Judge of the Orphans' Court, Carroll County
Carroll County, 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 · 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 175,321 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 ÷ 175,321) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.48, 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
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
LaRue G. Lennon is a candidate for Carroll County Judge of the Orphans' Court in the November 3, 2026 general election and has served as a Carroll County Orphans' Court judge since December 5, 2022.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Margaret Peggy Bair is a candidate for Carroll County Judge of the Orphans' Court in the November 3, 2026 general election and a current Carroll County Orphans' Court judge.
Nonpartisan · declared
Tina Mawhinney is a candidate for Carroll County Judge of the Orphans' Court in the November 3, 2026 general election. The reviewed reliable sources establish her candidacy but do not establish a current office, official website, or prior public-office history.
Sources: elections.maryland.gov2 · elections.carrollcountymd.gov