Maryland House District 41 voters will have a contested State House race on their general election ballot Nov. 3, 2026. Three candidates are running: Malcolm Ruff, Sandy Rosenberg and Sean Stinnett. All three are Democrats and incumbents.
The current field therefore presents voters with three candidates who share the same party label and already hold the office. The central question for the campaign will be how each candidate describes his record, priorities and plans for another term.
The candidates
Malcolm Ruff is running as a Democrat and an incumbent in District 41. His campaign fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand totals are not listed. No policy positions are documented for Ruff in the race at this stage, so there is not yet a stated issue agenda to compare with those of the other two candidates.
Sandy Rosenberg is running as a Democrat and an incumbent in District 41. His campaign fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand totals are not listed. No policy positions are documented for Rosenberg in the race at this stage, so there is not yet a stated issue agenda to compare with those of the other two candidates.
Sean Stinnett is running as a Democrat and an incumbent in District 41. His campaign fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand totals are not listed. No policy positions are documented for Stinnett in the race at this stage, so there is not yet a stated issue agenda to compare with those of the other two candidates.
What makes the race contested
The District 41 election is classified as contested because multiple candidates are running for the State House district. Ruff, Rosenberg and Stinnett are the full candidate field currently listed for the Nov. 3 general election.
Party affiliation does not separate the candidates: each will appear as a Democrat. Incumbency also does not provide a distinction among them because all three are identified as current officeholders. That puts added importance on any differences the candidates draw during the campaign through their public positions, governing records or priorities.
At this point, there are no documented candidate positions to describe. Voters cannot yet compare the three contenders on specific policy questions from stated platforms in this race. The same is true for campaign finance: there are no listed figures for money raised, money spent or cash on hand for any of the candidates.
What voters should know
This is the 2026 general election, not a primary contest. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. The office on the ballot is Maryland State House, District 41.
As the campaign develops, the most useful points of comparison will be the candidates’ own explanations of what they would do in office and how they assess their work as incumbents. Because Ruff, Rosenberg and Stinnett have the same party and incumbent status, issue positions and campaign activity may provide voters with the clearest distinctions.
Voters can also watch for changes to the candidate field and for the release of campaign finance figures. Any comparison should apply the same standard to all three candidates: their stated priorities, records and plans for District 41.
