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Registration through September 2026 · Mail-in ballots as of October 25, 2026 · Early voting as of October 25, 2026 · Election day November 3, 2026

2026 general election: ballots so far

As of October 25, 2026

already voted: mail-in ballots received back plus early voters
523,697
of the 4,293,322 eligible active voters
12.2%
days to election day
8

Mail-in ballots

647,237
mail-in ballot requests · +1,173
642,901
ballots sent · +793
290,990
received back · +5,786 · 45% of sent
151,709
accepted in the canvass · no change

Of 642,901 mail-in ballots sent, 45% have come back; 5,786 more arrived since the previous report.

Daily tracking, by county and district →

Mail ballots returned share of mail ballots sent that have been received, as of October 25, 2026
Allegany: 52.8% Anne Arundel: 51.8% Baltimore City: 35.6% Baltimore County: 44.4% Calvert: 50.5% Caroline: 47.4% Carroll: 49.1% Cecil: 45.2% Charles: 44.3% Dorchester: 55.5% Frederick: 46.6% Garrett: 54.6% Harford: 50.8% Howard: 45.0% Kent: 60.3% Montgomery: 42.4% Prince George's: 42.7% Queen Anne's: 51.9% Somerset: 53.1% St. Mary's: 50.0% Talbot: 60.5% Washington: 53.5% Wicomico: 55.3% Worcester: 58.3%
  • under 40%
  • 40 to 48%
  • 48 to 56%
  • 56 to 64%
  • 64% or more

Early voting

232,707
early voters · +37,653
5.4%
of eligible active voters
37,653
on day 4, October 25, 2026
62% / 24%
Democratic / Republican share of early voters

232,707 Marylanders have voted early in 4 days; Talbot leads the counties at 10.8% of its eligible active voters.

Daily tracking, by county and district →

Early voters share of eligible active voters who have voted early, as of October 25, 2026
Allegany: 3.2% Anne Arundel: 5.6% Baltimore City: 2.8% Baltimore County: 5.1% Calvert: 7.5% Caroline: 5.5% Carroll: 5.6% Cecil: 5.3% Charles: 6.5% Dorchester: 6.1% Frederick: 5.6% Garrett: 5.3% Harford: 7.0% Howard: 6.5% Kent: 7.8% Montgomery: 5.4% Prince George's: 5.3% Queen Anne's: 7.4% Somerset: 5.9% St. Mary's: 7.6% Talbot: 10.8% Washington: 5.3% Wicomico: 5.9% Worcester: 5.3%
  • under 4%
  • 4 to 6%
  • 6 to 8%
  • 8 to 10%
  • 10% or more

Active registered voters by party

Monthly since January 2010. Democrats are 51.4% of active voters, Republicans 23.4% and unaffiliated voters 23.3%, against 51.6%, 23.8% and 22.7% a year earlier.

    Trends by county →

    Party share of active voters

    Percent of active voters, monthly since January 2010. Republican voters' share is the lowest in any report since January 2010. Unaffiliated voters' share is the highest in any report since January 2010.

      Registration by month and county →

      New registrations and removals

      12-month rolling totals since January 2010. The September report counts 25,286 new registrations and 16,246 removals; 67% of the new registrations came through Motor Vehicle Administration, and 11,016 of the removals were moves to another county.

        How people register → · Why voters are removed →

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