County Commissioner in Commissioner District 4, Maryland

2026 Primary Election

• Theodore "Ted" J. Elder — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 4, Maryland

  Theodore "Ted" J. Elder is a Republican serving as the Worcester County Commissioner for District 4 in Maryland. First elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022, Elder was chosen to serve as President of the Board in 2024. Before his time in public office, he worked as a small business owner and school bus contractor, and he served as President of the Worcester County Bus Contractors Association from 1994 to 2014. As a Commissioner, Elder has prioritized expanding high-speed broadband access in rural areas, advocating for the local agricultural industry, and maintaining low property taxes.

• Steve Green — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 4, Maryland

  Steve Green is a Republican candidate running for Worcester County Commissioner in District 4, Maryland. A longtime resident of Berlin, Maryland, Green was elected to the Berlin Town Council in 2022 to represent District 1. Outside of his public service, he works as a newspaper editor and has deep ties to the local community. Green earned degrees in communications and political science from Loyola University Maryland. His extensive civic involvement includes serving on the boards of trustees for Worcester Preparatory School and Stevenson United Methodist Church, as well as serving twelve years on the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation Board.

• Virgil L. Shockley — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 4, Maryland

  Virgil L. Shockley is a Republican politician and longtime poultry farmer who previously served four terms as a Worcester County Commissioner in Maryland. First elected in 1998, Shockley represented District 4 and ran for the same seat in the 2022 Republican primary. With over fifty years of farming experience, he and his wife raise chickens on their Snow Hill family farm. During his sixteen years in office, Shockley served on the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore and chaired the Rural Maryland Broadband Coordination Board to expand high-speed internet. In 2023, he won the Delmarva Distinguished Citizen Award for his advocacy.