1974 Maryland county executive elections

1974 Maryland county executive elections
November 5, 1974
All 6 of Maryland's county executive seats
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 3 3
Seats won 4 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1

The Maryland county executive elections of 1974 took place on November 5, 1974. Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County elected county executives.

Anne Arundel County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert A. Pascal Unopposed

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John H. Downs, county councilmember[3]
Eliminated in primary
  • Richard N. Hambleton, attorney and perennial candidate[4]

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John H. Downs 14,253 61.7%
Democratic Richard N. Hambleton 8,856 38.3%

General election

Results

Anne Arundel County Executive election, 1974[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert A. Pascal 49,566 69.5%
Democratic John H. Downs 21,706 30.5%
Republican hold

Baltimore County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Venetoulis 44,460 44.9%
Democratic Frederick L. Dewberry (incumbent) 28,068 28.3%
Democratic George P. Mahoney 18,335 18.5%
Democratic Francis C. Barrett 4,933 5.0%
Democratic Louis Ambrosetti 1,301 1.3%
Democratic Joseph J. Weir 1,002 1.0%
Democratic William F. Harrison 930 0.9%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jervis S. Finney, state senator[12]
Eliminated in primary
  • Joseph U. Kauffman Jr.[13]

Results

Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jervis S. Finney 13,212 86.1%
Republican Joseph U. Kauffman Jr. 2,132 13.9%

General election

Results

Baltimore County Executive election, 1974[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Venetoulis 94,801 51.9%
Republican Jerves S. Finney 88,027 48.1%
Democratic hold

Harford County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Charles Anderson, incumbent county executive[15]
Eliminated in primary
  • Monroe Duke, management expert[15]

Results

Democratic primary results[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Anderson (incumbent) 7,187 52.7%
Democratic Monroe I. Duke 6,453 47.3%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John H. O'Neill, president of the Harford County Council[17]
Eliminated in primary
  • Michael C. Johns, pharmaceutical salesman[18]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John H. O'Neill 2,669 77.3%
Republican Michael C. Johns 786 22.7%

General election

Results

Harford County Executive election, 1974[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Anderson (incumbent) 16,303 55.1%
Republican John H. O'Neill 13,285 44.9%
Democratic hold

Howard County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward L. Cochran Unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Howard G. Crist, businessman[22]
Eliminated in primary
  • Georgia L. Baublitz, member of the Howard County personnel board[23]
  • Herschell C. Doss, perennial candidate[24]
  • Robert E. Watson, newspaper editor[24]

Results

Republican primary results[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Howard G. Crist 1,323 34.1%
Republican Robert E. Watson 1,089 28.0%
Republican Herschell C. Doss 944 24.3%
Republican G. L. Baublitz 528 13.6%

General election

Results

Howard County Executive election, 1974[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward L. Cochran 12,821 53.3%
Republican Howard G. Crist 11,235 46.7%
Republican hold

Montgomery County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James P. Gleason Unopposed

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Idamae Garrott 28,689 50.0%
Democratic William E. Sher 14,787 25.8%
Democratic John P. Hewitt 13,908 24.2%

General election

Results

Montgomery County Executive election, 1974[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James P. Gleason (incumbent) 84,919 53.0%
Democratic Idamae Garrott 75,163 47.0%
Republican hold

Prince George's County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William W. Gullett Unopposed

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Winfield M. Kelly Jr. Unopposed

General election

Results

Prince George's County Executive election, 1974[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Winfield M. Kelly Jr. 61,980 53.5%
Republican William W. Gullett (incumbent) 53,881 46.5%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

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  2. 1 2 "Returns of Anne Arundel county elections". The Baltimore Sun. September 12, 1974. p. 6. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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  9. ↑ McKerrow, Stephen (May 31, 1974). "Dewberry Files As Candidate". The Baltimore Sun. p. 28. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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  11. 1 2 "Results of primary elections in Baltimore county". The Baltimore Sun. September 12, 1974. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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  21. 1 2 "Voting in Howard county for state, local offices". The Baltimore Sun. September 12, 1974. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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  31. 1 2 "D.C. Bedroom Counties Split". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1974. p. 72. Retrieved March 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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