Candidates in the Primaries
Q: What Candidates are on the Primary Ballot?
A: Democrats, Republicans, School Board, and Judges of the Circuit Court. The Green Party and the Libertarian Party choose their candidates at other times. Candidates unaffilliated with any party do not compete in primaries.
Maryland law prohibits write-in candidates in the primary election.
Candidates for Judge of the Circuit Court are bi-partisan and will appear on both the Democratic and Republican Ballots.
Candidates for School Board are in a non-partisan race.
Only candidates who will appear on the ballot are included in this Voters' Guide.