Maryland candidates have just 10 days left to file to run for office, as the state’s candidate filing period closes on Friday, February 9 at 9 p.m.
Aspiring politicians have signed up for the 2024 election cycle, which includes the state’s party primary on May 14. In the primary election, voters in each political party will decide which of their party’s candidate will appear on the ballot for the General Election in November.
Also on May 14, voters will pick winners of the non-partisan race for the Washington County Board of Education.
As of the last day of 2023, Washington County had a total of 100,254 registered voters. Of those, 44,068 are registered Republican,
31,092 are registered Democrats, 23,315 are registered as Unaffiliated voters, 643 voters are Libertarian and another 1,136 are registered with some other party.
As of press time, here is who is running for what:
U.S. President
Joe Biden. Democrat, of Delaware
Dean Phillips, Democrat, of Excelsior, Minn.
Marianne Williamson, Democrat, of Washington, D.C.
Nikki Haley, Republican, of Kiawah Island, S.C.
Donald Trump, Republican, of Palm Beach, Fla.
U.S. Senate
Marcellus Crews, Democrat, of Capitol Heights
Brian E. Frydenborg, Democrat, of Silver Spring
Scottie Griffin, Democrat, Silver Springs
Robert Houton, Democrat, of Bethesda
Steven H. Seuferer, Democrat, of Montgomery Village
Andrew J. Wildman, Democrat, of Westminster
Ray Bly, Republican, of Jessup
Robin Flicker, Republican, of Boyds
Lorie R. Friend, Republican, of Oakland
John Teichart, Republican, of Crofton
John Thormann, Republican, of White Marsh
U.S. House of Representatives Congressional District 6 (including Washington County)
George Gluck, Democrat, of Rockville
Geoffrey Grammer, Democrat, of Gaithersburg
Ashwani Jain, Democrat, of Gaithersburg
Lesley J. Lopez, Democrat, of Montgomery Village
Tekesha A. Martinez, Democrat, of Hagerstown
April McClain Delaney, Democrat, of Gaithersburg
Stephen R. McDow II, Democrat, of Monrovia
Adrian Petrus, Democrat, of Hyattsville
Heath S. Barnes, Republican, of Woodsboro
Dan Cox, Republican, of Frederick
Chris Hyser, Republican, of Thurmont
Todd A. Puglisi, Republican, of Germantown
Mariela Roca, Republican, of Frederick
Tom Royals, Republican, of Germantown
Brenda J. Thiam, Republican, of Hagerstown
Washington County Board of Education
Victoria Beachley of Hagerstown
