
No. Date Host Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Banerjee Friedson Glass James Jawando
1[162] Oct 8, 2026 Montgomery County Renters Alliance
Montgomery County Media		 N P A N P
2[163] Nov 15, 2026 Montgomery County Civic Federation P P P N P
3[164] Mar 19, 2026 Leisure World Democratic Club N P P N P
4[165] Mar 23, 2026 Fair Access Committee
Poolesville Chamber of Commerce		 P P P P P
5[166] Apr 15, 2026 Riderwood Democratic Club P P P P P
6[165][167] Apr 19, 2026 National Pan-Hellenic Council
of Montgomery County		 P P P P P
7[168] Apr 20, 2026 Friends of White Oak
Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
The Baltimore Banner		 P P P P P
8[165] Apr 29, 2026 Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce P P P P P
9[169] May 18, 2026 Jewish Community Relations Council
of Greater Washington		 A P P A P

Fundraising

Glass and Jawando are both utilizing public financing through the Public Election Fund, while Friedson opted against using public financing for his campaign. As a result, Friedson raised almost $2.4 million during the Democratic primary, the third most among all state office candidates, behind only Governor Wes Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman.[24]

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mithun Banerjee (D) $0 $25 $(25)
Andrew Friedson (D) $2,383,972 $2,654,483 $232,814
Evan Glass (D) $990,945 $688,989 $56,383
Will Jawando (D) $1,222,353 $453,142 $769,211
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Andrew
Friedson		 Evan
Glass		 Will
Jawando		 Others Undecided
Tavern Research[170][C] May 29 – June 1, 2026 1,042 (LV) ± 4.0% 24% 17% 20% – 36%
Hart Research[171][D] May 28–31, 2026 400 (LV) ± 5.0% 26% 25% 26% – 21%
Global Strategy Group[172][E] May 26–28, 2026 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 25% 18% 19% – 38%
Tavern Research[170][C] April 2026 1,126 (LV) – 8% 15% 12% – 61%
Impact Research[173][F] February 9–12, 2026 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 16% 21% 20% 1%[d] 43%
Tavern Research[170][C] January 2026 1,126 (LV) – 9% 13% 14% – 60%

Results

Democratic primary results[174]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Will Jawando 44,767 40.07%
Democratic Andrew Friedson 38,117 34.11%
Democratic Evan Glass 24,604 22.02%
Democratic Mithun Banerjee 2,514 2.25%
Democratic Peter James 1,732 1.55%
Total votes 111,734 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Esther Wells, accountant[122]
Eliminated in primary
  • Shelly Skolnick, attorney and perennial candidate[175]
Declined
  • Reardon Sullivan, former chair of the Montgomery County Republican Party (2025–2026) and nominee for county executive in 2022[175] (running for county council)[176]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Shelly Skolnick (R) $1,000 $0 $1,000
Esther Wells (R) $7,472[e] $5,481 $3,202
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Results

Republican primary results[174]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Esther Wells 6,039 60.74%
Republican Shelly Skolnick 3,903 39.26%
Total votes 9,942 100.00%

General election

Results

2026 Montgomery County executive election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Will Jawando
Republican Esther Wells
Write-in
Total votes

Prince George's County

The incumbent county executive is Aisha Braveboy, who was elected in 2025 with 91.2 percent of the vote.[177] She is running for re-election to a full four-year term.[1]

Braveboy easily won the Democratic primary election on June 23, 2026, and will face attorney Moisette Tonya Sweat, who is running as an independent, in the general election.[178]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Billy Bridges, U.S. Air Force veteran, IT specialist, and candidate for county executive in 2018 and 2022[1]
  • Marcellus Crews, tech executive, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024, and candidate for county executive in 2025[1]
  • Charnell Ferguson, nonprofit executive[1]
  • Greg Holmes, perennial candidate[1]
Declined
  • Jolene Ivey, at-large county councilmember (2024–present) and candidate for county executive in 2025 (running for re-election)[179]

Endorsements

Aisha Braveboy

Statewide officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Aisha Braveboy (D) $2,064,749 $1,409,038 $819,501
Charnell Ferguson (D) $11,289 $5,946 $5,343
Greg Holmes (D) $13,893 $10,078 $3,814
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Results

Democratic primary results[183]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Aisha Braveboy (incumbent) 83,386 73.28%
Democratic Gregory Holmes 13,321 11.71%
Democratic Charnell D. Ferguson 8,867 7.79%
Democratic Billy W. Bridges 4,761 4.18%
Democratic Marcellus Crews 3,451 3.03%
Total votes 113,786 100.00%

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

Declared
  • Moisette Tonya Sweat (Independent), attorney and Democratic candidate for county executive in 2022 and 2025[1]

Endorsements

Moisette Tonya Sweat

Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Moisette Tonya Sweat (I) $30,222 $27,962 $1,988
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

General election

Results

2026 Prince George's County executive election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Aisha Braveboy (incumbent)
Independent Moisette Tonya Sweat N/A
Write-in
Total votes N/A

Wicomico County

The incumbent county executive is Republican Julie Giordano, who was elected in 2022 with 51.2 percent of the vote.[185] She is running for a second term in office.[186]

Giordano and former Wicomico County councilmember Ernest Davis ran unopponsed in the Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively, and will face off in the general election.[187] Wicomico County has not elected a Democratic county executive since 2010.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Julie Giordano, incumbent county executive[186]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Julie Giordano (R) $65,037 $46,727 $19,437
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Results

Republican primary results[188]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Giordano (incumbent) 5,097 100.00%
Total votes 5,097 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ernest Davis, former county councilmember from the 1st district (2014–2022) and nominee for county executive in 2022[189]
Withdrew

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ernest Davis (D) $7,674 $6,604 $5,289
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[25]

Results

Democratic primary results[188]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ernest Davis 5,058 100.00%
Total votes 5,058 100.00%

General election

Results

2026 Wicomico County executive election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Julie Giordano (incumbent)
Democratic Ernest Davis
Write-in
Total votes

Notes

  1. ↑ Klausmeier took office after her predecessor, Johnny Olszewski, resigned. She did not run for election to a full term.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ↑ $62,500 of this total was self-funded by Crawford
  4. ↑ Mithun Banerjee with 1%
  5. ↑ $1,000 of this total was self-funded by Wells

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by Patoka's campaign
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by Walsh's campaign
  3. 1 2 3 Poll conducted by Affordable Maryland PAC, which opposes Jawando
  4. ↑ Poll sponsored by Jawando's campaign
  5. ↑ Poll sponsored by Friedson's campaign
  6. ↑ Poll sponsored by Glass's campaign

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