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Anne Arundel Primary Election: County Council, Executive Seats Up For Grabs

The primary election in Anne Arundel County is on Tuesday. Here are the candidates for county executive, county council and other positions.

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The Anne Arundel County primary election features candidates for local, state and federal government.
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — Maryland's primary election is on Tuesday, meaning there are dozens of positions on the ballot in Anne Arundel County.

Voters will decide their next county executive and county council members. Several local offices in the Maryland General Assembly are also up for grabs.

Statewide races include those for governor, comptroller and attorney general. Federal contests feature battles for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Here is everything you need to know about the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial primary election in Anne Arundel County.

What District Am I In?

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

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

Anne Arundel residents can click here to see who their county council member is.

Who Is Running For County Government?

All the candidates are posted below. The names of incumbents are bolded and starred.

Patch asked every county executive and County Council candidate to complete a questionnaire. The names of candidates who completed our survey are linked to their responses.

We also included all the campaign websites listed on the Maryland State Board of Elections candidate portal.

County Executive

County Council District 1

County Council District 2

County Council District 3

County Council District 4

County Council District 5

County Council District 6

County Council District 7

County State's Attorney

  • Anne Colt Leitess* (D): AnneArundelAnne.com

Sheriff

Who Is Running For State Government?

Governor

Comptroller

Attorney General

State Senate District 12

State Senate District 21

State Senate District 30

State Senate District 31

State Senate District 32

State Senate District 33

  • Sid Saab (R): sidsaab.com (Saab was the delegate for District 33, but he is now running to be the area's state senator)
  • Dawn D. Gile (D): dawngile.com

State House District 12B

  • Ashley P. Arias (R)
  • David R. Buchanan (R)
  • Victor Henderson (R)
  • Ronald A. Imbragulio Sr. (R)
  • Jeff Garcia (D): jeffformd.com
  • Daniel J. McGinty (D)
  • Gary Simmons (D): electgarysimmons.com

State House District 21

State House District 30A

State House District 30B

State House District 31

State House District 32

State House District 33A

State House District 33B

State House District 33C

Who Is Running For Federal Government?

U.S. Senate

U.S. House District 3

U.S. House District 5

Is Anybody Else Running?

Yes. Several court positions and party central committee seats are also on the ballot. A full list of every race in Maryland is posted at this link.

For any other questions, visit elections.maryland.gov.

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:

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.

When Is Primary Election Day?

The gubernatorial primary election day is July 19. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Residents must vote at their assigned polling place on primary election day. Voters can look up their polling place by using this search tool.

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.

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