2026 County Office Candidate Survey Results
2026 Primary: Early Voting - Thursday, June 11, 2026 through Thursday, June 18, 2026
Election Day - Tuesday June 23, 2026
Candidate responses to a survey focusing on LGBTQ+ issues are linked below. Please click on the individual candidates' names to view their responses.
As a 501(c)(3) organization, CARY does not meet with political candidates individually in the capacity of a CARY member or as a representative of CARY. Any statements, explicit or implied, made by any political candidate or their campaign to the contrary are inaccurate and misleading.
About the survey:
The questionnaire was emailed to all 4 County Executive and 14 County Council candidates on March 16, 2026 to the email addresses listed on the Maryland State Board of Elections website
Candidates were informed that the due date of their responses would be April 17, 2026
A reminder was sent on April 13, 2026 to all candidates about the due date
UPDATE - As of April 15, 2024, CARY had not received a response from the following candidates: Larry Doyle, Andre Gao, Trent Kittleman, and Pravin Ponnuri.
Candidate responses are provided in their entirety as submitted by the candidate and are for informational purposes. CARY is a registered 501(c)(3) organization and therefore does not endorse any political candidates
Candidates in the Primary Election:
County Executive
Vanessa Atterbeary
Bob Cockey
Deb Jung
Liz Walsh
District 1
Kevin Chin
James David Handley
Jean Xu
District 2
Arinze Malcolm Ifekauche
Jessica I. Nichols
District 3
Amir S. Naviwala
Christiana Rigby
District 4
Linfeng Chen
Regina Clay
Janssen Evelyn
Shamieka Preston
District 5
Cat Carter
Felita Phillips
Ryan P. O'Connor