Voter Guide 2022: Race For Harford County Board of Education

HARFORD COUNTY, MD —Maryland's general election falls on Nov. 8, meaning there are dozens of positions on the ballot in Harford County, including several seats on the school board.

Statewide races include those for governor, comptroller and attorney general. Federal contests feature battles for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.

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

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.

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

• Bob Cassilly (R)
• Blane H. Miller, III (D)

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

• James Reilly (R)
• Jean Salvatore (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

• Jeffrey R. Gahler (R)

Board of Education

District A

• Denise Perry
• Stephen Puopolo

District B

• Dennis Barry
• Wade Sewell

District C

• Kayla Mariskanish
• Carol L. Mueller

District D

• Melissa Hahn
• Ariane Grubb Kelly

District E

• Carol Pitt Bruce
• Tanya L. Tyo

District F

• Diane M. Alvarez
• Sharon B. Jacobs

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.

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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