Charles County 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election Local Candidates List
Last updated: 10/22/2025 06:00:PM
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| County Commissioner President |
| Leonard "Lenny" Proctor
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Status Active Filed Regular -08/07/2025 Email [email protected] Phone (240) 209-0573 Committee Name Lenny Proctor for Commissioner President |
Contact Information P.O. Box 511 Brandywine, MD 20613- |
| Amanda Stewart
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Status Active Filed Regular -07/25/2025 Email [email protected] Website electamandastewart.com Facebook AmandaStewart X @electAmanda Phone (301) 638-5759 Committee Name Elect Amanda Stewart |
Contact Information P O Box 1482 White Plains, MD 20695- |
| County Commissioner |
| Commissioner District 1 |
| Gilbert "BJ" Bowling
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Status Active Filed Regular -05/15/2025 Email [email protected] Committee Name Friends of Gilbert Bowling |
Contact Information P O Box 633 La Plata, MD 20646- |
| Commissioner District 2 |
| Brenda Thomas
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Status Active Filed Regular -06/18/2025 Email [email protected] Website Voteforbrendathomas.com Committee Name Brenda Thomas For CCD2 |
Contact Information P O Box 153 Indian Head, MD 20640- |
| Donta Varney
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Status Withdrawn - 09/29/2025 Filed Regular -07/07/2025 Email [email protected] Phone (202) 858-9213 Committee Name Friends of Donta Varney |
Contact Information 202 Blair Rd Apt 102 Indian Head, MD 20640-1908 |
| Commissioner District 3 |
| Courtney J. Edmonds
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Status Active Filed Regular -07/03/2025 Email [email protected] Website electcourtneyedmonds.com Facebook Elect Courtney J. Edmonds Phone (240) 593-5591 Committee Name Committee to Elect Courtney J. Edmonds |
Contact Information P O Box 172 White Plains, MD 20695- |
| Commissioner District 4 |
| Ralph E. Patterson, II
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Status Active Filed Regular -06/26/2025 Email [email protected] Website www.electralphpatterson.com Facebook Ralph Patterson II X twitter.com/ElectRPatterson Other Instagram: electralphpatterson/ Phone (301) 435-9200 Committee Name Campaign to Elect Ralph E. Patterson II |
Contact Information PO BOX 115 Pomfret, MD 20675- |
| State's Attorney |
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| Clerk of the Circuit Court |
| Lisa E. Yates
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Status Active Filed Regular -06/27/2025 Email [email protected] Facebook facebook.com/re-electlisayates Phone (301) 536-9007 Committee Name Friends of Lisa Yates |
Contact Information P O Box 752 Newburg, MD 20664- |
| Register of Wills |
| Loraine Davies Hennessy
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Status Active Filed Regular -09/02/2025 Email [email protected] Facebook Loraine Hennessy Phone (301) 648-4404 Committee Name Friends of Loraine Hennessy |
Contact Information P O Box 1845 LaPlata, MD 20646- |
| Judge of the Orphans' Court |
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| Sheriff |
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| Republican Central Committee |
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| Democratic Central Committee At Large *No more than half of the members can be elected from the same gender. |
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| Democratic Central Committee *No more than half of the members can be elected from the same gender. |
| Commissioner District 1 |
| Virginia Benedict
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Gender Female Status Active Filed Central Committee Candidate -07/10/2025 Email [email protected] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/virginia.benedict Phone (240) 682-9037 |
Contact Information 9920 Cliffton Dr Newburg, MD 20664-2247 |
| Elizabeth "Liz" Brown
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Gender Female Status Active Filed Central Committee Candidate -07/11/2025 Phone (301) 893-1539 |
Contact Information 100 Burning Bush Pl La Plata, MD 20646-3267 |
| Commissioner District 2 |
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| Commissioner District 3 |
| James F. Wade, Sr.
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Gender Male Status Active Filed Central Committee Candidate -07/30/2025 Email [email protected] Phone (240) 401-7429 |
Contact Information 10831 Cheryl Turn Waldorf, MD 20603-5900 |
| Commissioner District 4 |
| Roderick Lewis, Jr.
Democratic Jurisdiction Charles County Gender Male Status Active Filed Central Committee Candidate -06/05/2025 Email [email protected] Committee Name Friends of Roderick Lewis |
Contact Information P O Box 6545 Waldorf, MD 20603-6545 |
| Board of Education |
| Commissioner District 1 |
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| Commissioner District 2 |
| Donta Varney
Non-Partisan Jurisdiction Charles County Status Active Filed Regular -09/29/2025 Email [email protected] Phone (202) 858-9213 Committee Name Friends of Donta Varney |
Contact Information 202 Blair Rd Apt 102 Indian Head, MD 20640-1908 |
| Commissioner District 3 |
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| Commissioner District 4 |
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