1978 Maryland county executive elections

Anne Arundel County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert A. Pascal, incumbent county executive ''''

  Eliminated in primary

• Daniel J. Bedsole, barber shop owner

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Elmer E. Dunn Sr., accountant

  Eliminated in primary

• Charles G. Taylor, administrative hearing officer
• Marvin O. Morris, perennial candidate
• Frederick R. Poole, retired business consultant and perennial candidate

Baltimore County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donald P. Hutchinson, state senator

  Eliminated in primary

• Lorraine F. Chircus, county school board member
• John C. Coolahan, state senator
• S. Eric DiNenna, county zoning commissioner
• Edward A. Griffith, real estate broker
• John V. Murphy, county councilmember
• Howard J. Needle, state delegate

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eugene L. Kibbe Jr., county councilmember

  Eliminated in primary

• Joan L. Edwards
• Clarence E. Ritter, county councilmember

Harford County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• J. Thomas Barranger, candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates in 1974

  Eliminated in primary

• Charles B. Anderson Jr., incumbent county executive
• William Cooper Jr., county councilmember

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William B. Davidson Jr., former chair of the Harford County Economic Development Commission

  Eliminated in primary

• C. Joseph Bernardo, history professor

Howard County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• J. Hugh Nichols, state delegate

  Eliminated in primary

• Edward L. Cochran, incumbent county executive
• William B. Davidson Jr., former justice of the peace

Republican primary

Candidates

• James S. Ansell, lawyer and candidate for Howard County Executive in 1970

Montgomery County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richmond M. Keeney, former county councilmember

  Eliminated in primary

• Albert Ceccone, real estate and insurance broker
• Gerald C. Warren

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charles W. Gilchrist, state senator

  Eliminated in primary

• Royce Hanson, chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board
• John L. Menke, county councilmember

Prince George's County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Winfield M. Kelly Jr., incumbent county executive

  Eliminated in primary

• John Lee Ball Jr., newspaper ad salesman
• Vincent Goodsell, former director of the Prince George's County Aging Programs
• John Eugene Sellner, real estate sales associate

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lawrence Hogan, former U.S. representative from

  Eliminated in primary

• Martin Aragona, real estate developer
• Dale Everett