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Maryland Legislative District 6
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Johnny Ray Salling leads Justin Holliday by 8.6 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Johnny Ray SallingRepublican · leading · incumbent
54.2%17,023
Justin HollidayDemocrat
45.6%14,308
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.2%63
100% of the expected vote counted · 31,394 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 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.
No DemocratJohnny Ray Salling
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Raised by the campaign
$31.3K
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Spent by the campaign
$16.6K
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.
- Justin Holliday
- 4%
- Johnny Ray Salling
- 96%
- Projected margin
- R+12.9
The candidates
Johnny Ray Salling (R)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2014Justin Holliday (D)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2014Justin Holliday (D)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.2%