2026Still countingUnofficial results
2026 election for Maryland Delegate District 2B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Matthew Schindler leads Brenda Thiam by 30.4 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Multi-member delegate districts
Matthew SchindlerDemocrat · leading · incumbent
65.1%6,188
Brenda ThiamRepublican
34.7%3,301
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.2%22
100% of the expected vote counted · 9,511 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 10:41 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Matthew SchindlerBrenda Thiam
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Raised by the campaign
$15.7K
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Spent by the campaign
$20.9K
Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 12, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 12, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Matthew Schindler
- 99%
- Brenda Thiam
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+19.5
The candidates
Matthew Schindler (D)
Incumbent, Maryland House of DelegatesBrenda Thiam (R)
Incumbent, Maryland House of DelegatesBrenda Thiam (R)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.2%