Anthony Brown Wins MD Attorney General, Lierman Wins Comptroller: AP

Updated at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday

MARYLAND — Two of Maryland's statewide offices will have new faces next year. Attorney General Brian Frosh is not seeking re-election, while Comptroller Peter Franchot is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.

The incumbent in the 4th District, Rep. Anthony Brown, left his seat to run for attorney general.

According to the Associated Press, he won the Democratic primary on Tuesday night, defeating Katie Curran O'Malley, the former first lady, a former Baltimore judge and the daughter of former Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr.

Brown was Gov. Martin O'Malley's lieutenant governor.

As of Wednesday evening and with 2,050 of 2,074 election day precincts reporting, Brown led with 219,865 votes or 59.58 percent, followed by O'Malley with 149,153 or 40.42 percent.

On the Republican ticket, Michael Peroutka led the attorney general field with 115,551 votes or 58.02 percent, followed by Jim Shalleck with 83,598 votes for 41.98 percent.

In the comptroller race, there was no Republican candidate.

Democrat Brooke Lierman was projected to win the race, AP said. As of Wednesday evening, he received 229,863 votes or 64.04 percent over Timothy Adams with 129,062 votes for 35.96 percent.

Winners in some races might not be known until later this week. State law says mail-in ballots cannot be counted until Thursday morning.

Many races remained too close to call late Tuesday night.

The Maryland State Board of Elections expects to certify the final results during the week of Aug. 8. Officials will announce the unofficial early voting and election day results on July 19, but they still have to count the mail-in, dropbox and provisional ballots.

That means the final and official results will come a few weeks after voters hit the polls.

Here are unofficial results so far; Patch will update this.

Statewide Offices

Comptroller

• Barry Glassman (R): barryglassman.com
• Timothy J. Adams (D): timadams.org
• Brooke Elizabeth Lierman (D): brookelierman.com

Attorney General

• Michael Anthony Peroutka (R)
• Jim Shalleck (R): jimshalleck.com
• Anthony G. Brown (D): anthonybrown.com
• Katie Curran O'Malley (D): katieformd.com

Lieutenant Governor

Democrats

• Monique Anderson-Walker
• Justin Dispenza
• Mark Greben
• LaTrece Hawkins Lytes
• Candace Hollingsworth
• Aruna Miller
• Nancy Navarro (Unofficially withdrew)
• Michelle Siri
• Shannon Sneed
• Natalie Williams

Republicans

• Gordana Schifanelli
• Minh Thanh Luong
• Jeff Woolford
• LeRoy Yegge Jr.

What District Am I In?

Voters can see which districts they live in by using this tool. That resource also tells Marylanders their:

• Ballot dropbox locations
• Early voting centers
• Election day polling place
• Registration status
• Party affiliation
• Current state and federal representatives

How Can I Register To Vote?

Registration is already closed for the primary election. It will reopen on Aug. 1 at noon for the general election. At that time, voters can register at this link.

How Can I Vote By Mail Or Dropbox?

Marylanders can request a ballot to return by mail or dropbox. Those ballots can be delivered by mail or fax. Voters can also download their ballot from the state's website.
Residents can request a ballot by:

• Completing this online form
• Visiting their local elections office
• Filling out this form and mailing, faxing or emailing it to their elections office

The deadline for ballot requests to be received, not just sent, is:

• July 12 if the ballot will be delivered by mail or fax
• July 15 at 5 p.m. if using use the mail to request a ballot that will be sent over the internet
• July 15 at 11:59 p.m. if using the online form or fax to request a ballot that will be sent over the internet
• July 19 if requesting a ballot in person at a local board of elections office

Ballots received over the internet must then be printed. Voters should then return their completed ballot by mail or dropbox. Marylanders cannot cast their votes online.

Residents can return their completed ballot by:

• Hand delivering it to their local board of elections by 8 p.m. on July 19 or taking it to an early voting center by the time the polls close
• Mailing it to their local board of elections. These ballots must be postmarked on or before July 19. Election officials must receive these ballots by 10 a.m. on July 29
• Placing it in one of these dropboxes by 8 p.m. on July 19

More information on mail-in and dropbox voting is available on this website.

When Is Early Voting?

Early voting is already done. It ran from July 7 through July 14.

To read more about the primary election, visit this website.

When Will The Results Be Certified?

The Maryland State Board of Elections expects to certify the final results during the week of Aug. 8. Officials will announce the unofficial early voting and election day results on July 19, but they still have to count the mail-in, dropbox and provisional ballots.

State law says these tallies must start and end on specific dates after election day. That means the final and official results will come a few weeks after voters hit the polls.