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Maryland › Maryland House of Delegates · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Maryland Delegate District 18
D vs D3 seatsSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Aaron Kaufman has no major-party opponent.
Aaron Kaufman has no major-party opponent.
3 seats in this district
3.0 D · 0.0 R expected of 3 seats
3.0 D · 0.0 R expected of 3 seats
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Aaron Kaufman
- Experience
- State legislature
DemocraticIncumbent
Emily Shetty
- Experience
- State legislature
DemocraticIncumbent
Jared Solomon
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+68: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 132,579
- People per km²
- 2,488
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 60%
- White, no degree
- 9%of adults
- White 43%
- Hispanic 27%
- Black 16%
- Asian 8%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
59,156 two-party votes · D+63.8 · D+65.3 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)81.9%
Donald Trump (R)18.1%
2022
105,296 votes · D+63.1✓ Emily Shetty (D)31.0%
Aaron M Kaufman (D)29.3%
Jared Solomon (D)29.2%
George M Cecala (R)7.0%
Jon Foreman (G)3.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
79,665 two-party votes · D+71.1 · D+66.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)85.6%
Donald Trump (R)14.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
119,548 votes · D+57.3✓ Emily Shetty (D)30.4%
Al Carr (D)30.1%
Jared Solomon (D)28.0%
Linda Willard (R)8.2%
Jon Cook (G)3.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
80,540 two-party votes · D+70.3 · D+68.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)85.2%
Donald Trump (R)14.8%
2014 Earlier district lines
69,495 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ana Sol Gutierrez (D)33.7%
Al Carr (D)33.6%
Jeff Waldstreicher (D)32.7%