James B. Rutledge III
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James B. Rutledge III ran for Attorney General in MD in 2026 as a Republican.
Ran for Attorney General, MD, 2026 · The November 3, 2026 election has been held. No result for this race is on file from our sources yet.
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Races
- 2026 · Attorney General, MD · General · Republican · on the ballot · source
- 2026 · Attorney General, MD · Primary · Republican · won · source
Background
James B. Rutledge III is the Republican candidate for Maryland Attorney General in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing incumbent Democrat Anthony Brown. According to a Hoodline report, he is an attorney in Harford County who runs the firm Rutledge & Aitken LLC, with a practice that includes estate planning and litigation, and he has been licensed in Maryland since 1986. He earned a J.D. from the University of Maryland in 1986 and a B.A. from the University of Georgia in 1983. The report does not list any prior elected office.
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Sources
- Roster, Wikipedia (secondary source) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Maryland_Attorney_General_election&oldid=1373185722
- photo_curated https://electjim.com/
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- bio_official https://hoodline.com/2026/05/harford-lawyer-s-hard-line-crime-pitch-roils-maryland-ag-race/
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