While the results are not yet final, it appears that in nine of the fourteen districts incumbent council members will keep their seats. In the race for Baltimore City Council President, state Delegate Nick Mosby is the presumed winner with 29,402 votes (39.5%). Council Members Shannon Sneed (District 13) and Leon F. Pinkett, III (District 7) also ran for this position. Current President Brandon M. Scott joined in the race for Mayor rather than seeking…

Initial ballot counts have incumbent Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judges Pamela Alban, Elizabeth Morris, Rob Thompson and Richard Trunnell as leading the primary race likely earning them 15-year terms.  The incumbents are being challenged by former Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Wes Adams and private practice lawyer Annette DeCesaris. At the publishing of this blog post, the Republican race has Adams in fifth place and DeCesaris in sixth place, while the Democratic race has…

Danielle Hornberger has a commanding lead in the the four-way Republican Primary for Cecil County Executive, collecting roughly 60 percent of recorded votes. Incumbent County Executive Alan McCarthy is in second place with 24 percent. Hornberger, an aide to Congressman Andy Harris, has an initial tally of 5,393 votes while McCarthy is situated in second place with 2,141 votes. Challenger Ewing McDowell and sitting Council Member Bill Coutz trail the leaders with 693 and 690…

Nick Mosby is on track to win the primary race for Baltimore City Council President based on preliminary results. The Baltimore Sun reports on the race results initially released by the state board of elections: Mosby was considered one of three leading Democratic contenders for the city’s No. 2 position, along with former City Councilman Carl Stokes and City Councilwoman Shannon Sneed. Returns from roughly 70,000 mailed ballots counted before primary day showed Mosby with…

Preliminary reports have Sheila Dixon ahead in votes for the primary election for Mayor of Baltimore City. Dixon previously served as the forty-eighth mayor of Baltimore and as City Council President prior to that. As registered Democrats significantly outnumber registered Republicans in Baltimore City, a Democratic primary win will most likely result in a general election win. The Baltimore Sun reports on the race results initially released by the state board of elections: The state elections…