Montgomery County, Maryland 2026 election

On November 3, 2026, Montgomery County elects its sheriff, county council and county executive: 13 races, 24 candidates. Parts of Montgomery County also vote in Montgomery County Public Schools, linked below.

Places that overlap Montgomery County

Montgomery County Public Schools

Statewide races on the Maryland ballot

Every Maryland ballot also has 3 statewide races: Governor, Attorney General and Comptroller.

County offices

13 races · 24 candidates

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Karen Bushell Democratic

County Council, At-Large

Karla Silvestre Democratic
Laurie-Anne Sayles Democratic
Marc Elrich Democratic
Scott Evan Goldberg Democratic
Sherwin Wells Republican

County Council, District 1

Julie Yang Democratic
Reardon "Sully" Sullivan Republican

County Council, District 2

Marilyn Balcombe Democratic

County Council, District 3

Jud Ashman Democratic
Ricky Fai Mui Republican

County Council, District 4

Kate Stewart Democratic

County Council, District 5

Josephine Salazar Republican
Kristin Mink Democratic

County Council, District 6

Louella Tham Republican
Natali Fani-González Democratic

County Council, District 7

Dawn Luedtke Democratic
Harold Maldonado Republican

County Executive

Esther Wells Republican
Will Jawando Democratic

Register of Wills

Barbara Ebel Democratic
T. Dolores Reyes Republican

Sheriff

Will Milam Democratic

State's Attorney

John McCarthy Democratic