2026Still countingUnofficial results

2026 election for Maryland Delegate District 42A

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Chuck Murphy leads Jyoti Mohan by 17.2 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.

Multi-member delegate districts

Chuck MurphyRepublican · leading
58.5%10,607
Jyoti MohanDemocrat
41.3%7,486
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.2%31
100% of the expected vote counted · 18,124 votes

Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 2:10 AM ET

The seat over time

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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+17.22022R+9.82024 Pres.R+17.22026

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

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jyoti MohanChuck Murphy
$59.9K
Raised by the campaign
$42.1K
$14K
Spent by the campaign
$41.5K

Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 16, 2026; Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 14, 2026.

Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

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

Jyoti Mohan
31%
Chuck Murphy
69%
Projected margin
R+3.6
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Chuck Murphy (R)Jyoti Mohan (D)

Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.2%