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2026 election for Maryland Delegate District 30B

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Seth A. Howard leads Matt Johnston by 4.7 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.

Multi-member delegate districts

Seth A. HowardRepublican · leading · incumbent
52.3%9,508
Matt JohnstonDemocrat
47.6%8,650
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%10
100% of the expected vote counted · 18,168 votes

Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026

The seat's recent races

EvenR+13.52022R+8.22024 Pres.R+4.72026

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Matt JohnstonSeth A. Howard
$74K
Raised by the campaign
$73.6K
$58.9K
Spent by the campaign
$62.1K

Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 12, 2026; Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 9, 2026.

Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 9, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Matt Johnston
27%
Seth A. Howard
73%
Projected margin
R+4.3
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The candidates

Seth A. Howard (R)
Incumbent, Maryland House of Delegates, first elected 2014Matt Johnston (D)

Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.1%