Election at a glance
Maryland State House District 24 will have a contested race in the 2026 general election. The candidate field consists of three Democrats who currently hold office: Tiffany Alston, Derrick Coley and Andrea Harrison.
The election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. That date is the central deadline for voters following the District 24 contest and deciding among the candidates running to continue serving in the Maryland State House.
All three candidates share the same two basic descriptions in this race: Each is a Democrat, and each is an incumbent. An incumbent is a current officeholder seeking another term. The race therefore does not include a candidate identified as a challenger to the current District 24 delegation.
The three candidates
Tiffany Alston is running as a Democrat and an incumbent in State House District 24. She is one of three current officeholders seeking to continue representing the district in the Maryland State House. Her candidacy gives District 24 voters a choice involving a sitting delegate rather than a first-time officeholder.
Derrick Coley is running as a Democrat and an incumbent in State House District 24. He is one of three current officeholders seeking to continue representing the district in the Maryland State House. His candidacy likewise places a sitting delegate in the 2026 general-election field.
Andrea Harrison is running as a Democrat and an incumbent in State House District 24. She is one of three current officeholders seeking to continue representing the district in the Maryland State House. Her candidacy also gives voters a choice involving a sitting delegate in the general election.
The candidates enter the race with the same party label and the same incumbent status. Those shared labels make candidate identity especially important for voters reviewing the field: The names on the contest are Alston, Coley and Harrison.
What is contested
The District 24 election is designated as contested rather than uncontested. Three candidates are running in the State House race, so the contest involves more than one named candidate even though all three are Democrats and current officeholders.
Party affiliation does not distinguish the candidates from one another in this field. Incumbency also does not separate them, because each candidate already holds office. The general-election contest is therefore among three candidates with the same listed party and officeholder status.
The race is for representation in Maryland State House District 24. It is part of Maryland’s 2026 general election, not a primary contest. The election date is the same for each candidate and for every voter participating in this district race: Nov. 3, 2026.
What happens next
The next major event is the general election itself. Voters in District 24 will encounter a field made up of Alston, Coley and Harrison, each running as a Democratic incumbent.
As election day approaches, the central process question is whether the candidate field remains the same through the general election. Voters can also watch for official election information about voting procedures and the District 24 ballot ahead of Nov. 3, 2026.
