Board of Education
Howard County Public Schools, Maryland
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 2 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: Normal · 63 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 336,328 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 ÷ 336,328) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.47, measured against a statewide vote in MD (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Health policy executive advising on national strategy to improve health care access and quality, with doctorates from Indiana University and Georgetown and past service as chair of the Howard County AAPI Commission. Priorities include restoring student support staff and long-term facility planning.
Nonpartisan · declared
Semi-retired project manager who spent 17 years at General Electric and 17 years at Discovery Education, with an MBA from Maryland and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Johns Hopkins. Priorities include repairing aging school facilities and reforming student discipline policy.
Nonpartisan · declared
Retired educator with over 30 years as a classroom teacher, school administrator and college professor, holding a B.S. from Towson and an M.Ed. from Bowie State. Priorities include fully funding public schools and strengthening teacher recruitment and retention.
Source: elections.maryland.gov