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Queen Annes County, MD

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

6 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, Maryland District 1
3 candidates
Federal ▾
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Dan Schwartz
DEM
Biography
Schwartz is a consumer protection specialist with more than 14 years of experience working with state and federal regulators, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, per the campaign site. He lives in Bellevue, Maryland, with his wife, a family nurse practitioner in Dorchester County, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Holding monthly town halls and supporting a ban on members of Congress trading stocks and cryptocurrency
  • Opposing spending freezes and tariffs he says raise costs for farmers and consumers
  • Strengthening consumer and public safety protections
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Andy Harris portrait
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Andy Harris
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Harris is a physician who practiced anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital for nearly three decades before entering politics, per the campaign site. He earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and served more than 16 years in the Naval Reserve Medical Corps, reaching the rank of Commander, per the campaign site. He was elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1998 and now serves in the U.S. House, where he chairs the House Freedom Caucus and the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington
  • Advocating for constituent priorities in Congress
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes 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. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Edward Shlikas
Biography
Edward Shlikas, of Jarrettsville in Harford County, is certified as an unaffiliated candidate for U.S. House Maryland District 1 in the November 2026 general election, per Maryland State Board of Elections 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Dan Schwartz (Democratic), Andy Harris (Republican), Edward Shlikas (Unaffiliated) meet on the November 3 ballot for Maryland's 1st Congressional District, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026). Andy Harris 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.
Full profile
CW
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. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Prioritizes pursuing gang prosecutions and holding accountable adults who recruit juveniles into criminal organizations
  • Wants to proactively protect residents from cyber predators
  • Wants to reduce partisanship in the Attorney General's office and focus on Maryland issues
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Comptroller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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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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SD
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.
Campaign siteFull profile

ZIP 21657 sits in Queen Annes County, per the Census crosswalk; see the Queen Annes County page for its local races.

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