WORCESTER COUNTY– The Board of Elections certified primary election results in the county on July 8.
Nominees for the November 4 general election for offices including County Commissioner, State’s Attorney and Clerk of the Circuit Court were set.
Incumbent Republican Merrill W. Lockfaw, Jr. will run unopposed for Worcester County’s District 1 Commissioner seat.
District 2 and 3 primaries saw no opposition. Democrat incumbent Diana Purnell will run against Republican Lorraine Purnell-Ayres in November for District 2, and Democrat Michael Stewart Maykrantz will face incumbent Republican Bud Church in District 3.
Districts 4 and 5 were historically close during the primary. Incumbent Democrat Virgil L. Shockley will face Republican Ted Elder in November. Elder was selected by a Republican Central Committee ballot after tying challenger Kathryn Danko-Lord following three rounds of absentee ballot counting.
Democrat Tom Wilson will run against Republican Chip Bertino, who edged Grant Helvey by 12 votes, including absentee ballots, for District 5.
The seat was vacated by retiring Commissioner Judy Boggs.
Two Republicans, incumbent Madison Jim Bunting, Jr. and newcomer Joseph M. Mitrecic, will run unopposed for the District 6 and 7 seats, respectively.
Democrat Michael W. Farlow will face incumbent Republican Beau H. Oglesby in the race for State’s Attorney, and Democrat Valerie Gaskill will run against Republican Susan Braniecki for Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Incumbent Sheriff Reggie T. Mason, Sr. won the Republican primary. Mason will be unopposed in the November general election.
Republican Charlotte Kerbin Cathell was unopposed for Register of Wills, and Democrat Bill Shockley saw no opposition for Judge of the Orphans’ Court.
Both incumbents will enter the general election without opposition.
Democrats and Republicans also voted on Central Committee nominees, and the Board of Education selected Bill Gordy for Commissioner District 4 and Robert A. Rothermel, Jr. for Commissioner District 7 in nonpartisan contests.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 4. Early voting runs October 23-30.
The voter registration deadline for the general election is October 14. Registration forms are available in all public libraries, post offices, Motor Vehicle Departments, schools, city halls and state offices. To request a voter registration application by mail, call 410-632-1320.
To register to vote online, visit www.elections.state.md.us/voter_registration/application.html.
For more information visit www.co.worcester.md.us.
Nominees for the November 4 general election for offices including County Commissioner, State’s Attorney and Clerk of the Circuit Court were set.
Incumbent Republican Merrill W. Lockfaw, Jr. will run unopposed for Worcester County’s District 1 Commissioner seat.
District 2 and 3 primaries saw no opposition. Democrat incumbent Diana Purnell will run against Republican Lorraine Purnell-Ayres in November for District 2, and Democrat Michael Stewart Maykrantz will face incumbent Republican Bud Church in District 3.
Districts 4 and 5 were historically close during the primary. Incumbent Democrat Virgil L. Shockley will face Republican Ted Elder in November. Elder was selected by a Republican Central Committee ballot after tying challenger Kathryn Danko-Lord following three rounds of absentee ballot counting.
Democrat Tom Wilson will run against Republican Chip Bertino, who edged Grant Helvey by 12 votes, including absentee ballots, for District 5.
The seat was vacated by retiring Commissioner Judy Boggs.
Two Republicans, incumbent Madison Jim Bunting, Jr. and newcomer Joseph M. Mitrecic, will run unopposed for the District 6 and 7 seats, respectively.
Democrat Michael W. Farlow will face incumbent Republican Beau H. Oglesby in the race for State’s Attorney, and Democrat Valerie Gaskill will run against Republican Susan Braniecki for Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Incumbent Sheriff Reggie T. Mason, Sr. won the Republican primary. Mason will be unopposed in the November general election.
Republican Charlotte Kerbin Cathell was unopposed for Register of Wills, and Democrat Bill Shockley saw no opposition for Judge of the Orphans’ Court.
Both incumbents will enter the general election without opposition.
Democrats and Republicans also voted on Central Committee nominees, and the Board of Education selected Bill Gordy for Commissioner District 4 and Robert A. Rothermel, Jr. for Commissioner District 7 in nonpartisan contests.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 4. Early voting runs October 23-30.
The voter registration deadline for the general election is October 14. Registration forms are available in all public libraries, post offices, Motor Vehicle Departments, schools, city halls and state offices. To request a voter registration application by mail, call 410-632-1320.
To register to vote online, visit www.elections.state.md.us/voter_registration/application.html.
For more information visit www.co.worcester.md.us.