Politics & Government

Voter Guide 2022: Election For Harford County Executive, County Council

The general election on Nov. 8 features several races including for Harford County executive and the County Council.

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HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Maryland's general election falls on Nov. 8, and there are dozens of positions on the ballot in Harford County, including the County Executive and County Council.

Statewide races include those for governor, comptroller and attorney general. Federal contests feature battles for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Legal marijuana and term limits are also on the ballot.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Marylanders must vote at their assigned polling place on Election Day.

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Voters using a mail-in ballot can still return their ballot by mail, as long as it gets postmarked by Tuesday. Residents can also return their mail-in ballot to one of these drop boxes in their county or hand deliver it to their local board of elections by 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2022 Maryland general election in Harford County.

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What District Am I In?

Voters can see which districts they live in by using this tool. That resource also lets Marylanders their:

  • Review their voter registration record.
  • Request a duplicate voter registration card.
  • Learn where to vote.
  • Find out their voting districts
  • See their current state and federal representatives.
  • Contact your local board of elections.
  • Check the status of their mail-in or provisional ballot.
  • View their sample ballot.

Who Is Running For County Government?

All the candidates are posted below.

Patch asked every county executive and County Council candidate to complete a questionnaire. The names of candidates who completed our survey are linked to their responses.

We also included all the campaign websites listed on the Maryland State Board of Elections candidate portal.

County Executive

President of the County Council

  • Patrick Vincenti (R)
  • Winifred "Wini" Roche (D)

County Council District A

  • David H. Woods (R)
  • Dion F. Guthrie (D)

County Council District B

  • Aaron David Penman (R)

County Council District C

  • Tony "G" Giangiordano (R)
  • Evan K. Schaule (D)

County Council District D

County Council District E

  • Jessica Boyle-Tsottles (R)
  • Rachel Gauthier (D)

County Council District F

  • Curtis L. Beulah (R)
  • Jacob D. Bennett (D)

County State's Attorney

  • Alison M. Healey (R)

Sheriff

Board of Education

District A

  • Denise Perry
  • Stephen Puopolo

District B

  • Dennis Barry
  • Wade Sewell

District C

District D

  • Melissa Hahn
  • Ariane Grubb Kelly

District E

District F

  • Diane M. Alvarez
  • Sharon B. Jacobs

Who Is Running For State Government?

Governor

Comptroller

Attorney General

State Senate District 7

  • J. B. Jennings (R)

State Senate District 34

  • Christian Miele (R)
  • Mary-Dulany James (D)

State Senate District 35

  • Jason C. Gallion (R)

State House of Delegates District 7B

  • Lauren Arikan (R)
  • Medford J. Campbell, 3rd (D)

State House of Delegates District 34A

  • Glen Glass (R)
  • Teresa Walter (R)
  • Andre V. Johnson, Jr. (D)
  • Steve Johnson (D)

State House of Delegates District 34B

  • Susan K. McComas (R)
  • Gillian A. Miller (D)

State House of Delegates District 35A

  • Mike Griffith (R)
  • Teresa Reilly (R)

Who Is Running For Federal Government?

U.S. Senate

U.S. House District 3

U.S. House District 5

Is Anybody Else Running?

Yes. Several court positions and party central committee seats are also on the ballot. A full list of every race in Maryland is posted at this link.

For any other questions, visit elections.maryland.gov.

Are There Any Referendums?

Marylanders will decide five ballot measures in the Nov. 8 general election. The one with the widest impact is the question of whether recreational marijuana should be legal, known as Ballot Question 4.

If passed, residents 21 and older could use and possess up to 1.5 ounces of usable cannabis or 12 grams of concentrated cannabis on or after July 1, 2023.

More than half of Maryland's registered voters support legalizing recreational marijuana, multiple polls suggest.

The other statewide ballot measures, as explained by Ballotpedia, if approved would:

  • Rename the Maryland Court of Appeals as the Supreme Court of Maryland and change the Maryland Court of Special Appeals to the Appellate Court of Maryland.
  • Amend the Maryland Constitution to require that state legislators live in and maintain a residence in the district they wish to represent at least six months before an election.
  • Amend the Maryland Constitution to increase the amount in which the right to a jury trial may be limited by state law from $15,000 to $25,000.
  • Amend the state constitution to require that Howard County Circuit Court judges serve on the orphans' court and repeal the county's need to elect three judges to the orphans' court.

The exact wording of each ballot question is listed here. A non-technical summary of each question is available on this webpage.

Several jurisdictions also have local ballot questions. Harford County's has two charter amendments for residents to consider:

  • Question A asks for an amendment that would permit the County Council to speak direct to County employees in the executive branch to obtain information.
  • Question B would create the grounds and process to remove a member of the County Council.

When Will The Results Be Certified?

Election officials will not certify the final results for at least 10 days. Officials must wait for every mail-in and provisional ballot to come in.

Soon after polls close on Nov. 8, the Maryland State Board of Elections will release the jurisdiction-specific tallies from in-person early voting and mail-in ballots counted up to Election Day.

Officials will start releasing the Election Day vote counts over the following hours on election night.

All 24 jurisdictions will start releasing their early voting and Election Day tallies on Nov. 8. Only 10 will release the mail-in ballot results tallied before Election Day.

The Maryland Court of Appeals on Oct. 7 ruled that local election offices can opt to start counting mail-in ballots before Election Day. They cannot release these results until after polls close on Election Day, and they must continue accepting ballots until the statewide deadline of Nov. 18 at 10 a.m.

Related: Maryland's Highest Court Upholds Order Allowing Early Counting Of Mail-In Ballots

These jurisdictions plan to conduct pre-Election Day canvassing of mail-in ballots: Baltimore City and Allegany, Baltimore, Calvert, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Saint Mary's and Washington Counties.

Fourteen jurisdictions do not have the space or personnel to count early mail-in ballots as they arrive.

These counties will start canvassing their mail-in ballots on Nov. 10, which is two days after Election Day: Anne Arundel, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Garrett, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester.

"We appreciate the diligence of the local boards in assessing the most appropriate canvassing approach for their individual teams and always placing the integrity of the election process above all else to ensure the will of Maryland voters is heard through their votes," Maryland State Board of Elections Administrator Linda H. Lamone said in a press release.

Election officials will tally provisional ballots on Nov. 16. Mail-in ballots will be counted as they arrive until Nov. 18. Local boards cannot certify their results before Nov. 18.

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