Governor
Wes Moore
71.3%99,493
Dan Cox
24.3%33,909
Andy Ellis
2.7%3,800
Cathy White
1.6%2,283
Statewide: Wes Moore wins. Called.
Howard County, Maryland
2026 election results. Wes Moore (D) has 71% of the vote for governor in Howard County, with about 99% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 5.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 15 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Howard County
U.S. House: Maryland 3rd District
Sarah Elfreth
76.7%106,323
Bernard Flowers
23.3%32,313
Whole district: Sarah Elfreth wins. Called.
The leader in Howard County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 13, 10:39 AM.
15 local contests in Howard County
County offices, school boards, local measures and judges on Howard County's ballots, from Maryland's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.
County offices
County Executive
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Atterbeary D | 102,532 | 81.5% |
| Nater Kane G | 20,875 | 16.6% |
| Other Write-Ins | 2,372 | 1.9% |
Vanessa Atterbeary ahead in Howard County.
County Council District 1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Chin D | 21,147 | 97.0% |
| Other Write-Ins | 659 | 3.0% |
Kevin Chin is unopposed.
County Council District 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica I. Nichols D | 22,092 | 98.2% |
| Other Write-Ins | 407 | 1.8% |
Jessica I. Nichols is unopposed.
County Council District 3
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Christiana Rigby D | 22,623 | 97.8% |
| Other Write-Ins | 516 | 2.2% |
Christiana Rigby is unopposed.
County Council District 4
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Evelyn D | 23,989 | 97.6% |
| Other Write-Ins | 592 | 2.4% |
Janssen Evelyn is unopposed.
County Council District 5
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cat Carter D | 17,667 | 55.9% |
| Ryan P. O'Connor R | 13,924 | 44.0% |
| Other Write-Ins | 32 | 0.1% |
Cat Carter ahead in Howard County.
State's Attorney
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Gibson D | 111,331 | 97.8% |
| Other Write-Ins | 2,524 | 2.2% |
Rich Gibson is unopposed.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jen Terrasa D | 111,178 | 98.0% |
| Other Write-Ins | 2,248 | 2.0% |
Jen Terrasa is unopposed.
Register of Wills
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Byron E. Macfarlane D | 111,548 | 98.1% |
| Other Write-Ins | 2,160 | 1.9% |
Byron E. Macfarlane is unopposed.
Sheriff
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris D | 111,363 | 98.0% |
| Other Write-Ins | 2,240 | 2.0% |
Marcus Harris is unopposed.
Schools
Board of Education 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mark E. Covington | 72,837 | 36.8% |
| Lanlan Xu | 72,588 | 36.6% |
| Linda Frascarella | 50,948 | 25.7% |
| Other Write-Ins | 1,822 | 0.9% |
Mark E. Covington and Lanlan Xu ahead in Howard County.
Local measures
Question A: Charter Amendment - Gender Neutrality
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Against the Charter Amendment | 71,491 | 52.3% |
| For the Charter Amendment | 65,172 | 47.7% |
Against the Charter Amendment ahead with 52.3% in Howard County.
Question B: Charter Amendment - Affordable For-Sale Housing Projects
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For the Charter Amendment | 79,325 | 58.9% |
| Against the Charter Amendment | 55,383 | 41.1% |
For the Charter Amendment ahead with 58.9% in Howard County.
Judges
Judge of the Circuit Court Circuit 5
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maurice C. Frazier | 104,812 | 98.3% |
| Other Write-Ins | 1,827 | 1.7% |
Maurice C. Frazier is unopposed.
Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland At Large - Dan Friedman
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 100,931 | 86.9% |
| No | 15,269 | 13.1% |
Yes ahead with 86.9% in Howard County. The contest crosses into 23 other counties; across all of them: Yes 1,535,519 (84.0%), No 291,559 (16.0%).
Maryland's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:48 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD Governor | D +49.2 | D +43.3 | D +5.9 |
| MD-03 | D +53.4 | D +43.3 | D +10.1 |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
How Howard County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 68.4% | Donald Trump | 27.1% | D +41.3 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 70.7% | Donald Trump | 26.4% | D +44.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 63.3% | Donald Trump | 29.3% | D +34.0 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 59.7% | Mitt Romney | 37.7% | D +22.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 60.0% | John McCain | 38.1% | D +21.8 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 54.0% | George W. Bush | 44.6% | D +9.4 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 51.9% | George W. Bush | 44.2% | D +7.8 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +33.6.
Other counties in Maryland
Maryland results- Allegany County
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Frederick County
- Garrett County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- St. Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Washington County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
Sources & scope
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Maryland certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Maryland's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.