2022 Maryland county executive elections


The Maryland county executive elections of 2022 were held on November 8, 2022. Democratic and Republican primaries were held on July 19, 2022.
Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Frederick County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and Wicomico County elected county executives.

Anne Arundel County

The incumbent county executive was Democrat Steuart Pittman, who was elected in 2018 with 52.3 percent of the vote. He was eligible for re-election and was seeking a second term.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Baltimore County

The incumbent county executive was Democrat Johnny Olszewski, who was elected in 2018 with 57.8 percent of the vote. He was eligible for re-election and was seeking a second term.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Darren M. Badillo, community activist
  • Henry Ciezkowski
  • Thilo August Albert Gluck, owner and president of Phoenix Engineering
  • A. Scott Pappas
  • Kimberley Stansbury

Frederick County

Incumbent two-term Democratic county executive Jan Gardner was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Nominee

Harford County

Incumbent Republican county executive Barry Glassman was term-limited and was running for Comptroller of Maryland in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Blane H. Miller, III

Howard County

The incumbent county executive was Democrat Calvin Ball III, who was elected in 2018 with 52.8 percent of the vote. He was eligible for re-election and was seeking a second term.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Harry Dunbar, candidate for county executive in 2018

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Molsen Haghighat
  • Darren Vilus

Montgomery County

The incumbent county executive was Democrat Marc Elrich, who was elected in 2018 with 64.3 percent of the vote. He was eligible for re-election and was seeking a second term.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • David T. Blair, president of Council for Advocacy and Policy Solutions and candidate for county executive in 2018
  • Peter James, tech worker
  • Hans Riemer, Montgomery County Councilmember

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Reardon Sullivan, Montgomery County Republican committee chair

Eliminated in primary

Green convention

Failed to qualify

Prince George's County

The incumbent county executive was Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who was elected in 2018 with 98.9 percent of the vote. She was eligible for re-election and was seeking a second term.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Independent and third-party candidates

Failed to qualify

Wicomico County

Acting county executive John Psota was seeking his first full term. He was appointed to fill the seat of former County Executive Robert L. Culver Jr, who died of cancer on July 26, 2020.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Nominee

Independent and third-party candidates

Declared