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Unofficial 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results for Talbot County

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

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Governor / Lt. Governor

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Eric S. Felber and LaTrece Hawkins Lytes	Democratic	71	145	131	9	356	10.14%
Wes Moore and Aruna Miller	Democratic	787	975	1,286	107	3,155	89.86%
Totals		858	1,120	1,417	116	3,511	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 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	34	37	39	6	116	3.62%
L. D. Burkindine and Jeremy M. Shifflett	Republican	22	13	12	1	48	1.50%
Dan Cox and Rob Krop	Republican	333	558	133	24	1,048	32.70%
Ed Hale and Tyrone Keys, Jr.	Republican	598	888	231	36	1,753	54.70%
Douglas Larcomb and Martina D. Duncan	Republican	9	8	7	0	24	0.75%
John A. Myrick and Brenda J. Thiam	Republican	53	34	29	2	118	3.68%
Michael Oakes and Ronald W. Abend	Republican	7	7	7	1	22	0.69%
Nancy Jane Taylor and Rachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift	Republican	10	18	13	1	42	1.31%
Shannon Wright and Reba A. Hawkins	Republican	9	9	15	1	34	1.06%
Totals		1,075	1,572	486	72	3,205	100.00%

Comptroller

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Brooke Elizabeth Lierman	Democratic	793	1,019	1,244	99	3,155	100.00%
Totals		793	1,019	1,244	99	3,155	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Sonya Dunn	Republican	894	1,198	374	61	2,527	100.00%
Totals		894	1,198	374	61	2,527	100.00%

Attorney General

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Anthony G. Brown	Democratic	795	1,011	1,254	102	3,162	100.00%
Totals		795	1,011	1,254	102	3,162	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
James B. Rutledge, III	Republican	889	1,210	372	61	2,532	100.00%
Totals		889	1,210	372	61	2,532	100.00%

Representative in Congress

District 1

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Victor Allen Guidice	Democratic	36	45	70	7	158	4.78%
Dan Schwartz	Democratic	605	717	891	77	2,290	69.31%
George Walish	Democratic	36	53	73	6	168	5.08%
Randi White	Democratic	150	249	270	19	688	20.82%
Totals		827	1,064	1,304	109	3,304	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Chris Bruneau	Republican	168	264	170	27	629	19.24%
Andy Harris	Republican	945	1,306	339	51	2,641	80.76%
Totals		1,113	1,570	509	78	3,270	100.00%

State Senator

District 37

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Edmund J. Barrett	Democratic	202	245	361	28	836	25.29%
Katie G. Clendaniel	Democratic	615	828	950	77	2,470	74.71%
Totals		817	1,073	1,311	105	3,306	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Johnny Mautz	Republican	1,036	1,447	443	69	2,995	100.00%
Totals		1,036	1,447	443	69	2,995	100.00%

House of Delegates

District 37B

Democratic Candidates - Vote for up to 2 - No more than 1 Delegate may be elected from a single county

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Marco Antonio Garcia (Dorchester County)	Democratic	655	833	962	82	2,532	47.23%
Michele W. Johnson (Talbot County)	Democratic	729	931	1,082	87	2,829	52.77%
Totals		1,384	1,764	2,044	169	5,361	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for up to 2 - No more than 1 Delegate may be elected from a single county

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Chris Adams (Wicomico County)	Republican	909	1,193	370	57	2,529	49.03%
Tom Hutchinson (Dorchester County)	Republican	923	1,276	373	57	2,629	50.97%
Totals		1,832	2,469	743	114	5,158	100.00%

County Council

Democratic Candidates - Vote for up to 5

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Christopher Armstrong	Democratic	645	788	952	80	2,465	19.39%
Michael Bibb	Democratic	628	758	916	75	2,377	18.69%
Marvin Foster	Democratic	672	814	952	81	2,519	19.81%
Pete Lesher	Democratic	751	916	1,143	90	2,900	22.81%
Brian R. Naranjo	Democratic	643	794	936	81	2,454	19.30%
Totals		3,339	4,070	4,899	407	12,715	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for up to 5

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Chuck F. Callahan, III	Republican	949	1,341	384	58	2,732	19.82%
Frank Gunsallus	Republican	852	1,214	344	51	2,461	17.86%
Christian MacKendrick	Republican	786	1,074	281	45	2,186	15.86%
Lynn L. Mielke	Republican	435	591	287	33	1,346	9.77%
Dave Stepp	Republican	932	1,227	329	49	2,537	18.41%
Wade Strickland	Republican	899	1,238	334	48	2,519	18.28%
Totals		4,853	6,685	1,959	284	13,781	100.00%

Judge of the Circuit Court

Circuit 2

Democratic Ballots - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Philip T. Cronan	751	971	1,120	91	2,933	100.00%
Totals	751	971	1,120	91	2,933	100.00%

Republican Ballots - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Philip T. Cronan	928	1,238	378	60	2,604	100.00%
Totals	928	1,238	378	60	2,604	100.00%

State's Attorney

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Joseph Coale	Republican	921	1,241	376	58	2,596	100.00%
Totals		921	1,241	376	58	2,596	100.00%

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Kathi Dulin Duvall	Republican	961	1,310	406	62	2,739	100.00%
Totals		961	1,310	406	62	2,739	100.00%

Register of Wills

Democratic Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Patricia "Patti" E. Campen	Democratic	779	1,003	1,165	92	3,039	100.00%
Totals		779	1,003	1,165	92	3,039	100.00%

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Democratic Candidates - Vote for up to 3

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Philip Carey Foster	Democratic	755	971	1,147	90	2,963	100.00%
Totals		755	971	1,147	90	2,963	100.00%

Republican Candidates - Vote for up to 3

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Michelle Ewing	Republican	872	1,163	353	57	2,445	35.07%
Elizabeth A. Ferguson	Republican	813	1,070	337	56	2,276	32.65%
Carol van Erven	Republican	816	1,054	324	56	2,250	32.28%
Totals		2,501	3,287	1,014	169	6,971	100.00%

Sheriff

Republican Candidates - Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Joe Gamble	Republican	1,018	1,443	437	64	2,962	100.00%
Totals		1,018	1,443	437	64	2,962	100.00%

Democratic Central Committee

Democratic Candidates - Vote for up to 10

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Sandy Boyd (Female)	Democratic	646	802	949	75	2,472	11.16%
Justin K. Butler (Male)	Democratic	562	670	811	63	2,106	9.50%
Michele W. Dappert (Female)	Democratic	643	802	965	83	2,493	11.25%
Phillip C. Jackson (Male)	Democratic	578	704	819	64	2,165	9.77%
Tara Leeson (Female)	Democratic	638	784	919	76	2,417	10.91%
Ridgely Ochs (Female)	Democratic	569	674	859	65	2,167	9.78%
Linda Redmond (Female)	Democratic	615	763	917	78	2,373	10.71%
Rudy A. Reyes-Delcid (Male)	Democratic	517	630	772	62	1,981	8.94%
Lance A. Simon (Male)	Democratic	513	625	767	62	1,967	8.88%
Edward K. Trever (Male)	Democratic	532	626	796	64	2,018	9.11%
Totals		5,813	7,080	8,574	692	22,159	100.00%

Republican Central Committee

Republican Candidates - Vote for up to 9

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Jason S. Bell	Republican	776	1,044	316	45	2,181	11.63%
Alissa M. Bramble	Republican	786	1,061	316	47	2,210	11.78%
Paul A. Duggan	Republican	755	970	296	39	2,060	10.98%
Gary Judy	Republican	755	970	299	38	2,062	11.00%
Mary Eileen Russell	Republican	754	966	300	40	2,060	10.98%
Larry E. Schuyler	Republican	761	1,002	303	44	2,110	11.25%
Danae E. Stark	Republican	722	920	289	39	1,970	10.50%
Shari S. Wilcoxon	Republican	763	1,010	304	41	2,118	11.29%
Greg Yablonski	Republican	726	918	297	41	1,982	10.57%
Totals		6,798	8,861	2,720	374	18,753	100.00%