U.S. House · Maryland's 2nd District
Dave Wallace
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Maryland's 2nd District
- Result
- John Olszewski Jr., projected winner
- Opponent
- John Olszewski Jr. (D)
- Research
- Basic
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Dave Wallace, a Republican who owns a kitchen wholesale business and is a former NIH cancer researcher, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Maryland's 2nd Congressional District to Johnny Olszewski Jr. He had sought office repeatedly since 2010, including this seat in 2022 and 2024, and won the June 23, 2026 Republican primary.[1][2]
Biography
Dave Wallace, a Republican who owns a kitchen wholesale business and is a former NIH cancer researcher, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Maryland's 2nd Congressional District to Johnny Olszewski Jr. He had sought office repeatedly since 2010, including this seat in 2022 and 2024, and won the June 23, 2026 Republican primary.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Wallace graduated from South Carroll High School and earned a B.S. in biology from Salisbury University.[1] He worked in immunological cancer research at the National Institutes of Health before founding Chesapeake Kitchen Wholesalers in 1981, which Ballotpedia says he still owns.[1] In 2008 he founded the organization Restore America's Mission.[1]
Wallace ran as a Republican for the Maryland House of Delegates (District 5A) in 2010, and for Maryland's 8th Congressional District in 2012, finishing second in the Republican primary.[1] In 2014 he was the Republican nominee in the 8th District and lost the general election to Chris Van Hollen, 39.6% to 60.2%, and in 2016 he received 6.1% of the vote in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Maryland.[1] He finished second in the 2022 Republican primary for Maryland's 2nd District (20.2%) and second again in the 2024 primary (23.5%, behind Kim Klacik).[1] Wallace won the June 23, 2026 Republican primary with 88.9% of the vote over Nnabu Eze.[1] He received 36.7% of the vote to Johnny Olszewski Jr.'s 63.3%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
According to Ballotpedia, Wallace has been married to his wife, Barbara, for more than thirty years and has three children.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- Protecting medical freedom: his campaign site lists it as an issue, and his 2024 campaign site described it as the right to choose whether to wear a mask or take COVID vaccines.[3][4]
- Fighting government corruption, including support for term limits and a presidential one-line budget veto.[4]
- Protecting police and other first responders with resources and equipment.[4]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Increase police funding and staffing
“Dave Wallace will protect the police and other first responders. He will vote to give them the resources and equipment they need to protect us from criminals both foreign and domestic.”[4]
On his campaign website
- Faster transition away from fossil fuels
“He will vote for the use of energy sources wherever they happen to be, including natural gas in Maryland.”[4]
On his campaign website
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Dave Wallace (Maryland) · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.U.S. House · Maryland's 2nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Dave Wallace (Maryland) · Ballotpedia Reference
- 4.Dave Wallace for US Congress · Wallace for America Candidate's own words