John D.B. Carr Pulls Ahead In Prince George's County Sheriff Race

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Polls are now closed in Prince George's County, where voters cast their ballots for everything from governor to County Council, executive, sheriff and school board.

Early vote totals from the Prince George's County election office reported John D.B. Carr with 48.32 percent of the votes. Sheriff Melvin High, who held the office for 12 years, announced his plans last fall to not seek reelection.

Election officials closed the lines to vote Tuesday at 8 p.m. Anybody in line by that time is allowed to vote. Polling locations will close when everybody in line has voted. Maryland will only release the results for statewide races when every polling place in the state has closed. That means there are not yet any results available in the governor's race. Unofficial ballot counts from early voting are now available for county contests. Early voting data for statewide races will be posted shortly. Refresh this story soon for more information.

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.

Here are the election stories affecting Prince George’s County:

MD Governor’s Republican Primary Results: Cox Vs. Schulz

MD Governor’s Democratic Primary Results: Franchot Vs. Moore, Perez

Prince George's County Executive, Council Race Results: Who's Ahead

Prince George's School Board Election Results: 11 Seeking 4 Seats

Here are the people who are on the ballot seeking the office of Prince George's County sheriff.

County Sheriff

John D.B. Carr
Democratic
Email friendsofjohndbcarr@gmail.com
Website www.voteforjohndbcarr.com
Facebook facebook.com/votecarrforsheriff
Twitter @voteforjohncarr

Elliott W. Gibson
Democratic

Email votegibson2022@gmail.com
Website www.electsheriffgibson.com
Facebook facebook.com/chiefelliottgibson

Dave Grogan
Democratic

Website www.davegrogan.com
Facebook facebook.com/davidgrogan
Twitter @david_grogan66

Sylvester E. Jones Sr.
Democratic

Email sjones4sheriff@gmail.com
Website www.votesylvesterjones.com
Facebook facebook.com/sylvester.jones.37051
Twitter @sjones4sheriff.com

Loralyn Mayo
Democratic

Email teammayo2022@gmail.com
Website www.mayo2022.com
Facebook facebook.com/LoralynMayo

Yakeisha Dawn Hines-Poole
Democratic

Email sheissheriff2022@gmail.com
Website www.hines-poole4change.org
Facebook Hines-Poole4change
Twitter HPoole4change22

To view polling places in the county, check this page.