House of Delegates, District 28
State Legislative District 28; 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 141,112 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 ÷ 141,112) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.49, 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
Abena Affum-McAllister is a Charles County attorney, criminal-justice reform professional, and community organizer.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Debra Davis is a Maryland lawyer and member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Legislative District 28.
Records: Environment and Public Health 24 for, Civil Rights 14 for, 1 against, Corporate Accountability 14 for,
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Edith J. Patterson is a Maryland State Delegate representing Legislative District 28 and a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Records: Environment and Public Health 26 for, Civil Rights 18 for, 1 against, Corporate Accountability 18 for,
Democratic · declared
Evan Smith is a chemical engineer and Southern Maryland community organizer.
Republican · declared
James Emerson Ashburn is a U.S. Navy veteran and Maryland Republican candidate from Charles County.
Democratic · declared
John D. Jones, Jr. is a Charles County lab operations manager and Democratic candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates.
Democratic · declared
Tarinna N. Terrell is a retired federal law-enforcement professional and Charles County community leader.
Republican · declared
Winfield W. Clark, Jr. is a Charles County pastor and Maryland Republican candidate.
Sources: elections.maryland.gov234