Harford County Primary Election Results 2018

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — The results are in from the primary election. County Executive Barry Glassman will run against Democrat Maryann Forgan in November.

For the County Council, the Democratic nomination for council president is too close to call, with absentee ballots and the provisional ballots still needed for the final tally. Frank "Bud" Hines had 50.44 percent versus 49.56 percent for Samuel T. Gibson III. Incumbent Patrick Vincenti secured the Republican nomination for council president, with 79.8 percent of the vote.

In an upset, Councilman Dion Guthrie was unseated in council District A. Andre Johnson won the Democratic nomination with 53.93 percent of the vote versus Guthrie accounting for 46.07 percent. Johnson will face off against Republican candidate Donna Blasdell in November in the District A race.

In District B, there were no contested races so Democrat Suzanna Oshinsky will take on Republican Joe Woods.

In District C, Republican Tony "G" Giangiordano beat out two others and will take on Democrat Karen Kukurin in the general election. Incumbent James McMahan, who ran for delegate in District 34B, was overcome for the Republican nomination in that race by Delegate Susan McComas and Butch Tilley. The race between McComas (31.52 percent with 1,036 votes) and Tilley (30.48 percent with 1,002 votes) was too close to call as of 9 a.m. Wednesday.

In District D, Councilman Chad Shrodes secured his candidacy and will face off against Jean Salvatore.

The District E Republican race was too close to call, with Diane L. Sengstacke and Robert S. Wagner separated by a matter of 28 votes as of Wednesday morning. Democratic challenger Brigitte Johnson ran unopposed.

In District F, Republican Curtis Beulah secured his candidacy and will face Democrat Wini Roche in November.

All results are unofficial as of Wednesday morning, provided by the Harford County Board of Elections.

The absentee canvass starts June 28, and the provisional ballot canvass will take place July 5.

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Maryland Board of Elections says that 90 of 93 precincts have reported results in Harford County.

Here are the County Council results:

County Executive

• Democrat: Maryann Connaghan Forgan
• Republican: Barry Glassman, Mike Jr. Perrone

County Council President

• Democrat: Samuel T. Gibson III, Frank "Bud" Hines
• Republican: Shawn A. Kingston, Patrick Vincenti

Council District A

• Democrat: Donna Blasdell, Paula R. Mullis
• Republican: Dion F. Guthrie, Andre V. Johnson

Council District B

• Democrat: Suzanne Oshinsky
• Republican: Joe Woods

Council District C

• Democrat: Karen Kukurin
• Republican: Susan Burdette, Tony "G" Giangiordano, Patti Parker

Council District D

• Democrat: Jean M. Salvatore
• Republican: Jerry Scarborough, Chad R. Shrodes

Council District E

• Democrat: Bridgette Johnson
• Republican: Diane L. Sengstacke, Robert S. Wagner

Council District F

• Democrat: Winifred "Wini" Roche
• Republican: Curtis L. Beulah, John Michael Finlayson, Amy Altmann Jahnigen

During primary elections at the polls, there were no reported issues in Harford County.

Elsewhere, there was one issue in Baltimore County. The Essex Co-Op had a power outage, so officials moved voting to another location about 1.2 miles away at Eastern Technical High School.

That was nothing compared with Baltimore City, where a mice and flea infestation required a polling place to be relocated. Plus, three Baltimore polling sites stayed open an hour later than all other polls in the state due to an access issue that resulted in a late start.
SEE ALSO:

• MD Primary Election 2018 Results: Ben Jealous To Face Gov. Hogan
• Harford County Primary Election Guide 2018

File photo courtesy of Harford County government.