HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

ELECTION RETURNS

GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 3, 2026

COUNTY EXECUTIVE

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Vanessa E. Atterbeary

GREEN PARTY
Nater Kane

REPUBLICAN PARTY
(no candidate filed)

COUNTY COUNCIL

DISTRICT 1

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Kevin Chin

REPUBLICAN PARTY
(no candidate filed)

DISTRICT 2

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Jessica I. Nichols

REPUBLICAN PARTY
(no candidate filed)

DISTRICT 3

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Christiana M. Rigby

REPUBLICAN PARTY
(no candidate filed)

DISTRICT 4

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Janssen E. Evelyn

REPUBLICAN PARTY
(no candidate filed)

DISTRICT 5

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Catherine (Cat) Carter

REPUBLICAN PARTY
Ryan P. O'Connor

BOARD OF EDUCATION
(vote for 2)

Mark E. Covington
Linda Frascarella
Lanlan Xu
Total

STATE'S ATTORNEY

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Richard H. (Rich) Gibson, Jr.

REPUBLICAN PARTY
(no candidate filed)

CIRCUIT COURT CLERK

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Jennifer R. Terrasa

REPUBLICAN PARTY
(no candidate filed)

SHERIFF

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Marcus R. Harris

REPUBLICAN PARTY
(no candidate filed)

REGISTER OF WILLS

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Byron F. Macfarlane

REPUBLICAN PARTY
(no candidate filed)


* = winner

Source: Howard County Board of Elections

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