2026 forecast

Maryland Attorney General forecast

Anthony Brown vs James Rutledge III, with Anthony Brown running again. The model has Brown ahead by 42.8 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe DModel D +42.8Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

24 counties · 10 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, governorD +36.7
Down ballot history, moved to 2026D +40.0
Blend of every legD +40.9
With incumbency and primary unityD +43.3
With polls, none in the raceD +42.8

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +50.0 and D +35.5.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedBrownIIIMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.