Harford Co. Voter Guide: What's On The Ballot, Polling Places

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Election Day is here and those Marylanders who didn't vote early or absentee will head to the polls to choose a new president, a U.S. senator to replace retiring Democrat Ben Cardin and members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Harford County residents will also vote on a charter amendment.

How To Vote

On Election Day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Residents must vote at their assigned polling place on Election Day. Voters can check their assigned polling place at this link.
The deadline to request a mail-in ballot in person is Election Day, Nov. 5, by 8 p.m.

Marylanders can update their address or register to vote at any early voting center in their county or at their assigned polling place on Nov. 5. Residents must bring their MVA-issued license, permit, ID card or change of address card. The ID can also be a paycheck, bank statement or utility bill. A government document with the voter's name and new address will also suffice.

More information about how to vote is posted here.

Harford County Charter Amendment

The charter amendment prohibits a councilmember from consecutively serving more than three four-year terms as the representative of a Council District and prohibits a Council President from consecutively serving more than three four-year terms as the Council President. (Section 206 of the Charter currently provides no term limits.) For the Charter Amendment Against the Charter Amendment

State Constitutional Amendment On Ballot

There is one Constitutional Amendment question that will appear on the Nov. 5 general election ballot:

Question 1- Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 245 of the 2023 Legislative Session) Declaration of Rights - Right To Reproductive Freedom

"The proposed amendment confirms an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including but not limited to the ability to make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue or end the individual's pregnancy, and provides the state may not, directly or indirectly, deny, burden or abridge the right unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means."

U.S. Legislators, Representative

• U.S. Senate candidates are Angela Alsobrooks, Democrat; Larry Hogan, Republican; and Mike Scott, Libertarian

Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) faces Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) in the Nov. 5 contest to replace Cardin. Libertarian Mike Scott is also running. Write-in candidates include Patrick J. Burke of the American Solidarity Party, unaffiliated Billy Bridges and unaffiliated Christy Renee Helmondollar. Click any candidate's name to learn more about them.

Hogan would be Maryland’s first Republican U.S. senator in 37 years. Democrats currently hold a 51 to 49 advantage in the Senate if you count independents who lean liberal. A Hogan victory could give the GOP its 50th Senate seat, granting the next vice president the tie-breaking vote.

Alsobrooks leads Hogan in almost every poll conducted since she defeated the self-funded Total Wine & More Co-Owner and U.S. Rep. David Trone (MD-District 6) in the Democratic primary. A Real Clear Politics average of polls done in the Alsobrooks vs. Hogan matchup give her a lead of 48.8 percent to 41.2 percentage points for Hogan.

Hogan was one of the nation’s most popular governors during his two terms from 2015 to 2023. He was Maryland's first Republican governor to win re-election since the 1950s. He left office with a 77% approval rating.

Supporters cheered Hogan’s pandemic-era leadership and public dissent from fellow Republican and then President Donald Trump, especially after the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. Hogan did not vote for Trump in either 2016 or 2020, and has pledged that on Nov. 5 he will not vote for either Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris.

U.S. House District 1

Congressional District 1 candidate is Blane H. Miller III, Democrat. He was born in Havre de Grace and graduated from Havre de Grace High School. He went on to serve in the United States Navy until 2001. His professional experience includes working as a high-speed photographer, working as a deep-water technical diver and owning a construction consulting firm.

Incumbent Andy Harris, 65, Republican, was a physician at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, a medical officer in the Naval Reserve and has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 1st District since 2011. He previously served in the Maryland State Senate. He is the only Republican in Maryland's Congressional delegation.

Harris’ district includes all of Maryland’s Eastern Shore and some parts of Baltimore, Carroll, and Harford counties.

In his re-election pitch to voters, Harris said as chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee, he advocates for the state's farmers, watermen, and economy.

"It's been my honor to represent all of you and to stand up for your needs in Washington — needs like fighting invasive species in our waterways and on our crops, but also fighting for lower prescription prices and keeping the FDA and CDC accountable. Moreover, the power of the purse is in the House, and being on the Appropriations Committee allows me to fight for lower debt and deficit — working to try and bring some financial sanity to Washington — even pushing for a balanced budget in the near future."

Joshua W. O'Brien, Libertarian.

MD Judges

• Judge of the Circuit Court, Circuit 3, Alex M. Allman
• Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland, Circuit 2, Angela M. Eaves
• Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland, At Large, Anne K. Albright
• Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland, At Large, Kevin F. Arthur
• Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland, At Large, Andrea M. Leahy
• Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland, Circuit 2, Douglas R. M. Nazarian

President

President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary election, but he declined the nomination and dropped out in July. Biden passed his campaign over to Vice President Kamala Harris (D), and she tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to be her running mate.

Harris will face former President Donald Trump (R), who's seeking his second and final four-year term. Trump's running mate is Sen. JD Vance (R- Ohio).

Unaffiliated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., flanked by vice presidential nominee Nicole Shanahan, in August suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump. Kennedy secured enough signatures and will still appear on Maryland's ballot, however.

Jill Stein and Rudolph Ware are running for the Green Party.

Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat are on the Libertarian presidential ticket.

Write-in candidates, whose names must be written in the blank space, include:

• Ralph Jaffe (D)
• Paij Boring (R) and Jaimey Rutschman (R)
• Claudia De la Cruz (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
• John R. Gibb Jr. (Reform Party)
• Shiva Ayyadurai (Independent)
• President R. Boddie (Unaffiliated)
• Theo Brown Sr. (Unaffiliated)
• Susan Maude Buchser (Unaffiliated)
• John Cheng (Unaffiliated)
• Cherunda Fox (Unaffiliated)
• Shondra Irving (Unaffiliated)
• Douglas Jenkins (Unaffiliated)
• Brian Larry Kienitz (Unaffiliated)
• Richard Mayers (Unaffiliated)
• Andrè Ramon McNeil Sr. (Unaffiliated)
• Benjamin L. Schwalb (Unaffiliated)
• Peter Sonski (American Solidarity Party)
• Lester H. Waller Jr. (Unaffiliated)
• Carol Asher (Other)
• Jokie Beckett Jr. (Other)