Board of Education in Somerset County District 3, Maryland

2026 Primary Election

• Lil Joe Hylton — Board of Education in Commissioner District 3, Maryland

  Lil Joe Hylton is a candidate running for the Board of Education to represent Commissioner District 3 in Somerset County, Maryland. He is running in the 2026 election as a non-partisan candidate. His campaign committee is named "Joseph Hylton for a Change in Somerset County". Hylton is a resident of Westover, Maryland. In addition to his political aspirations, he runs a YouTube channel where he shares his interests in Belgian Malinois dogs as the founder of Hyltons Hollow. During his campaign, he has been vocal about local education policies, expressing his opposition to House Bill 1428 regarding the Somerset County Board of Education.

• James White, Jr. — Board of Education in Commissioner District 3, Maryland

  James White, Jr. is a candidate seeking election to the Board of Education representing Commissioner District 3 in Somerset County, Maryland. He is participating in the 2026 local election cycle. In accordance with the rules for this contest, White is running as a non-partisan candidate and does not have a formal party affiliation. His election efforts are officially supported by his campaign committee, known as Friends of James White Jr., which is based out of Princess Anne, Maryland. As a candidate for the Somerset County Board of Education, White aims to represent the residents of District 3 and oversee public school policies for his local community.

• Samantha D. Windsor — Board of Education in Commissioner District 3, Maryland

  Samantha D. Windsor is a non-partisan candidate seeking election to the Board of Education for Commissioner District 3 in Somerset County, Maryland. She officially filed her candidacy for the upcoming 2026 local elections on February 24, 2026. Her efforts are organized under her campaign committee, Samantha Windsor for Dist. 3, BOE. Windsor is a resident of Princess Anne, Maryland, where she lives with her husband, Clifton, and their daughter, Teagan. Beyond her interest in local public education, Windsor is an active community member whose family has engaged in regional traditions, such as participating in the Miss Skipjack Pageant.