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2026 Gubernatorial Primary: every contest on the county's ballot.
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contest (won statewide, won the district, or retained), not this county's; a dot marks who
has the most votes in Dorchester. On a county office the check mark is this county's own
result.
"Mail-In Ballot 1" and "Mail-In Ballot 2" are the State Board's two
separate counts of mail-in ballots, as labelled in its results files.
Democratic ballot (20) Republican ballot (16)
Democratic ballot
Contests in this section (20)
Governor / Lt. Governor (Democratic) Comptroller (Democratic) Attorney General (Democratic) U.S. Congress, District 1 (Democratic) State Senator, District 37 (Democratic) House of Delegates, District 37A (Democratic) House of Delegates, District 37B (Democratic) County Council, District 1 (Democratic) County Council, District 2 (Democratic) County Council, District 3 (Democratic) County Council, District 5 (Democratic) Register of Wills (Democratic) Judge Orphans' Court, District 1 (Democratic) Judge Orphans' Court, District 2 (Democratic) Sheriff (Democratic) Dem Cent Comm at Large (Democratic) DEM Cent Committee, District 1 (Democratic) DEM Cent Committee, District 3 (Democratic) DEM Cent Committee, District 4 (Democratic) DEM Cent Committee, District 5 (Democratic)
Governor / Lt. Governor (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Wes Moore and Aruna Miller ✓ won statewide ● leads here
DEM
392 744 443 265 33
1,877
82.4%
Eric S. Felber and LaTrece Hawkins Lytes
DEM
79 188 70 54 9
400
17.6%
Comptroller (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Brooke Elizabeth Lierman ✓ won statewide ● leads here
DEM
418 800 434 281 38
1,971
100.0%
Attorney General (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Anthony G. Brown ✓ won statewide ● leads here
DEM
423 818 446 281 42
2,010
100.0%
U.S. Congress, District 1 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Dan Schwartz ✓ won the district ● leads here
DEM
190 405 192 114 16
917
45.1%
Randi White
DEM
158 291 171 110 21
751
36.9%
Victor Allen Guidice
DEM
40 99 50 31 4
224
11.0%
George Walish
DEM
35 57 33 14 2
141
6.9%
State Senator, District 37 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Katie G. Clendaniel ✓ won the district ● leads here
DEM
358 719 365 221 37
1,700
77.2%
Edmund J. Barrett
DEM
96 202 116 80 7
501
22.8%
House of Delegates, District 37A (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Sheree Sample-Hughes ✓ won the district ● leads here
DEM
238 403 217 138 20
1,016
100.0%
House of Delegates, District 37B (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Michele W. Johnson ✓ won the district
DEM
184 404 199 142 17
946
53.4%
Marco Antonio Garcia ✓ won the district
DEM
166 350 184 111 14
825
46.6%
County Council, District 1 (Democratic) county office
County Council, District 1 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
David Wayne Beverley, II ✓ winner
DEM
76 140 40 97 7
360
100.0%
County Council, District 2 (Democratic) county office
County Council, District 2 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Yvonne D. Penn ✓ winner
DEM
81 140 70 18 3
312
63.5%
William Nichols
DEM
47 56 62 11 3
179
36.5%
County Council, District 3 (Democratic) county office
County Council, District 3 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Ricky C. Travers ✓ winner
DEM
124 228 175 58 13
598
100.0%
County Council, District 5 (Democratic) county office
County Council, District 5 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Semuel Thompson, Jr. ✓ winner
DEM
35 89 24 29 5
182
62.5%
Christopher Luke Posko
DEM
16 43 23 23 4
109
37.5%
Register of Wills (Democratic) county office
Register of Wills (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Terry Dayton Wheatley ✓ winner
DEM
419 818 427 286 41
1,991
100.0%
Judge Orphans' Court, District 1 (Democratic) county office
Judge Orphans' Court, District 1 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Jerome Junior Harris ✓ winner
DEM
199 327 158 93 17
794
77.2%
Arnell Tyron Limberry
DEM
45 86 60 38 6
235
22.8%
Judge Orphans' Court, District 2 (Democratic) county office
Judge Orphans' Court, District 2 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Amy J. Sareen ✓ winner
DEM
173 382 189 134 15
893
51.9%
Benjamin James Cullen ✓ winner
DEM
167 357 177 110 18
829
48.1%
Sheriff (Democratic) county office
Sheriff (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Christine LaMonica ✓ winner
DEM
330 641 321 190 31
1,513
72.6%
LeRoi Robinson-Grant
DEM
113 222 142 83 10
570
27.4%
Dem Cent Comm at Large (Democratic) county office
Dem Cent Comm at Large (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Sydney Bradner-Jacobs ✓ winner
DEM
402 758 387 250 37
1,834
57.1%
James N. Sicks ✓ winner
DEM
319 568 292 174 23
1,376
42.9%
DEM Cent Committee, District 1 (Democratic) county office
DEM Cent Committee, District 1 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Gregory Meekins ✓ winner
DEM
76 154 42 100 7
379
100.0%
DEM Cent Committee, District 3 (Democratic) county office
DEM Cent Committee, District 3 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Sarah Gavian ✓ winner
DEM
138 219 165 53 14
589
100.0%
DEM Cent Committee, District 4 (Democratic) county office
DEM Cent Committee, District 4 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
LeRoi Robinson-Grant ✓ winner
DEM
49 125 51 33 3
261
100.0%
DEM Cent Committee, District 5 (Democratic) county office
DEM Cent Committee, District 5 (Democratic) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Christopher Luke Posko ✓ winner
DEM
48 117 47 52 9
273
100.0%
Republican ballot
Contests in this section (16)
Governor / Lt. Governor (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Dan Cox and Rob Krop ✓ won statewide ● leads here
REP
456 1,685 57 112 7
2,317
67.8%
Ed Hale and Tyrone Keys, Jr.
REP
111 391 48 44 6
600
17.6%
Carl A. Brunner, Jr. and Kevin L. Rhodes, Sr.
REP
32 119 9 24 6
190
5.6%
Shannon Wright and Reba A. Hawkins
REP
14 54 4 14 1
87
2.5%
John A. Myrick and Brenda J. Thiam
REP
17 39 5 6 3
70
2.0%
Michael Oakes and Ronald W. Abend
REP
5 36 2 6 1
50
1.5%
Nancy Jane Taylor and Rachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift
REP
14 24 6 6 0
50
1.5%
L. D. Burkindine and Jeremy M. Shifflett
REP
8 21 1 6 1
37
1.1%
Douglas Larcomb and Martina D. Duncan
REP
5 7 1 0 1
14
0.4%
Comptroller (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Sonya Dunn ✓ won statewide ● leads here
REP
492 1,700 90 142 16
2,440
100.0%
Attorney General (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
James B. Rutledge, III ✓ won statewide ● leads here
REP
487 1,707 91 144 16
2,445
100.0%
U.S. Congress, District 1 (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Andy Harris ✓ won the district ● leads here
REP
583 2,113 110 182 18
3,006
86.2%
Chris Bruneau
REP
96 284 37 54 12
483
13.8%
State Senator, District 37 (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Johnny Mautz ✓ won the district ● leads here
REP
594 2,099 116 178 18
3,005
100.0%
House of Delegates, District 37B (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Tom Hutchinson ✓ won the district
REP
422 1,462 93 107 11
2,095
52.9%
Chris Adams ✓ won the district
REP
363 1,306 86 100 10
1,865
47.1%
County Council, District 1 (Republican) county office
County Council, District 1 (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Robert Edwin Kramer, Jr. ✓ winner
REP
140 618 12 62 6
838
100.0%
County Council, District 3 (Republican) county office
County Council, District 3 (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Grady Wilson, Jr. ✓ winner
REP
122 228 35 21 3
409
100.0%
County Council, District 4 (Republican) county office
County Council, District 4 (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Lenny Pfeffer ✓ winner
REP
107 454 31 36 1
629
100.0%
County Council, District 5 (Republican) county office
County Council, District 5 (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Mike Detmer ✓ winner
REP
135 599 14 37 4
789
100.0%
State's Attorney (Republican) county office
State's Attorney (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Kenneth E. Thalheimer ✓ winner
REP
503 1,756 88 148 17
2,512
100.0%
Clerk Circuit Court (Republican) county office
Clerk Circuit Court (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Amy J. Craig ✓ winner
REP
560 1,942 107 169 17
2,795
100.0%
Register of Wills (Republican) county office
Register of Wills (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Walter "Dan" Kurth ✓ winner
REP
368 1,157 67 108 16
1,716
64.6%
Andrew D. Citrone
REP
172 674 32 55 6
939
35.4%
Judge Orphans' Court, District 2 (Republican) county office
Judge Orphans' Court, District 2 (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Don Murphy ✓ winner
REP
334 1,257 74 85 13
1,763
52.4%
Bernie Dryden ✓ winner
REP
313 1,130 72 80 9
1,604
47.6%
Sheriff (Republican) county office
Sheriff (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Mark K. Lewis ✓ winner
REP
552 1,901 110 166 22
2,751
77.1%
James W. Phillips, Jr.
REP
140 557 43 73 4
817
22.9%
REP Cent Committee (Republican) county office
REP Cent Committee (Republican) in Dorchester
Candidate
Party
Early Election Night Mail-In Ballot 1 Provisional Mail-In Ballot 2
Total
Share
Michael R. Dodd ✓ winner
REP
420 1,357 72 128 14
1,991
11.7%
Tracy Simmons Taylor ✓ winner
REP
374 1,224 67 113 9
1,787
10.5%
Benjamin C. Doyle ✓ winner
REP
383 1,208 57 108 8
1,764
10.4%
Buddy Bloom, III ✓ winner
REP
338 1,184 61 104 8
1,695
10.0%
Mike Diaz ✓ winner
REP
332 1,133 64 97 9
1,635
9.6%
Richard Newcomb ✓ winner
REP
274 1,034 61 86 10
1,465
8.6%
Lindsay Mydra Wheatley ✓ winner
REP
305 975 54 93 7
1,434
8.4%
Janet M. Livingston ✓ winner
REP
249 816 49 86 12
1,212
7.1%
Ted Bryant ✓ winner
REP
225 825 51 71 8
1,180
7.0%
Debbie Tribble
REP
212 700 43 73 7
1,035
6.1%
David Cooper, II
REP
184 706 40 70 10
1,010
6.0%
John J. Rigney, Jr.
REP
142 534 28 52 9
765
4.5%
Source: the State Board of Elections' results files (CSV), from its
election data page .
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