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Anne Arundel County, MD

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

13 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, Maryland District 3
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Sarah Elfreth portrait
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Sarah Elfreth
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Sarah Elfreth is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives who previously served six years in the Maryland State Senate, per the campaign site. In her first House term she has passed five bills into law and resolved more than 2,000 constituent cases, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Standing up for federal workers
  • Supporting veterans and protecting the Chesapeake Bay
  • Addressing the affordability crisis
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
Berney Flowers portrait
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Berney Flowers
REP
Biography
Berney Flowers is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with nearly 21 years of service, including deployments overseas and a career in national defense and cybersecurity with the Department of Defense, per Campaign site, flowersformaryland.com.
Top Priorities
  • Supports term limits and fiscal responsibility in Congress
  • Wants to depoliticize schools and emphasize parental involvement and local control
  • Supports strong immigration enforcement and domestic energy production
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Sarah Elfreth (Democratic), Berney Flowers (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot for Maryland's 3rd Congressional District, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026). Sarah Elfreth is the sitting member, per the House roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary; unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition.
Governor
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
Wes Moore portrait
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Wes Moore
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Wes Moore is Maryland's incumbent governor and the Democratic nominee for a second term, with Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller as his running mate, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. A former nonprofit CEO, author, and Army veteran, he campaigns on economic opportunity, ending child poverty, public safety, and continuing his administration's work on housing and transportation.
Top Priorities
  • Economic opportunity and pathways to work, wages, and wealth
  • Public safety
  • Housing and transportation investment
Campaign siteFull profile
DC
Dan Cox
REP
Biography
Dan Cox is the Republican nominee for Maryland governor, winning the June 23 primary in a nine-candidate field and setting up a rematch of the 2022 race against Gov. Wes Moore. An attorney and former state delegate, he campaigns on parental rights, lower taxes, and election integrity.
Top Priorities
  • Lower taxes and cost of living
  • Parental rights in education
  • Public safety
Campaign siteFull profile
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Andy Ellis
Biography
Andy Ellis is the Green Party candidate for Maryland governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, with Owen Silverman Andrews as the running mate for lieutenant governor, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list. No campaign website was listed on the State Board of Elections' filing as of September 8, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Cathy White
Biography
Cathy White is the Working Class Party candidate for Maryland governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, with Cathy Permut as the running mate for lieutenant governor, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list. No campaign website was listed on the State Board of Elections' filing as of September 8, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Anthony G. Brown
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Anthony G. Brown is Maryland's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for a second term. A former congressman and lieutenant governor, he campaigns on civil rights enforcement, consumer protection, and public safety.
Top Priorities
  • Civil rights enforcement
  • Consumer protection
  • Public safety
Campaign siteFull profile
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James Rutledge
REP
Biography
James B. Rutledge III, of Phoenix, Maryland, has practiced law for more than 30 years and holds a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Georgia. He previously served as a Bel Air town commissioner from 2023 to 2025 and is the Republican nominee for Maryland Attorney General, running against Democratic nominee Anthony Brown.
Top Priorities
  • Fight crime at every level
  • Combat hackers, cyber predators and scam artists who target the elderly
  • Protect clean water and the Chesapeake Bay
Per the campaign site.
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Comptroller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Brooke Lierman portrait
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Brooke Lierman
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Brooke Lierman is Maryland's incumbent comptroller and the Democratic nominee for a second term, the first woman elected to the office. A former state delegate from Baltimore, she campaigns on modernizing the state's fiscal systems and economic opportunity.
Top Priorities
  • Modernize state fiscal systems
  • Economic opportunity
  • Transparency in state finances
Campaign siteFull profile
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Sonya Dunn
REP
Biography
Sonya Dunn is the CEO and founder of JEMH Enterprises LLC, with more than 25 years of experience in digital enterprise integration, media production, and streaming platforms, per the campaign site. She has served as a senior advisor to American Red Cross Services for Armed Forces in Eastern Europe and as a cultural and economic liaison for the District of Columbia government, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Wants better revenue forecasting and stronger procurement oversight through the Board of Public Works
  • Emphasizes fighting fraud, waste and abuse in state government spending
  • Wants greater transparency and accountability from the Comptroller's office
Per the campaign site.
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Countywide races in Anne Arundel County

ZIP 21056 sits in Anne Arundel County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Anne Arundel County races (29).

Anne Arundel County Executive
2 candidates
County ▾
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Allison M. Pickard
DEM
Biography
Allison Pickard has served on the Anne Arundel County Council representing District 2 since 2018 and has twice served as council chair, according to her campaign site and the county council's official website. She won the Democratic primary in the 2026 race for Anne Arundel County executive, per the Baltimore Sun.
Top Priorities
  • Economic development and support for small businesses
  • Infrastructure improvements and school construction
  • Support for first responders and environmental protection
Per the campaign site.
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Dave Crawford
REP
Biography
Dave Crawford is a food service manager and longtime volunteer firefighter who serves as chief of the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Company, according to Real Pasadena Maryland. He ran unopposed for the Republican nomination in the 2026 race for Anne Arundel County executive, per the Baltimore Sun.
Top Priorities
  • Frames public safety as grounded in action, accountability, and a deep understanding of the issue
  • Wants Anne Arundel County to be a place where families thrive, businesses grow, and seniors feel supported
  • Positions himself as a pragmatic, nonpartisan leader for the county
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Allison M. Pickard (Democratic), Dave Crawford (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Anne Arundel County Executive, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Anne Arundel State's Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
AC
Anne Colt Leitess
DEM
Biography
Career prosecutor with more than 30 years of experience who has served as Anne Arundel County State's Attorney since 2013, per annearundelanne.com. Was the first woman appointed to the office's Violent Crime Team and later led it, per annearundelanne.com.
Top Priorities
  • Prosecuting serious crimes including violent offenders and gang leaders
  • Advocacy for crime victims and survivors
Per the annearundelanne.com.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Anne Colt Leitess (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Anne Arundel State's Attorney, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Anne Arundel Clerk of the Circuit Court
2 candidates
County ▾
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MK Fowler
DEM
Biography
Fowler is the Chief Deputy Clerk at the Anne Arundel Circuit Court, overseeing 130 staff since 2019, per the campaign site. She began her legal career at the Office of the Public Defender and has been a licensed Maryland attorney since 1993, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Customer service and efficiency at the courthouse
  • Improving citizen access to court services
Per the fowlerforclerk.com.
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Douglas Finbar Graham
REP
Biography
Designated as the Republican candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court by the Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee on March 10, 2026, per WMAR-2 News. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Douglas Finbar Graham.
Full profile
About this race
MK Fowler (Democratic), Douglas Finbar Graham (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Anne Arundel Clerk of the Circuit Court, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Anne Arundel Register of Wills
2 candidates
County ▾
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Jasmine M. Jackson
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Appointed Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County on June 11, 2024, per Maryland Manual. Worked as clerk, auditor and chief auditor in the Register of Wills Office from 2008 to 2024 before her appointment, per Maryland Manual. Holds an A.A. in business administration from Anne Arundel Community College and a B.A. in human resource management from University of Maryland Global Campus, per Maryland Manual.
Top Priorities
  • Experience and continuity in the office
  • Compassionate service to families during estate proceedings
  • Restoring office integrity and fiscal responsibility
Per the jasminemjackson.com.
Campaign siteFull profile
JD
Jason D. Lambert
REP
Biography
Designated by the county Republican Central Committee as the party's nominee for Register of Wills, per Maryland Daily Record. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jason D. Lambert.
Full profile
About this race
Jasmine M. Jackson (Democratic), Jason D. Lambert (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Anne Arundel Register of Wills, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Anne Arundel Judge of the Orphans' Court
6 candidates
County ▾
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Loni Moyer
Biography
A lifelong Annapolis resident and landscape designer who founded Garden Girls LLC, a landscaping business focused on native plantings, per The Banner 2026 Maryland Voter Guide. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Loni Moyer.
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MO
Matt O'Connell
Biography
O'Connell is a lawyer and owner of his own legal practice with experience in estate matters, and is a graduate of Georgetown Law School, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Bringing practical, real-world estate-law experience to the bench
  • Maintaining public confidence in the court system
  • Fair and impartial justice for all county residents
Per the vote4oconnell.com.
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Stacey Scott
Biography
Scott is a judge appointed by Governor Wes Moore who presides over wills and estates matters in the Orphans' Court, and is a lifelong Anne Arundel County resident, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Understanding the unique needs of every family in probate matters
  • A more equitable and efficient Orphans' Court
  • Serving individuals and families with fairness and dignity
Per the campaign site.
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Maureen Carr-York
Biography
An attorney with more than 40 years of Maryland legal practice and a background as a registered nurse in community health and psychiatric nursing, per maureencarr-york.com. Previously served as an Orphans' Court judge from 2016 to 2022 and chaired the Maryland Conference of Orphans' Court Judges, per maureencarr-york.com.
Top Priorities
  • Applying direct probate court experience to estate and will matters
  • A family-centered approach to guardianship and inheritance cases
Per the campaign site.
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Tony McConkey
Biography
Worked 42 years in the real estate business as a broker, owner, investor and property manager, per mcconkeyforjudge.com. Represented Anne Arundel County for 16 years as a Delegate in the Maryland General Assembly, working on court-system issues, per mcconkeyforjudge.com.
Top Priorities
  • Modernization and reform to ease access to the probate process
  • Greater judicial transparency
  • Fair application of the law to all parties
Per the mcconkeyforjudge.com.
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Alan Rzepkowski
Biography
Owner and sales representative of The Rzepkowski Group since 1999; previously a former Orphans' Court judge in Anne Arundel County, per Maryland Manual. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Alan Rzepkowski.
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About this race
Loni Moyer (Democratic), Matt O'Connell (Democratic), Stacey Scott (Democratic), Maureen Carr-York (Republican), Tony McConkey (Republican), Alan Rzepkowski (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Anne Arundel Judge of the Orphans' Court, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Anne Arundel Sheriff
2 candidates
County ▾
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Everett Sesker
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Everett Sesker spent 22 years with the Prince George's County Police Department, retiring as a major after leading its training, narcotics and community services divisions, per the campaign site. Governor Larry Hogan later appointed him executive director of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, and he was elected the 121st Sheriff of Anne Arundel County in 2022, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Has worked to modernize equipment and reorganize bureaus in the Sheriff's Office
  • Has established community outreach initiatives including the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Foundation
Per the campaign site.
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Jim Fredericks
REP
Biography
Fredericks has more than 30 years in law enforcement, including 26 years with the Anne Arundel County Police Department, and previously served as elected sheriff beginning in 2018, per the campaign site. Fredericks is a lifelong Anne Arundel County resident, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Advancing the agency through technology
  • Community outreach and expanded services
  • Enhanced courthouse security
Per the jimfredericksforsheriff.com.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Everett Sesker (Democratic), Jim Fredericks (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Anne Arundel Sheriff, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 5
3 candidates
County ▾
EA
Elizabeth Adams
Biography
An attorney with more than 25 years of trial and appellate experience in Maryland state and federal courts, including as an Assistant State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County, per adams4judge.com and Eye On Annapolis. Clerked for Circuit Court Judge Eugene M. Lerner and has handled criminal prosecution and defense, civil litigation and federal matters over 26 years, per Eye On Annapolis.
Top Priorities
  • Impartial application of the law and listening to all parties, per the campaign site
  • Keeping communities safe alongside fairness and accountability, per Eye On Annapolis
Campaign siteFull profile
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Sidney A. Butcher
Biography
Appointed to the Circuit Court by Governor Wes Moore in December 2025, after serving on the District Court following an appointment by Governor Larry Hogan, per circuitcourt.org and campaign site. Spent over a decade as a prosecutor and assistant attorney general and led the Monumental City Bar Association, per judgesidneybutcher.com.
Top Priorities
  • Judicial experience and bipartisan trust from appointments by both parties' governors
  • Experience, integrity and impartiality on the bench
Per the judgesidneybutcher.com.
Campaign siteFull profile
GA
Ginina A. Jackson-Stevenson
Biography
Jackson-Stevenson is a sitting judge appointed to the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court in December 2023 by Governor Wes Moore, per the campaign site. Jackson-Stevenson previously served more than three years as the first African American woman to hold the position of Circuit Court magistrate in family law, spent a decade in private law practice covering criminal, family, and juvenile matters, and worked seven years as a public defender, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Maintaining experience, integrity, and impartiality on the circuit court bench
  • Bringing established judicial and courtroom experience to the role
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Elizabeth Adams, Sidney A. Butcher and Ginina A. Jackson-Stevenson are on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Anne Arundel County for Judge of the Circuit Court, Circuit 5, a nonpartisan contest; voters choose up to two, per the State Board of Elections' official 2026 general election ballot for the county. Circuit court judges are elected county by county, so only Anne Arundel County voters vote on these seats.

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