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Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County County Executive

3 candidates are tracked for Baltimore County County Executive on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Julian Jones, Patrick V. Dyer and Rob Daniels. Candidate information follows official Baltimore County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Julian Jones (Democratic), Patrick V. Dyer (Republican), Rob Daniels (Unaffiliated) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Baltimore County County Executive, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026). Also filed but not printing: Rob Daniels (failed to submit required number of signatures), per the same list.

What this office does

County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.

This race. Every voter in Baltimore County votes on this seat.

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Julian Jones

Democratic

Biography

Julian Jones's campaign site, read on September 25, 2026, carried an endorsement from Gov. Wes Moore and no readable biography.

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Patrick V. Dyer

Republican

Top priorities

  • Public safety
  • Small-business growth

Per The Baltimore Banner.

Biography

Patrick Dyer owns an investment brokerage firm, per The Baltimore Banner. Dyer is a longtime fixture in the Baltimore County community and is campaigning on public safety and small-business growth, per The Baltimore Banner. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Patrick V. Dyer.

Rob Daniels

Unaffiliated

Top priorities

  • Increasing public safety staffing and transparency
  • Tightening the county budget and finding government efficiencies

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Daniels is a Pikesville attorney with more than 15 years of public service, including work as an Assistant State's Attorney prosecuting violent and gun offenses, per campaign site. He spent nine years as an attorney for the State of Maryland, including as a trial attorney representing the Maryland Department of Transportation, per campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Baltimore County County Executive in 2026?

3 candidates are tracked for Baltimore County County Executive on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Julian Jones, Patrick V. Dyer and Rob Daniels. Candidate information follows official Baltimore County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Baltimore County County Executive election in Maryland?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Maryland are on the Maryland election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate profiles
Julian Jones, full profilePatrick V. Dyer, full profileRob Daniels, full profileOfficial Maryland election office