2002 Maryland county executive elections

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2002 Maryland county executive elections
← 1998
November 5, 2002
2006 →
All 6 of Maryland's county executive seats
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 5 1
Seats won 5 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 667,762 424,517
Percentage 61.13% 38.87%

The Maryland county executive elections of 2002 took place on November 5, 2002, with the primary election occurring on September 10, 2002.

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip D. Bissett 18,496 63.8
Republican Tom Angelis 10,481 36.2

General election

Results

Anne Arundel County executive election, 2002[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet S. Owens (incumbent) 89,456 51.8
Republican Phillip D. Bissett 83,305 48.2

Baltimore County

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Results

Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James T. Smith Jr. 57,470 75.0
Democratic Joseph Walters Jr. 19,196 25.0

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Douglas B. Riley 30,209 100.0

General election

Results

Baltimore County executive election, 2002[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James T. Smith Jr. 149,828 55.6
Republican Douglas B. Riley 119,435 44.4

Harford County

Republican primary

Candidates

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

Results

Republican primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James M. Harkins (incumbent) 12,932 72.0
Republican Ronald Roz 5,017 28.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Results

Democratic primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Gilbert 13,587 100.0

General election

Results

Harford County executive election, 2002[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James M. Harkins (incumbent) 51,889 61.8
Democratic Paul Gilbert 31,979 38.1
Write-in 74 0.1

Howard County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven H. Adler 8,410 63.3
Republican Clark J. Schoeffield 4,874 36.7

General election

Results

Howard County executive election, 2002[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James N. Robey (incumbent) 52,918 57.8
Republican Steven H. Adler 38,630 42.2
Write-in 73 0.1

Montgomery County

Prince George's County

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