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DENTON – The polls have closed in Caroline County after a hotly contested primary election for several local and state offices. Some races, like the Caroline County Clerk of Court and Register of Wills offices, had no opposing party candidate, making the primary even more crucial. Others, like the Caroline County Sheriff and State’s Attorney roles, were uncontested.
Early voting and election day voting results have been reported, but most races are too close to call until provisional and mail-in ballots are counted. The preliminary, unofficial results as of 10:00 p.m. on June 23 are available below, with local offices showing specific vote counts and state-level races showing frontrunners. Results can also be viewed online here: https://results.elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/primary_results/gen_results_2026_by_county_6.html
County Commissioner
Savannah Winston - Democrat - 716 votes
Travis Breeding - Republican - 1,873 votes
Larry Porter - Republican - 1,564 votes
Michael Mann - Republican - 1,444 votes
Linda Friday - Republican - 958 votes
State's Attorney (uncontested)
Joel Todd - Republican
Clerk of the Circuit Courts
Peggy Gallagher - Republican - 1,176 votes
Margie Hannawald - Republican - 747 votes
Stephanie Ramsey - Republican - 427 votes
Register of Wills
Linda Dunn - Republican - 833 votes
Frank Bartz - Republican - 646 votes
Wade Scott - Republican - 364 votes
Beth Trice Carmean - Republican - 272 votes
Matthew Andrew - Republican - 90 votes
Rob Blakely - Republican - 70 votes
Zachary Eldredge - Republican - 33 votes
Judges of the Orphan's Court (uncontested)
Ellery Adams - Republican
Jeff Porter - Republican
Hugh Smith - Republican
Sheriff (uncontested)
Donnie Baker - Republican
Democratic Central Committee
Krista A. Carter
Corinna Jeanne Crenshaw
Alan Mickelson
Republican Central Committee
Wendy Jensen Adams
Julie Quick
Donald W. Reynolds
Hugh Smith
Frontrunners: Governor and Lt. Governor
Wes Moore and Aruna Miller - Democratic - 78.26% of total votes
Dan Cox and Rob Krop - Republican - 57.31% of total vote
Comptroller
Brooke Lierman - Democratic
Sonya Dunn - Republican
Attorney General
Anthony G. Brown - Democratic
James B. Rutledge, III - Republican
Frontrunners: District 1 Congressional Representative
Dan Schwartz - Democratic - 47.45% of total vote
Andy Harris - Republican - 85.95% of total vote
Frontrunners: District 36 State Senator
Nivek Johnson - Democratic - 55.90% of total votes
Steve Hershey - Republican - 100% of total votes
Frontrunners: District 37 State Senator
Katie G. Clendaniel - Democratic - 73.51% of total vote
Johnny Mautz - Republican - 100% of total vote
District 36 House of Delegates
Nevin Crouse - Democratic
Jeff Ghrist - Republican
District 37B House of Delegates
Marco Antonio Garcia - Democratic
Michele W. Johnson - Democratic
Chris Adams - Republican
Tom Hutchinson - Republican
