County officials will turn over at a 43% rate following the 2022 elections. Here's a breakdown of the math behind the considerable wave of new office-holders. With the final tallies together from the 2022 primary and general elections, we can evaluate some of the numbers and trends from across the 23 jurisdictions holding county official elections in 2022. Here is the Conduit Street summary: The 43% turnover is in line with other recent election cycles.…

The lower Eastern Shore counties saw some changes, but no dramatic shifts through the 2022 General Election. Here's a county-by-county rundown. Talbot County Council The five-member Council had only two incumbent members seeking re-election. Republican Chuck Callahan appears to be safely ahead for re-election, but Democrat Pete Lesher is in a tight race with three candidates' tallies very close for the fourth and fifth seats available. Republicans Lynn Leonard Mielke and Dave Stepp appear to…

Wicomico County has elected Julie Giordano County Executive, and she will work with a somewhat reshaped County Council. Teacher Julie Giordano, in her first run for elected office, has won for Wicomico County Executive. She prevailed in the general election over Council Member Ernest Davis, by nearly 20 per cent, through the election day ballot counts. From coverage on WBOC: Giordano is an educator who graduated from Salisbury University and has lived on the Eastern…