Maryland Attorney General

2 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026

What this office does

The state's top lawyer and law-enforcement official. Represents the state in court, defends state laws, issues legal opinions, enforces consumer-protection laws, and can lead investigations and multi-state lawsuits.

Candidates

Anthony G. BrownIncumbent

Democrat
Moderately left · from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview)

James B. Rutledge, III

Republican
Moderately right · from who donates to them (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford)

Filled dots are published academic scores; hollow dots are AI estimates from the candidate's own public record. How placements work.

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