A 2022 rematch at the top, and a ballot question that's really about maps.
Every statewide office on your November 3, 2026 Maryland ballot, from Wes Moore against Dan Cox for governor to Comptroller and Attorney General, plus the yes-or-no vote on Judge Dan Friedman and all three constitutional amendments, in plain language and with nobody telling you how to vote.
- Both sides, no spin
- All three questions
- Sourced & cited
- Instant PDF download
The strongest case for each side
For every race, the judicial question, and all three amendments, the best honest argument each way. Equal space, no endorsement.
What Question 3 doesn't say
Its ballot wording never mentions congressional maps, and the state's highest court already rewrote it once for being misleading. We explain what a yes would actually clear the way for.
Two offices most voters skip
The Comptroller and Attorney General races ask what those offices are for: running the tax system well, and whether the state's lawyer should sue Washington or prosecute gangs.
Sourced, not spun
Every factual claim is tied to reporting and official records, listed at the back.
What's inside
Three statewide offices, one judicial question, and three amendments.
Governor & Lt. Governor
Wes Moore against Dan Cox, a rematch of 2022, with one of them now the incumbent.
Comptroller
Brooke Lierman against Sonya Dunn, on whether the state's tax office is well run.
Attorney General
Anthony G. Brown against James B. Rutledge, III: suing Washington versus prosecuting gangs.
Judge Dan Friedman
The one statewide judicial question, with the case each way and what a no vote actually does.
Question 1
Whether the governor's budget must fund state-worker contracts, including terms ordered by an arbitrator.
Question 2
A fix for the commission that disciplines judges when its members are recused or their terms lapse.
Question 3
Whether the constitution's limits on district maps keep applying to Congress, and why nothing changes for 2026.
Get the full 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Three statewide offices, one judicial question, and all three amendments. Instant PDF download.
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Is it partisan?
No. PolitiGeist is independent and makes no endorsement in any race, on the judicial question, or on any amendment. The point is the strongest case for both sides.
What does it cover?
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller, Attorney General, the continuance question for Appellate Court Judge Dan Friedman, and Questions 1, 2, and 3. There's no U.S. Senate race in Maryland this year, and Justice Peter Killough's retention question appears only on Prince George's County ballots. U.S. House, legislative, and local races aren't included.
Does Question 3 change my district this year?
No. No new map has been enacted, and any new congressional map could not take effect before the 2028 election. The question decides whether the constitution's limits on congressional maps stay in place for 2028 and beyond.