Primary election day was wet and slow in Greenbelt. While the rain sometimes poured, the voters were no more than a steady trickle. At times there were more candidates and campaigners than voters in front of the polling places.
Since Prince George’s County and Maryland voters overwhelmingly support Democratic candidates, the primary election is frequently the definitive race.
At the end of this primary election day, most races were clear before all precincts had reported and the big winners were the incumbents.
County Council District 4
In the District 4 race, appointed incumbent Tim Adams had a secure win with 61.26 percent of the vote. Challenger Euniesha Davis earned 21.77 percent and Juliet Agocha received 16.97 percent. Adams has been serving as the District 4 representative since his appointment in January, after Ingrid Watson resigned to lead the county’s Economic Development Corporation. Adams was Mayor of Bowie until his appointment.
Board of Education District 2
Nonpartisan school board races appear on the primary ballot when there are more than two candidates, as was the case for District 2, which includes Greenbelt. Current District 2 Representative Jonathan Briggs is not running for re-election at the end of his term, so there was no incumbent in this race. Terence J. Clegg, a Greenbelter and lawyer with children at Robert Goddard Montessori, won with 45.64 percent of the vote. Alvaro E. Ceron-Ruiz, an Eleanor Roosevelt graduate and current UMD student in public policy and criminology and criminal justice at the University of Maryland was second with 29 percent, and Greenbelter and former PGCPS teacher Caroline Decaire-Goldin came in with 25.36 percent, 77 fewer votes than Ceron-Ruiz. All three were at Greenbelt polls on primary election day. Since the primary narrows this three-way field to two, Clegg and Ceron-Ruiz will progress to the general election in November.
County Races
County Executive
Incumbent Aisha Braveboy won by a landslide with 70.06 percent of the vote. Her closest rival was Gregory Holmes, who managed 13.33 percent. Braveboy has been serving as county executive since June 2025, following a special election to replace Angela Alsobrooks.
County Council At-Large Seats
Incumbent Jolene Ivey and current District 9 Councilmember Sydney Harrison (who was term-limited in his current position) were elected to the at-large seats. Ivey gained 34.9 percent of the vote and Harrison 18.69. The current at-large member in addition to Ivey, Wala Blegay, was not running for re-election due to her bid for Congress. The next closest candidate in the race was Jeana Jacobs with over 15.34 percent.
Judge of the Circuit Court
Voters were asked to select up to nine candidates in this race. Since nine Democrats and nine Republicans ran in total, all will proceed.
States Attorney
Incumbent Tara Jackson, who was appointed to the position to succeed Braveboy, took a comfortable majority of the vote, with 54.6 percent reported. Challengers included current District 2 County Councilmember Wanika Fisher, who got 38.57 percent, and Karen Piper Mitchell, who managed only 6.83 percent.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Clerk of the Circuit Court was a close race and the only one to see an incumbent lose. Mahasin El Amin, currently serving in the role, had just over 48 percent of the vote, losing to Qiana Johnson, who earned almost 52 percent. Johnson, who has two felony convictions for her role in a housing fraud scheme in Prince George’s County in 2014, served two and a half years of her eight-and-a-half-year sentence and founded and leads a nonprofit, Life After Release, to help formerly incarcerated people. She also lobbies for voting rights for those incarcerated. Her candidacy was criticized by some victims of the fraud scheme who lost their houses. Johnson says she wants to help residents navigate the court system. She was surprisingly successful in unseating an incumbent in an election where those in other races were not. She was endorsed by Progressive Maryland and CASA in Action and Blue Voter Guide.
Register of Wills
Of 11 candidates, Kayla D. Bryant prevailed with 18.59 percent. Jocelyn Route was second with 16.86 percent and Antwan C. Brown third with 13.92.
Sheriff
Incumbent Sheriff John D. Carr had a definitive win over Ron Oliver with 77.68 percent to 22.32 for Oliver.
Results for State Offices
Governor/Lt. Governor
In the Democratic race, incumbents Wes Moore and Aruna Miller won overwhelmingly, with 93.39 percent of the vote, to Eric S. Felber and LaTrece Hawkins Lytes with 6.61 percent. In the Republican race, Dan Cox and Rob Krop won with 41.7 percent of the vote and Ed Hale and Tyrone Keys Jr. came in second with 20.64 percent.
Comptroller and Attorney General
Both comptroller races were uncontested. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman (D) will face Sonya Dunn (R) in the general election. Likewise, the attorney general races were uncontested and Anthony G. Brown (D) will face James B. Rutledge III (R) in the general.
Congressional Representatives for District 4
Incumbent Glenn Ivey was a clear favorite in the Democratic primary, with 77.03 percent of votes. His closest rival was Jakeya Johnson, with 12.69 percent. Ivey will face Republican candidate George E. McDermott, who was unopposed in the primary.
State Senator for District 22
Incumbent Senator Alonzo Washington ran unopposed, as did Republican Jim Wass.
House of Delegates District 22
Incumbent Ashanti Martinez led the Democratic candidates with 29.88 percent of the vote, followed by Tracy Gant with 28.34 percent and Molly McKee-Seabrook with 26.82 percent. Craig Hayes, with 14.96 percent of the vote, was knocked out. The top three will face no Republican challengers and so have secured election through the primary.
Voters will return to the polls for the general election in the fall on Tuesday, November 3.
This article uses the Unofficial 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results provided by the Maryland State Board of Elections at time of press. We did not include all uncontested races in this reporting.
