Live Howard Co. Primary Election Results 2026

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Polls have officially closed across Maryland and results are trickling in for Tuesday's midterm election, including the offices of Howard County executive, county sheriff and County Council members.

As of 8:39 p.m., according to results posted on the Maryland Election Board website, Vanessa Atterbeary holds the lead in the county executive race with 85.01% of the votes versus her opponent Nater Kane, who has 13.5% of the votes.

In the race for two seats on the Howard County Board of Education, Mark E. Covington sits at 36.93% of the votes, followed by Lanlan Xu with 35.72% of the votes as of 9:02 p.m., Maryland Election Board website shows.

There also were two measures on the ballot voters considered at the poll.

Race results will be reported throughout the evening. Some contests may be decided quickly, while others could take longer to call. Local boards must certify election results by Nov. 13. Statewide results are to be certified by Dec. 9.

Patch is following local races, as well as key races in Maryland, including those for governor and U.S. Congressional Districts 1, 5 and 6.

Results for all races are available on the Maryland Department of Elections website.

Preliminary vote tallies can be found below. Check back throughout the night for the latest results as they come in. The charts will refresh every two minutes.