The June 23 ballot has no real 9A delegate race. November does.

Mail-in ballots are arriving in District 9A this week. Both party primaries for delegate are uncontested — all four candidates move to November regardless…

Mail in ballots are arriving in District 9A mailboxes this week. Both the Democratic and Republican primaries for delegate are uncontested. All four party candidates move to November regardless of what voters do in June. The race for who represents District 9A in Annapolis does not begin on June 23. It begins on November 3 — and you get two votes. This week, mail in ballots are arriving in mailboxes across our district — from Mt. Airy to Damascus, Glenelg to Clarksburg, Woodbine to West Friendship, Ellicott City to Cooksville. Howard County voters will see a different ballot than Montgomery County voters. The local races are different. The county level choices are different. But for one race, the picture is identical on both sides of the district line. The district 9A delegate race is not being decided on June 23. The math on the ballot in your hand District 9A elects two delegates to the Maryland House of Delegates. Five names will be on the November ballot — two Democrats, two Republicans, and me as an Independent. The State Board of Elections certified our petition on August 19, 2026. Of the four party candidates, all four are running uncontested primaries. The Democratic primary lists two candidates for two seats. The Republican primary lists two candidates for two seats. No one is being eliminated on June 23. No party is choosing between contenders. Every primary candidate moves to November the moment the polls close. In other words: the only candidate in District 9A whose place on the November ballot had not already been secured was the one not running in a party primary at all. That was me — and the only way to get there was a petition. We filed one, and it was certified on August 19. Why this matters for primary voters Voters who are Democrats or Republicans…