Charles County Election Results 2018

Election Results are updated in real-time as they are updated with each Counties Board of Elections and The Maryland State Board of Elections. Results are not official until certified, typically within 21 days following the election. 

Note:  Results for filed write-in candidates may be unavailable at this time. Please check back periodically as the county election boards canvass their votes.

Governor / Lt. Governor

Vote for 1

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Larry Hogan and Boyd K. Rutherford	Republican	7,873	22,421	0	30,294	49.6%
Ben Jealous and Susan Turnbull	Democratic	8,628	21,646	0	30,274	49.6%
Shawn Quinn and Christina Smith	Libertarian	47	208	0	255	0.4%
Ian Schlakman and Annie Chambers	Green	54	119	0	173	0.3%
Other Write-Ins	7	27	0	34	0.1%

Comptroller

Vote for 1

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Anjali Reed Phukan	Republican	3,349	11,789	0	15,138	25.4%
Peter Franchot	Democratic	13,004	31,495	0	44,499	74.5%
Other Write-Ins	16	42	0	58	0.1%

Attorney General

Vote for 1

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Craig Wolf	Republican	4,124	14,194	0	18,318	30.1%
Brian E. Frosh	Democratic	12,558	29,891	0	42,449	69.8%
Other Write-Ins	8	33	0	41	0.1%

U.S. Senator

Vote for 1

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Tony Campbell	Republican	3,847	13,164	0	17,011	27.8%
Ben Cardin	Democratic	12,541	29,989	0	42,530	69.5%
Arvin Vohra	Libertarian	83	357	0	440	0.7%
Neal Simon	Unaffiliated	321	861	0	1,182	1.9%
Lih Young (Write In)	Democratic	NR	NR	NR	0	0%
Michael B. Puskar (Write In)	Unaffiliated	NR	NR	NR	0	0%
Edward Shlikas (Write In)	Unaffiliated	NR	NR	NR	0	0%
Other Write-Ins	14	23	0	37	0.1%

Representative in Congress

District 5
Vote for 1

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
William A. Devine, III	Republican	3,709	12,341	0	16,050	26.2%
Steny H. Hoyer	Democratic	12,839	31,115	0	43,954	71.7%
Jacob Pulcher	Libertarian	114	466	0	580	0.9%
Patrick J. Elder	Green	145	484	0	629	1.0%
Johnny Rice (Write In)	Republican	NR	NR	NR	0	0%
Other Write-Ins	12	56	0	68	0.1%

State Senator

District 27
Vote for 1

(7 of 7 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Jesse Allen Peed	Republican	413	1,982	0	2,395	33.4%
Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.	Democratic	1,174	3,568	0	4,742	66.2%
Other Write-Ins	11	12	0	23	0.3%

District 28
Vote for 1

(36 of 36 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Bill Dotson	Republican	4,424	13,774	0	18,198	33.7%
Arthur Ellis	Democratic	10,667	24,970	0	35,637	66.0%
Other Write-Ins	59	74	0	133	0.2%

House of Delegates

District 27A
Vote for 1

(7 of 7 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Susie Proctor	Democratic	1,265	4,148	0	5,413	97.0%
Other Write-Ins	32	135	0	167	3.0%

District 28
Vote for up to 3

(36 of 36 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Dave Campbell	Republican	3,425	10,872	0	14,297	10.5%
Jim Crawford	Republican	3,441	10,897	0	14,338	10.5%
Maureen Janette Woodruff	Republican	3,203	9,453	0	12,656	9.3%
Debra Davis	Democratic	9,988	22,487	0	32,475	23.8%
Edith J. Patterson	Democratic	9,998	21,685	0	31,683	23.2%
C. T. Wilson	Democratic	9,986	21,152	0	31,138	22.8%
Other Write-Ins	55	89	0	144	0.1%

Judge of the Circuit Court

Judicial Circuit 7
Vote for up to 2

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Donine Marie Carrington	11,989	28,677	0	40,666	51.9%
William R. Greer, Jr.	10,897	26,245	0	37,142	47.4%
Other Write-Ins	146	364	0	510	0.7%

Judge, Court of Special Appeals At Large

Donald E. Beachley 
Vote Yes or No 
For continuance in office

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Donald E. Beachley	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Yes	11,963	30,224	0	42,187	81.8%
No	2,266	7,112	0	9,378	18.2%

Matthew J. Fader 
Vote Yes or No 
For continuance in office

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Matthew J. Fader	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Yes	11,839	29,976	0	41,815	82.2%
No	2,210	6,863	0	9,073	17.8%

County Commissioner President

Vote for 1

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Henry Thompson	Republican	4,072	13,504	0	17,576	29.0%
Reuben B. Collins, II	Democratic	12,012	28,890	0	40,902	67.4%
Chris Dudley	Green	530	1,513	0	2,043	3.4%
Other Write-Ins	50	86	0	136	0.2%

County Commissioner

District 1
Vote for 1

(11 of 11 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Joe Crawford	Republican	3,593	12,441	0	16,034	26.5%
Gilbert “B.J.” Bowling	Democratic	12,965	31,446	0	44,411	73.3%
Donta Varney (Write In)	Democratic	NR	NR	NR	0	0%
Other Write-Ins	57	92	0	149	0.2%

District 2
Vote for 1

(10 of 10 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Thomasina “Sina” Coates	Democratic	12,643	30,827	0	43,470	81.8%
Stanley R. Hayes	Green	1,959	6,989	0	8,948	16.8%
Other Write-Ins	176	528	0	704	1.3%

District 3
Vote for 1

(12 of 12 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Amanda Stewart	Democratic	13,425	34,176	0	47,601	97.2%
Other Write-Ins	329	1,062	0	1,391	2.8%

District 4
Vote for 1

(10 of 10 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
James Ashburn	Republican	3,749	12,160	0	15,909	26.5%
Bobby Rucci	Democratic	12,681	31,393	0	44,074	73.3%
Other Write-Ins	43	95	0	138	0.2%

Judge of the Circuit Court

Judicial Circuit 7
Vote for up to 2

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Donine Marie Carrington	11,989	28,677	0	40,666	51.9%
William R. Greer, Jr.	10,897	26,245	0	37,142	47.4%
Other Write-Ins	146	364	0	510	0.7%

Judge, Court of Special Appeals At Large

Donald E. Beachley 
Vote Yes or No 
For continuance in office

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Donald E. Beachley	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Yes	11,963	30,224	0	42,187	81.8%
No	2,266	7,112	0	9,378	18.2%

Matthew J. Fader 
Vote Yes or No 
For continuance in office

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Matthew J. Fader	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Yes	11,839	29,976	0	41,815	82.2%
No	2,210	6,863	0	9,073	17.8%

State’s Attorney

Vote for 1

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Anthony “Tony” Covington	Democratic	14,117	35,823	0	49,940	98.2%
Other Write-Ins	199	712	0	911	1.8%

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Vote for 1

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Sharon “Sherri” Hancock	Democratic	14,556	37,266	0	51,822	98.8%
Other Write-Ins	131	520	0	651	1.2%

Register of Wills

Vote for 1

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Loraine Davies Hennessy	Democratic	14,306	36,513	0	50,819	98.6%
Other Write-Ins	152	550	0	702	1.4%

Judge of the Orphans’ Court

Vote for up to 3

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
J. Lorraine Berry	Democratic	12,264	28,886	0	41,150	34.2%
Darlene M. Breck	Democratic	12,225	28,682	0	40,907	34.0%
Reginald Kearney	Democratic	11,428	25,722	0	37,150	30.9%
Other Write-Ins	262	886	0	1,148	1.0%

Sheriff

Vote for 1

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Troy Berry	Democratic	14,568	37,202	0	51,770	98.4%
Other Write-Ins	185	642	0	827	1.6%

Board of Education

Vote for up to 7

(43 of 43 election day precincts reported)

Name	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total	Percentage
Jennifer S. Abell	7,571	19,274	0	26,845	9.4%
Tajala “Taj” Battle-Lockhart	6,130	14,811	0	20,941	7.4%
Elizabeth “Liz” Brown	7,810	17,630	0	25,440	8.9%
Dottery Butler-Washington	6,263	11,794	0	18,057	6.3%
Leslie Coker	3,349	9,634	0	12,983	4.6%
David Hancock	7,110	19,054	0	26,164	9.2%
Victoria “Vicki” Talley Kelly	5,528	14,833	0	20,361	7.2%
Michael “Mike” Lukas	6,692	16,259	0	22,951	8.1%
Margaret T. Marshall	3,694	9,180	0	12,874	4.5%
Virginia “Ginny” McGraw	6,088	14,621	0	20,709	7.3%
Barbara “Barb” Palko	5,724	13,339	0	19,063	6.7%
Robert Michael Pitts	4,898	10,985	0	15,883	5.6%
Nashonda Sherrod	3,981	10,194	0	14,175	5.0%
Latina “Tina” Wilson	8,285	18,762	0	27,047	9.5%
Other Write-Ins	231	817	0	1,048	0.4%