Each state in the United States has two U.S. senators. (Washington, D.C. is not represented.) There are 100 total senators and they serve six-year terms. The U.S. Senate is currently made up of 47 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and 4 Independents. Explore the map below to learn more.
In 2024, 34 senate seats are up for election.
In spring of 2023, Senator Ben Cardin (a Democrat from Maryland) announced that he would not seek re-election in 2024. Marylanders will vote on his replacement in the 2024 general election.
Click through the tabs in this box to learn about the candidates on the ballot for the Maryland senate seat.
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Angela Alsobrooks is the current Prince George's County Executive. She formerly worked as the first full-time domestic violence prosecutor and state's attorney for Prince George's County. She graduated from Duke University and The University of Maryland School of Law.
Alsobrooks defeated David Trone to win the Democratic Primary election for U.S. Senate in May 2024.
Mike Scott is a strategic planner. He graduated from University of Nebraska Omaha and Central Michigan University.
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Larry Hogan served as the governor of Maryland from 2015 - 2023. He previously formed the real estate brokerage The Hogan Companies and served in Maryland governor Ron Elrich's cabinet as secretary of appointments. He graduated from Florida State University.
Hogan won the Republican Primary election for U.S. Senate in May 2024.
The U.S. House of Representatives has 435 members who serve two-year terms. The number of representatives for each state is proportionate to the state's population: the more people living in the state, the more representatives the state is given.
States with more than one representative are divided into congressional districts. Each representative serves a different congressional district in their state. Congressional district boundaries are redrawn every ten years, after the U.S. Census, to reflect changes in population.
Maryland has eight representatives and eight congressional districts. Redistricting was last completed in Maryland in 2022.
Marylanders will only vote for the representative seat for the congressional district where they live. Use the links below to explore Maryland's current congressional districts and find out which district you live in.
Note: Only the 4th, 6th, and 8th districts are listed on this guide because Montgomery County residents will fall into one of those three congressional districts. If you live outside of Montgomery County, use the link below to learn about candidates in your district.
Glenn Ivey has represented Maryland's 4th congressional district in Congress since 2023. He was previously an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. and served as counsel for various congressional leaders and committees. Ivey was elected as state's attorney for Prince George's County in 2002 and served two terms. He taught trial advocacy at Harvard Law School and University of Maryland School of Law, served on the Prince George's County police reform task force, and is a member of The Sentencing Project's board of directors. Ivey opened his own law firm in 2020. He graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School.
George McDermott has worked as a victim rights advocate. He has earned a trade school diploma.
April McClain-Delaney currently works as deputy assistant secretary for communications and information in the U.S. Department of Commerce. She previously worked as an attorney and as director for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on technology and children. She graduated from Northwestern University and Georgetown University Law Center.
Neil Parrott is currently serving his third term as a State Delegate representing district 2A in Maryland's General Assembly. He also owns Traffic Solutions, Inc. He has formerly worked as a traffic engineer for the Maryland State Highway Administration and deputy director of engineering for the city of Frederick. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park and Mount St. Mary's University.
Jamie Raskin has represented Maryland's 8th congressional district in Congress since 2017. He was previously a professor of constitutional law and the first amendment at American University's Washington College of Law. He was also a member of the Maryland Senate representing district 20 and has authored multiple books on the U.S. Supreme Court and democracy. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
Nancy Wallace is a data coordinator for ecological restoration projects at the Department of Commerce. She formerly worked as lobbyist for international environmental issues, as well as at the Department of Treasury and Department of Defense. She co-founded the Sustainable Montgomery program. She graduated from Yale University.
Cheryl Riley is a public relations executive. She attended, but did not graduate from, Montgomery College and University of Maryland, College Park.
In 2024, Maryland ballots will include a constitutional amendment ballot question. Voters will decide if Maryland should amend the state constitution to declare the right to reproductive freedom:
"Question 1 - Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 245 of the 2023 Legislative Session)
Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom
The proposed amendment confirms an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including but not limited to the ability to make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue, or end the individual's pregnancy, and provides the State may not, directly or indirectly, deny, burden, or abridge the right unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.
(Adding Article 48 to the Maryland Declaration of Rights)"
Some of the resources on this page are specific to Maryland or Montgomery County. If you are voting in a different jurisdiction, please use the resources below.
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