# Election Law (GEL)

## Title 8. Elections

### Subtitle 2. Primary Elections

#### Section 8-201

(a)

  (1) There shall be a statewide primary election in every even-numbered year.

  (2) A primary election shall be held:

    (i) in the year in which the Governor is elected, on the fourth Tuesday in June; and

    (ii) in the year in which the President of the United States is elected, on the fourth Tuesday in April.

(b) In Baltimore City, there shall be a primary election for municipal offices on the fourth Tuesday in April in the year in which the President of the United States is elected.

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Md. Code Ann., Election Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)