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Baltimore County Public Schools elections (2018)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 16
- Early voting: Oct. 25 - Nov. 1
- Absentee voting deadline: Postmark Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Only during early voting period
- Voter ID: No ID required generally
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Seven of the 12 seats on the Baltimore County Public Schools school board in Maryland were up for general election on November 6, 2018. A primary election for the District 1, 3, 4, and 7 seats was held on June 26, 2018, as three or more candidates filed to run in those races. This election was the first time the district held board elections. Prior to 2018, every member of the board was appointed by the governor.[1]
Elections
Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 1
Lisa Mack defeated Matt Gresick in the general election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Mack (Nonpartisan) | 59.6 | 20,074 | |
 | Matt Gresick (Nonpartisan) | 39.8 | 13,397 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 183 | ||
| Total votes: 33,654 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 1
Matt Gresick and Lisa Mack defeated Deborah Arnetta Cason, Pete Fitzpatrick, and Richard Young in the primary for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 1 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Gresick (Nonpartisan) | 28.0 | 3,917 |
| ✔ | Lisa Mack (Nonpartisan) | 24.9 | 3,484 | |
| Deborah Arnetta Cason (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 2,801 | ||
 | Pete Fitzpatrick (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 2,172 | |
| Richard Young (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 1,634 | ||
| Total votes: 14,008 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Echo Prana Salisbury (Nonpartisan)
District 2
General election
General election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 2
Cheryl Pasteur defeated Anthony Miles Glasser in the general election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cheryl Pasteur (Nonpartisan) | 66.1 | 23,584 |
| Anthony Miles Glasser (Nonpartisan) | 33.0 | 11,770 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 306 | ||
| Total votes: 35,660 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 3
Incumbent Kathleen Causey defeated Paul Konka in the general election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen Causey (Nonpartisan) | 75.4 | 32,085 | |
 | Paul Konka (Nonpartisan) | 24.1 | 10,243 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 219 | ||
| Total votes: 42,547 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 3
The following candidates ran in the primary for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 3 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen Causey (Nonpartisan) | 51.5 | 8,603 | |
| ✔ | | Paul Konka (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 1,817 |
| Michael Voelker (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 1,656 | ||
| Joan Magnani (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 1,588 | ||
 | John Egan (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 1,004 | |
| John Lang III (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 826 | ||
| Michael Petrella (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 636 | ||
| Paul Evitts (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 583 | ||
| Total votes: 16,713 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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District 4
General election
General election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 4
Makeda Scott defeated Kathleen White in the general election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Makeda Scott (Nonpartisan) | 54.2 | 21,644 | |
| Kathleen White (Nonpartisan) | 45.1 | 18,005 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 289 | ||
| Total votes: 39,938 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 4 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen White (Nonpartisan) | 30.6 | 5,272 | |
| ✔ | Makeda Scott (Nonpartisan) | 23.4 | 4,031 | |
| Regina Ann Smith (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 3,574 | ||
| Tara Huffman (Nonpartisan) | 12.7 | 2,194 | ||
| Autrese Thornton (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 1,114 | ||
| Gaston Horne (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 1,055 | ||
| Total votes: 17,240 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 5
Incumbent Julie Henn won election in the general election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Julie Henn (Nonpartisan) | 98.4 | 33,210 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 525 | ||
| Total votes: 33,735 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter Beilenson (Nonpartisan)
District 6
General election
General election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 6
Lily Rowe defeated Edward Kitlowski in the general election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lily Rowe (Nonpartisan) | 60.5 | 19,544 | |
| Edward Kitlowski (Nonpartisan) | 38.8 | 12,515 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 226 | ||
| Total votes: 32,285 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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District 7
General election
General election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 7
Rod McMillion defeated William Feuer in the general election for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rod McMillion (Nonpartisan) | 55.1 | 13,790 | |
| William Feuer (Nonpartisan) | 44.1 | 11,038 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 202 | ||
| Total votes: 25,030 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 7
Rod McMillion and William Feuer defeated Eric Washington in the primary for Baltimore County Public Schools, District 7 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rod McMillion (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 4,091 | |
| ✔ | William Feuer (Nonpartisan) | 30.4 | 2,889 | |
| Eric Washington (Nonpartisan) | 26.5 | 2,513 | ||
| Total votes: 9,493 | |||
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Endorsements
The Teachers Association of Baltimore County endorsed District 1 candidate Matt Gresick, District 2 candidate Cheryl Pasteur, District 3 candidate Paul Konka, District 4 candidate Tara Huffman, District 4 candidate Kathleen White, District 5 candidate Peter Beilenson, District 6 candidate Edward Kitlowski, District 7 candidate Eric Washington, and District 7 candidate Rod McMillion.[2] District 1 candidate Matt Gresick also received endorsements from Maryland State Delegate Eric Ebersole, Maryland State Delegate Clarence Lam, and Maryland State Delegate Terri Hill.[3][4] District 3 candidate Paul Konka received an endorsement from the Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County.[5]
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About the district
Baltimore County Public Schools is located in Maryland. The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 109,830 students.[6]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Maryland. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Maryland with 60.3 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 33.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1789 and 2016, Maryland voted Democratic 52 percent of the time and Republican 21 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Maryland voted Democratic all five times.[7]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "First Baltimore County school board election to be competitive in all 7 districts," February 27, 2018
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "In Baltimore County exec race, Almond and Brochin land key endorsements", April 12, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via email on April 7, 2018
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "First southwest area candidate files for Baltimore County school board", January 4, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via email on June 2, 2018
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Maryland," accessed June 22, 2017
| Baltimore County Public Schools elections in 2018 | |
| Baltimore County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | Primary Election: June 26, 2018 • General Election: November 6, 2018 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Deborah Arnetta Cason • Pete Fitzpatrick • Matt Gresick • Lisa Mack • Echo Prana Salisbury • Richard Young District 2: • Anthony Miles Glasser • Cheryl Pasteur District 3: • Incumbent, Kathleen Causey • John Egan • Paul Evitts • Paul Konka • John Lang III • Joan Magnani • Michael Petrella • Michael Voelker District 4: • Gaston Horne • Tara Huffman • Makeda Scott • Regina Ann Smith • Autrese Thornton • Kathleen White District 5: • Incumbent, Julie Henn • Peter Beilenson District 6: • Edward Kitlowski • Lily Rowe District 7: • William Feuer • Rod McMillion • Eric Washington |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
