Harford County Election Results 2018: Glassman Wins

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — The midterm election was held Tuesday, Nov. 6, with multiple seats on the ballot, including county executive, council and school board. Harford County Executive Barry Glassman is poised to serve a second term.

Glassman received nearly 71,500 votes, while his Democratic challenger Maryann Connaghan Forgan received more than 33,700 votes with 86 of 86 precincts reporting, based on unofficial data from the Maryland State Board of Elections.

"I want to thank the citizens of Harford County for their continued confidence in me to chart our county’s future," Glassman said. "We have made tremendous progress over the past four years, and I am excited for all the opportunities that are ahead of us.”

Glassman hosted an election night rally at 101 North Main Street at his campaign headquarters in Bel Air.

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THE RESULTS

Projected winners are in bold.

Maryland Governor (1983 of 1991 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Ben Jealous - 909,923
• Republican: Larry Hogan - 1,196,352
• Libertarian: Shawn Quinn and Christina Smith - 12,055
• Green: Ian Schlakman and Annie Chambers - 10,037

County Executive (86 of 86 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Maryann Connaghan Forgan 33,735
• Republican: Barry Glassman - 71,496

County Council President (86 of 86 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Frank "Bud" Hines - 38,296
• Republican: Patrick Vincenti -65,418

District A (12 of 12 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Andre Johnson - 7,876
• Republican: Donna Blasdell - 6,196

Council District B (12 of 12 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Suzanne Oshinsky - 6,499
• Republican: Joe Woods - 13,311

Council District C (11 of 11 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Karen Kukurin - 6,399
• Republican: Tony "G" Giangiordano - 11,703

Council District D (16 of 16 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Jean M. Salvatore - 3,933
• Republican: Chad R. Shrodes - 15,546

Council District E (17 of 17 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Bridgette Johnson - 7,101
• Republican: Robert S. Wagner - 8,553

Council District F (18 of 18 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Winifred "Wini" Roche - 8,239
• Republican: Curtis L. Beulah - 8,549

Sheriff (86 of 86 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Christopher C. Boardman - 32,334
• Republican: Jeffrey R. Gahler - 71,141

State's Attorney (86 of 86 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Carlos R. Taylor - 37,313
• Republican: Albert Peisinger - 65,462

Board of Education District E

• Rachel Gauthier
• Art Kaff

Board of Education District F

• Thomas Fitzpatrick
• Sonja Karwacki

Clerk of the Circuit Court

• Democrat: Sabra M. Kurth
• Republican: James Reilly

Judge of the Circuit Court Circuit 3 (86 of 86 precincts reporting)
(vote for up to 2)

• Diane Adkins-Tobin - 49,100
• Thomas Ashwell - 22,398
• Paul Ishak - 45,397
• Lawrence F. Kreis Jr. - 34,921

House of Delegates District 7 (41 of 41 precincts reporting)
(vote for up to 3)

• Democrat: Allison Berkowitz - 18,474
• Democrat: Gordon Koerner - 14,749
• Republican: Lauren Arikan - 34,426
• Republican: Rick Impallaria - 33,222
• Republican: Kathy Szeliga - 37,466
• Green: Ryan Sullivan - 8,010

State Senator District 7

• Democrat: Donna Hines
• Republican: J.B. Jennings

House of Delegates District 34A
(vote for up to 2)

• Democrat: Mary Ann Lisanti - 12,970
• Democrat: Steve Johnson - 11,353
• Republican: Glen Glass - 11,328
• Republican: J.D. Russell - 9,259

Too close to call Glass/Johnson

House of Delegates District 34B

• Democrat: Jeff Dinger
• Republican: Susan K. McComas

State Senator District 34

• Democrat: Mary Dulany-James
• Republican: Bob Cassilly

U.S. Senator (1983 of 1991 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Ben Cardin - 1,361,967
• Republican: Tony Campbell - 659,120
• Libertarian: Arvin Vohra - 21,209
• Unaffiliated: Neil Simon - 79,548

Representative in Congress District 1

• Democrat: Jesse Colvin
• Republican: Andy Harris
• Libertarian: Jenica Martin

Representative in Congress District 2

• Democrat: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
• Republican: Liz Matory
• Libertarian: Michael Carney

Attorney General (1983 of 1991 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Brian E. Frosh - 1,347,078
• Republican: Craig Wolf - 755,073

BALLOT QUESTIONS

Two Constitutional Amendments passed statewide, based on preliminary data.

Requiring Commercial Gaming Revenues that are for Public Education to Supplement Spending for Education in Public Schools (1983 of 1991 precincts reporting)

• For the amendment - 1,733,028
• Against the amendment - 34,790

Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 855 of the 2018 Legislative Session) Same-Day Registration and Voting at the Precinct Polling Place on Election Day (1983 of 1991 precincts reporting)

• For the amendment - 1,335,320
• Against the amendment - 34,790

Here is a sample of the Harford County ballot. Check which Harford County ballot applies to you through the Harford County Board of Elections.

SEE ALSO: Maryland Voting Guide

THE BASICS

• Polls in Maryland open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on Election Day.
• If you're not sure where to go to vote, you can find your polling place here.
• What to bring:
  • If you've voted before in Maryland, you don't need to provide ID.
  • If you're a first-time voter, you may need to show one of these documents: Maryland driver's license, state or federal ID card, student, employee, or military ID; or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows your name and address when you registered.
  • If you are unable to provide ID, you can vote using a provisional ballot. For your ballot to count, you must provide ID to the Harford County Board of Elections by 10 a.m. on Nov. 14.

THE RESULTS

After 9:15 p.m., the Maryland Board of Elections reported that voters were still casting their ballots in some polling places on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

"We will release the unofficial results once they have all finished voting," elections officials said.

Officials began releasing some preliminary data after 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

See the unofficial results here.

Photo courtesy of Barry Glassman. Data tables via Maryland State Board of Elections.