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Howard County 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election Local Candidates List

Last updated: 06/13/2025 06:00:PM

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County Executive
No Candidates have Filed for this Office

County Council
Councilmanic District 1
No Candidates have Filed for this Office

Councilmanic District 2
Arinze Malcolm Ifekauche
Democratic

Jurisdiction Howard County
Gender
Status Active
Filed Regular -05/13/2025

Email arinze@voteforarinze.com
Website www.voteforarinze.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/voteforarinze
Twitter
Other
Phone (433) 648-7463
Committee Name Friends of Arinze Ifekauche



Contact Information
6254 Softshade Way
Columbia, MD 21045-
Jessica I. Nichols
Democratic

Jurisdiction Howard County
Gender
Status Active
Filed Regular -04/17/2025

Email jessica@teamjessicanichols.com
Website teamjessicanichols.com
Facebook facebook.com/teamjessicanichols1
Twitter
Other
Phone (443) 398-2288
Committee Name Team Jessica Nichols



Contact Information
P O Box 8019
Elkridge, MD 21075-

Councilmanic District 3
No Candidates have Filed for this Office

Councilmanic District 4
No Candidates have Filed for this Office

Councilmanic District 5
Steven M. Bolen
Democratic

Jurisdiction Howard County
Gender
Status Active
Filed Regular -06/03/2025

Email vote4stevebolen@gmail.com
Website
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/vote4stevebolen
Twitter
Other
Phone (443) 420-7538
Committee Name Bolen for Howard County



Contact Information
11101 Resort Road, Suite 103
Ellicott City, MD 21042-
Cat Carter
Democratic

Jurisdiction Howard County
Gender
Status Active
Filed Regular -06/03/2025

Email vote4catcarter@gmail.com
Website vote4catcarter.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/vote4cat
Twitter
Other @cclan17
Phone (240) 394-8001
Committee Name Citizens for Catherine Carter



Contact Information
P O Box 542
Woodbine, MD 21797-

State's Attorney
No Candidates have Filed for this Office

Clerk of the Circuit Court
No Candidates have Filed for this Office

Register of Wills
Byron E. Macfarlane
Democratic

Jurisdiction Howard County
Gender
Status Active
Filed Regular -03/25/2025

Email byron@byronforhoco.com
Website www.byronforhoco.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/byronmacfarlane4hoco
Twitter https://x.com/ByronMacfarlane
Other
Phone (443) 832-3320
Committee Name Friends of Byron Macfarlane



Contact Information
P.O. Box 1365
Columbia, MD 21044-

Sheriff
Marcus Harris
Democratic

Jurisdiction Howard County
Gender
Status Active
Filed Regular -06/03/2025

Email marcusharrisforsheriff@gmail.com
Website www.marcusharrisforsheriff.com
Facebook
Twitter
Other
Phone
Committee Name Citizens for Marcus Harris



Contact Information
5185 Ilchester Woods Way
Ellicott City, MD 21041-

Republican Central Committee
No Candidates have Filed for this Office

Democratic Central Committee
*No more than half of the members can be elected from the same gender.
No Candidates have Filed for this Office

Board of Education
No Candidates have Filed for this Office