Here is the Frederick County picture as of now for 2026, limited to county‑level and state legislative offices (no Frederick City), with emphasis on Districts 3 and 4. [1][2][3][4]
Legislative District 3
State Senate – D3
- Karen Lewis Young (D) – filed for State Senate in District 3, status active. [3]
- Jurisdiction: Frederick County. [3]
- She is the current Democratic senator from D3 (elected in 2022) and is running for re‑election. [5][3]
House of Delegates – D3
- Kris Fair (D) – filed for House of Delegates, District 3, status active. [2]
- Jurisdiction: Frederick County, contact and committee listed under Friends of Kris (Kristopher) Fair. [2]
- Fair is an incumbent Democratic delegate from D3, originally elected in 2022. [5]
From the state list, only Fair is on the 2026 candidate filing list so far for D3 delegates; Kenneth Kerr and Karen Simpson are incumbents but are not yet shown as filed on the January candidate list. [5][2]
Legislative District 4
State Senate – D4
- Lara Westdorp (D) – filed for State Senate in District 4, status active. [1]
- Jurisdiction: Frederick County, with Monrovia mailing address and an organized Senate committee (Friends of Lara Westdorp). [1]
- She is a Democratic challenger; the sitting senator is Republican William Folden (not yet shown as a filed candidate on the 2026 list). [5][1]
House of Delegates – D4
- As of the current 2026 state candidate list, no D4 delegate candidates appear yet in the Frederick‑specific filing pages that are up, although incumbents April Miller and Jesse Pippy are described as current Republican delegates from D4. [5][1][2]
- Incumbents: April Fleming Miller (R), Jesse Pippy (R), and Barrie Ciliberti (R) are the sitting D4 delegates, all elected in 2022, but their 2026 filing status is not yet reflected on the public candidate list snapshot you asyyked about. [5]
Frederick County Executive
- Jessica Fitzwater (D) – incumbent Frederick County Executive, first elected in 2022 with about 50.5 percent of the vote, is listed as running for re‑election in 2026. [6]
- A Republican challenger, William Holtzinger, is also listed in the Frederick County Executive race for 2026. [6]
This gives you a basic landscape: a Democratic incumbent team consolidating in D3 (Lewis Young/Fair), a Democratic Senate challenger emerging in R‑leaning D4 (Westdorp), and Fitzwater gearing up for a re‑elect with at least one named GOP challenger. [5][1][6][2][3]
Frederick County Council (no city)
The state’s 2026 Frederick County local candidate list currently shows at least one filed council candidate in the councilmanic districts. [4]
- Councilmanic District 3: Christian Benford (D) – filed for County Council, District 3, status active. [4]
- Jurisdiction Frederick County, with committee “Christian Benford for Frederick.” [4]
The same local‑candidate index page also has sections (on the full page) for:
- County Executive
- County Council At Large
- Other councilmanic districts
but the excerpt at hand only shows Benford’s D3 filing in detail; among those seats, incumbent Council President Brad Young is currently in county‑level office but his own 2026 filing does not yet appear in the snippet you asked about. [7][4]
How it looks politically right now
- District 3: Solidly Democratic in both Senate and House; the early 2026 picture is an incumbent Democratic Senate run (Lewis Young) and at least one incumbent Democratic delegate (Fair) already filed. [5][2][3]
- District 4: Still structurally Republican at the legislative level, but you now have a declared Democratic Senate challenger (Westdorp) against Folden in a seat that has been held by Republicans. [5][1]
- Countywide: Fitzwater is on the ballot again for County Executive with at least one GOP opponent, suggesting a replay of a competitive 2022‑style environment at the county‑exec level. [6]
- Council: Filing has begun, with at least one new Democratic candidate on the board (Benford in Council District 3), and more council and at‑large filings likely to populate as the 2026 deadlines approach. [4]
Frederick county is seeing many new homes and they tend to be Democratic homeowners. Frederic is shifting Blue.
Citations:
[1] 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/Primary_candidates/gen_cand_lists_2026_5_4.html
[2] 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List https://electionsmaryland.com/elections/2026/Primary_candidates/gen_cand_lists_2026_6_6.html
[3] State Senator - Elections - Maryland.gov https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/Primary_candidates/gen_cand_lists_2026_5.html
[4] County Executive - Maryland State Board of Elections https://elections.state.md.us/elections/2026/Primary_candidates/gen_cand_lists_2026_2_by_county_11.html
[5] 2026 Maryland House of Delegates election - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election
[6] 2026 Maryland county executive elections - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Maryland_county_executive_elections
[7] Delegate Kris Fair’s post - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/delegatekrisfair/posts/reminder-this-sunday-please-join-us-for-an-incredible-conversation-with-senator-/1435753941893570/
[8] Export to Excel Spreadsheet https://elections.state.md.us/elections/2026/Primary_candidates/gen_cand_lists_2026_6_7.csv
[9] So happy to congratulate @delegatekenkerr on his appointment as ...
[10] Upcoming Elections - Frederick County Democrats https://www.frederickdemocrats.org/md-voting/upcoming-elections