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2026 election for Maryland Delegate District 7B

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Lauren Arikan leads Candace Hart by 24.0 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.

Multi-member delegate districts

Lauren ArikanRepublican · leading · incumbent
62.0%12,039
Candace HartDemocrat
37.9%7,370
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%16
100% of the expected vote counted · 19,425 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

EvenR+34.62022R+29.12024 Pres.R+24.02026

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

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Candace HartLauren Arikan
$2.6K
Raised by the campaign
$9.1K
$2.2K
Spent by the campaign
$9.4K

Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Sep 30, 2026; Maryland State Board of Elections, through Jul 24, 2026.

Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Jul 24, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

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

Candace Hart
<1%
Lauren Arikan
>99%
Projected margin
R+22.3
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Lauren Arikan (R)
Incumbent, Maryland House of Delegates, first elected 2018Candace Hart (D)

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