Run For Office

The Maryland State Board of Elections has lots of information on filing requirements. If you need help navigating it, please contact us or the Central Committee.

• Requirements for Filing Candidacy
• Qualifications for Filing Candidacy

Offices to appear on the 2022 ballot*

Election Dates

Primary Election – June 28, 2022, 7 am until 8 pm

• Early Voting for the Primary Election – Thursday, June 16, 2022 through Thursday, June 23, 2022 from 8 am until 8 pm.

General Election – November 8, 2022, 7 am until 8 pm

• Early Voting for the General Election – Thursday, October 27, 2022 through Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 8 am until 8 pm.

State Offices

• Governor and Lt. Governor
• Comptroller
• Attorney General
• State Senators
• House of Delegates
• Judge of the Circuit Court
• Judges of the Court of Special Appeals – For retention in office. Only on General Election Ballot
• Judges of the Court of Appeals – For retention in office. Only on General Election Ballot

Federal Offices

• Representatives in Congress
• U.S. Senator

State Offices

• Judge of the Circuit Court
• Judges of the Court of Special Appeals – For retention in office. Only on General Election Ballot
• Judges of the Court of Appeals – For retention in office. Only on General Election Ballot

Local Offices

• County Council / Commissioner
• County Treasurers
• State’s Attorney
• Clerk of the Circuit Courts
• Register of Wills
• Judges of the Orphan’s Court
• Sheriff
• Board of Education

Party Offices

• Democratic Central Committee Members
• Republican Central Committee Members

*Not all offices are up for election in Cecil County