1982 Maryland county executive elections

Anne Arundel County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John R. Hammond, Annapolis alderman

  Eliminated in primary

• Raymond G. Boileau, consultant

  Withdrawn

• Robert R. Neall, state delegate ''''

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• O. James Lighthizer, state delegate

  Eliminated in primary

• George F. Bachman, chair of the Anne Arundel County Council
• William H. Brill, county councilmember
• John T. Cecil, former deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture
• Elmer E. Dunn Sr., accountant and nominee for county executive in 1978
• H. Erie Schafer, state senator

Baltimore County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donald P. Hutchinson, incumbent county executive

  Eliminated in primary

• Joseph Weir, General Motors employee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Brandau, businessman

  Eliminated in primary

• Leonard Kraus, businessman

Harford County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Habern W. Freeman, former county councilmember

  Eliminated in primary

• Donald W. Androsky, executive director of the Harford County Chamber of Commerce
• J. Thomas Barranger, incumbent county executive
• Charles Boutin, former member of the Harford County Board of Education
• William O. Carr, mayor of Bel Air
• John A. Kennedy, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1980
• Frank Soltis, real estate consultant and perennial candidate

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• C. Joseph Bernardo, former county councilmember

Howard County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• J. Hugh Nichols, incumbent county executive

Montgomery County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charles W. Gilchrist, incumbent county executive

  Eliminated in primary

• Wade Dunn, businessman

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joseph McGrath, banker

  Eliminated in primary

• John Hewitt, former campaign treasurer for county executive Charles W. Gilchrist
• Luiz R. S. Simmons, state delegate

Prince George's County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ann Shoch, commissioner of the Maryland-National Capital Park

  Eliminated in primary

• William J. Goodman, C&P Telephone manager

  Declined

• Lawrence Hogan, incumbent county executive ''''

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Parris Glendening, county councilmember

  Eliminated in primary

• John Lee Ball Jr., newspaper ad salesman and candidate for county executive in 1978
• Kenneth W. Cutlip, police officer
• Arthur B. Haynes, schoolteacher