Maryland State House District 6 has a contested general election on Nov. 3, 2026. The field consists of three Republican incumbents: Robin Grammer, Ric Metzgar and Bob Long.
All three candidates currently hold office, making incumbency the main shared feature of the field. An incumbent is a candidate who already serves in the office being contested. Voters evaluating the race will therefore be considering three candidates with current officeholding experience.
The candidates
Robin Grammer, Republican
Grammer is an incumbent running in the 2026 general election for State House District 6. He is one of three Republican incumbents in the contested race. No documented policy positions are listed for Grammer, so the candidate information does not identify specific issues or proposals he is emphasizing in this election.
Ric Metzgar, Republican
Metzgar is an incumbent running in the 2026 general election for State House District 6. He is one of three Republican incumbents in the contested race. No documented policy positions are listed for Metzgar, so the candidate information does not identify specific issues or proposals he is emphasizing in this election.
Bob Long, Republican
Long is an incumbent running in the 2026 general election for State House District 6. He is one of three Republican incumbents in the contested race. No documented policy positions are listed for Long, so the candidate information does not identify specific issues or proposals he is emphasizing in this election.
What makes the race contested
The District 6 election is designated as contested rather than uncontested. Grammer, Metzgar and Long are each listed as candidates, and each carries the same Republican party label and incumbent status.
That gives voters a field in which the basic candidate descriptions are closely aligned. Party affiliation does not separate the three candidates, and neither does whether they currently hold office. The central distinctions will depend on what each candidate says about the district, the State House and the issues voters raise during the election.
No documented policy positions are attached to any of the three candidacies. That means the race cannot yet be compared through stated positions on particular legislation, state spending or other policy questions. It also means no candidate can be described as supporting or opposing a specific proposal without a documented position.
Campaign finance and candidate details
Fundraising totals, spending totals and cash-on-hand figures are not listed for Grammer, Metzgar or Long. The same is true of candidate biographies. As a result, there is no documented financial comparison or biographical contrast among the three candidates.
The equal absence of those details matters for a neutral comparison. None of the candidates can be described as leading in fundraising, spending more than another candidate or holding a financial advantage. There also is no basis here to compare their education, occupations, community roles or time in office.
Election date and what comes next
The Maryland general election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. District 6 voters will decide the race as part of that election.
The main developments to watch are whether the candidate field changes, whether the campaigns publish policy positions and whether campaign finance figures become public. Those developments could give voters clearer ways to compare Grammer, Metzgar and Long before Election Day. Nothing in the current field supports a prediction about the outcome.
