Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, MD-02
John Anthony Olszewski Jr.
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +20.4, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
John Olszewski Jr., known as Johnny O, is a Democrat who has represented Maryland's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House since January 3, 2025, succeeding Dutch Ruppersberger. He was the 14th Baltimore County Executive from December 3, 2018 to January 3, 2025, and resigned that post after winning his House seat. Earlier he served in the Maryland House of Delegates for the 6th district from June 12, 2006 to January 14, 2015, and as a student member of the Baltimore County Board of Education from 1999 to 2000. He taught social studies and special education at Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts for five years and then worked as a countywide resource teacher. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and American studies from Goucher College, a master's degree in political management from George Washington University (2006), and a doctorate from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2017). He is the incumbent for the 2nd district on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Source: en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 2026-10-29
- Born
- September 10, 1982 (age 44)
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 1 House term, since January 3, 2025
Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, MD-02. Won.
- Johnny Olszewski Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +20.4, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Source: Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-10-14 · as reported to the FEC; filings can be amended
Top donors and industries
Not yet on file here. The itemized filings are on the FEC candidate page and the industry totals on OpenSecrets.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
2 subcommittees
- East Asia and Pacific
- Africa
- House Committee on Small Business
2 subcommittees
- Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development
- Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and votes
Sponsored and cosponsored bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Bill and vote counts are not yet on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- gojohnnyo.com campaign
- Office phone
- 202-225-3061
- Washington office
- 1339 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2002
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 11:44 PM ET
- 2024U.S. House, MD-02 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland&oldid=1384156310
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 11:44 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4MD02232/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Olszewski_Senior.jpg
- photo_gallery https://olszewski.house.gov
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_A._Olszewski,_Jr._(2007).jpg
- bio_official https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Olszewski
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