Anne Arundel County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Lam is a physician specializing in public health and has represented Senate District 12, covering parts of Howard and Anne Arundel counties, in the Maryland General Assembly for about nine years, per the campaign site.

Lee Havis was born and raised in College Park and holds a BS in Engineering from the University of Connecticut and a JD from the Catholic University of America, per the campaign site. He served in the Peace Corps in Panama and later founded the International Montessori Society after a career in Montessori education, per the campaign site. He was the 2018 and 2022 Republican candidate for Maryland Senate District 21 and a 2020 candidate for the U.S. House in Maryland's 5th District, per the campaign site.

Henson is an attorney and advocate who has served in the Maryland Senate since 2017, representing Anne Arundel County, per the campaign site.

Mulrooney serves as a Cyber Warfare Operator in the Air Force Reserve and says he has dedicated his career to strengthening national security and supporting servicemembers, per the campaign site.

Nicholaus Kipke has served in the Maryland House of Delegates for District 31 since 2007, worked as a restaurant manager before his legislative career, and currently serves as a manufacturer representative for REPS & Associates, per Maryland General Assembly official member page. Kipke served as House Minority Leader from 2013 to 2021 and sits on the Health Committee, and is the Republican nominee for Maryland Senate District 31, per Maryland General Assembly official member page.

Mark S. Chang has served in the Maryland House of Delegates for District 32 since 2015, works as a risk management consultant, and holds a psychology degree from UMBC and an MBA from Loyola University, per Maryland General Assembly official member page. Chang served as vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee's Capital Budget Subcommittee and is the Democratic nominee for Maryland Senate District 32, per Maryland General Assembly official member page.

Gallucci has worked across industries, managing hazardous materials and regulatory affairs at a chemical company, running one of Tesla's large energy facilities, and working in biotech before becoming a Realtor and a part-time legislative assistant in the Maryland General Assembly, per the campaign site.

Gile is an attorney who advises businesses on corporate and commercial matters and previously led the Military Spouse JD Network, per the campaign site. Her husband served more than 24 years in the U.S. Army, and she was elected to the Maryland Senate representing District 33 in 2022, per the campaign site.

Amy Leahy worked more than 40 years in Anne Arundel County government, starting in the county budget office in 1983, and previously served as a marketing executive at Melaleuca from 1997 to 2023, per Campaign site, citizensforamyleahy.com. Leahy is active with the Severna Park Republican Women's Club and is the Republican nominee for Maryland Senate District 33, per Campaign site, citizensforamyleahy.com.

Blair L. Brannock is the Republican candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 12B on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Resident of Brooklyn Park, age 49, who works as an auditor, per Baltimore Sun. Holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Baltimore, per Baltimore Sun. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Mary A. Lehman represents District 21 in the Maryland House of Delegates, covering parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties, per the campaign site. She began her career as a journalist covering federal housing, healthcare and environmental policy before serving as chief of staff to a Maryland delegate, and was elected to the Prince George's County Council in 2010 before joining the House of Delegates in 2018, per the campaign site.

Behler is a graduate of Anne Arundel County public schools who grew up relying on Medicaid, free and reduced-price school meals and Pell Grants, and held his first job steaming crabs and shucking oysters in Galesville, per the campaign site.

Jones serves as a Maryland delegate representing District 30A, covering Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, and was the primary sponsor of the state's Freedom to Read Act protecting libraries and librarians from book challenges, per the campaign site. She also secured $5 million in funding for a new multicultural center in her district, per the campaign site.

Johnston describes himself as an environmental leader and community advocate who has worked on issues involving South County's waterways and natural resources, per the campaign site.

Howard is a small-business owner in Anne Arundel County with more than 20 years of experience, per the campaign site. He is a longtime Maryland resident married to Erika for over 24 years, per the campaign site.

Cole describes herself as a wife, mother and first-generation Italian-American whose career has spanned small businesses and large corporations, and she became active in local advocacy through Anne Arundel County Moms Demand Action after the Sandy Hook and Parkland school shootings, per the campaign site.

Schmidt is a small business owner who spent more than 15 years in marketing and communications before launching her own digital marketing consultancy in 2020, per the campaign site. A Northeastern University political science graduate who interned at the Massachusetts State House and in Congress, she has served on the Pasadena Business Association board and the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee, per the campaign site.

Shaban served 13 years in the military, working in Army logistics with a deployment to Afghanistan before transitioning to counterintelligence, and now works as a cyber supply chain risk management analyst protecting federal agency systems, per the campaign site.

Caldwell-Nkongolo has worked in mental health and addiction services, serving as past president of the Maryland Addiction and Behavioral-Health Professionals Certification Board and creating a family wellness workshop program for alcohol and drug treatment, per the campaign site. She has also served on the Anne Arundel County Board of Education's Citizen Advisory Committee, per the campaign site.

Chisholm is a small business owner who has represented District 31 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2019, per the campaign site. He describes himself as a family man focused on fiscal responsibility and government accountability, per the campaign site.

Jacobs is a lifelong Anne Arundel County resident who serves as vice president at JB Machine Parts and Supply, per his campaign site. He has served eight years on the county Board of Appeals, is president of the Lake Shore Athletic Association, and has coached youth sports for more than 25 years, per his campaign site.

Bartlett is a lawyer and community advocate who has served as a Maryland House Delegate for District 32 since 2018, per the campaign site.

Dixon works for the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board and previously served as legislative director for Senator Dawn Gile, per the campaign site. He has organized for Democratic campaigns including Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential run and the 2022 campaign that elected Governor Wes Moore, and holds a master's degree in public policy focused on health care, per the campaign site.

Rogers is a retired U.S. Army colonel with 29 years of military service who has served in the Maryland House of Delegates for District 32 for eight years, per the campaign site. He has also served as a PTSA president and Pop Warner football coach, per the campaign site.

Pruski is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 33A and was elected chair of the Anne Arundel County Delegation in 2025, per the campaign site. A former social studies teacher, he previously served as president of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education and chair of the Anne Arundel County Council, and holds a bachelor's degree in history and a master's in education from Niagara University, per the campaign site.

Cook is a veteran who describes himself as a husband and father raised in a single-income working-class family in Anne Arundel County, per the campaign site. He says his professional focus is advocating for working people and small business owners, per the campaign site.

Schmidt founded a real estate and property investment business with Keller Williams Realty in the early 2000s and previously worked at Perdue and Mountaire Farms advising poultry growers on efficiency, per the campaign site. He is a first-generation college graduate of Salisbury University and earned an MBA from the University of Baltimore in 2014, per the campaign site.

Bagnall serves as a Maryland state delegate for District 33C and chairs the House Health Committee, per the campaign site.