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Official 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results for Saint Mary's County

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Governor / Lt. Governor

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Eric S. Felber and LaTrece Hawkins Lytes	Democratic	264	510	362	71	1,207	17.64%
Wes Moore and Aruna Miller	Democratic	1,304	1,919	2,130	283	5,636	82.36%
Totals		1,568	2,429	2,492	354	6,843	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Carl A. Brunner, Jr. and Kevin L. Rhodes, Sr.	Republican	107	215	92	15	429	6.89%
L. D. Burkindine and Jeremy M. Shifflett	Republican	44	46	33	1	124	1.99%
Dan Cox and Rob Krop	Republican	963	2,025	407	57	3,452	55.44%
Ed Hale and Tyrone Keys, Jr.	Republican	389	620	200	27	1,236	19.85%
Douglas Larcomb and Martina D. Duncan	Republican	19	33	25	3	80	1.28%
John A. Myrick and Brenda J. Thiam	Republican	168	244	102	8	522	8.38%
Michael Oakes and Ronald W. Abend	Republican	25	39	24	3	91	1.46%
Nancy Jane Taylor and Rachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift	Republican	37	44	49	6	136	2.18%
Shannon Wright and Reba A. Hawkins	Republican	49	55	45	7	156	2.51%
Totals		1,801	3,321	977	127	6,226	100.00%

Comptroller

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Brooke Elizabeth Lierman	Democratic	1,348	2,020	2,027	271	5,666	100.00%
Totals		1,348	2,020	2,027	271	5,666	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Sonya Dunn	Republican	1,457	2,579	772	94	4,902	100.00%
Totals		1,457	2,579	772	94	4,902	100.00%

Attorney General

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Anthony G. Brown	Democratic	1,373	2,082	2,088	279	5,822	100.00%
Totals		1,373	2,082	2,088	279	5,822	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
James B. Rutledge, III	Republican	1,450	2,599	778	95	4,922	100.00%
Totals		1,450	2,599	778	95	4,922	100.00%

Representative in Congress

District 5

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Mark Arness	Democratic	11	25	29	2	67	0.99%
Rushern L. Baker, III	Democratic	57	96	123	8	284	4.19%
Quincy Bareebe	Democratic	467	526	503	101	1,597	23.59%
Wala Blegay	Democratic	100	176	155	42	473	6.99%
Adrian Boafo	Democratic	455	805	882	98	2,240	33.09%
Reuben B. Collins, II	Democratic	13	19	15	3	50	0.74%
Ellis D. Colvin	Democratic	11	13	12	1	37	0.55%
Harry Anthony Dunn	Democratic	213	311	385	33	942	13.91%
Arthur Ellis	Democratic	21	37	37	1	96	1.42%
Elldwnia English	Democratic	4	6	18	1	29	0.43%
Terry Antonio Jackson, II	Democratic	8	23	9	3	43	0.64%
Harry Jarin	Democratic	74	137	70	15	296	4.37%
Walter Kirkland	Democratic	5	5	8	2	20	0.30%
Jerry Lightfoot	Democratic	7	20	16	2	45	0.66%
Heather Luper	Democratic	8	4	9	1	22	0.32%
James Anderson Makle, Jr.	Democratic	2	3	3	1	9	0.13%
Leigha Messick	Democratic	26	55	53	7	141	2.08%
Keith Salkowski	Democratic	2	12	15	1	30	0.44%
Kenneth Simons	Democratic	1	5	5	1	12	0.18%
Alexis S. Solis	Democratic	3	21	16	3	43	0.64%
Tracy Starr	Democratic	8	14	18	1	41	0.61%
Dave Sundberg	Democratic	30	33	51	5	119	1.76%
Harold Tolbert	Democratic	13	14	4	3	34	0.50%
Nicole A. Williams	Democratic	22	41	31	6	100	1.48%
Totals		1,561	2,401	2,467	341	6,770	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Chris Chaffee	Republican	1,007	1,843	472	52	3,374	57.06%
Bryan DuVal	Republican	166	370	136	13	685	11.58%
Michelle Talkington	Republican	554	928	326	46	1,854	31.35%
Totals		1,727	3,141	934	111	5,913	100.00%

State Senator

District 29

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Chuck Borges	Democratic	1,288	1,962	1,871	243	5,364	100.00%
Totals		1,288	1,962	1,871	243	5,364	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Jack Bailey	Republican	1,574	2,778	836	100	5,288	100.00%
Totals		1,574	2,778	836	100	5,288	100.00%

House of Delegates

District 29A

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(8 of 8 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Jennifer Lynn Clancy	Democratic	441	715	737	80	1,973	100.00%
Totals		441	715	737	80	1,973	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(8 of 8 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Matt Morgan	Republican	868	1,445	374	42	2,729	100.00%
Totals		868	1,445	374	42	2,729	100.00%

District 29B

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(10 of 10 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Adrianne M. Mathis	Democratic	625	840	730	123	2,318	89.29%
Kris McDonald	Democratic	55	103	108	12	278	10.71%
Totals		680	943	838	135	2,596	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(10 of 10 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
BJ Hall	Republican	333	585	193	25	1,136	100.00%
Totals		333	585	193	25	1,136	100.00%

District 29C

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(9 of 9 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
J. W. Abney	Democratic	127	173	183	19	502	38.59%
Mike Fechtmann	Democratic	41	78	108	7	234	17.99%
Eric F. Immler	Democratic	17	37	25	5	84	6.46%
Shaara Watts	Democratic	111	166	177	27	481	36.97%
Totals		296	454	493	58	1,301	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(9 of 9 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
James McQueen	Republican	80	142	68	4	294	15.73%
Todd B. Morgan	Republican	396	875	273	31	1,575	84.27%
Totals		476	1,017	341	35	1,869	100.00%

County Commissioner President

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
AnnMarie Abell	Democratic	1,319	1,962	1,904	255	5,440	100.00%
Totals		1,319	1,962	1,904	255	5,440	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Roy H. Alvey	Republican	660	1,064	362	33	2,119	33.54%
Tom Jarboe	Republican	816	1,429	521	57	2,823	44.68%
Greg Kolarik	Republican	341	826	172	37	1,376	21.78%
Totals		1,817	3,319	1,055	127	6,318	100.00%

County Commissioner

District 1

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Sheila Milburn	Democratic	1,066	1,594	1,602	203	4,465	73.20%
Wendy Smith Rice-Morton	Democratic	392	591	564	88	1,635	26.80%
Totals		1,458	2,185	2,166	291	6,100	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Eric Scott Colvin	Republican	1,539	2,713	815	95	5,162	100.00%
Totals		1,539	2,713	815	95	5,162	100.00%

District 2

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Brandon Russell	Democratic	1,311	1,979	1,883	245	5,418	100.00%
Totals		1,311	1,979	1,883	245	5,418	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Thomas F. McKay	Republican	725	1,450	450	61	2,686	42.95%
Tom Phelan	Republican	1,077	1,844	590	57	3,568	57.05%
Totals		1,802	3,294	1,040	118	6,254	100.00%

District 3

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Joshua Kyte	Democratic	1,273	1,876	1,795	235	5,179	100.00%
Totals		1,273	1,876	1,795	235	5,179	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
John O'Connor	Republican	1,427	2,547	766	93	4,833	100.00%
Totals		1,427	2,547	766	93	4,833	100.00%

District 4

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Ryan B. Daniels	Democratic	1,277	1,924	1,827	239	5,267	100.00%
Totals		1,277	1,924	1,827	239	5,267	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Scott R. Ostrow	Republican	1,188	2,119	606	73	3,986	67.22%
Dawn Zimmerman	Republican	532	1,009	364	39	1,944	32.78%
Totals		1,720	3,128	970	112	5,930	100.00%

Judge of the Circuit Court

Circuit 7

Democratic Ballots - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Kevin R. Hill	1,273	1,904	1,841	238	5,256	100.00%
Totals	1,273	1,904	1,841	238	5,256	100.00%

Republican Ballots - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Kevin R. Hill	1,493	2,608	785	92	4,978	100.00%
Totals	1,493	2,608	785	92	4,978	100.00%

Treasurer

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Christy Kelly	Republican	1,501	2,643	799	99	5,042	100.00%
Totals		1,501	2,643	799	99	5,042	100.00%

State's Attorney

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Jaymi Sterling	Republican	1,568	2,743	849	102	5,262	100.00%
Totals		1,568	2,743	849	102	5,262	100.00%

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Debbie Mills Burch	Republican	1,531	2,657	810	95	5,093	100.00%
Totals		1,531	2,657	810	95	5,093	100.00%

Register of Wills

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Phyllis A. Superior	Republican	1,495	2,588	796	94	4,973	100.00%
Totals		1,495	2,588	796	94	4,973	100.00%

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Democratic Candidates - Vote for up to 3

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Curtis J. King	Democratic	1,280	1,911	1,811	242	5,244	100.00%
Totals		1,280	1,911	1,811	242	5,244	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for up to 3

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Albert "Allie" Babcock	Republican	1,324	2,183	655	74	4,236	32.10%
Bill Mattingly	Republican	1,469	2,533	751	87	4,840	36.68%
Michael R. White	Republican	1,267	2,142	636	76	4,121	31.23%
Totals		4,060	6,858	2,042	237	13,197	100.00%

Sheriff

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Carl Sturgis	Democratic	1,190	1,826	1,705	227	4,948	100.00%
Totals		1,190	1,826	1,705	227	4,948	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Steve A. Hall	Republican	1,598	2,808	865	105	5,376	100.00%
Totals		1,598	2,808	865	105	5,376	100.00%

Democratic Central Committee

Democratic Candidates - Vote for up to 12

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Michael Bellis (Male)	Democratic	862	1,236	1,217	157	3,472	8.64%
Ylonda Michelle Dowleyne (Female)	Democratic	1,029	1,521	1,349	190	4,089	10.18%
Kurt Engel (Male)	Democratic	855	1,202	1,154	147	3,358	8.36%
David Gilman (Male)	Democratic	846	1,194	1,176	146	3,362	8.37%
Valerie Calhoun Gregorio (Female)	Democratic	992	1,426	1,375	177	3,970	9.88%
Bonnie A. Kelnberger (Female)	Democratic	926	1,318	1,271	159	3,674	9.14%
Julia M. Nichols (Female)	Democratic	1,075	1,490	1,490	181	4,236	10.54%
Karl Kirby Pence, Jr. (Male)	Democratic	868	1,230	1,225	147	3,470	8.64%
Brenda K. Quintero (Female)	Democratic	985	1,364	1,318	174	3,841	9.56%
Matthew T. Riedel (Male)	Democratic	821	1,128	1,098	130	3,177	7.91%
John S. Weiner (Male)	Democratic	887	1,260	1,235	150	3,532	8.79%
Totals		10,146	14,369	13,908	1,758	40,181	100.00%

Republican Central Committee

Republican Candidates - Vote for up to 9

(27 of 27 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Jennifer H. Boyd	Republican	1,331	2,301	678	77	4,387	12.21%
Brandie Edelen	Republican	1,233	2,129	628	70	4,060	11.30%
Gary Edelen	Republican	1,204	2,091	607	70	3,972	11.05%
Norman L. Haller	Republican	1,167	1,988	594	67	3,816	10.62%
Milton Mattingly	Republican	1,214	2,109	620	66	4,009	11.16%
Dan Peters	Republican	1,201	2,045	612	68	3,926	10.93%
Peter Spaulding	Republican	1,210	2,068	626	68	3,972	11.05%
Christina Timmons	Republican	1,188	2,021	618	69	3,896	10.84%
Mary B. Winter	Republican	1,178	2,023	624	69	3,894	10.84%
Totals		10,926	18,775	5,607	624	35,932	100.00%