GOTV Intel

Chao Wu

State Representative, Maryland House District 9A · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Maryland House District 9A · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Maryland State Board of Elections — 2026 Gubernatorial General Election State Candidates List — House of Delegates, Legislative District 09A — 'Chao Wu', D · read Oct 2, 2026

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The District

What Maryland House District 9A covers

Covers parts of Howard County and Montgomery County.

Includes Ellicott City (part), Damascus (part), Columbia (part), Highland (part) and Lisbon.

Map of Maryland House District 9A with 18 precincts

18 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Maryland State Board of Elections via MD iMAP, Maryland Precincts 2026 (MD_ElectionBoundaries layer 2); Maryland Precincts 2026 (SBE via MDP, MD iMap) added for Prince George's, Montgomery, Anne Arundel and Carroll for the 2024 general

Results

Certified results for Maryland House District 9A

House of Delegates 09A

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Natalie ZieglerDemocrat17,65626.7%
Chao WuDemocrat17,48626.4%
Trent KittlemanRepublican17,37326.3%
Jianning Jenny ZengRepublican13,60920.6%
Other Write-Ins440.1%

Official — Maryland State Board of Elections official county results data files · Maryland State Board of Elections — election data files, county results

Key Votes

The record

  • HB 639 (2026): Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading, Mar 23, 2026: 99–37. Outcome: Passed House; in Senate committee.

    Mar 23, 2026 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2026RS seq. 0800 · source

  • HB 870 (2026): Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act) — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading, Mar 19, 2026: 92–37. Outcome: Chapter 412.

    Mar 19, 2026 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2026RS seq. 0575 · source

  • HB 315 (2026): Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading, Mar 18, 2026: 98–34. Outcome: Chapter 772.

    Mar 18, 2026 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2026RS seq. 0475 · source

  • HB 488 (2026): Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading (Const), Feb 2, 2026: 99–37. Outcome: Passed House; in Senate committee.

    Feb 2, 2026 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2026RS seq. 0040 · source

  • SB 357 (2025): Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading, Apr 7, 2025: 102–38. Outcome: Chapter 610.

    Apr 7, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 1300 · source

  • HB 767 (2025): Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act) — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred), Apr 7, 2025: 97–41. Outcome: Chapter 563.

    Apr 7, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 1370 · source

  • HB 504 (2025): Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp), Apr 7, 2025: 101–38. Outcome: Chapter 237.

    Apr 7, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 1397 · source

  • HB 352 (2025): Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 — voted Nay

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp), Apr 7, 2025: 94–46. Outcome: Chapter 604.

    Apr 7, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 1312 · source
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  • HB 350 (2025): Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026) — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp), Apr 7, 2025: 101–39. Outcome: Chapter 602 (line item veto on sections 21(56) and (61)).

    Apr 7, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 1310 · source

  • HB 1035 (2025): Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Infrastructure, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (Next Generation Energy Act) — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading, Apr 5, 2025: 96–40. Outcome: Chapter 626.

    Apr 5, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 1230 · source

  • HB 718 (2025): Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission - Established — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred), Apr 5, 2025: 98–38. Outcome: Chapter 696.

    Apr 5, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 1225 · source

  • HB 1222 (2025): Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading, Mar 17, 2025: 98–38. Outcome: Chapter 718.

    Mar 17, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 0710 · source

  • HB 748 (2025): Municipalities - Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading, Mar 13, 2025: 115–22. Outcome: Passed House; died in Senate committee.

    Mar 13, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 0471 · source

  • HB 1082 (2025): Health Insurance - Individual Market Stabilization - Establishment of the State-Based Health Insurance Subsidies Program — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading, Mar 12, 2025: 102–37. Outcome: Chapter 468.

    Mar 12, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 0424 · source

  • HB 153 (2025): Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors — voted Yea

    House of Delegates, On Third Reading, Feb 13, 2025: 103–34. Outcome: Passed House; died in Senate committee.

    Feb 13, 2025 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — House roll call, 2025RS seq. 0092 · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Maryland House District 9A

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • Delegate, District 9A (since January 11, 2023; elected November 2022); formerly Howard County Board of Education member (2018–2022; chair 2020–2021)

    2026 committee: Government, Labor, and Elections (Corrections; Government Operations and Ethics subcommittees). 2023–2025: Ways and Means. Chair, Howard County House Delegation 2024–2025.

    Sep 25, 2026 · Official · Maryland General Assembly — member page (wu01) · source

  • On the Nov 3, 2026 general ballot — Delegate, MD-HD-09A (vote for 2)

    Democratic; incumbent. District 9A general candidates: Chao Wu (D), Natalie Ziegler (D), Fitzgerald Mofor (R), Spencer Rhoda (R), Saif Rehman (unaffiliated, petition).

    Sep 1, 2026 · Official · Maryland State Board of Elections — 2026 Gubernatorial General Election State Candidates List (last updated 09/01/2026) · source

  • Nominated in the June 2026 Democratic primary — District 9A: 6,825 votes (49.61%)

    Two-seat primary, two candidates: Natalie Ziegler 6,933 (50.39%); Chao Wu 6,825 (49.61%). Howard 5,783 / Montgomery 1,042 for Wu.

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Maryland State Board of Elections — 2026 Gubernatorial Primary results, Democratic, House of Delegates District 9A · source

  • Won the Nov 8, 2022 general election — House of Delegates District 9A (2 seats): 17,486 votes (26.43%)

    Natalie Ziegler (D) 17,656; Chao Wu (D) 17,486; Trent Kittleman (R) 17,373; Jianning Jenny Zeng (R) 13,609; write-ins 44. Declared elected by the Board of State Canvassers, Dec 7, 2022.

    Nov 8, 2022 · Official · Maryland State Board of Elections — Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Results, House of Delegates District 9A · source

Not on file for Chao yet: Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Oct 4, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_7dh17t644.

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