2018 Maryland county executive elections
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
4
4
Seats won
6
2
Seat change
2
2
Popular vote
1,036,504
512,409
Percentage
63.14%
31.21%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
>90%
Republican
40–50%
60-70%
The Maryland county executive elections of 2018 took 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 elected county executives.
Anne Arundel County [ edit ]
Steve Schuh (left) was renominated for a second term as county executive, but was defeated by Steuart Pittman (right) in the general election.
The incumbent county executive was Republican Steve Schuh , who was elected in 2014 with 61.1 percent of the vote.[ 2] He was eligible for re-election and unsuccessfully sought a second term.[ 3]
Steuart Pittman, president of the Maryland Horse Council and owner of Dodon Farm [ 4]
Johnny Olszewski (left) defeated Al Redmer (right) in the general election to become Baltimore County Executive.
The incumbent county executive, Democrat Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz , won re-election to a second term in 2014 with 56.1 percent of the vote,[ 5] but was prevented from seeking a third term due to term limits, creating an open seat.
Kamenetz died on May 10, 2018, making County Administrative Officer Fred Homan acting County Executive[ 6] until May 29, when the Baltimore County Council unanimously voted to appoint Don Mohler as county executive. Mohler did not run for election to a full term.[ 7]
James Brochin narrowly placed second in the primary.
Johnny Olszewski , former state delegate from the 6th district (2006–2015) and candidate for state senator in 2014 [ 8]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Vicki Almond, Baltimore County Councilwoman[ 9]
James Brochin , state senator from the 42nd district (2003–present)[ 10]
Kevin Francis Marron, perennial candidate[ 11]
The Democratic Party result was in dispute and runner-up Jim Brochin requested a recount, which commenced on July 12, 2018.[ 13] On election night, Olszewski finished ahead of Brochin by nearly 350 votes. After absentee ballots were counted, Olszewski finished ahead of Brochin by 9 votes, out of roughly 84,500 cast.[ 14] Olszewski ended up winning the recount by 17 votes.[ 15]
Pat McDonough finished second in the primary.
Al Redmer , State Insurance Commissioner (2003–2005, 2015–present)[ 16]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Jan Gardner (left) was re-elected as county executive, defeating Kathy Afzali (right) in the general election.
The incumbent county executive was Democrat Jan Gardner, who was elected as Frederick County's first county executive in 2014 with 53.8 percent of the vote.[ 17] She was eligible for re-election and sought a second term.[ 18]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Kirby Delauter , member of the Frederick County Council from the 5th district (2010–present)[ 21]
Regina Williams, former Budget Officer of Frederick County[ 22]
The incumbent county executive was Republican Barry Glassman , who was elected in 2014 with 74.8 percent of the vote.[ 23] He was eligible for re-election and sought a second term.[ 24]
Barry Glassman was renominated as county executive.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Mike Perrone Jr., member of the Harford County Council from District A (2014–present)[ 25]
Maryann Connaghan Forgan[ 25]
Allan Kittleman (left) was renominated for a second term as county executive, but was defeated by Calvin Ball III (right) in the general election.
The incumbent county executive was Republican Allan H. Kittleman , who was elected in 2014 with 51.2 percent of the vote.[ 26] He was eligible for re-election and unsuccessfully sought a second term.[ 27]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Harry Dunbar, perennial candidate[ 11]
Marc Elrich (left) defeated Robin Ficker (center) and Nancy Floreen (right) in the general election.
The incumbent county executive was Democrat Ike Leggett , who was re-elected to a third term in 2014 with 65.3 percent of the vote.[ 29] He was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
Marc Elrich , at-large member of the Montgomery County Council (2006–present)[ 30]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Roger Berliner , member of the Montgomery County Council from the 1st district (2006–present)[ 31]
David Blair, businessman[ 32]
Rose Krasnow, former mayor of Rockville[ 33]
George Leventhal, at-large member of the Montgomery County Council (2002–present)[ 34]
William Frick , majority leader of the Maryland House of Delegates (2017–present) from the 16th district (2007–2019)[ 35]
Independent candidates [ edit ]
Prince George's County[ edit ]
Angela Alsobrooks ran unopposed in the general election.
The incumbent County Executive, Democrat Rushern Baker , was precluded from seeking a third term by term limits.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Nominee, withdrew after primary[ edit ]
Jerry J. Mathis, real estate agent[ 44]
Republican primary winner Jerry J. Mathis withdrew from the race before the general election and his name did not appear on the ballot.[ 45]
The incumbent county executive was Republican Bob Culver, who was elected in 2014 with 55.5 percent of the vote.[ 47] He was eligible for re-election and ran for a second term.[ 48]
Bob Culver, incumbent county executive[ 48]
John William Hamilton[ 49]
Independent candidates [ edit ]
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^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Anne Arundel County" . elections.maryland.gov . Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ a b Furgurson, E. B. III (September 8, 2017). "Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh announces re-election bid" . Capital Gazette . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Cook, Chase (November 16, 2017). "The first Democrat enters the 2018 Anne Arundel County executive race" . The Capital . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Baltimore County" . elections.maryland.gov . Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Hernández, Arelis R. (May 11, 2018). "Kevin Kamenetz, Maryland gubernatorial hopeful, remembered as a moral politician" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ McLeod, Ethan (May 24, 2018). "Baltimore County Council unanimously appoints Don Mohler, Kamenetz's chief of staff, as interim executive" . Baltimore Fishbowl . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Wood, Pamela (June 27, 2017). "Closely watched race for Baltimore County executive opens with Olszewski announcement" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Wood, Pamela. "Vicki Almond announces bid to become Baltimore County's first female executive" .
^ Wood, Pamela (October 19, 2017). "Jim Brochin joins race for Baltimore County executive" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ a b "2018 Primary Election State Candidates List" . Retrieved February 19, 2018 .
^ a b "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Baltimore County" . Retrieved August 5, 2018 .
^ Wood, Pamela (July 12, 2018). "Recount underway in Baltimore County executive primary race" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ "Johnny Olszewski leads in the race for a new Baltimore County Executive" . WBFF . July 6, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ "Olszewski wins recount in county executive race by 17 votes" . Associated Press . July 15, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ a b Wilen, Holden (September 23, 2017). "Al Redmer, Pat McDonough announce candidacies for Baltimore County executive" . Baltimore Business Jounal . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Frederick County" . elections.maryland.gov . Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Bohnel, Steve (November 6, 2018). "Gardner wins second term as county executive" . The Frederick News-Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ "County races take shape after candidate filing deadline" . Frederick News-Post . February 27, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Gaines, Danielle E. (September 14, 2017). "Kathy Afzali" . Frederick News-Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Gaines, Danielle E. (May 14, 2017). "Delauter kicks off campaign for county executive post" . Frederick News-Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Gaines, Danielle E. (May 9, 2017). "Regina Williams" . The Frederick News-Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Harford County" . elections.maryland.gov . Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ a b Butler, Erika (October 17, 2017). "Glassman to seek second term as Harford County Executive" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ a b Anderson, David (February 28, 2018). "Harford Republicans have a number of contested primaries this year" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Howard County" . elections.maryland.gov . Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ a b Michaels, Andrew (June 12, 2017). "Kittleman launches 2018 re-election campaign for county executive" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved August 6, 2024 .
^ Magill, Kate (November 9, 2017). "Councilman Calvin Ball enters race for Howard County Executive" . Columbia Flier . Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Montgomery County" . elections.maryland.gov . Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Turque, Bill (March 28, 2017). "Montgomery council member Marc Elrich enters 2018 race for county executive" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Turque, Bill (June 8, 2017). "Roger Berliner officially enters the 2018 Montgomery county executive race" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Siegel, Rachel (November 12, 2017). "Potomac businessman David Blair enters race for Montgomery County executive" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ a b Siegel, Rachel (November 6, 2017). "Rose Krasnow, former Rockville mayor, to run for Montgomery county executive" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Turque, Bill (June 26, 2017). "George Leventhal officially enters race for Montgomery County executive" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Metcalf, Andrew (September 20, 2017). "Bill Frick Changes Course, To Run for County Executive Instead of Congress" . MoCo360 . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Barrios, Jennifer (August 22, 2018). "Nancy Floreen qualifies to run in Montgomery County executive race" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ "Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for Montgomery County" . The State Board of Elections . Maryland State Board of Elections . November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018 .
^ Hernández, Arelis R. (July 28, 2017). "Pr. George's top prosecutor announces run for county executive" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Kurtz, Josh (February 28, 2018). "Candidate Filing Deadline: The Night of the Living Dead" . Maryland Matters . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ a b c d Chason, Rachel (June 14, 2018). "Meet the other Democrats vying to be Prince George's next county executive" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Siegel, Rachel; Wiggins, Ovetta (October 5, 2017). "Former Maryland congresswoman Donna Edwards to run for county executive" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Siegel, Rachel (August 29, 2017). "Paul Monteiro, former Obama appointee, running for Prince George's executive" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Hernández, Arelis R. (June 26, 2017). "State Sen. Anthony Muse to run for Prince George's County executive" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ DePuyt, Bruce (August 28, 2018). "Alsobrooks' GOP Opponent Drops Out of County Executive Race" . Maryland Matters . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Chason, Rachel (August 29, 2018). "Republican Jerry Mathis drops out of Prince George's County executive race" . The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. Retrieved November 14, 2018 .
^ "Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for Prince George's County" . The State Board of Elections . Maryland State Board of Elections . November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018 .
^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Wicomico County" . elections.maryland.gov . Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ a b Holland, Liz (October 13, 2017). "Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver files for re-election" . Delmarvanow . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Holland, Liz (February 27, 2018). "Democracy on the Shore: Candidates file in as deadline arrives" . Delmarvanow . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Holland, Liz (November 2, 2017). "Jack Heath for Wicomico County executive?" . Delmarvanow . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
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