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2025 Annapolis mayoral election
Local election in Maryland, US
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The 2025 Annapolis mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Annapolis, Maryland. Incumbent Democratic mayor Gavin Buckley, who was re-elected to a second term with 72.7 percent of the vote in 2021, was ineligible to run for re-election to a third term due to term limits. Former alder Jared Littmann won the Democratic primary election on September 16, 2025, and defeated Republican nominee Bob O'Shea in the general election.
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November 4, 2025
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jared Littmann, former alder from Ward 5 (2013–2017)[1]
Eliminated in primary
- Rhonda Pindell-Charles, alder from Ward 3 (2013–present)[2]
Declined
- Elly Tierney, former alder from Ward 1 (2017–2024) (endorsed Littmann)[3]
Endorsements
Jared Littmann
- Statewide officials
- Parris Glendening, former governor of Maryland (1995–2003)[4]
- Brooke Lierman, comptroller of Maryland (2023–present)[5]
- State legislators
- John Astle, former state senator from the 30th district (1995–2019) and candidate for mayor in 2017[6]
- Dylan Behler, state delegate from district 30A (2025–present)[5]
- Shaneka Henson, state senator from the 30th district (2025–present)[5]
- Dana Jones, state delegate from district 30A (2020–present)[5]
- County officials
- Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County executive (2018–present)[7]
- Local officials
- Ross Arnett, alder from Ward 8 (2007–present)[8]
- Ellen Moyer, former mayor (2001–2009)[6]
- Karma O'Neill, alder from Ward 2 (2021–present)[6]
- Rob Savidge, alder from Ward 7 (2017–present)[9]
- Elly Tierney, former alder from Ward 1 (2017–2024)[3]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
- Sierra Club Maryland[11]
Rhonda Pindell-Charles
Declined to endorse
- Local officials
- Gavin Buckley, incumbent mayor (2017–present)[6]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jared Littmann | 2,594 | 67.1 | |
| Democratic | Rhonda Pindell-Charles | 1,271 | 32.9 | |
| Total votes | 3,865 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
- Mike Pantelides, former mayor (2013–2017)[14]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob O'Shea | Unopposed | ||
| Total votes | N/a | 100.0 | ||
General election
Post-primary endorsements
Jared Littmann (D)
Statewide officials
- Wes Moore, governor of Maryland (2023–present)[5]
Bob O'Shea (R)
Statewide officials
- Bob Ehrlich, former governor of Maryland (2003–2007)[15]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jared Littmann | 6,792 | 73.32% | +0.66% | |
| Republican | Bob O'Shea | 2,441 | 26.35% | +0.14% | |
| Write-in | 30 | 0.32% | -0.81% | ||
| Total votes | 9,263 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| n/a | Overvotes | 3 | 0.03% | −0.01% | |
| n/a | Undervotes | 56 | 0.60% | −0.60% | |