2026 Elections

Maryland’s General Election is coming up! Here are some important dates to keep in mind:

Election Day – Tuesday, November 3
Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
In-Person Early Voting
Early voting centers are open Thursday, October 22 through Thursday, October 29 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., including Saturday and Sunday
Mail-In Ballot Deadlines
Tuesday October 27, 2026 (if you want your ballot mailed to you), Friday October 30, 2026 (if you want to download and print your ballot)

For AFSCME Members

As AFSCME members, it’s important we get involved in our elections because our elected officials have a huge impact on our work. No other union gets to vote for who their boss is – and we must stand together and make our votes count for pro-worker candidates up and down the ballot who will fight for working Marylanders!

To request a ballot, register to vote or make sure your registration is up to date, visit afscme.org/vote.

Interested in volunteering? Check out the opportunities below:

Greater Baltimore

Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Harford, and Howard counties and Baltimore City

Make phone calls
Knock on doors
Send text messages

DC Metro

Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George’s, and St. Mary’s counties

Volunteer opportunities

Central Maryland

Frederick and Washington counties

Make phone calls
Knock on doors

Western Maryland

Allegany and Garrett counties

Make phone calls
Knock on doors

Eastern Shore

Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties

Knock on doors

Volunteer at the polls

We need AFSCME members to come out, volunteer, and support the candidates and issues that support YOU!

Sign up for a shift during the Early Voting Period

For Candidates

If you are a pro-public services, pro-worker candidate interested in seeking an endorsement from AFSCME Maryland Council 3, email info@afscmemd.org for a link to our questionnaire to start the process.

2026 AFSCME Maryland Council 3 Endorsements

Federal

District 2: Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D)
District 3: Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D)
District 4: Rep. Glenn Ivey (D)
District 5: Adrian Boafo (D)
District 7: Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D)
District 8: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D)

Statewide Constitutional Officers and Ballot Measures

Attorney General Anthony Brown (D)
Comptroller Brooke Lierman (D)
Vote FOR Question 1
Vote FOR Question 3

State House and Senate

Sen. Mike McKay (R), State Senate District 1
Seth Funk (D), State House District 1C
Del. Matthew Schindler (D), State House District 2B
Sen. Karen Lewis Young (D), State Senate District 3
Del. Ken Kerr (D), State House District 3
Del. Kris Fair (D), State House District 3
Del. Karen Simpson (D), State House District 3
Lara Westdorp (D), State Senate District 4
Rayneika Robinson (D), State House District 6
Sen. Carl Jackson (D), State Senate District 8
Del. Nick Allen (D), State House District 8
Del. Harry Bhandari (D), State House District 8
Del. Kim Ross (D), State House District 8
Sen. Katie Fry Hester (D), State Senate District 9
Del. Chao Wu (D), State House District 9A
Del. Natalie Ziegler (D), State House District 9A
Del. Courtney Watson (D), State House District 9B
Sen. Ben Brooks (D), State Senate District 10
Del. Jennifer White-Holland (D), State House District 10
Del. N. Scott Phillips (D), State House District 10
Robin Harvey (D), State House District 10
Sen. Shelly Hettleman (D), State Senate District 11
Del. Cheryl Pasteur (D), State House District 11A
Del. Dana Stein (D), State House District 11B
Del. Jon Cardin (D), State House District 11B
Sen. Clarence Lam (D), State Senate District 12
Del. Jessica Feldmark (D), State House District 12A
Del. Terri Hill (D), State House District 12A
Del. Gary Simmons (D), State House District 12B
Sen. Guy Guzzone (D), State Senate District 13
Del. Gabriel Moreno (D), State House District 13
Del. Pam Guzzone (D), State House District 13
Amy Brooks (D), State House District 13
Sen. Craig Zucker (D), State Senate District 14
Del. Anne Kaiser (D), State House District 14
Del. Bernice Mireku-North (D), State House District 14
Matt Post (D), State House District 14
Sen. Brian Feldman (D), State Senate District 15
Del. Linda Foley (D), State House District 15
Del. Lily Qi (D), State House District 15
Sen. Sara Love (D), State Senate District 16
Del. Marc Korman (D), State House District 16
Del. Sarah Wolek (D), State House District 16
Del. Teresa Woorman (D), State House District 16
Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D), State Senate District 17
Del. Julie Palakovich Carr (D), State House District 17
Del. Ryan Spiegel (D), State House District 17
Del. Joe Vogel (D), State House District 17
Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher (D), State Senate District 18
Del. Aaron Kaufman (D), State House District 18
Del. Emily Shetty (D), State House District 18
Del. Jared Solomon (D), State House District 18
Sen. Ben Kramer (D), State Senate District 19
Del. Charlotte Crutchfield (D), State House District 19
Del. Vaughn Stewart (D), State House District 19
Christa Tichy (D), State House District 19
Sen. Will Smith (D), State Senate District 20
Del. Lorig Charkoudian (D), State House District 20
Del. David Moon (D), State House District 20
Del. Jheanelle Wilkins (D), State House District 20
Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D), State Senate District 21
Del. Ben Barnes (D), State House District 21
Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D), State House District 21
Del. Mary Lehman (D), State House District 21
Sen. Alonzo Washington (D), State Senate District 22
Del. Ashanti Martinez (D), State House District 22
Sen. Ron Watson (D), State Senate District 23
Del. Kym Taylor (D), State House District 23
Keenon James (D), State House District 23
Del. Tiffany Alston (D), State Senate District 24
Del. Derrick Coley (D), State House District 24
Del. Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D), State House District 24
Sen. Nick Charles (D), State Senate District 25
Del. Karen Toles (D), State House District 25
Del. Kent Roberson (D), State House District 25
Del. Denise Roberts (D), State House District 25
Sen. Anthony Muse (D), State Senate District 26
Del. Kriselda Valderrama (D), State House District 26
Del. Jamila Woods (D), State House District 26
Sen. Kevin Harris (D), State Senate District 27
Del. Jeffrie Long (D), State House District 27B
Abena Affum-McAllister (D), State House District 28
Del. Debra Davis (D), State House District 28
Del. Edith Patterson (D), State House District 28
Adrianne Mathis (D), State House District 29B
Sen. Shaneka Henson (D), State Senate District 30
Del. Dana Jones (D), State House District 30A
Del. Dylan Behler (D), State House District 30A
Del. Mark Chang (D), State Senate District 32
Del. J. Sandy Bartlett (D), State House District 32
Del. Mike Rogers (D), State House District 32
Spencer Dixon (D), State House District 32
Sen. Dawn Gile (D), State Senate District 33
Del. Andrew Pruski (D), State House District 33A
Chuck Cook (D), State House District 33B
Del. Heather Bagnall (D), State House District 33C
Sen. Mary Dulany James (D), State Senate District 34
Del. Andre Johnson, Jr. (D), State House District 34A
Del. Steve Johnson (D), State House District 34A
Anthony Lyon (D), State House District 34B
Lino Cressotti (D), State Senate District 38
Josh Hastings (D), State House District 38B
Amar Mukunda (D), State Senate District 39
Del. Gabriel Acevero (D), State House District 39
Del. Greg Wims (D), State House District 39
Sen. Antonio Hayes (D), State Senate District 40
Del. Melissa Wells (D), State House District 40
Del. Marlon Amprey (D), State House District 40
Tiffany Welch (D), State House District 40
Del. Malcolm Ruff (D), State Senate District 41
Del. S. I. “Sandy” Rosenburg (D), State House District 41
Del. Sean Stinnett (D), State House District 41
Ryan Turner (D), State House District 41
Del. Michele Guyton (D), State House District 42B
Sen. Mary Washington (D), State Senate District 43
Del. Regina Boyce (D), State House District 43A
Del. Elizabeth Embry (D), State House District 43A
Del. Cathi Forbes (D), State House District 43B
Sen. Charles Sydnor, III (D), State Senate District 44
Del. Eric Ebersole (D), State House District 44A
Del. Alethia McCaskill (D), State House District 44B
Del. Sheila Ruth (D), State House District 44B
Sen. Cory McCray (D), State Senate District 45
Del. Jackie Addison (D), State House District 45
Del. Caylin Young (D), State House District 45
Sen. Bill Ferguson (D), State Senate District 46
Del. Luke Clippinger (D), State House District 46
Del. Mark Edelson (D), State House District 46
Del. Robbyn Lewis (D), State House District 46
Sen. Malcolm Augustine (D), State Senate District 47
Del. Robert Julian Ivey (D), State House District 47A
Del. Diana Fennell (D), State House District 47A
Del. Deni Taveras (D), State House District 47B

Local Government Candidates & Ballot Measures

Allegany County:

County Commissioner: Chelsea Boor (D)

Anne Arundel County:

Vote FOR Question A
County Executive: Allison Pickard (D)
County Council District 1: Kelly Smith (D)
County Council District 2: Catelyn Middlebrooks (D)
County Council District 4: Julie Hummer (D)
County Council District 6: Gavin Buckley (D)
County Council District 7: Spencer Jones (D)

Baltimore County:

County Executive: Julian Jones (D)
County Council District 1: Paul Dongarra (D)
County Council District 2: Ruben Amaya (D)
County Council District 3: Makeda Scott (D)
County Council District 4: Karson Kamenetz (D)
County Council District 6: Mike Ertel (D)
County Council District 9: Arkia Wade (D)

Charles County:

County Commissioner District 1: Gilbert “BJ” Bowling (D)
County Commissioner District 3: McKayla Wilkes (D)
County Commissioner District 4: Ralph Patterson, II (D)

Frederick County:

County Executive: Jessica Fitzwater (D)

Harford County:

County Council District A: Nolanda Robert (D)
County Council District F: Tami Wainwright (D)

Howard County:

County Executive: Vanessa Atterbeary (D)
County Council District 1: Kevin Chin (D)
County Council District 2: Jessica Nichols (D)
County Council District 4: Janssen Evelyn (D)
County Council District 5: Cat Carter (D)

Montgomery County:

County Executive: Will Jawando (D)
County Council At-Large: Laurie-Anne Sayles (D)
County Council At-Large: Marc Elrich (D)
County Council District 4: Kate Stewart (D)

Prince George’s County:

County Executive: Aisha Braveboy (D)
County Council At-Large: Jolene Ivey (D)
County Council At-Large: Sydney Harrison (D)
County Council District 1: Michelle García (D)
County Council District 2: Victor Ramirez (D)
County Council District 3: Eric Olson (D)
County Council District 7: Krystal Oriadha (D)
County Council District 9: Tamara Davis Brown (D)

Washington County:

County Commissioner: Les McIntosh (D)

Wicomico County:

County Council District 7: Megan Outten (D)

Question 1 & Question A Materials

Question 1 Explainer

Question 1 and Question A Explainer