PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – June 24, 2026 – Democratic and Republican voters in Calvert County participated in the Gubernatorial Primary Election by casting ballots through early voting, mail-in voting and at polling locations on Election Day, Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Winners of primary races advance to the general election, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Primary election tallies are unofficial until they are certified by the Calvert Board of Elections on or before Monday, July 6. There are approximately 3,800 mail-in and provisional ballots remaining to count.
County Commissioner At Large unofficial results:
· Democrat Alexes N. Jones: 1,462 votes (19.58%)
· Democrat Judy Pedersen: 2,516 votes (33.69%)
· Democrat Antoine S. White: 3,489 votes (46.73%)
· Republican Commissioner Earl “Buddy” Hance: 1,412 votes (11.44%)
· Republican Commissioner Todd Ireland: 1,539 votes (12.47%)
· Republican Jason Scaggs: 3,282 votes (26.60%)
· Republican Patti Stueckler: 4,666 votes (37.81%)
· Republican Barbara J. Warner: 1,441 votes (11.68%)
Candidates Pedersen, White, Scaggs and Stueckler advance to the November election for the two at-large county commissioner seats.
County Commissioner District 1 unofficial results:
· Democrat Ethan Cox: 4,084 votes (100%)
· Republican Jennifer L. Brown: 657 votes (9.97%)
· Republican Patrick E. Flaherty: 2,100 votes (31.86%)
· Republican Commissioner Mike Hart: 3,834 votes (58.17%)
Cox and Hart advance to the General Election in November for the District 1 seat.
County Commissioner District 2 unofficial results:
· Republican Commissioner Mark C. Cox, Sr.: 2,283 votes (34.20%)
· Republican Kenneth B. Lee: 4,392 votes (65.80%)
Lee advances unopposed to the November election for the District 2 seat.
County Commissioner District 3 unofficial results:
· Democrat Michael Bennett: 4,077 votes (100%)
· Republican Commissioner Catherine M. Grasso: 3,905 votes (58.92%)
· Republican Kelly D. McConkey: 2,723 votes (41.08%)
Bennett and Grasso advance to the November election for the District 3 seat.
Treasurer:
· Republican Amanda N. Dolina: 4,236 votes (64.02%)
· Republican Steve Weems: 2,381 votes (35.98%)
Dolina advances unopposed to the November election for treasurer.
Sheriff Ricky Cox and State’s Attorney Bob Harvey were unopposed in the primary election and are unopposed in the general election in November.
Candidates elected in the general election in November will take the oath of office Dec. 15.
There are 23,098 registered Democrats and 28,898 Republicans in Calvert County, according to the Maryland Board of Elections. To view more information about Calvert County election results and other statewide races, visit the Maryland State Board of Elections web page.
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