James Anderson Makle, Jr.

James Anderson Makle, Jr. is a candidate for Representative in Congress Primary Election in 2026 in Congressional District 5, Maryland. Running as Democratic.

Representative in Congress in Congressional District 5, Maryland

Also running: Mark Arness, Rushern L. Baker, III, Quincy Bareebe, Wala Blegay, Adrian Boafo, Reuben B. Collins, II, Ellis D. Colvin, Harry Anthony Dunn, Arthur Ellis, Elldwnia English, Terry Antonio Jackson, 2nd, Harry Jarin, Walter Kirkland, Jerry Lightfoot, Heather Luper, Leigha Messick, Keith Salkowski, Kenneth Simons, Alexis S. Solis, Tracy Starr, Dave Sundberg, Harold Tolbert, Nicole A. Williams, Chris Chaffee, Bryan DuVal, Michelle Talkington, Jonathan Burruss, Mildred Marie Hall, Brian S. Jordan.

James Anderson Makle Jr. is a Democratic candidate seeking to represent Maryland's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 2026 election. His active candidacy was confirmed on February 23, 2026, upon his official filing with the Maryland State Board of Elections. He will compete in the Democratic primary election, which is scheduled to take place on June 23, 2026. In this primary race, Makle is one of several candidates from the Democratic party vying for the nomination. Official records list his campaign's jurisdiction as Carroll County and its address as a post office box in Laurel, Maryland. His campaign is on Facebook and TikTok as 'southernmarylandstrong'.