Harford County 2022 General Election: Guide To Candidates, How To Vote (2024)

The deadline for voter registration for November's general election is Tuesday, Oct. 18. Here's what Harford County voters need to know.

Posted Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 3:28 pm ET|Updated Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 3:34 pm ET

Statewide races include those for governor, comptroller and attorney general. Federal contests feature battles for the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Chris Van Hollen, who is challenged by Republican Chris Chaffee.

Voters will decide the next county executive and county council members, along with school board members. Several seats in the Maryland General Assembly are also up for grabs.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2022 Maryland general election in Harford County.

What District Am I In?

Voters can see which districts they live in by using this tool. That resource also tells Marylanders their:

• Review their voter registration record.
• Request a duplicate voter registration card.
• Learn where to vote.
• Find out their voting districts
• See their current state and federal representatives.
• Contact your local board of elections.
• Check the status of their mail-in or provisional ballot.
• View their sample ballot.

How Can I Register To Vote?

Voter registration closes on Oct. 18. Marylanders can register or update their information at this link.

How Can I Vote By Mail Or Dropbox?

Marylanders can request a ballot to return by mail or dropbox. Those ballots can be delivered by mail or fax. Voters can also download their ballot from the state's website.

Find a sample ballot online for Harford County.

Residents can request a ballot by:

• Completing this online form
• Visiting their local elections office
• Filling out this form and mailing, faxing or emailing it to their elections office

The deadline for ballot requests to be received, not just sent, is:

• Nov. 1 if the ballot will be delivered by mail or fax
• Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. if using use the mail to request a ballot that will be sent over the internet
• Nov. 4 at 11:59 p.m. if using the online form or fax to request a ballot that will be sent over the internet
• Nov. 8 if requesting a ballot in person at a local board of elections office

Ballots received over the internet must then be printed. Voters should then return their completed ballot by mail or dropbox. Marylanders cannot cast their votes online.
Residents can return their completed ballot by:

• Hand delivering it to their local board of elections by 8 p.m. on Nov. 8 or taking it to an early voting center by the time the polls close
• Mailing it to their local board of elections. These ballots must be postmarked on or before Nov. 8. Election officials must receive these ballots by 10 a.m. on Nov. 18
• Placing it in one of these dropboxes in their county by 8 p.m. on Nov. 8

More information on mail-in and dropbox voting is available on this website.

When Is Early Voting?

Early voting will run from Oct. 27 through Nov. 3. Early voting centers will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. each day.

Marylanders can vote early at any early voting center in their county. A full list of early voting centers is posted here.

When Is General Election Day?

The general election is Nov. 8. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Residents must vote at their assigned polling place on primary election day. Voters can look up their polling place by using this search tool.

To read more about the general election, visit this website.

Who Is Running For County Government?

All the candidates are posted below.

Patch asked every county executive and County Council candidate to complete a questionnaire. The names of candidates who completed our survey are linked to their responses.

We also included all the campaign websites listed on the Maryland State Board of Elections candidate portal.

County Executive

• Bob Cassilly (R)
• Blane H. Miller, III (D)

President of the County Council

• Patrick Vincenti (R)
• Winifred "Wini" Roche (D)

County Council District A

• David H. Woods (R)
• Dion F. Guthrie (D)

County Council District B

• Aaron David Penman (R)

County Council District C

• Tony "G" Giangiordano (R)
• Evan K. Schaule (D)

County Council District D

• James Reilly (R)
• Jean Salvatore (D)

County Council District E

• Jessica Boyle-Tsottles (R)
• Rachel Gauthier (D)

County Council District F

• Curtis L. Beulah (R)
• Jacob D. Bennett (D)

County State's Attorney

• Alison M. Healey (R)

Sheriff

• Jeffrey R. Gahler (R)

Board of Education

District A

• Denise Perry
• Stephen Puopolo

District B

• Dennis Barry
• Wade Sewell

District C

• Kayla Mariskanish
• Carol L. Mueller

District D

• Melissa Hahn
• Ariane Grubb Kelly

District E

• Carol Pitt Bruce
• Tanya L. Tyo

District F

• Diane M. Alvarez
• Sharon B. Jacobs

Who Is Running For State Government?

Governor

• Dan Cox (R): dancoxforgovernor.com
• Wes Moore (D): wesmoore.com
• David Lashar (Libertarian): davidlashar.com
• Nancy Wallace (Green): wallaceforgovernor.us
• David Harding (Working Class Party)
• Kyle Sefcik (Unaffiliated write-in): kylesefcik.com

Comptroller

• Barry Glassman (R): barryglassman.com
• Brooke Elizabeth Lierman (D): brookelierman.com

Attorney General

• Michael Anthony Peroutka (R): facebook.com/patriots4peroutka
• Anthony G. Brown (D): anthonybrown.com

State Senate District 7

• J. B. Jennings (R)

State Senate District 34

• Christian Miele (R)
• Mary-Dulany James (D)

State Senate District 35

• Jason C. Gallion (R)

State House of Delegates District 7B

• Lauren Arikan (R)
• Medford J. Campbell, 3rd (D)

State House of Delegates District 34A

• Glen Glass (R)
• Teresa Walter (R)
• Andre V. Johnson, Jr. (D)
• Steve Johnson (D)

State House of Delegates District 34B

• Susan K. McComas (R)
• Gillian A. Miller (D)

State House of Delegates District 35A

• Mike Griffith (R)
• Teresa Reilly (R)

Who Is Running For Federal Government?

U.S. Senate

• Chris Chaffee (R): facebook.com/ChaffeeforUSSenate
• Chris Van Hollen* (D): vanhollen.org
• Scottie Griffin (D write-in)
• Andrew J. Wildman (Unaffiliated write-in): commonsense2nd.com

U.S. House District 3

• Yuripzy Morgan (R): ymorgan.com
• John Sarbanes* (D): johnsarbanes.com

U.S. House District 5

• Chris Palombi (R): chrispalombi.com
• Steny Hoyer* (D): hoyerforcongress.com

Is Anybody Else Running?

Yes. Several court positions and party central committee seats are also on the ballot. A full list of every race in Maryland is posted at this link.

For any other questions, visit elections.maryland.gov.

Are There Any Referendums?

Marylanders will decide five ballot measures in the Nov. 8 general election. The one with the widest impact is the question of whether recreational marijuana should be legal, known as Ballot Question 4.

If passed, residents 21 and older could use and possess up to 1.5 ounces of usable cannabis or 12 grams of concentrated cannabis on or after July 1, 2023.

More than half of Maryland's registered voters support legalizing recreational marijuana, multiple polls suggest.

• Related: Biden Looks To Weed Decriminalization: What It Means Ahead Of MD Marijuana Referendum

The other statewide ballot measures, as explained by Ballotpedia, if approved would:

• Rename the Maryland Court of Appeals as the Supreme Court of Maryland and change the Maryland Court of Special Appeals to the Appellate Court of Maryland.
• Amend the Maryland Constitution to require that state legislators live in and maintain a residence in the district they wish to represent at least six months before an election.
• Amend the Maryland Constitution to increase the amount in which the right to a jury trial may be limited by state law from $15,000 to $25,000.
• Amend the state constitution to require that Howard County Circuit Court judges serve on the orphans' court and repeal the county's need to elect three judges to the orphans' court.

The exact wording of each ballot question is listed here. A non-technical summary of each question is available on this webpage.

Several jurisdictions also have local ballot questions. Harford County's has two charter amendments for residents to consider:

• Question A asks for an amendment that would permit the County Council to speak direct to County employees in the executive branch to obtain information.
• Question B would create the grounds and process to remove a member of the County Council.

When Will The Results Be Certified?

Election officials will not certify the final results for at least 10 days. Officials must wait for every mail-in and provisional ballot to come in.

Soon after polls close on Nov. 8, the Maryland State Board of Elections will release the jurisdiction-specific tallies from in-person early voting and mail-in ballots counted up to Election Day.

Officials will start releasing the Election Day vote counts over the following hours on election night.

All 24 jurisdictions will start releasing their early voting and Election Day tallies on Nov. 8. Only 10 will release the mail-in ballot results tallied before Election Day.

The Maryland Court of Appeals on Oct. 7 ruled that local election offices can opt to start counting mail-in ballots before Election Day. They cannot release these results until after polls close on Election Day, and they must continue accepting ballots until the statewide deadline of Nov. 18 at 10 a.m.

Related: Maryland's Highest Court Upholds Order Allowing Early Counting Of Mail-In Ballots

These jurisdictions plan to conduct pre-Election Day canvassing of mail-in ballots: Baltimore City and Allegany, Baltimore, Calvert, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Saint Mary's and Washington Counties.

Fourteen jurisdictions do not have the space or personnel to count early mail-in ballots as they arrive.

These counties will start canvassing their mail-in ballots on Nov. 10, which is two days after Election Day: Anne Arundel, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Garrett, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester.

"We appreciate the diligence of the local boards in assessing the most appropriate canvassing approach for their individual teams and always placing the integrity of the election process above all else to ensure the will of Maryland voters is heard through their votes," Maryland State Board of Elections Administrator Linda H. Lamone said in a press release.

Election officials will tally provisional ballots on Nov. 16. Mail-in ballots will be counted as they arrive until Nov. 18. Local boards cannot certify their results before Nov. 18.

Here is some more coverage of Maryland's biggest races:

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• Biden Looks To Weed Decriminalization: What It Means Ahead Of MD Marijuana Referendum
• Biden Visits Hagerstown Factory To Help Trone, Bash GOP, And Tout His Record On Manufacturing
• Glassman, Lierman Make Their Case To Be Maryland's Next Comptroller
• Peroutka Pledges To Bypass Abortion, Marriage Laws; Would Pursue Legal Action Against Hogan
• Maryland's Highest Court Upholds Order Allowing Early Counting Of Mail-In Ballots