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Maryland elections

2026 forecasts, districts, polling and election information

U.S. Senate

No 2026 U.S. Senate race is listed in FutureBallot’s current coverage. Check the official election office below.

Governor

Maryland Governor

D >99%

Dan Cox · Wes Moore

October 30, 2026, 5:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (00:55 UTC).

U.S. House districts

Competitive means Lean or Toss-up: the favorite’s displayed chance is below 85%. A party assignment is not a candidate win probability.

MD-3: D >99%MD-1: R 97%MD-8: D >99%MD-5: D >99%MD-6: D >99%MD-4: D >99%MD-2: D >99%MD-7: D >99%16523847
Safe DLean DToss-upLean RSafe RHatched: party counted directly, including same-party contests · Gray: forecast withheld
Every mapped district is also listed in the table below.
U.S. House districts
DistrictCandidates on recordForecast / statusRatingForecast date
MD-1Dan Schwartz · Andy HarrisR 97%Safe ROctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MD-2Johnny Olszewski · Dave WallaceD >99%Safe DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MD-3Sarah Elfreth · Berney FlowersD >99%Safe DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MD-4Glenn Ivey · Sam Husseini · George McDermottD >99%Safe DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MD-5Adrian Boafo · Chris ChaffeeD >99%Safe DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MD-6April McClain Delaney · Moshe Y. Landman · Robin FickerD >99%Safe DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MD-7Kweisi Mfume · Scott CollierD >99%Safe DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MD-8Jamie Raskin · Nancy Wallace · Cheryl RileyD >99%Safe DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)

State legislature

Updated October 31, 2026, 05:30 UTC.

These are separate party-majority chances, not the chance of joint control. A tie, independent members or a coalition can leave neither party with a majority. The initial model has limited validation; read the evidence and limitations.

State legislature
ChamberSeats upMajority thresholdDemocratic majorityRepublican majority
Maryland House14171>99%<1%
Maryland Senate4724>99%<1%

Explore the evidence

Polls and forecasts answer different questions. Each forecast above keeps its own run date. No separate state-environment estimate or joint trifecta probability is implied by these panels.

Official ballot and election rules

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