2026 election for Maryland Delegate District 31
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Republican leads Democratic by 5.9 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Multi-member delegate districts
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
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Other candidates' campaigns: Brian Chisholm $70.4K · Heidi Schmidt $68.1K · Joan Barone Cole $57.9K.
Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 18, 2026; Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 17, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 17, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Joan Barone Cole
- 6%
- Brian Chisholm
- 94%
- Projected margin
- R+11.2
The candidates
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.1%