Maryland Municipal Election Results: See Election Winners in Frederick, Rockville, Annapolis, College Park, Greenbelt & More

UPDATE: At the urging of a reader in our comments section below, we are providing the results of the recent elections in Bowie, Maryland. Unofficial tally available at Bowie Board of Elections. The Mayor and one Councilmember faced challengers this week, but all incumbents were re-elected:

Mayor

1. G. Frederick Robinson (incumbent) - 3,979 (85.53%) - WINNER
2. Richard Dahms - 666 (14.32%)
3. Write-In - 7 (0.15%)

At-Large Councilmember

1. Todd Turner (incumbent) - 3,585 (51.03%) - WINNER
2. Dennis Brady (incumbent) - 3,415 (48.61%) - WINNER
3. Write-In -  25 (0.36%)

District 1 Councilmember

1. James Marcos (incumbent) - 1,019 (98.84%) - WINNER
2. Write-In - 12 (1.16%)

District 2 Councilmember      

1. Diane Polangin (incumbent) - 1,232 (98.88%) - WINNER
2. Write-In - 14 (1.12%)

District 3 Councilmember

1. Henri Gardner (incumbent) - 792 (74.79%) - WINNER    
2. Babatunde Alegbeleye - 266 (25.12%)
3. Write-In - 1 (0.09%)

District 4 Councilmember

1. Isaac Trouth (incumbent) - 1,020 (99.80%) - WINNER
2. Write-In - 2 (0.20%)

Yesterday, numerous Maryland municipalities held elections for city offices. Below Maryland Juice provides a quick round-up of election results from some of the jurisdictions who declared unofficial winners last night.

ELECTION #1: FREDERICK CITY RESULTS - Unofficial tally available at Frederick Board of Elections: Incumbent GOP Mayor Randy McClement won re-election, while Democrats won 4 of 5 seats on the Board of Alderman.

Mayor

1. Randy McClement (R) (incumbent) - 3,714 (48.75%) - WINNER
2. Karen Lewis Young (D) - 2,407 (31.59%)
3. Jennifer Dougherty - 1,480 (19.43%)
4. Write-In - 18 (0.24%)

Board of Alderman

1. Kelly Russell (D) (incumbent) - 4,212 (12.18%) - WINNER
2. Michael O'Donnor (D) (incumbent) - 4,169 (12.05%) - WINNER
3. Josh Bokee (D) - 3,789 (10.96%) - WINNER
4. Phil Dacey (R) - 3,781 (10.93%) - WINNER
5. Donna Kuzemchak (D) - 3,656 (10.57%) - WINNER
6. Katie Nash (R) - 3,492 (10.10%)
7. John Daniels (D) - 3,395 (9.82%)
8. Alan Imhoff (R) - 2,938 (8.50%)
9. Dave Schmidt (R) - 2,617 (7.57%)
10. Daniel Cowell (R) - 2,469 (7.14%)
11. Write-In  66 (0.19%)

ELECTION #2: ROCKVILLE CITY RESULTS - Unofficial tally available at Rockville Board of Elections: There were formal/informal opposing teams running for Rockville's races. Two City Councilmembers faced off for the Mayor's race: Mark Pierzchala and Bridget Newton. Pierzchala ran on a team with incumbent Councilmember Tom Moore and Beryl Feinberg, Virginia Onley and Julie Plakovich Carr. The rival team was composed of Don Hadley and Claire Marcuccio Whitaker (sister of outgoing Mayor Phyliss Marcuccio).

Mayor

1. Bridget Newton - 3508 (53.06%) - WINNER
2. Mark Pierzchala - 3086 (46.68%)

City Council

1. Julie Palakovich Carr - 4308 (18.66%) - WINNER
2. Virginia Onley - 4063 (17.60%) - WINNER
3. Tom Moore (incumbent) - 4035 (17.47%) - WINNER
4. Beryl Feinberg - 3698 (16.01%) - WINNER
5. Don Hadley - 3610 (15.63%)
6. Claire Marcuccio Whitaker - 3167 (13.72%)

ELECTION #3: ANNAPOLIS CITY RESULTS - Unofficial tally available at Annapolis Board of Elections: Republicans likely unseated incumbent Democratic Mayor Josh Cohen, but the Board of Alderman remained in Democratic hands with Republicans only winning 1 of 8 seats. Note: The Baltimore Sun is calling the Mayoral race "too close to call" with 300 or so outstanding absentee ballots.

Mayor

1. Michael Pantelides (R) - 3,728 (50.57%) - WINNER
2. Josh Cohen (D) (incumbent) - 3,644 (49.43%)

Alderman Ward 1

1. Joe Budge (D) (incumbent) - 780 (57.40%) - WINNER
2. Allen Furth (R) - 579 (42.60%)

Alderman Ward 2

1. Frederick Paone (R) (incumbent) - 760 (51.74%) - WINNER
2. Kurt Riegel (D) - 709 (48.26%)

Alderman Ward 3

1. Rhonda Pindell Charles (D) - 574 (100%) - WINNER

Alderman Ward 4

1. Sheila Finlayson (D) (incumbent) - 277 (100%) - WINNER

Alderman Ward 5

1. Jared Littmann (D) (incumbent) - 554 (100%) - WINNER

Alderman Ward 6

1. Kenneth Kirby (D) (incumbent) - 317 (54.94%) - WINNER
2. Steven Conn (I) - 260 (45.06%)

Alderman Ward 7

1. Ian Pfeiffer (D) (incumbent) - 433 (61.68%) - WINNER
2. James Clenny (R) - 269 (38.32%)

Alderman Ward 8

1. Ross Arnett (D) (incumbent) - 993 (100%) - WINNER

ELECTION #4: COLLEGE PARK CITY RESULTS - Unofficial tally available at College Park Board of Elections: All incumbents in these non-partisan races faced challengers but were re-elected.

Mayor

1. Andy Fellows (incumbent) - 1,127 (80.21%) - WINNER
2. Robert McCeney - 278 (19.79%)

District 1 City Council

1. Fazlul Kabir (incumbent) - 472 (45.38%) - WINNER
2. Patrick Wojahn (incumbent) - 443 (42.60%) - WINNER
3. Benjamin Mellman - 125 (12.02%)

District 3 City Council

1. Robert Day (incumbent) - 466 (41.72%) - WINNER
2. Stephanie Stullich (incumbent) - 359 (32.14%) - WINNER
3. Matthew Popkin - 292 (26.14%)

ELECTION #5: GREENBELT CITY RESULTS - Unofficial tally available at Greenbelt Board of Elections: All incumbents were re-elected in these non-partisan races.

City Council

1. Emmett Jordan (incumbent) - 1,476 - WINNER
2. Judith Davis (incumbent) - 1,368 - WINNER
3. Rodney Roberts (incumbent) - 1,300 - WINNER
4. Konrad Herling (incumbent) - 1,223 - WINNER
5. Leta Mach (incumbent) - 1,214 - WINNER
6. Silke Pope (incumbent) - 1,171 - WINNER
7. Edward Putens (incumbent) - 1,164 - WINNER
8. Susan Stewart - 992
9. William Orleans - 317

ELECTION #6: TAKOMA PARK CITY RESULTS - Unofficial tally available at Takoma Park Board of Elections: Councilmember Terry Seamens was the only incumbent to face a challenger, but his opponent dropped out at the last second. All incumbents were re-elected in these non-partisan races.

Mayor

1. Bruce Williams (incumbent) - 989 (88.94%) - WINNER
2. Elizabeth Forbes Wallace (registered write-in) - 62 (5.58%)
3. Write-In - 61 (5.49%)

Ward 1 City Councilmember

1. Seth Grimes (incumbent) - 229 (90.16%) - WINNER
2. Write-in - 25 (9.84%)

Ward 2 City Councilmember

1. Tim Male (incumbent) - 242 (91.32%) - WINNER
2. Write-in - 23 (8.68%)

Ward 3 City Councilmember

1. Kay Daniels-Cohen (incumbent) - 189 (89.15%) - WINNER
2. Write-in - 23 (10.85%)

Ward 4 City Councilmember

1. Terry Seamens (incumbent) - 218 (94.78%) - WINNER
2. Eric Mendoza (withdrawn from race) - 10 (4.35%)
3. Write-ins - 2 (0.87%)

Ward 5 City Councilmember

1. Jarrett Smith (incumbent) - 72 (91.14%) - WINNER
2. Write-in - 7 (8.86%)

Ward 6 City Councilmember

1. Fred Schultz (incumbent) - 125 (97.65%) - WINNER
2. Write-ins - 3 (2.34%)

ELECTION #7: GAITHERSBURG CITY RESULTS - Unofficial tally available at Gaithersburg Board of Elections: These non-partisan races were uncontested.
Mayor

1. Sidney Katz (incumbent) - 1,649 (95.32%) - WINNER

City Council

1. Michael Sesma (incumbent) - 1,500 (86.71%) - WINNER
2. Henry Marraffa (incumbent) - 1,489 (86.07%) - WINNER

Aberdeen Mayor Survives Tea Party Assault, "Dirtiest Campaign Ever" // Uh Oh: No Authority Lines on GOP Materials

Earlier this week, Maryland Juice discussed some of our State's municipal elections. But we've now learned about the unusual political backstory to the nonpartisan Mayor's race in Aberdeen, Maryland. The Aberdeen Patch reported:

Beating his opponent by only 26 votes, Aberdeen Mayor Michael Bennett was reelected to his third term on Tuesday night after what he called "the dirtiest campaign" he had ever experienced. Bennett received 764 votes, barely ahead of the 738 votes cast for challenger Patrick McGrady....

McGrady, a Republican, mounted a serious challenge against the Democratic incumbent in the nonpartisan election that took a bizarre last-minute twist when the city's ethics commission acted on a complaint McGrady filed against Bennett. On Oct. 14 the commission agreed with McGrady's complaint and stated that Bennett had violated ethics code by accepting a trip to Georgia paid for by Ripken Baseball.

"This is absolutely the dirtiest campaign I've ever been involved in, and I am dismayed that I have to go through the process of repairing damage to my name that an unscrupulous opponent wanted to put out there," Bennett said after the results were announced....

He said he will begin legal action on Monday against the city's ethics commission because "they've violated the process" and did not give him a hearing about McGrady's complaint.

Ironically, Tea Party Congressman Andy Harris was out stumping for Mr. Bennett's attacker while similar news was circulating about his own travels on Delmarva NOW:

LINKS: Maryland Municipal Election Results - 11/8/2011

UPDATE: The Takoma Park Patch covers the unofficial but otherwise "final" results of yesterday's elections: Congratulations to Councilmembers Tim Male, Fred Schultz, Kay Daniels-Cohen, Terry Seamens, Reuben Snipper, and Seth Grimes. Welcome back to Mayor Bruce Williams.

If I'm missing a city, please let me know: david@marylandjuice.com. I'm sure this is not a complete list:

• Aberdeen
• Baltimore
• Bel Air
• Bowie
• College Park  (official results TBA here)
• Gaithersburg
• Greenbelt
• Marydel
• Rockville
• Takoma Park  (official results TBA here)

Tuesday is Election Day for Many Cities in Maryland // Don't Forget to Vote!

Maryland Juice has written about a few municipal election issues this year, but election day is now here for many cities. Don't forget to vote tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8th - 7 am to 8 pm. You can see if your city is holding an election at the Maryland State Archives website or the Maryland Municipal League website, but note that those two sites do not make it very clear which cities are holding elections this year.

Among the major jurisdictions voting tomorrow are Baltimore City, Rockville, Gaithersburg, College Park, Bowie, Takoma Park, Greenbelt, Bel Air, Aberdeen, and more. I encourage voters to seek out their own information and find local candidates they like, but since these elections are nonpartisan, many residents may find their choices confusing. I'll drop a couple of hints for those who are curious about the political backstory to some of these local races:

GAITHERSBURG: In Gaithersburg, three incumbents are up for re-election: Jud Ashman, Cathy Drzyzgula and Ryan Spiegel. Their two opponents have been endorsed by Gaithersburg Councilmember Henry Marraffa, who is not up for re-election this year. Mr. Marraffa was Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews' Republican opponent in 2006 and is an active Republican who sometimes helps "awesome" politicians like former GOP Governor Bob Ehrlich and former GOP gubernatorial nominee Ellen Sauerbrey. The three incumbents, on the other hand, consistently support Democratic incumbents, including Montgomery Councilmember Hans Riemer, when I worked on his campaign last year.

ROCKVILLE: In Rockville, one City Council candidate is worth mentioning: anti-government activist Les Francis. He is a self-proclaimed member of the NRA, Defend Life, Help Save Maryland, and Americans for Prosperity - Montgomery County. If you are unfamiliar with these groups, Google them. Your search results will not turn up roses.