State Delegate, Legislative District 5
State Legislative District 5; Maryland
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 3 seats
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 136,808 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,206,011 ÷ 136,808) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.63, measured against a statewide vote in MD (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Alison Rudolph is a Westminster, Maryland resident and community advocate focused on bringing positive change to Carroll County.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for
Republican · Incumbent · declared
April R. Rose is a Republican incumbent candidate for Maryland State Delegate in Legislative District 5 in the November 2026 general election.
Records: Environment and Public Health 16 against, Corporate Accountability 13 against, Civil Rights 1 for, 8 against,
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Chris Tomlinson is a Republican incumbent candidate for Maryland State Delegate in Legislative District 5 in the November 2026 general election.
Records: Corporate Accountability 1 for, 15 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 15 against, Civil Rights 3 for, 7 against,
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Courtney Alexa Welch is a Democratic incumbent candidate for Maryland State Delegate in Legislative District 5 in the November 2026 general election.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Dayana Bergman is a Democratic incumbent candidate for Maryland State Delegate in Legislative District 5 in the November 2026 general election.
Republican · declared
Sallie B. Taylor is the Republican candidate for Maryland State Delegate in Legislative District 5 in the November 2026 general election.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Steve Whisler is a Republican incumbent candidate for Maryland State Delegate in Legislative District 5 in the November 2026 general election.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, Personal Income Tax Reduction 1 for
Sources: msa.maryland.gov · elections.state.md.us · elections.maryland.gov