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Register of Wills, Charles County

Charles County, Maryland

My vote power

High

Election date

November 3, 2026 · General election

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 · 66 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 170,527 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 ÷ 170,527) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.61, 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

  • Keeping court records and case files
  • Collecting court fines and fees
  • Sending jury summons, in many places

Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Data Privacy

Candidates

Republican · declared

Latisha Shorter is a Republican candidate for Register of Wills in Charles County, Maryland.

Democratic · Incumbent · declared

Loraine Davies Hennessy serves as Register of Wills for Charles County, Maryland. The Maryland State Archives records that she has held the office since December 7, 2010.

Sources: elections.maryland.gov2