With thousands of mail-in ballots yet to be counted, some Anne Arundel Council races are too close to call.
Despite a court ruling authorizing local boards of elections to process and tabulate mail-in ballots before the polls closed on election day — the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections opted not to canvass mail-in votes until later this week.
For context, more than 43,000 Anne Arundel voters have cast their ballots by mail. Among those ballots, 26,255 came from Democrats and 9,444 from Republicans. Note: these numbers will likely grow as mail-in ballots continue to arrive via ballot drop boxes and the US Postal Service.
District 1
Pete Smith (D) leads Jeremy M. Shifflett (R) in the District 1 County Council race. According to unofficial early voting and election day results, Smith has 54 percent of the vote, while Shifflett has 45 percent.
Both ran unopposed in the primary election.
Incumbent District 1 Council Member Sarah Lacey ran for the Democratic nomination for the District 32 Senate seat. She lost to incumbent Senator Pam Beidle in the primary election.
District 2
Noel J. Smith (R) leads incumbent Democratic Council Member Allison Pickard (D) and David Sgambellone (LP) in the District 2 County Council race. According to unofficial early voting and election day results, Smith has 49 percent of the vote, Pickard has 47 percent, and Sgambellone has four percent.
Pickard and Smith ran unopposed in the primary election. Sgambellone only appeared on the general election ballot.
District 3
Incumbent Council Member Nathan Volke (R) will retain his seat as he ran unopposed.
District 4
Julie Hummer (D) leads Cheryl Renshaw (R) in the District 4 County Council race. According to unofficial early voting and election day results, Hummer has 68 percent of the vote, while Renshaw has 32 percent.
Incumbent Council Member Andrew Pruski (D) is running to represent District 33A in the Maryland House of Delegates.
District 5
Incumbent Republican Council Member Amanda Fiedler (R) leads Carl James Neimeyer (D) in the District 5 County Council race.
According to unofficial early voting and election day results, Fiedler has 61 percent of the vote, while James Neimeyer has 39 percent.
Both ran unopposed in the primary election.
District 6
Former Annapolis Mayor Mike Pantelides (R) leads incumbent Council Member Lisa Brannigan Rodvien (D) in the District 6 County Council race. According to unofficial early voting and election day results, Pantelides has 52 percent of the vote, while Brannigan Rodvien has 48 percent.
Both ran unopposed in the primary election.
District 7
Shannon Leadbetter (R) leads Shawn Livingston (D) in the general election. According to unofficial early voting and election day results, Leadbetter has 62 percent of the vote, while Livingston has 38 percent.
Leadbetter prevailed in a multi-way primary race. Livingston ran unopposed in the primary.
Incumbent Council Member Jessica Haire (R) is running against incumbent Steuart Pittman (D) for Anne Arundel County Executive. Click here for Conduit Street Coverage of the Anne Arundel County Executive race.
MACo’s election coverage and analysis rely on unofficial results published by the State Board of Elections. Official results will follow after a full accounting of pending votes. MACo advises readers that any close unofficial results are subject to realignment in the days ahead.
