St. Mary’s Election Results 2026: Unofficial Returns

This story will be updated as results come in. Results as of 9:51 p.m. Nov. 3, with 21 of St. Mary’s 27 Election Day precincts reporting plus early and mail-in ballots. Results as of 10:50 p.m. Nov. 3, with all 27 of St. Mary’s Election Day precincts reporting plus early and mail-in ballots. See updates and corrections at the end of this story.

LEONARDTOWN — Republican Roy H. Alvey led Democrat AnnMarie Abell for St. Mary’s County commissioner president late Tuesday, 19,129 votes to 13,971, or 57.7% to 42.2% 21,044 votes to 15,545, or 57.5% to 42.5%, with all precincts reporting, according to unofficial State Board of Elections results.

Republicans also led in all four district commissioner races, and Sheriff Steve Hall held a wide lead over his Democratic challenger. Early returns, made up of early votes and mail-in ballots, had shown several races within a few hundred votes, but Election Day voters broke heavily for Republicans.

The presidency was open because Commissioner President Randy Guy is term-limited after 12 years leading the board. Guy has said his last meeting will be Nov. 17, and his successor takes the chair Dec. 1.

Alvey reached the November ballot after the Republican nominee, former Commissioner Tom Jarboe, died Aug. 5 at age 57. The St. Mary’s County Republican Central Committee chose Alvey to replace him. Alvey had finished second in the June primary with 2,119 votes to Jarboe’s 2,823, according to official returns compiled by the Maryland State Archives. Abell was unopposed in her primary.

The new board will inherit a difficult budget. Commissioner Scott Ostrow said last week that school leaders warned of a roughly $19 million state funding gap heading into the fiscal 2028 budget.

County commissioners

All five St. Mary’s commissioners are elected countywide; the four district members must live in their districts.

In District 1, Commissioner Eric Scott Colvin, a Republican, led Democrat Sheila Milburn 60.6% to 39.4% 60.4% to 39.6%. In District 2, Republican Tom Phelan, who defeated former Commissioner Thomas McKay in the primary, led Democrat Brandon Russell 55.7% to 44.2% 55.6% to 44.4%. In District 4, Commissioner Scott R. Ostrow led Democrat Ryan B. Daniels 55.9% to 43.9% 55.6% to 44.2%.

The three-way District 3 race was the closest. Republican John O’Connor, a former commissioner, led Democrat Joshua Kyte by 2,678 votes, 46.5% to 38.3% 2,868 votes, 46.3% to 38.5%. Commissioner Mike Alderson Jr. was third with 15.1%. Alderson ran unaffiliated because of a federal employment conflict, according to the Maryland Association of Counties.

Sheriff

Republican Sheriff Steve Hall led Democrat Carl Sturgis 21,557 to 11,286, or 65.6% to 34.3% 23,746 to 12,587, or 65.3% to 34.6%. Hall leads an agency whose budget reached $72.7 million in fiscal 2026, up 9.3%, according to the office’s annual report.

Other county offices and courts

State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling, Treasurer Christy Kelly, Clerk of the Circuit Court Debbie Mills Burch and Register of Wills Phyllis A. Superior, all Republicans, had no opponent on the ballot.

For three Orphans’ Court seats, Republicans Bill Mattingly (18,550 20,352), Albert “Allie” Babcock (15,519 17,102) and Michael R. White (14,679 16,152) led Democrat Curtis J. King (13,755 15,302).

On the Board of Education, Liz Cooper led Dorothy Andrews for the District 1 seat, 14,178 to 12,053 15,742 to 13,266. Kim D. Summers was unopposed in District 3.

Kevin R. Hill, the only candidate for a 7th Judicial Circuit judgeship on the St. Mary’s ballot, had 25,289 27,891 votes. Judge Dan Friedman of the Appellate Court of Maryland was winning retention by a wide margin in St. Mary’s with 83.0% yes votes.

State and federal races on St. Mary’s ballots

Governor. Statewide, Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller led Republican Dan Cox and running mate Rob Krop 62.6% to 33.4% with 781 of 1,979 62.7% to 33.1% with 1,585 of 1,979 Election Day precincts reporting. In St. Mary’s, Cox led 57.8% to 37.7% 57.6% to 37.8%.

Congress, 5th District. Democrat Adrian Boafo led Republican Chris Chaffee districtwide, 67.9% to 31.5%, with 101 of 227 67.7% to 31.7%, with 174 of 227 Election Day precincts reporting, in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer. Chaffee carried St. Mary’s with 58.0% 57.7%. Hoyer voted in Mechanicsville in June without his own name on the ballot for the first time in decades.

General Assembly.

• Senate District 29: Republican Jack Bailey led Democrat Chuck Borges districtwide, 57.9% to 42.1%, with 23 of 30 57.7% to 42.3%, with all 30 precincts reporting. In St. Mary’s, Bailey led 19,683 to 13,501 21,675 to 15,033 (voter guide).
• House District 29A: Republican Del. Matt Morgan 10,873, Democrat Jennifer Clancy 5,115 (voter guide).
• House District 29B: Democrat Adrianne M. Mathis 5,002 6,544, Republican BJ Hall 2,928 4,907.
• House District 29C: Republican Todd B. Morgan led Democrat Shaara Watts 8,974 to 6,028 9,824 to 6,680 across the St. Mary’s and Calvert parts of the district (voter guide).

Statewide ballot questions

Voters statewide decided three proposed amendments to the Maryland Constitution, described here by the State Board of Elections. St. Mary’s had no local questions. Statewide figures are with 781 1,585 of 1,979 precincts reporting.

• Question 1, requiring the governor’s budget to fund collective bargaining agreements with state employees, including terms set by a neutral decision-maker: 74.3% 74.7% for statewide; 62.0% 62.5% for in St. Mary’s.
• Question 2, allowing temporary substitute members on the Commission on Judicial Disabilities: 66.8% 66.9% for statewide; 50.8% 51.0% for in St. Mary’s.
• Question 3, letting the General Assembly give the Supreme Court of Maryland original jurisdiction over congressional maps and stating that the constitution sets no criteria for congressional boundaries: 59.7% 60.0% for statewide; 59.5% 59.3% against in St. Mary’s.

What ‘unofficial’ means

All results in this story are unofficial and come from the State Board of Elections’ St. Mary’s County results page. More ballots remain to be counted. The St. Mary’s County Board of Elections has scheduled a canvass of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day for 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, a provisional ballot canvass for 10 a.m. Nov. 12 and a final canvass for 10 a.m. Nov. 13, all at its Leonardtown office. Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3 to count.

Updates and corrections

• 10:55 p.m. Nov. 3: Updated all results to the State Board of Elections count as of 10:50 p.m., with all 27 St. Mary’s Election Day precincts reporting. No leader changed in any race. Earlier figures are shown struck through.