2002 Maryland county executive elections

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2002 Maryland county executive elections
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 1998November 5, 2002 2006  

All 6 of Maryland's county executive seats
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Party Democratic Republican
Last election51
Seats won51
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The Maryland county executive elections of 2002 took place on November 5, 2002, with the primary election occurring on September 10, 2002.

Contents

Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County elected county executives.

Anne Arundel County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Janet S. Owens, incumbent county executive [1]

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janet S. Owens (incumbent) 33,640 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Tom Angelis [4]

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phillip D. Bissett 18,496 63.8
Republican Tom Angelis10,48136.2

General election

Results

Anne Arundel County executive election, 2002 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janet S. Owens (incumbent) 89,456 51.8
Republican Phillip D. Bissett 83,30548.2

Baltimore County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Joseph Walters Jr. [7]

Results

Democratic primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James T. Smith Jr. 57,470 75.0
Democratic Joseph Walters Jr.19,19625.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Douglas B. Riley, member of the Baltimore County Council from the 4th district (1998–present) [9]

Results

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Douglas B. Riley 30,209 100.0

General election

Results

Baltimore County executive election, 2002 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James T. Smith Jr. 149,828 55.6
Republican Douglas B. Riley119,43544.4

Harford County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Ronald Roz, management systems consultant [12]

Results

Republican primary results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James M. Harkins (incumbent) 12,932 72.0
Republican William E. Legat5,01728.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Paul Gilbert, former director of the Office of Economic Development (1990–1998) [14]

Results

Democratic primary results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul Gilbert 13,587 100.0

General election

Results

Harford County executive election, 2002 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James N. Robey (incumbent) 51,889 61.8
Democratic Paul Gilbert31,97938.1
Write-in 740.1

Howard County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James N. Robey (incumbent) 20,149 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Steven H. Adler, businessman [18]
Eliminated in primary
  • Clark J. Schoeffield, telecommunications executive [19]

Results

Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven H. Adler 8,410 63.3
Republican Clark J. Schoeffield4,87436.7

General election

Results

Howard County executive election, 2002 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James N. Robey (incumbent) 52,918 57.8
Republican Steven H. Adler38,63042.2
Write-in 730.1

Montgomery County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • William E. Legat [22]

Results

Democratic primary results [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Doug Duncan (incumbent) 82,583 80.9
Democratic William E. Legat19,53519.1

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary results [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eric Anderson 13,901 52.4
Republican Jorge Ribas6,36424.0
Republican Shelly Skolnick6,24023.5

General election

Results

Montgomery County executive election, 2002 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Doug Duncan (incumbent) 217,497 76.3
Republican Eric Anderson66,42623.3
Write-in 1,0400.4

Prince George's County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack B. Johnson 39,503 37.0
Democratic M. H. Jim Estepp20,74819.5
Democratic C. Anthony Muse 19,97618.7
Democratic Rushern Baker 13,34412.5
Democratic Major Riddick13,10212.3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Audrey E. Scott, county councilmember (1994–present) [30]
Eliminated in primary
  • J. Mitchell Brown [30]

Results

Republican primary results [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Audrey E. Scott 6,994 74.8
Republican J. Mitchell Brown2,35825.2

General election

Results

Prince George's County executive election, 2002 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack B. Johnson 126,084 65.9
Republican Audrey E. Scott64,83233.9
Write-in 4320.2

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