Maryland county executive elections, 2018

The Maryland county executive elections of 2018 will take place on November 6, 2018, with the primary election occurring on June 26, 2018.[1]

Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Frederick County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and Wicomico County will elect county executives.

Anne Arundel County

Candidates

Republican

Democratic

  • Steuart Pittman, president of the Maryland Horse Council and owner of Dodon Farm[2]

Results

Anne Arundel County Executive election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Schuh (inc.)
Democratic Steuart Pittman
Write-ins
Total votes 100.0

Baltimore County

Incumbent Baltimore County Executive Kevin B. Kamenetz is prevented from seeking a third term due to term limits, creating an open seat. Kamenetz passed away on May 10, 2018, making County Administrative Officer Fred Homan acting County Executive. Homan is not running for election.

Candidates

Democratic


Results


Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Olszewski Jr. 27,820 32.88
Democratic James Brochin 27,803 32.86
Democratic Vicki Almond 26,842 31.7
Democratic Kevin Marron 2,136 2.5
Total votes 84,601 100.0

Recount

The Democratic Party result was in dispute and runner-up Jim Brochin has requested a recount, which commenced on July 12, 2018. On election night, Olszewski finished ahead of Brochin by 350 votes. After absentee ballots were counted, Olszewski finished ahead of Brochin by 9 votes, out of roughly 84,500 cast. Vicki Almond finished third by roughly 1,000 votes. Olszewski ended up winning the recount by 17 votes.

Republican

Results

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alfred W. Redmer Jr. 18,058 55.5
Republican Pat McDonough 14,487 44.5
Total votes 32,545 100

General Election

Results

Baltimore County Executive election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Olszewski Jr.
Republican Al Redmer
Write-ins
Total votes 100.00

Frederick County

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

  • Kathy Afzali, State Delegate
  • Kirby Delauter, Frederick County Council Member
  • Regina Williams, former Budget Officer of Frederick County

Results

Frederick County Executive election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jan Gardner (inc.)
Republican Kathy Afzali
Write-ins
Total votes 100.00

Harford County

Candidates

Republican

Democratic

  • Maryann Connaghan Forgan

Results

Harford County Executive election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Glassman
Democratic Maryann Connaghan Forgan
Write-ins
Total votes 100.00

Howard County

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Howard County Executive election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Calvin Ball III
Republican Allan H. Kittleman (inc.)
Write-ins
Total votes 100.00

Montgomery County

Isiah "Ike" Leggett, incumbent County Executive, former Montgomery County Councilman and former Chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party is not eligible for reelection.

Candidates

Democratic

  • Roger Berliner, Montgomery County Council Chair (Potomac-Bethesda)
  • David Blair, businessman
  • Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Council Member (At Large)
  • Rose Krasnow, former Mayor of Rockville; Deputy Director of Planning, Montgomery County
  • George L. Leventhal, Montgomery County Council Member (At Large)
  • William C. Frick, Maryland House Majority Leader (District 16)

Republican

Unaffiliated[8]

Primary election results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marc Elrich 34,729 29.2
Democratic David Blair 34,277 28.9
Democratic Rose Krasnow 17,999 15.2
Democratic Roger Berliner 15,290 12.9
Democratic George L. Levanthal 12,186 10.3
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robin Ficker 11,178 100

General election results

Montgomery County Executive election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marc Elrich
Republican Robin Ficker
Independent Nancy Floreen
Write-ins
Total votes 100.00

Prince George's County

The current County Executive, Democrat Rushern Baker, was precluded from seeking a third term by term limits.

Candidates

Democratic

  • Angela D. Alsobrooks, Prince George's County State's Attorney
  • Donna Edwards, Former Maryland Rep.
  • Paul Monteiro, Former Obama Administration Official and Director of AmeriCorps VISTA
  • C. Anthony Muse, Maryland State Senator
  • Sam Bogley
  • Billy Bridges
  • Lewis Johnson
  • Michael Kennedy
  • Tommie Thompson

Republican

  • Jerry Mathis

Primary election results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angela D. Alsobrooks 77,143 61.9
Democratic Donna Edwards 30,236 24.3
Democratic Paul Monteiro 2,606 2.1
Democratic C. Anthony Muse 12,515 10.0
Democratic Sam Bogley 285 0.2
Democratic Billy Bridges 312 0.3
Democratic Lewis Johnson 381 0.3
Democratic Michael Kennedy 658 0.5
Democratic Tommie Thompson 476 0.4
Total votes 124,612 100

General election results

Prince George's County Executive election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angela D. Alsobrooks
Republican Jerry Mathis
Write-ins
Total votes 100.0

Wicomico County

Candidates

Democratic

  • John William Hamilton, former republican candidate for Wicomico County Council, district 3, in 2010.[9]

Republican

  • Bob Culver, incumbent County Executive since 2014.

Independent

General election results

Wicomico County Executive election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John William Hamilton
Republican Robert L. Culver, Jr. (inc.)
Independent John 'Jack' R. Heath
Write-ins
Total votes 100.00

References

  1. ↑ Maryland Elections, forthcoming. Msa.md.gov. Retrieved on 2017-05-15.
  2. ↑ Cook, Chase. "Election 2018: Anne Arundel County Executive's race between Pittman and Schuh".
  3. ↑ Wood, Pamela. "Vicki Almond announces bid to become Baltimore County's first female executive".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2018 Primary Election State Candidates List". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ https://johnolszewskijr.com/
  6. ↑ https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/primary/gen_results_2018_1_by_county_040.html. Retrieved August 5, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/primary/gen_results_2018_1_by_county_040.html. Retrieved August 5, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Jurgensen, Margaret A. "Re: Petition Candidacy for Unaffiliated Candidate for County Executive" (PDF). Montgomery County Board of Elections. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Wicomico County, Maryland - Primary Election Returns 2010". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  10. ↑ "City Council - City of Salisbury MD". City of Salisbury MD. Retrieved 2018-06-30.

See also

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