2026Bowie MayoralSpecial Election
Meet the candidates for the 2026 Bowie Mayoral Race Special Election
With 2931 out of 6,074 votes cast on election day*, Michael Estève wins the 2026 Mayoral Special Election, taking 48.25% of the vote.
*approximately 500 absentee ballots remain to be counted.
Who are the candidates?
Click a candidate to see more information. Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name. Images have been sourced from the open web.
Babatunde Alegbeleye
1.68%
With a total of 102 votes.
Withdrew on
03/24/2026Denis Brady
%
With a total of votes.
Takisha Brown
3.36%
With a total of 204 votes.
Michael Estève
48.25%
With a total of 2931 votes.
Roxy Ndebumadu
15.03%
With a total of 913 votes.
Conrad Nkimbi
0.12%
With a total of 7 votes.
Rebecca Pearce
8.48%
With a total of 515 votes.
Wanda Rogers
21.67%
With a total of 1316 votes.
Remington Tennessee
1.23%
With a total of 75 votes.
Updated 2026-03-28: Candidates originally appeared according to their filing date. They have been reordered alphabetically after voter feedback.
Updated 2026-04-07: Updated with election result counts.
Watch the Candidate Forum
Candidates were invited to participate in a candidate forum on March 26th, 2026. The video recording of the forum is now available below.
How much money has been raised?
This list is sourced from the most recent campaign finance reports that were due on March 16th, 2026. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest $100. Click on any candidate to view their campaign finance report.
Michael Estève
Raised$17000
Spent$12700
- Withdrew on 03/24/2026
Denis Brady
Raised$7500
Spent$1300
Roxy Ndebumadu
Raised$6100
Spent$0
Wanda Rogers
Raised$5900
Spent$1000
Rebecca Pearce
Raised$4400
Spent$2400
Babatunde Alegbeleye
Raised$3000
Spent$2100
Takisha Brown
Raised$800
Spent$1000
Remington Tennessee
Raised$0
Spent$0
Conrad Nkimbi
This candidate did not submit a campaign finance report.
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Spent$
What is the attendance record of the council member candidates?
This data is sourced from publicly available Meeting Minutes reports published by the City of Bowie. Only regular council meetings have been included and each candidate’s score is based on the total number of regular meetings which were held since taking office.
Michael Estève
Michael Estève has attended 154 of 154 regular meetings during their time on the council.
Wanda Rogers
Wanda Rogers has attended 45 of 47 regular meetings. during their time on the council.
Denis Brady
Denis Brady has attended 45 of 47 regular meetings. during their time on the council.
Roxy Ndebumadu
Roxy Ndebumadu has attended 118 of 135 regular meetings during their time on the council.
Updated 2026-03-28: One false negative attendance record found for Wanda Rodgers. Previously reported as attending 44 of 47, corrected to attending 45 of 47 regular meetings. The ability to directly examine absentee meetings was added.
Who has voted in past local elections?
This data was sourced from voter registration and participation records maintained by the Prince George’s County Board of Elections. While the secrecy of the ballot is protected by law, whether a citizen cast a ballot in a specific election is a matter of public record. These scores take into account when the candidate became eligiable to vote and covers local and county elections since 2019.
Wanda Rogers
Wanda Rogers Registered to vote in 1990. Voted in all 5 eligible tracked elections. Voted in: 2015 Municipal, 2019 Municipal, 2022 General, 2023 Municipal, 2025 Special General.
Denis Brady
Denis Brady Registered to vote in 1988. Voted in all 5 eligible tracked elections. Voted in: 2015 Municipal, 2019 Municipal, 2022 General, 2023 Municipal, 2025 Special General.
Michael Estève
Michael Estève Registered to vote in 2008. Voted in all 5 eligible tracked elections. Voted in: 2015 Municipal, 2019 Municipal, 2022 General, 2023 Municipal, 2025 Special General.
Babatunde Alegbeleye
Babatunde Alegbeleye Registered to vote in 1996. Eligible for 5 tracked elections; voted in 4. Voted in: 2015 Municipal, 2019 Municipal, 2022 General, 2023 Municipal. Missed: 2025 Special General.
Roxy Ndebumadu
Roxy Ndebumadu Registered to vote in 2019. Eligible for 4 tracked elections; voted in 3. Voted in: 2019 Municipal, 2022 General, 2023 Municipal. Missed: 2025 Special General.
Takisha Brown
Takisha Brown Registered to vote in 2020. Eligible for 3 tracked elections; voted in 1. Voted in: 2022 General. Missed: 2023 Municipal, 2025 Special General.
Remington Tennessee
Remington Tennessee Registered to vote in 2016. Eligible for 4 tracked elections; voted in 0. Missed: 2019 Municipal, 2022 General, 2023 Municipal, 2025 Special General.
Conrad Nkimbi
Conrad Nkimbi Registered to vote in 2014. Eligible for 5 tracked elections; voted in 0. Missed: 2015 Municipal, 2019 Municipal, 2022 General, 2023 Municipal, 2025 Special General.
Rebecca Pearce
Rebecca Pearce Registered to vote in 2024. Eligible for 1 tracked elections; voted in 0. Missed: 2025 Special General.