Sheriff, Carroll County
Carroll 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 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, 33+ normal, 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
- Running police patrols and deputies in the county
- Running the county jail
- Carrying out evictions, warrants, and other court orders
Affects: Immigration, Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Gail F. Wickless is the Democratic candidate for Carroll County Sheriff 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.
Republican · declared
Jay Landsman, Jr. is the Republican candidate for Carroll County Sheriff in the November 3, 2026 general election. His campaign website is source-backed, but no reliable source establishes a current or prior public office.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Jim DeWees is the Republican candidate for Carroll County Sheriff in the November 3, 2026 general election and the incumbent sheriff, serving since December 2, 2014.
Sources: elections.maryland.gov2 · elections.carrollcountymd.gov