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Unofficial 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results for Howard County

Last refreshed: 07/10/2026 10:08:37 AM

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Governor / Lt. Governor

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Eric S. Felber and LaTrece Hawkins Lytes	Democratic	897	2,162	1,605	193	4,857	11.91%
Wes Moore and Aruna Miller	Democratic	8,023	14,064	12,716	1,136	35,939	88.09%
Totals		8,920	16,226	14,321	1,329	40,796	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 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	57	152	167	12	388	5.56%
L. D. Burkindine and Jeremy M. Shifflett	Republican	21	56	47	2	126	1.81%
Dan Cox and Rob Krop	Republican	536	1,437	499	45	2,517	36.06%
Ed Hale and Tyrone Keys, Jr.	Republican	536	1,512	733	51	2,832	40.57%
Douglas Larcomb and Martina D. Duncan	Republican	12	38	52	4	106	1.52%
John A. Myrick and Brenda J. Thiam	Republican	139	258	186	11	594	8.51%
Michael Oakes and Ronald W. Abend	Republican	21	34	40	6	101	1.45%
Nancy Jane Taylor and Rachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift	Republican	15	48	49	2	114	1.63%
Shannon Wright and Reba A. Hawkins	Republican	26	78	90	8	202	2.89%
Totals		1,363	3,613	1,863	141	6,980	100.00%

Comptroller

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Brooke Elizabeth Lierman	Democratic	8,088	14,356	12,380	1,104	35,928	100.00%
Totals		8,088	14,356	12,380	1,104	35,928	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Sonya Dunn	Republican	1,088	2,797	1,403	110	5,398	100.00%
Totals		1,088	2,797	1,403	110	5,398	100.00%

Attorney General

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Anthony G. Brown	Democratic	8,138	14,383	12,485	1,133	36,139	100.00%
Totals		8,138	14,383	12,485	1,133	36,139	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
James B. Rutledge, III	Republican	1,105	2,839	1,409	108	5,461	100.00%
Totals		1,105	2,839	1,409	108	5,461	100.00%

Representative in Congress

District 3

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Jennifer Cross	Democratic	648	1,596	787	111	3,142	8.03%
Austin Dyches	Democratic	832	2,104	1,815	221	4,972	12.71%
Sarah Elfreth	Democratic	6,651	10,554	10,547	821	28,573	73.06%
Sean Hammond	Democratic	339	797	295	45	1,476	3.77%
Robert Gerald Morrison	Democratic	206	501	198	39	944	2.41%
Totals		8,676	15,552	13,642	1,237	39,107	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Ray Bly	Republican	198	523	262	18	1,001	16.12%
Berney Flowers	Republican	706	1,741	780	49	3,276	52.76%
Felix M. Seier	Republican	110	267	263	20	660	10.63%
John White	Republican	239	676	329	28	1,272	20.49%
Totals		1,253	3,207	1,634	115	6,209	100.00%

State Senator

District 9

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(25 of 25 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Katie Fry Hester	Democratic	2,478	4,176	4,005	369	11,028	100.00%
Totals		2,478	4,176	4,005	369	11,028	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(25 of 25 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Ben Hightower	Republican	547	1,493	641	48	2,729	100.00%
Totals		547	1,493	641	48	2,729	100.00%

District 12

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(20 of 20 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Clarence Lam	Democratic	2,538	4,178	3,581	306	10,603	100.00%
Totals		2,538	4,178	3,581	306	10,603	100.00%

District 13

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(22 of 22 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Guy Guzzone	Democratic	3,056	5,934	4,668	400	14,058	100.00%
Totals		3,056	5,934	4,668	400	14,058	100.00%

House of Delegates

District 9A

Democratic Candidates - Vote for up to 2

(14 of 14 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Chao Wu	Democratic	1,208	2,244	2,134	197	5,783	49.62%
Natalie Ziegler	Democratic	1,238	2,250	2,196	187	5,871	50.38%
Totals		2,446	4,494	4,330	384	11,654	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for up to 2

(14 of 14 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Fitzgerald Mofor	Republican	372	974	388	29	1,763	50.11%
Spencer Rhoda	Republican	354	990	382	29	1,755	49.89%
Totals		726	1,964	770	58	3,518	100.00%

District 9B

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(11 of 11 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Abdun Matin	Democratic	179	390	294	39	902	16.78%
Courtney Watson	Democratic	1,118	1,568	1,654	134	4,474	83.22%
Totals		1,297	1,958	1,948	173	5,376	100.00%

District 12A

Democratic Candidates - Vote for up to 2

(20 of 20 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Jessica Feldmark	Democratic	1,872	3,104	2,873	234	8,083	41.66%
Joshua M. Heard	Democratic	777	1,469	958	86	3,290	16.96%
Terri Hill	Democratic	2,022	3,036	2,746	227	8,031	41.39%
Totals		4,671	7,609	6,577	547	19,404	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for up to 2

(20 of 20 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Frank Glover	Republican	222	548	314	19	1,103	100.00%
Totals		222	548	314	19	1,103	100.00%

District 13

Democratic Candidates - Vote for up to 3

(22 of 22 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Amy Brooks	Democratic	2,866	5,543	4,355	372	13,136	34.60%
Pam Lanman Guzzone	Democratic	2,775	5,200	4,250	339	12,564	33.09%
Gabriel Maximilian Moreno	Democratic	2,701	5,082	4,141	341	12,265	32.31%
Totals		8,342	15,825	12,746	1,052	37,965	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for up to 3

(22 of 22 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Mark Fisher	Republican	315	778	434	34	1,561	100.00%
Totals		315	778	434	34	1,561	100.00%

County Executive

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Vanessa Atterbeary	Democratic	5,354	9,228	7,266	697	22,545	54.91%
Bob Cockey	Democratic	127	309	269	27	732	1.78%
Deb Jung	Democratic	1,929	3,515	3,279	308	9,031	22.00%
Liz Walsh	Democratic	1,614	3,326	3,495	314	8,749	21.31%
Totals		9,024	16,378	14,309	1,346	41,057	100.00%

County Council

District 1

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(15 of 15 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Kevin Chin	Democratic	726	1,426	1,117	117	3,386	43.07%
James David Handley	Democratic	657	1,122	993	85	2,857	36.34%
Jean Xu	Democratic	352	644	568	55	1,619	20.59%
Totals		1,735	3,192	2,678	257	7,862	100.00%

District 2

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(14 of 14 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Arinze Malcolm Ifekauche	Democratic	659	1,266	868	96	2,889	36.75%
Jessica I. Nichols	Democratic	1,083	2,026	1,716	147	4,972	63.25%
Totals		1,742	3,292	2,584	243	7,861	100.00%

District 3

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(11 of 11 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Amir S. Naviwala	Democratic	328	835	556	60	1,779	23.08%
Christiana Rigby	Democratic	1,382	2,441	1,962	143	5,928	76.92%
Totals		1,710	3,276	2,518	203	7,707	100.00%

District 4

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(11 of 11 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Linfeng Chen	Democratic	506	849	957	91	2,403	25.13%
Regina Clay	Democratic	346	468	521	42	1,377	14.40%
Janssen Evelyn	Democratic	1,162	1,713	1,514	146	4,535	47.43%
Shamieka Preston	Democratic	267	539	402	39	1,247	13.04%
Totals		2,281	3,569	3,394	318	9,562	100.00%

District 5

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(16 of 16 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Cat Carter	Democratic	982	1,879	1,919	155	4,935	76.88%
Felita Phillips	Democratic	304	582	535	63	1,484	23.12%
Totals		1,286	2,461	2,454	218	6,419	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(16 of 16 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Ryan P. O'Connor	Republican	405	1,182	436	32	2,055	100.00%
Totals		405	1,182	436	32	2,055	100.00%

Judge of the Circuit Court

Circuit 5

Democratic Ballots - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Maurice C. Frazier	7,726	13,622	11,493	1,048	33,889	100.00%
Totals	7,726	13,622	11,493	1,048	33,889	100.00%

Republican Ballots - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Maurice C. Frazier	1,032	2,668	1,330	100	5,130	100.00%
Totals	1,032	2,668	1,330	100	5,130	100.00%

State's Attorney

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Rich Gibson	Democratic	7,814	13,710	11,631	1,062	34,217	100.00%
Totals		7,814	13,710	11,631	1,062	34,217	100.00%

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Jen Terrasa	Democratic	7,822	13,672	11,597	1,054	34,145	100.00%
Totals		7,822	13,672	11,597	1,054	34,145	100.00%

Register of Wills

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Ajile F. Brown	Democratic	2,866	5,785	3,676	426	12,753	36.05%
Byron E. Macfarlane	Democratic	5,164	8,269	8,515	670	22,618	63.95%
Totals		8,030	14,054	12,191	1,096	35,371	100.00%

Sheriff

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Marcus Harris	Democratic	7,807	13,633	11,525	1,049	34,014	100.00%
Totals		7,807	13,633	11,525	1,049	34,014	100.00%

Democratic Central Committee

Democratic Candidates - Vote for up to 20

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Adil Ahmed (Male)	Democratic	3,629	6,105	5,030	427	15,191	3.50%
Teresa Baker (Female)	Democratic	5,352	8,938	6,908	590	21,788	5.03%
Mae A. Beale (Female)	Democratic	4,949	7,962	6,779	551	20,241	4.67%
Jonathan K. Branch (Male)	Democratic	3,933	5,951	5,165	369	15,418	3.56%
McNeal Brown, Jr. (Male)	Democratic	4,181	6,677	5,609	426	16,893	3.90%
Sean Ford (Male)	Democratic	3,013	5,062	3,952	329	12,356	2.85%
Lorinzo Foxworth (Male)	Democratic	3,614	5,689	4,948	381	14,632	3.38%
Sanjay G. George (Male)	Democratic	3,897	5,977	5,455	411	15,740	3.63%
Joshua Hirsh (Male)	Democratic	3,144	4,752	4,329	334	12,559	2.90%
Lillian Holmes (Female)	Democratic	4,919	8,019	6,796	556	20,290	4.68%
Sandra Holt (Female)	Democratic	3,739	6,625	4,530	391	15,285	3.53%
Alex Horn (Male)	Democratic	4,115	6,437	5,991	450	16,993	3.92%
Musa Jafri (Male)	Democratic	3,432	5,841	4,655	404	14,332	3.31%
Adriane Jemmott (Female)	Democratic	4,483	7,244	6,182	478	18,387	4.24%
Alli Krist (Female)	Democratic	3,953	6,354	5,895	447	16,649	3.84%
Joanne R. LaCroix (Female)	Democratic	3,053	5,417	3,897	360	12,727	2.94%
Marina Lambrinou (Female)	Democratic	3,967	6,322	5,703	453	16,445	3.79%
Julian Yuri Lanese (Male)	Democratic	2,345	4,152	3,095	259	9,851	2.27%
Linda Lamppert Leslie (Female)	Democratic	4,250	6,627	5,845	458	17,180	3.96%
James Ward Morrow (Male)	Democratic	4,058	6,315	5,815	414	16,602	3.83%
Sriram Padmanabhan (Male)	Democratic	1,718	3,249	2,288	231	7,486	1.73%
Kimberly Pfeifer (Female)	Democratic	4,053	6,545	6,262	479	17,339	4.00%
Shahan Rizvi (Male)	Democratic	3,248	5,069	4,972	377	13,666	3.15%
Jackie Scott (Female)	Democratic	4,853	7,594	6,807	548	19,802	4.57%
Swati Sharma (Female)	Democratic	2,357	4,576	3,231	355	10,519	2.43%
Christina M. Sicuranza-Lanese (Female)	Democratic	2,183	4,098	3,223	303	9,807	2.26%
Yolanda Vazquez (Female)	Democratic	4,803	7,830	6,533	568	19,734	4.55%
Vaughn Vogel (Male)	Democratic	3,840	6,084	5,307	391	15,622	3.60%
Totals		105,081	171,511	145,202	11,740	433,534	100.00%

Republican Central Committee

Republican Candidates - Vote for up to 9

(67 of 67 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Gary Clark	Republican	991	2,427	1,155	82	4,655	13.31%
Jay Gerarden	Republican	907	2,134	1,065	74	4,180	11.95%
Dan Kramer	Republican	950	2,330	1,115	77	4,472	12.79%
Libby Murray	Republican	939	2,144	1,097	77	4,257	12.17%
Steven Sendelbach	Republican	908	2,177	1,060	77	4,222	12.07%
Loretta H. Shields	Republican	957	2,250	1,112	80	4,399	12.58%
Nancy Shih	Republican	907	2,124	1,106	78	4,215	12.05%
Jim Walsh	Republican	972	2,375	1,144	80	4,571	13.07%
Totals		7,531	17,961	8,854	625	34,971	100.00%