Maryland campaign-finance filing deadlines
Official 2026 report due dates for Maryland state candidates file with Maryland State Board of Elections (Candidacy and Campaign Finance Division).
7 report deadlines for the 2026 cycle.
These are the campaign-finance report due dates a Maryland state candidate files with Maryland State Board of Elections (Candidacy and Campaign Finance Division) for the 2026 election cycle, stored verbatim from the official schedule. The 2026 primary is Jun 23, 2026.
| Due | Type | Report | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2026 | Annual/Year-end | MD 2026 Annual Report Annual report due the third Wednesday in January (January 21), covering through January 14, 2026. Coverage begins the day after the prior report's end. |
— – Jan 14, 2026 |
| May 19, 2026 | Pre-election | MD Pre-Primary Report 1 First pre-primary report, due the 5th Tuesday before the June 23 primary, covering January 15 – May 12, 2026. |
Jan 15, 2026 – May 12, 2026 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Pre-election | MD Pre-Primary Report 2 Second pre-primary report, due the 2nd Friday before the primary, covering May 13 – June 7, 2026. |
May 13, 2026 – Jun 7, 2026 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Pre-election | MD Pre-General Report 1 First pre-general report, due the last Tuesday in August, covering June 8 – August 18, 2026. |
Jun 8, 2026 – Aug 18, 2026 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Pre-election | MD Pre-General Report 2 Second pre-general report, due the 2nd Friday before the November 3 general, covering August 19 – October 18, 2026. |
Aug 19, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 |
| Nov 17, 2026 | Post-election | MD Post-General Report Post-general report, due the 2nd Tuesday after the general, covering October 19 – November 10, 2026. |
Oct 19, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026 |
| Jan 27, 2027 | Annual/Year-end | MD 2027 Annual Report Next-cycle annual report (per the official schedule, due January 27, 2027) closing out 2026 activity, covering November 11, 2026 – January 13, 2027. |
Nov 11, 2026 – Jan 13, 2027 |
Shaded rows are deadlines that have already passed.
Good to know
2026 gubernatorial cycle (Governor + full General Assembly). Reports may be filed until 11:59 pm via MD CRIS. A committee with under $1,000 in aggregate activity may file an Affidavit of Limited Contributions and Expenditures instead (deadlines unchanged). The 2026 Annual report's coverage begins the day after the prior report's end (committee-dependent). Excluded conditional reports on the same official schedule: the Spring Report (new committees only, Apr 21), the Central Committee Report (candidates for central committees, Jul 14), and the Ballot Issue Report (ballot-issue committees, Oct 9). Committees tied to a different election (e.g. some Baltimore City offices) follow a different schedule.
Electbase compiles these dates from official state sources as a workflow aid. It is not legal advice. Confirm every deadline with your filing authority before you rely on it.
Last updated July 13, 2026