2026 Maryland Attorney General election
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November 3, 2026
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The Maryland Attorney General election of 2026 will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Anthony Brown is running for a second term in office.
Democratic primary
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Anthony Brown, incumbent attorney general (2023–present)[1]
Endorsements
[edit]Anthony Brown
- Labor unions
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689[2]
- Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO[3]
- Maryland State Education Association[4]
- Service Employees International Union Local 500[5]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1994 MCGEO[6]
- Organizations
- Black Economic Alliance PAC[7]
- CASA in Action[8]
- Maryland League of Conservation Voters[9]
- Giffords[10]
- Maryland Sierra Club[11]
- Moms Demand Action[12]
- Reproductive Freedom for All[13]
- Vote Vets[14]
- Newspapers
Fundraising
[edit]| Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Anthony Brown (D) | $993,237 | $550,440 | $719,228 |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[16] | |||
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony Brown (incumbent) | 568,685 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 568,685 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]James Rutledge III
Organizations
Fundraising
[edit]| Campaign finance reports as of June 7, 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| James Rutledge (R) | $62,082[a] | $47,509 | $14,573 |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[16] | |||
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James B. Rutledge III | 161,800 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 161,800 | 100.0 | ||
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[20] | Safe D | August 21, 2025 |
Fundraising
[edit]| Campaign finance reports as of August 18, 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Anthony Brown (D) | $1,058,404 | $580,529 | $754,307 |
| James Rutledge (R) | $112,160[b] | $109,633 | $2,527 |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[16] | |||
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony Brown (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | James B. Rutledge III | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Gaskill, Hannah (May 27, 2025). "Democrats stuck in political 'wilderness.' Will they pivot to the center in 2026?". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
Gov. Wes Moore and Attorney General Anthony Brown, both Democrats, will campaign for their respective second terms in office.
- ↑ "2026 Primary Endorsements". ATU Local 689. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Endorsements 2026". Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ Givens, Gabrielle (October 17, 2025). "Governor, Comptroller, Attorney General Receive 76,000 Educators' Support - Maryland State Education Association". Maryland State Education Association. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ↑ "2026 Elections". SEIU LOCAL 500. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Montgomery County Endorsements - UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO". UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO. 31 March 2026. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Chingarande, Tinashe (April 23, 2026). "Black business leader PAC endorses Gov. Wes Moore for second term". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Maryland - CASA IN ACTION". casainaction.org. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Maryland LCV Endorses Brooke Lierman and Anthony Brown for Re-Election". Maryland League of Conservation Voters. 18 March 2026. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Endorsements". Giffords. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Sierra Club Endorsements" (PDF). Maryland Sierra Club. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Your 2026 Gun Sense Candidates". Gun Sense Voter. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Elections". Reproductive Freedom for All. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ↑ "Endorsed Candidates". VoteVets. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ↑ Sayles, Megan (June 13, 2026). "AFRO News endorses Anthony Brown for Maryland Attorney General re-election". Baltimore Afro-American. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System". campaignfinance.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- 1 2 "Official 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results for Attorney General". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 State Candidate Endorsements" (PDF). mdrtl.org. Maryland Right to Life. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ "State Attorneys General: The Top Races to be "Top Cop"". Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 21, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites
