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County Council Member, Wicomico County

District 2

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county council member votes on county laws, the budget, taxes and land-use decisions.

The County Council's seats changed from five districts and two at-large seats to seven districts; James Winn now holds an at-large seat.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Jim AdkinsDemocratic

    • Opposes raising or breaking the county's revenue cap

  • James WinnRepublican

    • Supports growing the tax base while protecting rural character

Public safety

  • Jim AdkinsDemocratic

    • Supports adding paid staff to volunteer fire and EMS

  • James WinnRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Jim AdkinsDemocratic

    • Supported the county's one-year data center moratorium

  • James WinnRepublican

    • Supports case-by-case review of data center proposals

Roads & infrastructure

  • Jim AdkinsDemocratic

    • Supports making developers pay for roads and public safety
    • Supports connecting septic-dependent homes to public water and sewer

  • James WinnRepublican

    • Supports making county facilities more energy-efficient

Environment & parks

  • Jim AdkinsDemocratic

    • Supports solar on rooftops and parking lots, not farmland

  • James WinnRepublican

    No documented position found.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.