Voting in Maryland

Save these dates in your calendar for the upcoming 2026 Elections! Primary Elections are in Spring 2026 and Midterms are in the Fall. 

MD Election Dates:

• Maryland Gubernatorial Primary Election
  • Tuesday, June 16, 2026: Deadline to request to receive your ballot by mail or fax
  • Friday, June 19, 2026, 11:59pm: Deadline to request to receive your ballot via the internet
  • Thursday, June 11, 2026 through Thursday, June 18, 2026: Early Voting period
  • Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 8:00pm: Deadline for Mail-in ballots to be postmarked or placed in a designated ballot drop box
  • Tuesday, June 23, 2026: Gubernatorial Primary Election Day. Polls open from 7 am to 8 pm
• U.S. Gubernatorial and Mid-Term General Elections
  • Tuesday, November 3, 2026: General Election Day

Voting Process in Maryland

Register to vote in Maryland at umd.turbovote.org or at the Online Voter Registration System. You can use TurboVote or the MD voter lookup to check if you’re registered to vote already, too.

Once you’ve confirmed that you’re registered, both websites will ask if you’d like to vote by mail. Voting by mail is a safe and secure way to vote in elections. For more information about mail-in voting security, check this out. You can also request a mail-in ballot from the state board of elections website here.

If you choose to vote by mail, you can choose to either have your ballot mailed to you or to have it emailed to you. If you choose to have it emailed to you, you will need to secure a stamp and envelope to return your ballot once you’ve filled it out. 

You can return your ballot in MD through any of these methods:

1. Mail your ballot inside the accompanying envelope from your local post office or mailbox by Election Day
2. Drop your ballot off in a drop box provided by your county board of elections. You may only drop your ballot off in a drop box in the county in which you’re registered to vote. For example, if you’re registered to vote in Montgomery County, do not drop your ballot off in a drop box near campus, you must drop it off at a drop box in Montgomery County. A list of drop boxes will be posted here when they become available.
3. Return your ballot to an in-person polling place during early voting or on Election Day.

If you choose to vote in-person, you can vote early at any voting center in the county in which you’re registered to vote. Look up where to vote here.

If you choose to vote in-person, you can also vote on Election Day- November 5th, 2024. On Election Day, you must go to your assigned polling place to vote. Maryland polling places will be open between 7 am and 8 pm on Election Day. 

To view a sample ballot, go to this page and put in your address. You can look up the candidates on your ballot for more information on their ideas and platform on Ballotpedia.

Election Calendar

2026 Election Calendar (PDF)

Candidate List

2026 Primary Election Candidate List (Updated daily at 2pm by the State Board of Elections)