When Is Maryland's Presidential Primary 2016?

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Maryland voters can cast ballots ahead of the primary election date for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, along with the U.S. Senate seat up for grabs and other statehouse races.

Maryland’s primary election will be held April 26; polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day.

Early voting in Maryland begins Thursday, April 14, and runs through Thursday, April 21. Polling places are open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. those days.

You can vote in an early voting center in the county where you live. See a list of the 2016 Primary early voting sites (PDF).

The ballots vary by county and can be viewed ahead of time on the Maryland State Board of Elections website.

Besides voting for Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, Maryland residents will select Congressional nominees, U.S. Senate candidates for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Congressional candidates, and delegates to the national political conventions, among other races.

Will New York businessman Donald Trump have the GOP nomination locked up by the time Maryland voters head to the polls?

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads in Maryland polls with 58 percent support to 28 percent for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, says Real Clear Politics.

Clinton gained the endorsement this month of a superdelegate who had supported Maryland native Martin O'Malley, who has since dropped out of the race. Yvette Lewis, a former Maryland Democratic Party chairwoman Yvette Lewis told The Associated Press that Clinton “can put the most impressive face of America out there for the world to see.”

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Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley suspended his presidential campaign after he finished a disappointing third in Iowa in its first-in-the nation caucuses Feb. 1 with only 1 percent support.

Of his candidacy, he said, “Together we all stood up for working people, for new Americans, for the future of the Earth and the safety of our children. We put these issues at the front of our party’s agenda—these are the issues that serve the best interests of our nation.”

To vote in Maryland, you must register to vote. Your local board of elections can answer questions on how and where to do that. Online Voter Registration also is available.