Updated Annapolis Election Results: Huntley Leads Krieck In Close Ward 1 Race

Last updated Thursday at 4:40 p.m.

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Thursday's mail-in ballot count slid Democratic Alderman Harry Huntley into the lead in his bid to retain his Ward 1 seat on the Annapolis City Council.

Democrats now have commanding preliminary leads that would give them all eight city council seats and the mayor's office if the margins hold.

With some mail-in ballots still outstanding, Huntley has 976 votes to the 877 for unaffiliated Thomas Krieck.

The winner will represent downtown Annapolis during the construction of the $71 million City Dock Park, a green space intended to mitigate flooding.

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This is Huntley's first time seeking election, as he was appointed to the office when former Alderwoman Elly Tierney (D) retired in September 2024.

"We're proud of this decisive win," Huntley told Patch in a Thursday statement. "It was only possible because so many neighbors supported our campaign in ways big and small. We put forward a positive vision of how Annapolis can be even better than it already is. Over the next four years, let's make it happen!"

Huntley is not yet declaring victory, but he thinks the path to a win is nearly inevitable.

There were 824 mail-in ballots issued for Ward 1, and 711 have already been returned, Huntley said. He said there are six provisional ballots to count. That leaves 119 potential outstanding ballots for Krieck to erase a 99-vote deficit.

"The odds of anything changing are astronomically low," Huntley said in a Thursday interview. "Of course, we should count all the votes. Don't misunderstand me."

Krieck is not yet conceding.

"It is what it is. I have not conceded at this point because I want to wait until all the totals come in," Krieck told Patch in a Thursday interview. "I'm a realist ... I doubt that there's going to be a major shift, but let's take a look at what happens."

When the in-person ballots were tallied from Tuesday's general election, Krieck led Huntley by 10 votes. Krieck had 576 in-person votes to Huntley's 566.

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"I wasn't running against an individual. I was running against a party," Krieck said.

Krieck was previously a registered Democrat until this summer, when he left the party to run unaffiliated. He said he was tired of the "same old one-party system" running the city.

"There has to be an alternative to the Democratic party, and unfortunately, I don't think the Republican party is it," Krieck said. "The party doesn't have a place for somebody who is financially conservative and socially progressive ... People out there like myself are out there searching around."

Democratic incumbents Karma O'Neill (Ward 2), Brooks Schandelmeier (Ward 5) and Robert Savidge (Ward 7) are all vying for another term. O'Neill and Schandelmeier are both leading their challengers.

Savidge does not face an opponent. The city's only other uncontested candidate is Janice Elaine Allsup-Johnson (D-Ward 4). Savidge and Allsup-Johnson just needed one vote to clinch their seats.

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Hardware store owner, engineer and lawyer Jared Littmann (D) still stands in the firm lead in the mayoral race.

Littmann now has 6,312 votes to the 2,305 for consultant Robert "Bobby" O'Shea (R). That gives Littmann 73% of the vote in the contest to replace term-limited Mayor Gavin Buckley (D), who could not run again.

O'Shea conceded on Tuesday evening.

"About 10 minutes after we got the results[,] I gave Jared a call and congratulated him and conceded the election," O'Shea told Patch in a Wednesday statement. "The spread was large enough that it would take literally all of the mail-in ballots to change the results and I wanted Jared to be able to enjoy the evening with his supporters."

Littmann appreciated the gesture.

"He was very gracious and I did my best to be gracious in return," Littmann told Patch in a Wednesday statement. "I told him that it is tough for anyone to put themselves out into the public spotlight to run for office, and that I appreciated that he did that and raised issues that are important to the residents of Annapolis."

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Preliminary Annapolis Election Results

Here are the current preliminary vote totals. Voters can see which ward they live in by using this tool.

Mayor

• Jared Littmann (D): 6,312
• Robert O’Shea (R): 2,305

Ward 1

• Harry Huntley (D): 976
• Thomas Krieck (Unaffiliated): 877

Ward 2

• Karma O’Neill (D): 876
• Kenneth G. Vincent (R): 471

Ward 3

• Keanuú Smith-Brown (D): 567
• Michael Dye (Unaffiliated): 164

Ward 4

• Janice Elaine Allsup-Johnson (D): 448

Ward 5

• Brooks Schandelmeier (D): 597
• Jack Papaleonti (R): 326

Ward 6

• Diesha Contee (D): 403
• George M. Gallagher (R): 158

Ward 7

• Robert Savidge (D): 795

Ward 8

• Frank Thorp (D): 1,043
• Will Cunha (Unaffiliated): 612