Maryland
The state of Maryland borders Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean. It is nicknamed the "Old Line State" and was admitted to the U.S. in 1788.
The Maryland Constitution is the basic governing document of the state. Maryland has two members of the U.S. Senate, a total of eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 141 members of the House of Delegates and 47 members of the State Senate.
Maryland 2024 elections: U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Supreme court • Appellate courts • State ballot measures • School boards • Municipal • Candidate ballot access
Maryland elections, 2025 Past elections: 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014
Cities and counties in Maryland
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage in the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and also covers mayoral, city council, and district attorney elections in every state capital. Additionally, Ballotpedia covers school board elections in the 200 largest U.S. school districts by enrollment.
However, in 2022, Ballotpedia also provided expanded coverage of local elections in Maryland. Click here to find your county!
Maryland fact checks
Policy issues in Maryland
Budget: Budget and finances • Taxes
Civil liberties: Affirmative action • Campaign finance • Nonprofit regulation
Education: Charter schools • Higher education • Public education • School choice
Election: Ballot access requirements • Redistricting • Voting
Energy: Energy information • Fracking
Environment: Environmental information • Endangered species
Finance: Financial regulation information
Healthcare: Healthcare information • Medicaid spending • Effect of the Affordable Care Act
Immigration: Immigration information
Pensions: Public pensions
Influencers in Maryland
Influencers are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, and nonprofits, to name a few.
