Anne Arundel County Primary Election Guide 2018

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — The primary for the 2018 election is underway Tuesday, June 26. Here is a guide to polling places, candidates and more as you cast your vote in Howard County. Polls are open until 8 p.m. Check back later tonight for results.

The Board of Elections recommends voting between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to avoid delays at the polls, but you still have time to vote. Find your polling place.

See the sample ballots at the end of the article for the full list of candidates, which includes races by district. Also learn about the candidates in the Anne Arundel County League of Women Voters guide.

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Here are some of the big races.

Maryland Governor

• Democrat: Rushern Baker III, Ralph Jaffe, Ben Jealous, James Hugh Jones II, Rich Madaleno, Alec Ross, Jim Shea, Krish O'Mara Vignarajah. (The late Kevin Kamenetz will be on the ballot but his lieutenant governor pick, Valerie Ervin, pulled out of the race just before the start of early voting.)
• Republican: Larry Hogan (unopposed)

County Executive

County Council

• District 1 Republican:Kimberly McCoy Burns
• District 1 Democrat: Sarah Lacey
• District 1 Democrat: Pete Smith
• District 2 Republican: Tom Gardner
• District 2 Democrat: Candy L. Fontz
• District 2 Democrat: Allison Pickard
• District 3 Republican: Dana Smallwood-Friia
• District 3 Republican: Nathan Volke
• District 3 Democrat: Debbie Ritchie
• District 4 Republican: Torrey J. Snow
• District 4 Democrat: Andrew C. Pruski
• District 5 Republican: Amanda Fiedler
• District 5 Republican: Michael Anthony Peroutka
• District 5 Democrat: Dawn Gough Myers
• District 6 Republican: Michael Christman
• District 6 Democrat: Lisa Brannigan Rodvien
• District 6 Democrat Scott MacMullan
• District 7 Republican: Jonathan Boniface
• District 7 Republican: Jessica Haire
• District 7 Democrat: James Kitchin

• Republican Wes Adams
• Republican Kathy Rogers
• Democrat Anne Colt Leitess

Sheriff

• Republican Ron Bateman
• Republican Jim Fredericks
• Republican Damon Ostis
• Republican Beth Smith
• Democrat James Williams

Anne Arundel County Primary Sample Ballot

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