Maryland

Unofficial 2026 Gubernatorial General Election Results

By MCS Staff
Maryland State Board of Elections

The Unofficial 2026 Gubernatorial General Election Results for Montgomery County can be seen below, courtesy of the Maryland State Board of Elections (Last refreshed: 11/03/2026 10:57:39 PM):

Governor / Lt. Governor

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Wes Moore and Aruna Miller
 Democratic 76,721 98,364 48,358 NR 223,443 80.15%
Dan Cox and Rob Krop
 Republican 13,173 27,289 5,853 NR 46,315 16.61%
Andy Ellis and Owen Silverman Andrews
 Green 1,387 2,489 758 NR 4,634 1.66%
Cathy White and Cathy Permut
 Working Class Party 1,174 2,029 528 NR 3,731 1.34%
Other Write-Ins
 193 350 98 NR 641 0.23%
Totals
 92,648 130,521 55,595 NR 278,764 100.00%

Comptroller

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
 Democratic 77,977 99,520 48,081 NR 225,578 81.90%
Sonya Dunn
 Republican 13,914 29,036 6,594 NR 49,544 17.99%
Other Write-Ins
 78 181 43 NR 302 0.11%
Totals
 91,969 128,737 54,718 NR 275,424 100.00%

Attorney General

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Anthony G. Brown
 Democratic 77,961 99,134 48,018 NR 225,113 82.23%
James B. Rutledge, III
 Republican 13,549 28,438 6,375 NR 48,362 17.66%
Other Write-Ins
 72 179 47 NR 298 0.11%
Totals
 91,582 127,751 54,440 NR 273,773 100.00%

Representative in Congress

District 4

Vote for 1

(4 of 7 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Glenn F. Ivey
 Democratic 3,274 1,639 1,087 NR 6,000 87.18%
George E. McDermott
 Republican 343 220 117 NR 680 9.88%
Sam Husseini
 Green 74 89 34 NR 197 2.86%
Other Write-Ins
 4 0 1 NR 5 0.07%
Totals
 3,695 1,948 1,239 NR 6,882 100.00%

District 6

Vote for 1

(31 of 52 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
April McClain Delaney
 Democratic 15,643 11,028 8,013 NR 34,684 79.29%
Robin Ficker
 Republican 3,341 3,334 1,154 NR 7,829 17.90%
Moshe Y. Landman
 Green 387 474 238 NR 1,099 2.51%
Other Write-Ins
 50 56 24 NR 130 0.30%
Totals
 19,421 14,892 9,429 NR 43,742 100.00%

District 8

Vote for 1

(184 of 198 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Jamie Raskin
 Democratic 59,497 88,151 40,617 NR 188,265 82.56%
Cheryl Riley
 Republican 8,856 22,470 4,232 NR 35,558 15.59%
Nancy Wallace
 Green 902 2,342 544 NR 3,788 1.66%
Other Write-Ins
 111 244 61 NR 416 0.18%
Totals
 69,366 113,207 45,454 NR 228,027 100.00%

State Senator

District 9

Vote for 1

(1 of 4 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Katie Fry Hester
 Democratic 1,080 303 413 NR 1,796 69.83%
Ben Hightower
 Republican 541 107 121 NR 769 29.90%
Other Write-Ins
 4 3 0 NR 7 0.27%
Totals
 1,625 413 534 NR 2,572 100.00%

District 14

Vote for 1

(29 of 34 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Craig J. Zucker
 Democratic 12,271 14,009 6,053 NR 32,333 96.47%
Other Write-Ins
 397 714 73 NR 1,184 3.53%
Totals
 12,668 14,723 6,126 NR 33,517 100.00%

District 15

Vote for 1

(26 of 34 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Brian J. Feldman
 Democratic 10,617 10,492 5,941 NR 27,050 96.15%
Other Write-Ins
 371 629 82 NR 1,082 3.85%
Totals
 10,988 11,121 6,023 NR 28,132 100.00%

District 16

Vote for 1

(33 of 33 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Sara N. Love
 Democratic 9,825 18,879 9,367 NR 38,071 97.26%
Other Write-Ins
 241 747 86 NR 1,074 2.74%
Totals
 10,066 19,626 9,453 NR 39,145 100.00%

District 17

Vote for 1

(21 of 26 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Cheryl C. Kagan
 Democratic 8,206 8,248 6,636 NR 23,090 83.86%
Helene Meister
 Republican 1,338 2,178 851 NR 4,367 15.86%
Other Write-Ins
 37 32 7 NR 76 0.28%
Totals
 9,581 10,458 7,494 NR 27,533 100.00%

District 18

Vote for 1

(29 of 32 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Jeff Waldstreicher
 Democratic 9,792 17,242 5,830 NR 32,864 97.57%
Other Write-Ins
 185 554 80 NR 819 2.43%
Totals
 9,977 17,796 5,910 NR 33,683 100.00%

District 19

Vote for 1

(34 of 35 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Ben Kramer
 Democratic 9,486 13,918 6,292 NR 29,696 97.00%
Other Write-Ins
 251 600 67 NR 918 3.00%
Totals
 9,737 14,518 6,359 NR 30,614 100.00%

District 20

Vote for 1

(21 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Will Smith
 Democratic 10,620 12,978 4,641 NR 28,239 98.76%
Other Write-Ins
 101 230 25 NR 356 1.24%
Totals
 10,721 13,208 4,666 NR 28,595 100.00%

District 39

Vote for 1

(25 of 32 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Amar Mukunda
 Democratic 7,900 9,256 3,922 NR 21,078 96.77%
Other Write-Ins
 250 396 57 NR 703 3.23%
Totals
 8,150 9,652 3,979 NR 21,781 100.00%

House of Delegates

District 9A

Vote for up to 2

(1 of 4 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Chao Wu
 Democratic 970 276 387 NR 1,633 33.95%
Natalie Ziegler
 Democratic 1,019 245 380 NR 1,644 34.18%
Fitzgerald Mofor
 Republican 508 95 111 NR 714 14.84%
Spencer Rhoda
 Republican 518 89 100 NR 707 14.70%
Saif Rehman
 Unaffiliated 52 23 28 NR 103 2.14%
Other Write-Ins
 3 6 0 NR 9 0.19%
Totals
 3,070 734 1,006 NR 4,810 100.00%

District 14

Vote for up to 3

(29 of 34 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Anne R. Kaiser
 Democratic 11,582 12,602 5,715 NR 29,899 34.18%
Bernice Mireku-North
 Democratic 11,042 11,319 5,244 NR 27,605 31.56%
Matt Post
 Democratic 11,129 11,662 5,347 NR 28,138 32.17%
Other Write-Ins
 599 1,095 130 NR 1,824 2.09%
Totals
 34,352 36,678 16,436 NR 87,466 100.00%

District 15

Vote for up to 3

(26 of 34 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Linda Foley
 Democratic 9,911 9,184 5,538 NR 24,633 30.82%
David V. Fraser-Hidalgo
 Democratic 9,460 8,497 5,294 NR 23,251 29.09%
Lily Qi
 Democratic 9,447 8,656 5,410 NR 23,513 29.42%
Peter Chan
 Republican 2,640 4,341 1,070 NR 8,051 10.07%
Other Write-Ins
 189 249 35 NR 473 0.59%
Totals
 31,647 30,927 17,347 NR 79,921 100.00%

District 16

Vote for up to 3

(33 of 33 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Marc Korman
 Democratic 9,366 17,000 9,019 NR 35,385 30.87%
Sarah Wolek
 Democratic 9,243 16,632 8,800 NR 34,675 30.25%
Teresa Saavedra Woorman
 Democratic 8,772 15,386 8,347 NR 32,505 28.36%
Ann Guthrie Hingston
 Republican 1,750 5,803 1,445 NR 8,998 7.85%
Bob White
 Working Class Party 525 1,597 447 NR 2,569 2.24%
Other Write-Ins
 125 332 43 NR 500 0.44%
Totals
 29,781 56,750 28,101 NR 114,632 100.00%

District 17

Vote for up to 3

(21 of 26 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Julie Palakovich Carr
 Democratic 8,090 8,183 6,523 NR 22,796 35.07%
Ryan Spiegel
 Democratic 7,505 7,206 6,093 NR 20,804 32.00%
Joe Vogel
 Democratic 7,413 7,133 6,056 NR 20,602 31.69%
Other Write-Ins
 318 393 93 NR 804 1.24%
Totals
 23,326 22,915 18,765 NR 65,006 100.00%

District 18

Vote for up to 3

(29 of 32 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Aaron M. Kaufman
 Democratic 9,288 15,728 5,538 NR 30,554 33.46%
Emily Shetty
 Democratic 9,311 15,558 5,490 NR 30,359 33.25%
Jared Solomon
 Democratic 9,053 14,871 5,374 NR 29,298 32.09%
Other Write-Ins
 260 736 102 NR 1,098 1.20%
Totals
 27,912 46,893 16,504 NR 91,309 100.00%

District 19

Vote for up to 3

(34 of 35 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Charlotte Crutchfield
 Democratic 9,007 12,661 5,879 NR 27,547 34.15%
Vaughn Stewart
 Democratic 8,632 11,747 5,655 NR 26,034 32.28%
Christa Tichy
 Democratic 8,494 11,600 5,543 NR 25,637 31.79%
Other Write-Ins
 395 949 94 NR 1,438 1.78%
Totals
 26,528 36,957 17,171 NR 80,656 100.00%

District 20

Vote for up to 3

(21 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Lorig Charkoudian
 Democratic 9,861 11,628 4,330 NR 25,819 33.16%
David Moon
 Democratic 9,972 11,677 4,334 NR 25,983 33.37%
Jheanelle K. Wilkins
 Democratic 9,894 11,350 4,224 NR 25,468 32.71%
Other Write-Ins
 181 372 39 NR 592 0.76%
Totals
 29,908 35,027 12,927 NR 77,862 100.00%

District 39

Vote for up to 3

(25 of 32 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Gabriel Acevero
 Democratic 7,331 8,267 3,607 NR 19,205 33.81%
Lesley J. Lopez
 Democratic 7,184 7,652 3,556 NR 18,392 32.38%
Greg Wims
 Democratic 7,100 7,512 3,500 NR 18,112 31.89%
Other Write-Ins
 377 613 98 NR 1,088 1.92%
Totals
 21,992 24,044 10,761 NR 56,797 100.00%

County Executive

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Will Jawando
 Democratic 74,092 94,547 45,523 NR 214,162 78.40%
Esther Wells
 Republican 16,730 32,893 8,300 NR 57,923 21.20%
Other Write-Ins
 382 431 265 NR 1,078 0.39%
Totals
 91,204 127,871 54,088 NR 273,163 100.00%

County Council At Large

Vote for up to 4

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Marc Elrich
 Democratic 69,178 87,716 42,366 NR 199,260 22.85%
Scott Evan Goldberg
 Democratic 71,621 87,299 44,107 NR 203,027 23.28%
Laurie-Anne Sayles
 Democratic 71,794 87,403 43,849 NR 203,046 23.29%
Karla Silvestre
 Democratic 71,139 86,443 43,257 NR 200,839 23.03%
Sherwin Wells
 Republican 17,818 33,934 8,752 NR 60,504 6.94%
Other Write-Ins
 1,850 2,800 653 NR 5,303 0.61%
Totals
 303,400 385,595 182,984 NR 871,979 100.00%

County Council

District 1

Vote for 1

(44 of 44 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Julie Yang
 Democratic 11,965 19,301 9,768 NR 41,034 79.11%
Reardon “Sully” Sullivan
 Republican 2,523 6,693 1,528 NR 10,744 20.71%
Other Write-Ins
 33 39 20 NR 92 0.18%
Totals
 14,521 26,033 11,316 NR 51,870 100.00%

District 2

Vote for 1

(21 of 34 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Marilyn Balcombe
 Democratic 11,040 9,353 5,300 NR 25,693 96.21%
Arian Borghei (Write-In)
 Republican 0 0 0 NR 0 0.00%
Joseph Abdalla (Write-In)
 Other Candidates 0 0 0 NR 0 0.00%
Other Write-Ins
 493 441 78 NR 1,012 3.79%
Totals
 11,533 9,794 5,378 NR 26,705 100.00%

District 3

Vote for 1

(33 of 39 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Jud Ashman
 Democratic 9,664 10,229 7,207 NR 27,100 83.25%
Ricky Fai Mui
 Republican 1,609 2,833 925 NR 5,367 16.49%
Other Write-Ins
 43 27 14 NR 84 0.26%
Totals
 11,316 13,089 8,146 NR 32,551 100.00%

District 4

Vote for 1

(29 of 33 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Kate Stewart
 Democratic 12,065 18,123 7,541 NR 37,729 98.41%
Other Write-Ins
 166 382 62 NR 610 1.59%
Totals
 12,231 18,505 7,603 NR 38,339 100.00%

District 5

Vote for 1

(24 of 30 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Kristin Mink
 Democratic 11,868 12,949 6,524 NR 31,341 84.51%
Josephine Salazar
 Republican 1,707 3,127 861 NR 5,695 15.36%
Other Write-Ins
 19 25 5 NR 49 0.13%
Totals
 13,594 16,101 7,390 NR 37,085 100.00%

District 6

Vote for 1

(31 of 33 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Natali Fani-González
 Democratic 9,734 15,177 4,384 NR 29,295 81.86%
Louella Tham
 Republican 1,678 4,011 658 NR 6,347 17.74%
Other Write-Ins
 50 65 28 NR 143 0.40%
Totals
 11,462 19,253 5,070 NR 35,785 100.00%

District 7

Vote for 1

(37 of 44 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Dawn Luedtke
 Democratic 10,377 13,079 6,025 NR 29,481 73.67%
Harold Maldonado
 Republican 3,282 6,037 1,141 NR 10,460 26.14%
Other Write-Ins
 15 51 11 NR 77 0.19%
Totals
 13,674 19,167 7,177 NR 40,018 100.00%

Judge of the Circuit Court

Circuit 6

Vote for up to 4

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Sharon V. Burrell
 68,797 82,051 40,072 NR 190,920 26.05%
Victor M. Del Pino
 64,582 76,826 37,844 NR 179,252 24.46%
James J. Dietrich
 63,322 74,051 37,725 NR 175,098 23.89%
Catherine H. McQueen
 66,086 78,435 39,262 NR 183,783 25.07%
Other Write-Ins
 1,151 2,280 452 NR 3,883 0.53%
Totals
 263,938 313,643 155,355 NR 732,936 100.00%

Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland At Large

Dan Friedman
Vote Yes or No
For continuance in office

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Dan Friedman Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Yes
 72,408 92,113 42,610 NR 207,131 89.94%
No
 7,089 13,335 2,741 NR 23,165 10.06%
Totals
 79,497 105,448 45,351 NR 230,296 100.00%

State’s Attorney

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
John McCarthy
 Democratic 79,956 105,349 48,311 NR 233,616 97.91%
Other Write-Ins
 1,602 3,049 335 NR 4,986 2.09%
Totals
 81,558 108,398 48,646 NR 238,602 100.00%

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Karen Bushell
 Democratic 78,988 103,447 47,495 NR 229,930 98.15%
Other Write-Ins
 1,367 2,673 287 NR 4,327 1.85%
Totals
 80,355 106,120 47,782 NR 234,257 100.00%

Register of Wills

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Barbara Ebel
 Democratic 76,244 95,517 46,451 NR 218,212 82.09%
T. Dolores Reyes
 Republican 13,364 27,726 6,048 NR 47,138 17.73%
Other Write-Ins
 173 222 64 NR 459 0.17%
Totals
 89,781 123,465 52,563 NR 265,809 100.00%

Sheriff

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Party Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Will Milam
 Democratic 78,873 103,300 47,231 NR 229,404 97.95%
Other Write-Ins
 1,510 2,926 366 NR 4,802 2.05%
Totals
 80,383 106,226 47,597 NR 234,206 100.00%

Board of Education At Large

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Brenda M. Diaz
 37,691 52,504 22,483 NR 112,678 48.53%
Omar Lazo
 41,926 54,915 21,039 NR 117,880 50.78%
Other Write-Ins
 436 1,007 160 NR 1,603 0.69%
Totals
 80,053 108,426 43,682 NR 232,161 100.00%

Board of Education

District 1

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Grace Rivera-Oven
 68,044 89,654 38,176 NR 195,874 97.58%
Other Write-Ins
 1,648 2,854 358 NR 4,860 2.42%
Totals
 69,692 92,508 38,534 NR 200,734 100.00%

District 3

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Sally A. McCarthy
 49,993 62,842 30,330 NR 143,165 67.73%
Cassandra “Cassi” Sung
 21,254 31,897 11,316 NR 64,467 30.50%
Other Write-Ins
 1,363 2,178 204 NR 3,745 1.77%
Totals
 72,610 96,917 41,850 NR 211,377 100.00%

District 5

Vote for 1

(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)

Name Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
Elma-Lorraine Diggs
 66,899 87,733 38,149 NR 192,781 97.80%
Other Write-Ins
 1,459 2,575 299 NR 4,333 2.20%
Totals
 68,358 90,308 38,448 NR 197,114 100.00%

Question 1: Constitutional Amendment

(Ch. 155 of the 2026 Legislative Session)

Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026

 

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(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)
Question 1 Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
For the Constitutional Amendment 70,889 94,707 39,751 0 205,347 79.80%
Against the Constitutional Amendment 16,773 26,125 9,073 0 51,971 20.20%
Totals 87,662 120,832 48,824 0 257,318 100.00%

Question 2: Constitutional Amendment

(Ch. 878 of the 2026 Legislative Session)

Temporary Appointments on the Commission on Judicial Disabilities

 

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(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)
Question 2 Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
For the Constitutional Amendment 68,791 91,359 42,211 0 202,361 77.94%
Against the Constitutional Amendment 18,691 29,737 8,846 0 57,274 22.06%
Totals 87,482 121,096 51,057 0 259,635 100.00%

Question 3: Constitutional Amendment

(Ch. 881 of the 2026 Legislative Session)

Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress

 

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(219 of 257 election day precincts reported)
Question 3 Early Voting Election Day Mail-In Ballot Provisional Total Percentage
For the Constitutional Amendment 66,780 88,053 38,602 0 193,435 73.21%
Against the Constitutional Amendment 22,637 37,063 11,083 0 70,783 26.79%
Totals 89,417 125,116 49,685 0 264,218 100.00%

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