Everything you need to know before the Primary on February 4th
If you live in the 7th Congressional District, you’re probably already well aware that there’s an election coming up to fill the vacancy left by the late Honorable Elijah Cummings. We want to make sure though that you have as much information as possible before heading to the polls for the primary on February 4th and the general on April 28th!
You can find register to vote, find your polling place, and double check your voter information through the State Board of Elections
So, what’s the process?
Our friends at the Howard County Democratic Central Committee have made this wonderful info-graphic below.

Who’s running?
There are a number of both Democratic and Republican candidates registered as candidates for this race, so your vote is incredibly important in both the primary and general election. The website Ballotpedia has a full list of candidates on both sides.
The Howard County Young Democrats is co-sponsoring the Congressional District 7 Candidate Forum to be held on February 1st at 9:30am at Linden Hall, 4765 Dorsey Hall Drive, Ellicott City, MD. To find out more about the event, click here.
We’ve listed the Democratic candidates below. Click on their picture to view their campaign websites! (We have excluded candidates who do not have websites and photos available)