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The election to choose county executives in Maryland occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The U.S. House election, 2006, U.S. Senate election, 2006, Maryland gubernatorial election, 2006, and Maryland General Assembly Election, 2006 took place on the same day. Seven charter counties elected a county executive: Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and Wicomico County. This race coincided with the election for Maryland County Offices Election, 2006.


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Contents






  • 1 Anne Arundel County


    • 1.1 Candidates


      • 1.1.1 Democrats


      • 1.1.2 Republicans




    • 1.2 Candidate links


      • 1.2.1 Campaign websites


      • 1.2.2 Other websites


      • 1.2.3 Government links


      • 1.2.4 News Articles






  • 2 Baltimore County


    • 2.1 Candidates


      • 2.1.1 Democrats


      • 2.1.2 Republicans


      • 2.1.3 Candidate links






  • 3 Harford County


    • 3.1 Candidates


      • 3.1.1 Republicans


      • 3.1.2 Democrats


        • 3.1.2.1 Campaign websites








  • 4 Howard County


    • 4.1 Candidates


      • 4.1.1 Republicans


      • 4.1.2 Democrats


      • 4.1.3 Independents




    • 4.2 Candidate links




  • 5 Montgomery County


    • 5.1 Candidates on November ballot


      • 5.1.1 Democrat


      • 5.1.2 Republican


      • 5.1.3 Independent




    • 5.2 Former candidates


      • 5.2.1 Democrats




    • 5.3 Candidate links




  • 6 Prince George's County


    • 6.1 Declared candidates


      • 6.1.1 Democrats


      • 6.1.2 Republicans




    • 6.2 Candidate links




  • 7 Wicomico County


    • 7.1 Declared candidates


      • 7.1.1 Democrats


      • 7.1.2 Republicans




    • 7.2 Candidate links




  • 8 See also





Anne Arundel County[edit]


The 2006 race was highly competitive, with the county continuing as a new partisan battleground.


The Democratic primary to replace outgoing County Exec. Janet S. Owens was won by 12-year County Sheriff George F. Johnson, IV, who defeated County Recreation & Parks Director Dennis Callahan. Johnson garnered the vast majority of the Democratic Party endorsements, including the Police Department and Fire Department Unions.[1] On March 1, 2006, potential Democratic candidate Barbara Samorajczyk announced that she was joining Johnson's campaign for County Executive as his environmental advisor.


Delegate John Leopold won the Republican nomination with 36% of the vote, defeating Phil Bissett, Delegate David Boschert, Tom Angelis, and Gregory V. Nourse.



Candidates[edit]



Democrats[edit]



  • George F. Johnson, IV, County Sheriff and retired police officer, from Pasadena


Republicans[edit]



  • John Leopold, three-term incumbent member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 31, former politician in the state of Hawaii, from Pasadena (WINNER)


Candidate links[edit]



Campaign websites[edit]



  • George Johnson for County Executive

  • John Leopold for County Executive



Other websites[edit]



  • Sheriff George F. Johnson from Maryland Archives

  • Sheriff George F. Johnso bio from Maryland Sheriffs Association

  • Office of the Sheriff of Anne Arundel County

  • John Leopold Biography from Maryland Archives



Government links[edit]


  • Maryland Campaign Finance Report Database


News Articles[edit]



Baltimore County[edit]


County Executive Jim Smith won election in 2002, and Republicans sought a strong candidate to take on this moderate executive in Governor Ehrlich's home county.



Candidates[edit]



Democrats[edit]



  • James T. Smith, incumbent and former Circuit Court Judge (WINNER)


Republicans[edit]



  • Clarence William Bell Jr., former Maryland State Trooper (Lieutenant)


Candidate links[edit]



  • Jim Smith for County Executive

  • Clarence William Bell Jr. for County Executive



Harford County[edit]


The complexion of this race changed when term-limited incumbent County Executive James M. Harkins announced his resignation effective July 1, 2005, in order to take a job in the Ehrlich Administration. John O'Neil, Jr., Harford County Administrator under Jim Harkins served as interim County Executive until a successor took office. David R. Craig was chosen by the County Council as Harkins' successor on July 5 and took office on July 7.



Candidates[edit]



Republicans[edit]



  • David R. Craig, Incumbent appointed County Executive, former Mayor of Havre de Grace, former Delegate and State Senator, from Havre de Grace. (WINNER) Beat Helton 51-49%. Billy Boniface council president /winner over Helton/ HC


Democrats[edit]



  • Ann Helton, President, Harford Land Trust. Wife of Art Helton (former Harford County State Senator).


Campaign websites[edit]


  • Ann Helton for County Executive

  • David Craig for County Executive



Howard County[edit]


Outgoing County Exec. James N. Robey (D) could not run for re-election due to term limits.



Candidates[edit]



Republicans[edit]



  • Christopher J. Merdon, Howard County Council member representing District 1. Regional vice president for a software development company.


Democrats[edit]



  • Kenneth Ulman, Howard County Council member representing District 4. Attorney. (WINNER)


Independents[edit]



  • C. Stephen Wallis, Middle School Principal


Candidate links[edit]



  • Harry Dunbar for County Executive

  • Chris Merdon for County Executive

  • Ken Ulman for County Executive



Montgomery County[edit]


This race was open after incumbent Doug Duncan stepped down, yet the Democrats expected to hold the seat due to their overwhelming numerical advantage. Former County Councilman "Ike" Leggett won the Democratic nomination with 61% of the vote in the September 12 primary.



Candidates on November ballot[edit]



Democrat[edit]



  • Isiah Leggett, former County Councilman, former state Democratic Party Chairman, and Howard University law professor. (WINNER)


Republican[edit]



  • Chuck Floyd, 2004 MD District 8 Congressional Candidate.


Independent[edit]



  • Robin Ficker, former member of MD House of Delegates, attorney, "NBA Heckler"


Former candidates[edit]



Democrats[edit]




  • Steven Silverman, County Councilman and lawyer, from Silver Spring. Garnered 35 percent of vote in September 12 primary.

  • Robert Raymond Fustero, retired grocery clerk, unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Maryland in 2002, from Silver Spring. Received about 3 percent of the vote in the primary.



Candidate links[edit]



  • Steve Silverman for County Executive

  • Chuck Floyd for County Executive

  • Ike Legett for County Executive

  • Robin Ficker for County Executive



Prince George's County[edit]


County Executive Jack B. Johnson narrowly won the Democratic nomination against Rushern L. Baker, III, a vocal critic of Johnson's administration. Johnson was unopposed in the general election. The race broke the record for amount of money ever spent in a primary in the county, with both Baker and Johnson raising and spending over $1 million each.



Declared candidates[edit]



Democrats[edit]




  • Jack B. Johnson, incumbent and former State's Attorney (WINNER)


  • Rushern L. Baker, III, former state delegate and current executive director of the Community Teachers Institute



Republicans[edit]


  • no candidates filed


Candidate links[edit]



  • Jack B. Johnson re-election website

  • Rushern Baker campaign website



Wicomico County[edit]


In 2004, Wicomico County voters approved a charter amendment establishing an elected county executive, beginning in 2006.



Declared candidates[edit]



Democrats[edit]




  • Rick Pollitt, Fruitland, MD City Manager. (WINNER)

  • Tom Taylor, self-employed videographer and editor from Salisbury, MD.



Republicans[edit]




  • Ron Allesi, small business owner, past Chairman of the Wicomico County Republican Central Committee.


  • BJ Corbin, businessman from Delmar.


  • Bob Culver, businessman & gun rights advocate from Salisbury, MD.


  • Brian Kilgore, owner of Eastern Shore Coffee and Early Dawn Mountain Spring Water (withdrew candidacy on 14 January 2006)



Candidate links[edit]



  • Brian Kilgore, County Executive

  • Ron Allesi, County Executive

  • BJ Corbin for County Executive



See also[edit]











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