Democratic primary · June 23, 2026
Maryland house Democratic primary
April McClain Delaney won the Democratic primary on June 23, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
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Primary result · Democratic primary
Official outcome · June 23, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1April McClain DelaneyApril Lynn McClain Delaney is an American lawyer and politician who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Maryland's…
2David Trone
All polls · 9 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Delaney | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 26 | Global Strategy Group | 500 · LV | 40 | — |
| Jun 3, 26 | Hart Research | 500 · LV | 52 | — |
| May 27, 26 | Impact Research | 500 · LV | 43 | — |
| May 17, 26 | Hart Research | 500 · LV | 49 | — |
| May 13, 26 | Impact Research | 500 · LV | 41 | — |
| Apr 13, 26 | Hart Research | 564 · LV | 49 | — |
| Apr 10, 26 | The Public Sentiment Institute | 154 · LV | 30 | — |
| Mar 20, 26 | Hart Research | 500 · LV | 49 | — |
| Dec 15, 25 | Hart Research | 600 · LV | 50 | — |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 32 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetApril McClain Delaney · 32
DApril McClain Delaney32 endorsers
Most notable · Aruna Miller · lieutenant governor of Maryland (2023–present)
Elected officials17
Federal 9State 5Local 1
Elected officials · 17
- Aruna Miller · lieutenant governor of Maryland (2023–present)
- Wes Moore · governor of Maryland (2023–present)
- Cheryl Kagan · state senator from the 17th district (2015–present)
- Karen Lewis Young · state senator from the 3rd district (2023-present)
- Anthony Brown · attorney general of Maryland (2023–present)
- Glenn Ivey · MD-04 (2023–present)
- Jamie Raskin · MD-08 (2017–present)
- Johnny Olszewski · MD-02 (2025–present)
- Nancy Pelosi · CA-11 (1987–present)
- Sarah Elfreth · MD-03 (2025–present)
- Steny Hoyer · MD-05 (1981–present)
- Angela Alsobrooks · Maryland (2025–present)
- Chris Van Hollen · Maryland (2017–present)
- Joe Vogel · state delegate from the 17th district (2023–present) and candidate for this district in 2024
- Kweisi Mfume · MD-07 (1987–1996, 2020–present)
- Sarah McBride · DE-AL (2025–present)
- Sidney A. Katz · member of the Montgomery County Council from the 3rd district (2014–present)
Organizations15
Organizations · 15
- AIPAC
- American Federation of Government Employees
- Democratic Majority for Israel
- EMILYs List
- Elect Democratic Women
- Humane World Action Fund
- Jewish Democratic Council of America
- League of Conservation Voters · Action Fund
- Moms Demand Action
- National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
- NewDem Action Fund
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- Reproductive Freedom for All
- Sierra Club
- United Food and Commercial Workers · Local 1994 MCGEO
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-06-19April McClain DelaneyH4MD06340 ↗
Raised
$8.55M
Cash on hand
$426K
Cumulative receipts · 6 filings
Top industries
No industry data.
In the news
40 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
69 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles69
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.14
Coverage lean (D−R) · first week of data
Net favorability
Score+0.14
Week-over-weekfirst week of data
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 14%
Neutral 86%
14% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets14%
Neutral86%
R-leaning outlets0%
14% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Maryland House Democrat fends off predecessor’s comeback bid in primary
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Rep. McClain Delaney wins Democratic Primary for House Seat from Maryland
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Some Maryland delegates still locked in tight primary contests two days after election
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Concessions, victory laps mark the day after a ‘smooth’ Maryland primary contest
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Maryland’s 2026 Primary Election Results
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Kweisi Mfume wins Democratic nomination for Maryland's 7th Congressional District
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What we learned from Maryland’s 2026 primary election results
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Maryland voters tap Hoyer's hand-picked successor, incumbents in Democratic primaries
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Jan. 6 officer Harry Dunn loses House primary bid in Maryland
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Rep. McClain Delaney claims victory over ex-Rep. Trone after acrimonious primary
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 9deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-06-19
Endorsements47 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage40 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks