Early voting for the 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election will be held from 7 a.m.- 8 p.m. from June 11 through June 18. Montgomery County Department of Transportation's (MCDOT) Ride On bus service has several routes available to transport voters to the early voting centers. 

The following are Ride On and Metrobus routes that serve early voting centers: 

  • Activity Center at Bohrer: Ride On Routes 55, 59  
  • Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center: Ride On Route 48 
  • Damascus Community Recreation Center: Ride On Route 90 
  • Isiah "Ike" Leggett Executive Office Building: Ride On Routes 44, 46, 47, 54, 56, 63 
  • Germantown Community Recreation Center: Ride On Routes 71, 78, 98 
  • Jane E. Lawton Community Recreation Center: Metrobus Routes M22, M70, D96 
  • The Bethesda Metro Station is also nearby. 
  • Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center: Metrobus Route M52 
  • Mid-County Community Recreation Center: Ride On Routes 26, 39 and 49 
  • Nancy H. Dacek North Potomac Community Rec. Center: Ride On Route 301 
  • Potomac Community Recreation Center: Ride On Route 37  
  • Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Station: Ride On Routes 52, 53, Flex 
  • Wheaton Library & Community Recreation Center: Ride On Routes 9 , 31, Flex  
  • White Oak Community Recreation Center: Ride On Flash  

However, transportation is not provided to the polls. To get to an early voting or polling site, residents should use regular transit options and plan their trip (for example, using Ride On services via the trip planner) or check with the political party they are registered with for any assistance. 

For polling place details by address (including early voting locations), use:  https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/PollingPlaceSearch .

The Ride On Trip Planner app is a free regional public transportation planner that will find your fastest route. 

For information on the approved early voting centers and hours of operation, go to the early voting information page. 

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Ride On Trip Planner for transportation from Poolesville to Germantown Community Recreation Voting Site :  

Check yourself for a specific time of day, bearing mind that Poolesville buses are relegated to the morning and late afternoon and early evening only. Do not get abandoned out of town. 

Ride On #76 to Shady Grove- approx 24 stops in 35 min 

At Shady Grove Metro Station walk from Bay C East to Bay B 

At Shady Grove Metro Bus Bay B look for the Ride on #71 Kingsview or the Ride On #78 Kingsview or Ride On #78  Kingsview via Metropolitan Grove 

Ride bus approx 36 stops – 30 minutes and exit at Clopper Rd and Kingsview Dr. 

Walk 240 yards to the Germantown Community Recreation Center Early Voting site.