Howard County Election Results: Ball Poised To Be County Exec

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Democrat Calvin Ball appears to be the projected winner of the race for Howard County executive, unseating incumbent Republican Allan Kittleman.

Ball, a four-term councilman, based his campaign on the idea of changing Howard County through the education budget and collaboration, according to WBAL.

"I felt the energy..." Ball told Fox 45, stating he could sense the county wanted a change,"and I was glad to provide that."

Kittleman, a former state senator who was seeking a second term as county executive, reportedly conceded in person to Ball.

See the unofficial results here.

Preliminary Results

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 (118 of 118 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Calvin Ball - 70,683
• Republican: Allan Kittleman - 64,347

Council District 1 (28 of 28 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Elizabeth "Liz" Walsh - 16,621
• Republican: Raj Kathuria - 10,153

Council District 2 (25 of 25 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Opel Jones - 17,570
• Republican: John Liao - 7,724

Council District 3 (22 of 22 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Christiana Rigby - 20,240

Council District 4 (2o of 20 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Deb Jung - 18,825
• Republican: Lisa Kim - 8,068

Council District 5 (23 of 23 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: China Williams - 13,287
• Republican: David Yungmann - 15,990

Sheriff (118 of 118 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Marcus Harris - 75,030
• Republican: Bill McMahon - 54,335

State's Attorney (118 of 118 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Rich Gibson - 80,764
• Republican: Kim Yon Oldham - 49,535

Board of Education (118 of 118 precincts reporting)
(vote for up to 4)

• Vicky Cutroneo - 55,137
• Bob Glascock - 44,502
• Danny Mackey - 34,730
• Jen Mallo - 50,731
• Robert Wayne Miller - 41,479
• Anita Pandey - 35,651
• Sabina Taj - 48,926
• Chao Wu - 51,743

Clerk of the Circuit Court (118 of 118 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Wayne A. Robey - 87,480
• Republican: Marlena Jareaux - 40,623

Register of Wills (118 of 118 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Byron Macfarlane - 83,364
• Republican: Shawn Conley - 43,616

Judge of the Orphans' Court (118 of 118 precincts reporting)
(vote for up to 3)

• Democrat: Anne L. Dodd - 84,768
• Democrat: Elizabeth Ann Fitch - 85,302
• Democrat: Leslie Smith Turner - 82,123

House of Delegates District 9A (28 of 28 precincts reporting)
(vote for up to 2)

• Republican: Trent Kittleman - 23,485
• Republican: Warren E. Miller - 18,740
• Democrat: Steven M. Bolen - 15,741
• Democrat: Natalie Ziegler - 17,555

House of Delegates District 12 (45 of 45 precincts reporting)
(vote for up to 3)

• Democrat: Eric Ebersole - 28,632
• Democrat: Jessica Feldmark - 27,616
• Democrat: Terri Hill -27,503
• Republican: Bob Cockey - 14,455
• Republican: Melanie Harris - 15,810
• Republican Michael Russell - 12,896

State Senator District 12 (45 of 45 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Clarence K. Lam - 30,697
• Republican: Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe - 15,979

House of Delegates District 13 (47 of 47 precincts reporting)
(vote for up to 3)

• Democrat: Vanessa Atterbeary - 37,126
• Democrat: Shane Pendergrass - 34,419
• Democrat: Jen Terrasa - 32,818
• Republican: Chris Yates - 16,555

State Senator District 13 (47 of 47 precincts reporting)

• Democrat: Guy Guzzone - 44,619

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

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

The question on the Howard County ballot, regarding a charter amendment, was also projected to pass (118 of 118 precincts reporting)

• For the amendment - 88,699
• Against the amendment - 34,790

Called "Question A," it deals with the deadline for the expiration of a bill and says the following:

Amending the Howard County Charter to allow the County Council to consider a bill for seventy calendar days after its introduction and to approve, by vote of two-thirds of its members, a maximum of two 35-day extensions of the 70-day deadline. Currently, the County Council may consider a bill for sixty-five days before the bill expires, and the Council may extend the 65-day deadline a maximum of two 30-day periods by a two-thirds vote. The Charter amendment also extends the deadline for expiration of a bill to the next business day if the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday on which the Council does not meet, and to the end of a rescheduled legislative session if the legislative session scheduled before expiration of the bill is postponed because of inclemenet weather or emergency conditions.

Here is a sample of the Howard County ballot:

Elections officials began releasing some preliminary data after 10:15 p.m., once all those in line had been able to vote. Polls closed at 8 p.m.

THE BASICS

• When: Polls in Maryland are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
• Where: If you're not sure where to vote, 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 your local board of elections before 10 a.m. on Nov. 14.
• Who is running: Check out the candidate guide compiled by the League of Women Voters of Howard County.

Both Kittleman and Ball turned out to the polls on Election Day with their children.

One of the most important endorsements to me! #Ourfuture pic.twitter.com/X3yeBgsAxK
— Calvin Ball (@CalvinBallTeam) November 6, 2018

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Photo courtesy of Calvin Ball. Table via Maryland Board of Elections.