2018 Maryland county offices elections explained

The Maryland gubernatorial election of 2018 was held on November 6, 2018.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

The County elected offices include: County Council, State's Attorney, Sheriff, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Judge of the Orphans' Court, Register of Wills, and Board of Education. Please also see Maryland County Executive Election, 2018.

Allegany County

County Commissioner

Brodie, Creade Jr.
Caporale, Dave
Leptic, Michael
Powell, Darrell Lee
Shade, Jake
Wollett, Steve

State's Attorney

Twigg, Michael O.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Lindsey, Dawne

Register of Wills

Goad, David A.
Pirolozzi, Mary Beth

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Crossland, Edward C.
Feldstein, Al
May, Donna F.

Sheriff

Robertson, Craig

Board of education

Bohn, David A.
Farrell, Bob
Foote, Wayne T.
Frank, Debra
Hadley, Nicholas T.
Jackson, Carmen B.
Kasecamp, Terry Lynn
Robertson, Jim "Snake"

Anne Arundel County

County Council

District 1

Burns, Kimberly McCoy (R)
Lacey, Sarah (D)

District 2

Gardner, Tom (R)
Pickard, Allison (D)

District 3

Ritchie, Debbie
Volke, Nathan

District 4

Pruski, Andrew C.
Snow, Torrey J.

District 5

Fiedler, Amanda
Myers, Dawn Gough

District 6

Brannigan Rodvien, Lisa
Christman, Michael

District 7

Haire, Jessica
Kitchin, James

State's Attorney

Adams, Wes
Leitess, Anne Colt

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Arnold, Doug
Poyer, Scott

Register of Wills

Janosky, Joseph J.
Parker, Lauren M.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Carr-York, Maureen
Gipson, Vickie
Jacobsen, Torrey Jr.
Phelps, Nancy
Rzepkowski, Alan

Sheriff

Fredericks, Jim
Williams, James

Board of education

District 1

Antwine, Candace C.W.
Starr, David P.

District 4

Ellis, Melissa
Hummer, Julie K.

District 5

Gilleland, Terry R. Jr.
Schallheim, Dana

District 7

Corkadel, Michelle
Hicks, Laticia

Baltimore City

State's Attorney

Mosby, Marilyn J.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Bentley, Marilyn

Register of Wills

Conaway, Belinda K.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Bernstein, Charles "Chuck"
Garrett, Lewyn Scott
Loewenthal, Michele E.

Sheriff

Anderson, John W.
Wiggins, David Anthony

Baltimore County

County Council

District 1

Melcavage, Pete II
Quirk, Tom

District 2

Lee, Michael
Patoka, Izzy

District 3

Ebacher, Colleen Marie
Kach, Wade

District 4

Jones, Julian E. Jr.

District 5

Foley, Alex
Marks, David

District 6

Bevins, Cathy
Nawrocki, Ryan

District 7

Crandell, Todd
Weir, Brian

States Attorney

Shellenberger, Scott

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Hill, Deb
Ensor, Julie

Register of Wills

Roger, Jane
Connolly, Grace G.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Evans, William R. "Bill"
Fisher, Juliet
Frank, Arthur M.

Sheriff

Magee, Carl H. Jr.
Fisher, R. Jay

Board of education

District 1

Gresick, Matt
Mack, Lisa A.

District 2

Glasser, Anthony Miles
Pasteur, Cheryl E.

District 3

Causey, Kathleen
Konka, Paul V.

District 4

Scott, Makeda
White, Kathleen

District 5

Beilenson, Peter
Henn, Julie C.

District 6

Kitlowski, Edward
Rowe, Lily

District 7

Feuer, William
McMillion, Rod

County Commissioner

At Large

Hance, Earl "Buddy"
Weems, Steve
Bennett, Matt
Brown, Greg

District 1

Hart, Mike
Powell, Tricia V.

District 2

Hutchins, Thomas E. "Tim"
Hance-Wells, Susie

District 3

McConkey, Kelly D.
Budd, Holly Heintz

Treasurer

Tracy-Soper, Nova

State's Attorney

Rappaport, Andrew S.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Smith, Kathy P.

Register of Wills

Lynch, Mark S.
Phipps, Margaret H.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Downs, Leslie M.
LeBlanc, Ted
Sabedra, Derek
Fowler, Tammy
Pelagatti, Thomas M.

Sheriff

Evans, Mike
Hawkins, Michael

Board of education

At Large

Cousins, Pamela L.
Phalen, William J. "Bill"

County Commissioner

Franklin, Daniel
Levengood, Wilbur Jr.
Porter, Larry C.
Crouse, Nevin

State's Attorney

Riley, Joe

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Lord, Terry
Gallagher, Missy

Register of Wills

Phelps, Jim

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Adams, Ellery
Fearins, Ron
Porter, Jeff

Sheriff

Bounds, Randy
Biddle, Steven Paul

Board of education

District 3

Newcomb, James Allan Jr.
Thompson, Sherone E.

County Commissioner

District 1

Wantz, Stephen Albert

District 2

Weaver, C. Richard

District 3

Frazier, Dennis E.
Warburton, Maria

District 4

Bouchat, Christopher Eric
Johnson, Paul

District 5

Rothstein, Ed

State's Attorney

DeLeonardo, Brian

Clerk of the Circuit Court

DeWees, Heather
Connolly, Terrie

Register of Wills

Zimmermann, Paul G.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Bair, Margaret "Peggy"
Coles, Charles M. Jr.
Sealing, Donald II
Harrison, Charles E.
Rammes, Frank Henry
Riley, Anita

Sheriff

DeWees, Jim

Board of education

Battaglia, Tara
Dorsey, Patricia Ann
Howard, Doug
Kiler, Kenneth A.
Kowalski, Mary
Lord, Bob

County Council

District 2

Coutz, Bill
Kirk, Cody

District 3

Miller, Al

District 4

Patchell, George C.

State's Attorney

Bessicks, Amanda

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Notarcola, Charlene M.

Register of Wills

Nickle, "Lyn" Allyn Price

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Amato, Bob
Crouch, Carolyn L.
Harris, Bill
Brown, Gary A.

Sheriff

Adams, Scott A.

Board of education

District 3

Stephens, Christie

District 4

Malesh, William H.

District 5

Hawley, Diana
Jones, Evan T. Jr.

County Commissioner

President

Thompson, Henry
Collins, Reuben B. II

District 1

Crawford, Joe
Bowling, Gilbert "B.J."

District 2

Coates, Thomasina "Sina"

District 3

Stewart, Amanda

District 4

Ashburn, James
Rucci, Bobby

State's Attorney

Covington, Anthony "Tony"

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Hancock, Sharon "Sherri"

Register of Wills

Hennessy, Loraine Davies

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Berry, J. Lorraine
Breck, Darlene M.
Kearney, Reginald

Sheriff

Berry, Troy

Board of education

Abell, Jennifer S.
Battle-Lockhart, Tajala "Taj"
Brown, Elizabeth "Liz"
Butler-Washington, Dottery
Coker, Leslie
Hancock, David
Kelly, Victoria "Vicki" Talley
Lukas, Michael "Mike"
Marshall, Margaret T.
McGraw, Virginia "Ginny"
Palko, Barbara "Barb"
Pitts, Robert Michael
Sherrod, Nashonda
Wilson, Latina "Tina"

County Council

District 1

Satterfield, Don B.
Newcomb, Jay Leonard

District 2

Nichols, William

District 3

Travers, Ricky C. Sr.

District 4

Pfeffer, Lenny

District 5

Nagel, Libby Handley

State's Attorney

Jones, William H.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Craig, Amy J.

Register of Wills

Colburn, Richard F.
Lewis, Doris Keene

Judge of the Orphans' Court

District 1

Ames, George Robert Jr.

District 2

Todd, Carolyn I.
Travers, Calvin

Sheriff

Robbins, Gregory S. Sr.
Phillips, James W. Jr.

Board of education

District 2

Hull, LeOtha N.

District 4

Hubbard, Sheri Robinson
Gorsuch, Bill

County Council

At Large

Dacey, Philip
Farrar, Danny
Hagen, Kai John
Jessee, Susan Reeder
Otis, Bud

District 1

Grubb, Kevin
Donald, Jerry

District 2

McKay, Steven
Jarosinski, Lisa

District 3

Parsley, Joe
Keegan-Ayer, M. C.

District 4

Trout, Jimmy W.
Fitzwater, Jessica

District 5

Blue, Michael J.
Bohrer, Shannon

State's Attorney

Smith, Charlie

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Dalton, Sandra K.
LeRoux, Megan

Register of Wills

Keller, Sharon
Atherholt, Melissa

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Browning, Douglas D.
Rolle, Mary
Wilson, Nate
Daniels, John
Nicholson, Bonnie L.
Sheppard, Eugene N.

Sheriff

Jenkins, Chuck
Bickel, Karl

Board of education

Barrett, Liz
Mason, Jay
Miller, April Fleming
Raynor, Camden
Rose, Cindy
Williams, Kim L.
Yoho, Karen
Young, Brad W.

County Commissioner

District 1

Tichnell, S. Larry
Carbone, Judy A.

District 2

Edwards, Paul C.

District 3

Hinebaugh, Jim Jr.

State's Attorney

Welch, Lisa Thayer

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Miller, Timothy W.

Register of Wills

Watson, Rita L.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Duggan, Dan
Sanders, Fred
Turney, Jack Rush

Sheriff

Corley, Robert E.

Board of education

District 1

Paugh, Matthew A.

District 2

Glotfelty, Rodney B.
Sorber, Nathan M.

District 3

Gregg, Fred
Rinker, Monica L.

County Council

President

Vincenti, Patrick
Hines, Frank "Bud"

District A

Blasdell, Donna
Johnson, Andre V.

District B

Oshinsky, Suzanne
Woods, Joe

District C

Giangiordano, Tony "G"
Kukurin, Karen

District D

Salvatore, Jean M.
Shrodes, Chad R.

District E

Johnson, Bridgette
Wagner, Robert S.

District F

Beulah, Curtis L.
Roche, Winifred "Wini"

State's Attorney

Peisinger, Albert
Taylor, Carlos R.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Reilly, James
Kurth, Sabra M.

Register of Wills

Hopkins, Derek K.
Lucas, Jo Wanda Strickland

Sheriff

Boardman, Christopher C.
Gahler, Jeffrey R.

Board of education

District A

Robinson, Jansen M.

District B

Bauer, David

District C

Antal, Jim
Carmello, Kathryn

District D

Rush, Tamera
Williamson, Alfred "AL"

District E

Gauthier, Rachel
Kaff, Art

District F

Fitzpatrick, Thomas
Karwacki, Sonja

Howard County

County Council

District 1

Kathuria, Raj (R)
Walsh, Elizabeth "Liz" (D)

District 2

Jones, Opel (D)
Liao, John (R)

District 3

Rigby, Christiana (D)

District 4

Jung, Deb (D)
Kim, Lisa (R)

District 5

Williams, China (D)
Yungmann, David (R)

State's Attorney

Gibson, Rich
Oldham, Kim Yon

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Jareaux, Marlena
Robey, Wayne A.

Register of Wills

Conley, Shawn
Macfarlane, Byron

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Dodd, Anne L.
Fitch, Elizabeth Ann
Turner, Leslie Smith

Sheriff

Harris, Marcus
McMahon, Bill

Board of education

Cutroneo, Vicky
Glascock, Bob
Mackey, Danny
Mallo, Jen
Miller, Robert Wayne
Pandey, Anita
Taj, Sabina
Wu, Chao

County Commissioner

Fithian, Ron
Jacob, Bob
Mason, "Tom"
Pickrum, William
Short, William
Timberman, Thomas F.

State's Attorney

Strong, Robert H.
DiGregory, Bryan

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Mumford, Mark L.

Register of Wills

Osborn, "Kristi"

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Boyer, Elroy G. Jr.
Carroll, Elizabeth "Betty"
Nickerson, Amy L.
Schauber, Allan

Sheriff

Price, John F.

Board of education

Costa, Wendy
Johnson, Nivek M.
McGee, "Trish"
Sullivan, Francoise

County Commissioner

At Large

Harrison, Elaine
Moran, Jim

District 1

LaMana, Dino Romano
Wilson, Jack

District 2

Tilghman, Benjamin
Wilson, Steve

District 3

Coulter, Jim
Dumenil, Phil

District 4

Corchiarino, Chris
Krueger, Deborah

State's Attorney

Richardson, Lance G.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Hager, Katherine Beane

Register of Wills

Cook, Laura Nan

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Cascia, Kimberly Jean
McNeil, Fred M.
Pauls, Willie Mae
Stires, John C.
Walsh, Thomas
Wargotz, Eric

Sheriff

Hofmann, Gary
Rhodes, Kevin

Board of education

At Large

Harper, Tammy
Walker, Mary Ellen

District 1

Morrissette, Michele Lynn

District 2

O'Connor, Carrie Lee
Smith, Richard "Dick"

County Commissioner

President

Guy, Randy
Thompson, J. Howard

District 1

Colvin, Eric Scott
Ridgell, Timothy

District 2

Frederick, Rose V.
Hewitt, Michael

District 3

O'Connor, John

District 4

Morgan, Todd B.

Treasurer

Kelly, Christy

State's Attorney

Fritz, Richard D.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Burch, Debbie Mills
Wheeler, Faye

Register of Wills

Superior, Phyllis A.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Babcock, Albert "Allie"
Curtis, Deborah J.
Mattingly, Bill
Randall, Julie
White, Michael R.

Sheriff

Belleavoine, Ted
Cameron, Tim

Board of education

District 1

Weaver, Rita

District 3

Bailey, Karin

County Commissioner

District 1

Mathies, Craig N.

District 2

Fisher, Charles
Simpkins, Rex

District 3

Nissley, Deborah Ann
Willing, Eldon

District 4

Ballard, Ken
Laird, Charles

District 5

Corbin, Mike
Laird, Randy

State's Attorney

Garner, Wess

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Frederick, Lionel
Horner, Charles T.

Register of Wills

Ward, Keith B.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Crossan, Kathleen
Hall, Libby
McCready, Bob

Sheriff

Howard, Ronald

Board of education

District 1

Bagley, Charles David Jr.
Nicholson, Penny

District 3

Wells, Robert Thomas

District 5

Green-Gale, Margo

County Council

Callahan, Chuck
Divilio, Frank
Haythe, Keasha N.
Hyman, Naomi
Lesher, Pete
Pack, Corey W.
Potter, Rosalee "Rose"
Price, Laura Everngam
Scott-Taylor, Maureen
Williams, Jennifer L.

State's Attorney

Patterson, Scott G.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Adkins, Monica "DeeDee"
Duvall, Kathi Dulin

Register of Wills

Campen, Patricia "Patti" E.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Carroll, Paul S.
Foster, Philip Carey
Howard, Will
Johnson, Joel Marcus
Wheeler, David J.

Sheriff

Gamble, Joseph
Green, Wanda V.

Board of education

District 1

Sampson, Otis

District 3

Garman, Michael

District 4

Jackson, Emily
Sparks, Martha Darling

District 6

Allen, Robyn
Cornette, Judith A.
Wheeler, Mary E.

District 7

Motovidlak, April

County Commissioner

Baker, Terry L.
Beall, Brian
Brightman, Donna L.
Cline, Jeff
Forrest, Ed
Jones, Harry
Keefer, Wayne K.
Meinelschmidt, Cort
Paul, Elizabeth
Wagner, Randall

Treasurer

Hershey, Todd L.

State's Attorney

Semler, Bernard
Strong, Charles P. Jr.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Tucker, Kevin

Register of Wills

Malott, Jason A.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Banister, Paul D.
Dunn, Andrew
May, Karen L.
Novinger, Frank E.
Wood, Bonnie

Sheriff

Albert, Brian
Mullendore, Doug

Board of education

Fischer, Jacqueline B.
Guessford, Mike
Gwizdala, Terri A.
Krowka, John
Murray, Linda

County Council

At Large

Brewington, Julie D.
Cannon, John T.
Gould, Jamaad
McCain, William R.

District 1

Davis, Ernest

District 2

Kilmer, Marc
Scott, Alexander W.

District 3

Dodd, Larry W.
Gregory, Michele

District 4

Cain, Suzanah
Hastings, Josh

District 5

Holloway, Joe

State's Attorney

Dykes, Jamie
Mitchell, W. Seth

Clerk of the Circuit Court

McAllister, James "Bo"
Welch, Christopher S.

Register of Wills

Lemon, Karen A.

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Cantwell, Grover Green Jr.
Bowen, Mark S.
Bright, Melissa Pollitt
Evans, Dean Jones

Sheriff

Lewis, Mike

Board of education

Beginning with the November 2018 election, the board transitioned from being appointed by the governor to fully elected, and non-partisan. It has one member elected from each of the five council districts, plus two elected at-large.^[4]

At Large

Cooper, Tyrone
Fitzgerald, Donald L.
Murray, Michael G.
Watson, Talana D.

District 1

Bradley, Michelle
Brown, Allen C.

District 2

Malone, Gene

District 3

Goslee, David L. Sr.
Turner, William

District 4

Plotts, David
Suthowski, Ann Brittingham

District 5

Palmer, John

County Commissioner

District 1

Lockfaw, Merrill W. Jr.
Nordstrom, Joshua C.

District 2

Purnell, Diana

District 3

Church, Bud
Tyndall, Zackery

District 4

Elder, Theodore "Ted"
Shockley, Virgil L.

District 5

Bertino, Chip
Butler, Judy

District 6

Bunting, Madison "Jim" Jr.

District 7

Mitrecic, Joseph M.

State's Attorney

Heiser, Kris

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Braniecki, Susan Richardson

Register of Wills

Caudell, Nicole
Westcott, Terri Delaney

Judge of the Orphans' Court

Diffendal, Mike
Hess, Linda M.
Jacobs, Cheryl

Sheriff

Crisafulli, Matt

Board of education

District 1

Buchanan, Bill

District 4

Gordy, Bill

District 6

Cropper, Eric

District 7

Ferrante, Todd

Notes and References

Web site: Maryland Elections, forthcoming. msa.maryland.gov. 2018-03-18.
Web site: 2018 Candidate Listing. Elections. Maryland State Board of. elections.state.md.us. en. 2018-07-22.
Web site: 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results. Elections. Maryland State Board of. elections.maryland.gov. en. 2018-07-07.
Web site: November 8, 2016 Referendum on School Board - Wicomico County Public Schools. www.wcboe.org. en-US. 2018-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20180715141853/http://www.wcboe.org/leadership/board_of_education/november_8__2016_referendum_on_school_board. July 15, 2018. dead.