1994 Maryland county executive elections

1994 Maryland county executive elections
November 8, 1994
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 1994 took place on November 8, 1994. 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
Declined

Results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John G. Gary Unopposed

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Robert Agee, former aide to county executive O. James Lighthizer[5]
  • Louise Beauregard, perennial candidate[6]
  • H. Erle Schafer, former state senator[7]
  • Larry E. Walker, police corporal[7]

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore J. Sophocleus 20,913 48.8%
Democratic Robert Agee 12,465 29.1%
Democratic H. Erie Schafer 4,659 10.9%
Democratic Larry E. Walker 3,120 7.3%
Democratic Louise Beauregard 1,678 3.9%

General election

Results

Anne Arundel County Executive election, 1994[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John G. Gary 69,632 52.6%
Democratic Theodore J. Sophocleus 62,637 47.4%
Republican hold

Baltimore County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Donald W. Brewer, former county ride-share coordinator[10]
  • George Egbert, former police officer[11]

Results

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger B. Hayden 22,017 68.9%
Republican Donald W. Brewer 8,033 25.1%
Republican George Egbert 1,917 6.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • John C. Coolahan, associate judge of the Baltimore County Circuit Court[14]
  • Melvin G. Mintz, county councilmember[15]
  • Kevin Pearl, LaRouche movement activist[16]
Withdrawn

Results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dutch Ruppersberger 48,487 53.3%
Democratic Melvin G. Mintz 28,181 31.0%
Democratic John C. Coolahan 12,642 13.9%
Democratic Kevin Pearl 1,711 1.9%

General election

Results

Baltimore County Executive election, 1994[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dutch Ruppersberger 119,555 54.1%
Republican Roger B. Hayden (incumbent) 101,598 45.9%
Democratic gain from Republican

Harford County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eileen M. Rehrmann (incumbent) Unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ronald Szczybor, financial advisor and business owner[20]

Results

Republican primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Szczybor Unopposed

General election

Results

Harford County Executive election, 1994[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eileen M. Rehrmann (incumbent) 38,623 62.3%
Republican Ronald M. Szczybor 23,418 37.7%
Democratic hold

Howard County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Chuck Ecker, incumbent county executive[22]

Results

Republican primary results[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Ecker (incumbent) Unopposed

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Susan Gray, lawyer and community activist[24]
Eliminated in primary
  • Sue-Ellen Hantman, former chair of the Howard County Democratic Central Committee[25]

Results

Democratic primary results[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Gray 10,084 52.7%
Democratic Sue-Ellen Hantman 9,037 47.3%

General election

Results

Howard County Executive election, 1994[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Ecker (incumbent) 44,749 64.4%
Democratic Susan Gray 24,765 35.6%
Republican hold

Montgomery County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Bruce Adams, county councilmember[28]
  • Gus Bauman, county planning board member[29]
Declined
  • Sidney Kramer, former county executive (endorsed Duncan)[30]
  • Neal Potter, incumbent county executive (endorsed Adams)[31]

Results

Democratic primary results[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Duncan 34,261 43.0%
Democratic Bruce Adams 27,051 33.9%
Democratic Gus Bauman 18,447 23.1%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Albert Ceccone, real estate consultant and perennial candidate[32]
  • Allen Prettyman, police officer[34]
  • Carol Trawick, business owner[35]

Results

Republican primary results[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Abrams 13,632 39.4%
Republican Carol Trawick 11,674 33.7%
Republican Allen Prettyman 4,963 14.3%
Republican Albert Ceccone 4,335 12.5%

General election

Results

Montgomery County Executive election, 1994[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doug Duncan 60,773 63.6%
Republican Stephen N. Abrams 34,726 36.4%
Democratic hold

Prince George's County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Wayne Curry, lawyer and former president of the Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce[37]
Eliminated in primary
  • Sue V. Mills, county councilmember[38]
  • Artie Polk, pastor and candidate for county executive in 1990[38]
  • Beatrice P. Tignor, state senator[39]
Withdrawn
  • Richard J. Castaldi, former mayor of Greenbelt (endorsed Mills)[40]

Results

Democratic primary results[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Curry 35,556 42.4%
Democratic Beatrice P. Tignor 30,297 36.1%
Democratic Sue V. Mills 17,062 20.3%
Democratic Artie Polk 951 1.1%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Robert B. Ostrom, lawyer[42]
Declined

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert B. Ostrom Unopposed

General election

Results

Prince George's County Executive election, 1994[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Curry 103,423 67.3%
Republican Robert B. Ostrom 50,333 32.7%
Democratic hold

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