1998 Maryland county executive elections

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1998 Maryland county executive elections
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November 3, 1998
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All 6 of Maryland's county executive seats
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 4 2
Seats won 5 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 671,356 280,660
Percentage 70.52% 29.48%

The Maryland county executive elections of 1998 took place on November 3, 1998. Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County elected county executives.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John G. Gary (incumbent) 19,003 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Janet S. Owens, judge of the Anne Arundel County Orphans' Court[3]
Eliminated in primary
  • Diane R. Evans, county councilmember[4]

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet S. Owens 20,047 51.3%
Democratic Diane R. Evans 19,069 48.7%

General election

Results

Anne Arundel County Executive election, 1998[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet S. Owens 87,676 57.8%
Republican John G. Gary (incumbent) 63,879 42.1%
Write-in 226 0.1%
Democratic gain from Republican

Baltimore County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent) 55,700 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John J. Bishop, state delegate[8]

Results

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Bishop 22,085 100.0%

General election

Results

Baltimore County Executive election, 1998[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent) 166,482 70.5%
Republican John J. Bishop 69,449 29.4%
Write-in 324 0.1%
Democratic hold

Harford County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Art Helton, former state senator[10]
Eliminated in primary
  • Robert W. Cos, crane safety consultant[11]

Results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Art Helton 11,173 66.7%
Democratic Robert W. Cos 5,586 33.3%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James M. Harkins 8,522 55.7%
Republican David R. Craig 6,585 43.0%
Republican Vedell Pace 192 0.1%

General election

Results

Harford County Executive election, 1998[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James M. Harkins 37,548 52.2%
Democratic Art Helton 34,169 47.5%
Write-in 181 0.3%
Republican gain from Democratic

Howard County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dennis R. Schrader, county councilmember[17]
Eliminated in primary
  • Charles C. Feaga, county councilmember[18]

Results

Republican primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis R. Schrader 7,559 52.3%
Republican Charles C. Feaga 6,902 47.7%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James N. Robey 14,980 100.0%

General election

Results

Howard County Executive election, 1998[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James N. Robey 44,960 55.0%
Republican Dennis R. Schrader 36,746 44.9%
Write-in 82 0.1%
Democratic gain from Republican

Montgomery County

Prince George's County

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