11-09-2022 1:52pm

Harford County 2022 Midterm Election Results Guide

Van Fisher Editor

Credit: Kristin Borden/Patch

HAVRE DE GRACE - As we await the full tally of mail-in ballots in Harford County, some races are already decided and others remain too close to call.

Democrats swept statewide races in Maryland, winning the ticket for Governor / Lt. Governor, Comptroller, Attorney General, and the one U.S. senate seat up for reelection. Democrats are also set to maintain their supermajorities in the Maryland House and Senate.

Democrat Wes Moore will be Maryland’s first African-American governor, despite losing the race in Harford County. Republican candidate Dan Cox won Harford County by nearly 15,000 votes. Harford County voted overwhelmingly for republican candidates in all statewide races, including voting for controversial attorney general candidate Michael Peroutka.

Harford County featured one of Maryland's most competitive state senate races, former Delegate Christian Miele (R), who previously represented Baltimore County in the House of Delegates appears to have defeated former Delegate Mary-Dulany James (D), who was making her third bid for the Senate seat. The two are separated by ~3,000 votes, seemingly too many to be made up for by mail-in ballots.

In another of the county’s closest races, republican Andy Harris defeated democrat Heather R. Mizeur in Harford County by just over 1,000 votes (not counting mail-in ballots). Harris went on to keep his seat by over 50,000 votes, mostly coming from Maryland’s conservative eastern shore.

Harford County Executive, Barry Glassman has lost his bid to become Maryland's next comptroller. Two-term Baltimore City State Delegate Brooke Lierman has claimed victory in the race. Harford County supported their executive, with Glassman winning in the county by nearly 30,000 votes. Glassman released a statement at 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday thanking Harford County for its support.

"Special thanks to all of the Marylanders who supported my bid for comptroller. Although it was unsuccessful, I am proud of our campaign and the positive message we presented."

"Congratulations to Delegate Lierman. I wish her much success. Finally, to my beloved Harford County, thank you for allowing me to serve you for 30 years. It has been an honor."

With her victory over Glassman, Lierman becomes Maryland's first female comptroller.

There are also some local races in Harford County worth highlighting. County Executive Bob Cassily won in a landslide, nearly doubling democrat Blane H. Miller’s vote total. Cassily has been wildly popular in Harford County and looks to continue his agenda through 2024.

County Executive

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Bob Cassilly	Republican	14,268	42,264	NR	56,532	68.72%
Blane H. Miller, III	Democratic	7,844	17,691	NR	25,535	31.04%
Other Write-Ins		48	151	NR	199	0.24%
Totals		22,160	60,106	NR	82,266	100.00%

Importantly for Havre de Grace, the race between republican Curtis Beulah and democratic challenger Jacob Bennet remains too close to call. Bennet stands 1,027 votes short of unseating Beulah with more than 1,000 mail-in ballots yet to be counted. The Havre de Grace area has long been a competitive seat on the Harford County council, with the previous election coming down to only 235 votes.

District F

Vote for 1

(13 of 13 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Curtis L. Beulah	Republican	1,853	4,818	NR	NR	6,671	51.00%
Jacob D. Bennett	Democratic	1,879	3,765	NR	NR	5,644	43.15%
Matt Whitlock	Libertarian	163	583	NR	NR	746	5.70%
Other Write-Ins		2	18	NR	NR	20	0.15%
Totals		3,897	9,184	NR	NR	13,081	100.00%

Another key race for Havre de Grace residents is for Harford County Board of Education District F. Diane Alvarez and Sharon Jacobs are currently separated by only 78 votes with mail-in ballots still being counted.

District F

Vote for 1

(13 of 13 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Provisional	Total	Percentage
Diane M. Alvarez	1,658	4,236	NR	NR	5,894	53.78%
Sharon B. Jacobs	1,580	3,340	NR	NR	4,920	44.89%
Other Write-Ins	29	117	NR	NR	146	1.33%
Totals	3,267	7,693	NR	NR	10,960	100.00%

Harford County State Senate District 34A is the site of one of the tightest races in the state. The two parties appear to have split the two seats. Harford County Councilmember Andre Johnson (D) was in the lead with 27.88% of the vote, followed by former Del. Glen Glass (R), who is trying to get his old job back, with 25.69%. Del. Steve Johnson (D) – no relation to Andre – was next with 24.44%, while the other Republican, police officer Teresa Walter, was at 21.85%. Although it remains possible for mail-in ballots to change the outcome of this race, it appears unlikely.

District 34A

Vote for up to 2

(25 of 25 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Glen Glass	Republican	2,271	7,000	NR	9,271	25.69%
Teresa Walter	Republican	2,074	5,813	NR	7,887	21.85%
Andre V. Johnson, Jr.	Democratic	3,192	6,869	NR	10,061	27.88%
Steve Johnson	Democratic	2,885	5,937	NR	8,822	24.44%
Other Write-Ins		12	39	NR	51	0.14%
Totals		10,434	25,658	NR	36,092	100.00%

Statewide, all of Maryland’s ballot measures passed. Harford County voted overwhelmingly to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults, with 48,772 voting to legalize and 32,663 voting against the measure. Harford joins 22 of the 23 counties (and Baltimore City) in voting to legalize, only Garret county did not pass the ballot measure.

As we await the final mail-in ballot count, here is the current tally of Harford County’s 2022 midterm election results.

Governor / Lt. Governor

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Dan Cox and Gordana Schifanelli	Republican	11,783	36,335	NR	48,118	57.90%
Wes Moore and Aruna Miller	Democratic	9,832	21,830	NR	31,662	38.10%
David Lashar and Christiana Logansmith	Libertarian	380	1,395	NR	1,775	2.14%
Nancy Wallace and Patrick Elder	Green	110	417	NR	527	0.63%
David Harding and Cathy White	Working Class Party	160	630	NR	790	0.95%
Kyle Sefcik and Katie Lee (Write In)	Unaffiliated	0	0	NR	0	0.00%
Other Write-Ins		55	177	NR	232	0.28%
Totals		22,320	60,784	NR	83,104	100.00%

Comptroller

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Barry Glassman	Republican	13,813	41,625	NR	55,438	67.23%
Brooke Elizabeth Lierman	Democratic	8,350	18,392	NR	26,742	32.43%
Other Write-Ins		53	229	NR	282	0.34%
Totals		22,216	60,246	NR	82,462	100.00%

Attorney General

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Michael Anthony Peroutka	Republican	12,711	38,994	NR	51,705	62.89%
Anthony G. Brown	Democratic	9,429	20,954	NR	30,383	36.96%
Other Write-Ins		30	91	NR	121	0.15%
Totals		22,170	60,039	NR	82,209	100.00%

U.S. Senator

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Chris Chaffee	Republican	12,558	38,657	NR	51,215	61.80%
Chris Van Hollen	Democratic	9,749	21,793	NR	31,542	38.06%
Scottie Griffin (Write In)	Democratic	0	0	NR	0	0.00%
Andrew J. Wildman (Write In)	Unaffiliated	0	0	NR	0	0.00%
Other Write-Ins		22	91	NR	113	0.14%
Totals		22,329	60,541	NR	82,870	100.00%

Representative in Congress

District 1

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Andy Harris	Republican	11,811	36,897	NR	48,708	58.79%
Heather R. Mizeur	Democratic	10,063	21,564	NR	31,627	38.17%
Daniel Frank Thibeault	Libertarian	444	1,985	NR	2,429	2.93%
Other Write-Ins		12	77	NR	89	0.11%
Totals		22,330	60,523	NR	82,853	100.00%

State Senator

District 7

Vote for 1

(10 of 10 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
J. B. Jennings	Republican	3,492	9,434	NR	12,926	96.92%
Other Write-Ins		121	290	NR	411	3.08%
Totals		3,613	9,724	NR	13,337	100.00%

District 34

Vote for 1

(37 of 37 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Christian Miele	Republican	5,026	14,196	NR	19,222	53.63%
Mary-Dulany James	Democratic	5,199	11,347	NR	16,546	46.16%
Other Write-Ins		15	61	NR	76	0.21%
Totals		10,240	25,604	NR	35,844	100.00%

District 35

Vote for 1

(25 of 25 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Jason C. Gallion	Republican	5,943	20,108	NR	26,051	97.23%
Other Write-Ins		236	505	NR	741	2.77%
Totals		6,179	20,613	NR	26,792	100.00%

House of Delegates

District 7B

Vote for 1

(10 of 10 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Lauren Arikan	Republican	3,063	8,342	NR	11,405	73.46%
Medford J. Campbell, 3rd	Democratic	1,335	2,763	NR	4,098	26.39%
Other Write-Ins		5	18	NR	23	0.15%
Totals		4,403	11,123	NR	15,526	100.00%

District 34A

Vote for up to 2

(25 of 25 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Glen Glass	Republican	2,271	7,000	NR	9,271	25.69%
Teresa Walter	Republican	2,074	5,813	NR	7,887	21.85%
Andre V. Johnson, Jr.	Democratic	3,192	6,869	NR	10,061	27.88%
Steve Johnson	Democratic	2,885	5,937	NR	8,822	24.44%
Other Write-Ins		12	39	NR	51	0.14%
Totals		10,434	25,658	NR	36,092	100.00%

District 34B

Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Susan K. McComas	Republican	2,666	6,713	NR	9,379	65.80%
Gillian A. Miller	Democratic	1,539	3,296	NR	4,835	33.92%
Other Write-Ins		16	23	NR	39	0.27%
Totals		4,221	10,032	NR	14,253	100.00%

District 35A

Vote for up to 2

(25 of 25 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Mike Griffith	Republican	5,001	16,595	NR	21,596	54.00%
Teresa Reilly	Republican	4,393	13,175	NR	17,568	43.93%
Other Write-Ins		281	546	NR	827	2.07%
Totals		9,675	30,316	NR	39,991	100.00%

County Executive

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Bob Cassilly	Republican	14,268	42,264	NR	56,532	68.72%
Blane H. Miller, III	Democratic	7,844	17,691	NR	25,535	31.04%
Other Write-Ins		48	151	NR	199	0.24%
Totals		22,160	60,106	NR	82,266	100.00%

President of the County Council

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Patrick Vincenti	Republican	13,364	40,410	NR	53,774	65.80%
Winifred "Wini" Roche	Democratic	8,668	19,123	NR	27,791	34.00%
Other Write-Ins		23	140	NR	163	0.20%
Totals		22,055	59,673	NR	81,728	100.00%

County Council

District A

Vote for 1

(10 of 10 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
David H. Woods	Republican	1,100	3,423	NR	4,523	45.83%
Dion F. Guthrie	Democratic	1,664	3,659	NR	5,323	53.93%
Other Write-Ins		6	18	NR	24	0.24%
Totals		2,770	7,100	NR	9,870	100.00%

District B

Vote for 1

(10 of 10 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Aaron David Penman	Republican	2,800	8,687	NR	11,487	96.65%
Other Write-Ins		119	279	NR	398	3.35%
Totals		2,919	8,966	NR	11,885	100.00%

District C

Vote for 1

(11 of 11 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Tony "G" Giangiordano	Republican	2,876	7,351	NR	10,227	69.59%
Evan K. Schaule	Democratic	1,484	2,962	NR	4,446	30.25%
Other Write-Ins		4	19	NR	23	0.16%
Totals		4,364	10,332	NR	14,696	100.00%

District D

Vote for 1

(15 of 15 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
James Reilly	Republican	3,099	10,523	NR	13,622	80.29%
Jean Salvatore	Democratic	973	2,194	NR	3,167	18.67%
Other Write-Ins		53	124	NR	177	1.04%
Totals		4,125	12,841	NR	16,966	100.00%

District E

Vote for 1

(13 of 13 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Jessica Boyle-Tsottles	Republican	1,759	6,063	NR	7,822	62.25%
Rachel Gauthier	Democratic	1,336	3,377	NR	4,713	37.51%
Other Write-Ins		7	23	NR	30	0.24%
Totals		3,102	9,463	NR	12,565	100.00%

District F

Vote for 1

(13 of 13 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Curtis L. Beulah	Republican	1,853	4,818	NR	6,671	51.00%
Jacob D. Bennett	Democratic	1,879	3,765	NR	5,644	43.15%
Matt Whitlock	Libertarian	163	583	NR	746	5.70%
Other Write-Ins		2	18	NR	20	0.15%
Totals		3,897	9,184	NR	13,081	100.00%

Judge, Court of Special Appeals At Large

Stuart R. Berger

Vote Yes or No

(For continuance in office)

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Stuart R. Berger	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Yes	15,468	40,121	NR	55,589	79.00%
No	3,638	11,135	NR	14,773	21.00%
Totals	19,106	51,256	NR	70,362	100.00%

Terrence M. R. Zic

Vote Yes or No

(For continuance in office)

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Terrence M. R. Zic	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Yes	15,161	39,439	NR	54,600	78.64%
No	3,675	11,155	NR	14,830	21.36%
Totals	18,836	50,594	NR	69,430	100.00%

State's Attorney

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Alison M. Healey	Republican	16,658	49,150	NR	65,808	96.01%
Other Write-Ins		839	1,895	NR	2,734	3.99%
Totals		17,497	51,045	NR	68,542	100.00%

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Michelle Karczeski	Republican	13,798	41,310	NR	55,108	68.03%
Barbara Osborn Kreamer	Democratic	8,056	17,733	NR	25,789	31.83%
Other Write-Ins		21	92	NR	113	0.14%
Totals		21,875	59,135	NR	81,010	100.00%

Register of Wills

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Derek K. Hopkins	Republican	14,027	41,717	NR	55,744	69.08%
Jo Wanda Strickland Lucas	Democratic	7,725	17,152	NR	24,877	30.83%
Other Write-Ins		15	55	NR	70	0.09%
Totals		21,767	58,924	NR	80,691	100.00%

Sheriff

Vote for 1

(72 of 72 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Jeffrey R. Gahler	Republican	16,950	49,651	NR	66,601	95.90%
Other Write-Ins		841	2,007	NR	2,848	4.10%
Totals		17,791	51,658	NR	69,449	100.00%

Board of Education

District A

Vote for 1

(10 of 10 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Denise Perry	1,515	3,707	NR	5,222	64.18%
Stephen Puopolo	708	2,018	NR	2,726	33.51%
Other Write-Ins	46	142	NR	188	2.31%
Totals	2,269	5,867	NR	8,136	100.00%

District B

Vote for 1

(10 of 10 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Dennis Barry	1,528	4,135	NR	5,663	49.72%
Wade Sewell	1,279	4,297	NR	5,576	48.96%
Other Write-Ins	35	116	NR	151	1.33%
Totals	2,842	8,548	NR	11,390	100.00%

District C

Vote for 1

(11 of 11 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Kayla Mariskanish	1,598	4,416	NR	6,014	48.83%
Carol L. Mueller	1,954	4,223	NR	6,177	50.15%
Other Write-Ins	38	87	NR	125	1.01%
Totals	3,590	8,726	NR	12,316	100.00%

District D

Vote for 1

(15 of 15 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Melissa Hahn	2,462	7,980	NR	10,442	72.64%
Ariane Grubb Kelly	943	2,882	NR	3,825	26.61%
Other Write-Ins	17	91	NR	108	0.75%
Totals	3,422	10,953	NR	14,375	100.00%

District E

Vote for 1

(13 of 13 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Carol Pitt Bruce	1,295	3,686	NR	4,981	48.58%
Tanya L. Tyo	1,171	3,964	NR	5,135	50.08%
Other Write-Ins	31	107	NR	138	1.35%
Totals	2,497	7,757	NR	10,254	100.00%

District F

Vote for 1

(13 of 13 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Mail-In Ballot	Total	Percentage
Diane M. Alvarez	1,658	4,236	NR	5,894	53.78%
Sharon B. Jacobs	1,580	3,340	NR	4,920	44.89%
Other Write-Ins	29	117	NR	146	1.33%
Totals	3,267	7,693	NR	10,960	100.00%