CalledUnofficial results
Maryland Legislative District 5
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Justin Ready won re-election by 19.9 points over Gary Foote.
Justin ReadyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%31,856
Gary FooteDemocrat
40.0%21,281
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%38
100% of the expected vote counted · 53,175 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
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.
Gary FooteJustin Ready
$7.8K
Raised by the campaign
$228.8K
$4.7K
Spent by the campaign
$225.2K
Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 15, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 15, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Gary Foote
- 1%
- Justin Ready
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+24.3
The candidates
Justin Ready (R)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2018Gary Foote (D)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2018Gary Foote (D)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.1%