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.…

Check out this breakdown of county elections in Caroline, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's counties.  Below are the current election results for each jurisdiction's governing bodies. Caroline  Commissioner At-Large - Larry C. Porter (R) will be the lone incumbent to stay in office for At-Large County Commissioner, pulling 32 percent of the vote in what was a three-way win for all three unopposed candidates. Commissioner At-Large - J. Travis Breeding (R) has, so far, pulled…

Baltimore County Council will see two new faces for the incoming term in Michael P Ertel (D) and Pat Young (D). The Baltimore County Council is comprised of seven members. Below are the results by district. District 1 - With Tom Quirk (D) being term limited, Pat Young (D) will assume the role with 63 percent of the vote against Albert "Al" Nalley (R). District 2 - Incumbent Izzy Patoka (D) will remain in office as…

Voters in Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City approved new term limits for local elected officials. Anne Arundel County -- Question B According to unofficial results, 77 percent of Anne Arundel County approved this measure. Question B amends the Anne Arundel County Charter to provide that no person elected or appointed to the office of County Councilmember may serve more than three full consecutive four-year terms. Anne Arundel County Councilmembers are currently limited to two…

Harford County Council updates come in with some new faces and a couple close results. The Harford County Council is comprised of seven members. Below are the current results by district. Council President Incumbent Patrick Vincenti (R) won his bid for reelection as President of the County Council with 65 percent of the vote. District A - Previous District A Council Member Andre Johnson (D), who ran for delegate in this election cycle, will be…

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…

Western Maryland, composed of Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties, sees some changes coming to county leadership in light of early General Election results. Allegany County (three commissioners, elected at-large) Incumbents Creade Brodie and Dave Caporale appear set to win re-election of their at-large commissioner seats. Republican Bill Atkinson is set to replace current Commissioner Jake Shade, who lost his primary for a State Senate seat. Garrett County (three commissioners, elected by district) Garrett District 3 Commissioner and…