Maryland judicial primary elections, 2014

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Maryland held its judicial primary elections on June 24, 2014. For more election information, see: Maryland judicial elections, 2014.

Primary results

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Court	Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote
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Orphans Court of Frederick County	Adrian Remsberg	Yes	26.4%A
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County	Alan Rzepkowski	No	16.3%A
Orphans Court of St. Mary’s County	Albert Babcock	No	30.8%A
8th Judicial Circuit	Alfred NanceA	Yes	11.8%A
Orphans Court of Kent County	Amy L. Nickerson	No	53.1%A
Orphans Court of Howard County	Anne Dodd	Yes	29.0%A
Orphans Court of Baltimore County	Arthur M. Frank	No	24.2%A
Orphans Court of Prince George's County	Athena Malloy GrovesA	Yes	32.7%A
6th Circuit Court	Audrey A. Creighton	Yes	22.0%A
Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County	Barry Donadio	No	8.1%A
Orphans Court of Allegany County	Billie J. Gilpin	Yes	20.0%A
Orphans Court of Somerset County	Bob McCready	No	33.8%A
Orphans Court of Frederick County	Bonnie L. Nicholson	No	33.7%A
Second Circuit Court	Brenda A. SextonA	Yes	79.2%A
Orphans Court of Charles County	Brian L. Still	No	100%A
Orphans Court of Frederick County	Buzz Working	No	22.4%A
Orphans Court of Dorchester County	Calvin TraversA	Yes	48.8%A
Orphans Court of Cecil County	Carolyn Crouch	Yes	32.6%A
Orphans Court of Dorchester County	Carolyn I. ToddA	Yes	51.2%A
Orphans Court of Talbot County	Carville D. DuncanA	Yes	19.1%A
Orphans Court of Washington County	Cassandra Laverne Costley	No	15.1%A
Orphans Court of Carroll County	Cathy Reese	Yes	24.8%A
Orphans Court of Allegany County	Charles "Buck" Taylor	No	100.0%A
Orphans Court of Baltimore City	Charles BernsteinA	No	19.3%A
Orphans Court of Carroll County	Charles E. Harrison	No	33.6%A
Orphans Court of Carroll County	Charles M. Coles, Jr.	No	10.9%A
8th Judicial Circuit	Christopher L. PanosA	Yes	13.4%A
Orphans Court of Frederick County	Cleopatra Campbell	Yes	23.0%A
Third Circuit Court	Colleen CavanaughA	Yes	26.4%A
Orphans Court of Caroline County	Conway GregoryA	Yes	27.7%A
Orphans Court of St. Mary’s County	Dalton Wood	Yes	37.5%A
Orphans Court of Allegany County	Dan Whetzel	No	13.6%A
Fourth Circuit Court	Dana M. WrightA	Yes	51.1%A
6th Circuit Court	Daniel Patrick Connell	No	22.3%A
Sixth Circuit Court	Danny Brian O'Connor	Yes	63.5%A
Orphans Court of Charles County	Darlene Breck	No	21.7%
Orphans Court of Baltimore County	David K. Hayes	No	17.8%A
Fourth Circuit Court	Donald E. BeachleyA	Yes	48.9%A
Orphans Court of Worcester County	Donald J. Stifler	No	13.6%A
Orphans Court of Somerset County	Donald L. Howard	Yes	33.7%A
Orphans Court of Allegany County	Donna F. May	Yes	26.4%A
Orphans Court of Carroll County	Dorothy V. Utz	Yes	27.6%A
Orphans Court of Carroll County	Ed Leister	No	34.3%A
Orphans Court of Allegany County	Edward C. Crossland	No	17.6%A
Orphans Court of Washington County	Eileen W. Wiggins		48.4%A
Orphans Court of Howard County	Ellen Harrison	No	51.6%A
Orphans Court of Caroline County	Ellery AdamsA	No	23.5%A
Orphans Court of Kent County	Elroy G. Boyer, Jr.	Yes	29.4%A
Orphans Court of Howard County	Emma Travis-Howard	No	48.4%A
Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County	Eric Wargotz	No	17.2%A
Orphans Court of Washington County	Frank E. Novinger	Yes	11.5%A
Orphans Court of Charles County	Frank H. Lancaster	Yes	23.3%A
Fifth Circuit Court	Fred S. HeckerA	Yes	69.8%A
Orphans Court of Garrett County	Fred Sanders	No	50.4%A
6th Circuit Court	Gary Eugene Bair	Yes	19.6%A
Orphans Court of Allegany County	Gary L. Logan	No	5.9%A
Orphans Court of Dorchester County	George R. Ames, JrA	Yes	100.0%A
Orphans Court of Baltimore City	Granville Templeton, III	No	9.8%A
Orphans Court of Wicomico County	Grover Green Cantwell, Jr.	No	100.0%A
Orphans Court of Garrett County	H. Wayne Wilt	Yes	49.7%A
7th Judicial Circuit	Hayward James West	Yes	44.4%A
Orphans Court of Worcester County	J. Franklin Knight	No	15.4%A
Orphans Court of Charles County	J. Lorraine Berry	Yes	31.0%A
Orphans Court of Worcester County	Jack Shook, Jr.	No	14.4%A
Orphans Court of Frederick County	James Edward French	No	32.6%A
Orphans Court of Frederick County	Janis Judson	No	33.7%A
8th Judicial Circuit	Jeffrey M. GellerA	Yes	13.6%A
7th Judicial Circuit	Jerome Richard Spencer	Yes	29.3%A
First Circuit Court	Jimmy Sarbanes	Yes	63.6%A
Orphans Court of Frederick County	Jimmy W. Trout	No	28.1%A
6th Circuit Court	Joan E. Ryon	Yes	23.6%A
Orphans Court of Carroll County	John D. Carbaugh	No	21.9%A
Orphans Court of Worcester County	John Dale Smack, III	Yes	28.7%A
Orphans Court of Cecil County	John David Jamison	No	21.5%A
Orphans Court of Talbot County	John F. Hall	No	14.4%A
Orphans Court of Washington County	John M. Shriver	Yes	25.2%A
Orphans Court of Somerset County	John R. Somers	Yes	55.1%A
Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County	Joseph V. DiPietro	Yes	16.1%A
Orphans Court of Washington County	Joseph W. Eichelberger	No	19.9%A
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County	Judith L. Duckett	Yes	19.6%A
Third Circuit Court	Julie L. GlassA	Yes	24.4%A
8th Judicial Circuit	Julie RubinA	Yes	12.9%A
Orphans Court of Baltimore County	Juliet Fisher	Yes	32.8%A
Third Circuit Court	Justin James KingA	Yes	20.6%A
Third Circuit Court	Kelby Brick	No	10.4%A
Orphans Court of Somerset County	Kenneth E. Ballard, Jr.	No	32.5%A
Second Circuit Court	Kevin Urick	No	38.1%A
Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County	Kim Calvert	No	9.2%A
Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County	Kimberly Jean Cascia	Yes	18.5%A
Orphans Court of Calvert County	Leslie M. DownsA	Yes	53.2%A
Orphans Court of Howard County	Leslie Smith Turner	Yes	28.8%A
Orphans Court of Baltimore City	Lewyn Scott GarrettA	Yes	19.6%A
Orphans Court of Somerset County	Libby M. Hall	No	44.9%A
Orphans Court of Washington County	Linda Davis (Maryland)	Yes	51.6%A
Orphans Court of St. Mary’s County	Linda Dean	Yes	49.8%A
Orphans Court of Worcester County	Linda M. Hess	Yes	27.8%A
Orphans Court of Baltimore City	Mark H. Weisner	No	10.6%A
8th Judicial Circuit	Melissa K. CopelandA	Yes	15.1%A
8th Judicial Circuit	Melissa Marie PhinnA	Yes	13.3%A
Orphans Court of Wicomico County	Melissa Pollitt Bright	Yes	32.6%A
First Circuit Court	Melvin Caldwell Jr.	No	57.0%A
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County	Michael J. Ragland, Sr.	No	7.0%A
Orphans Court of St. Mary’s County	Michael R. White (Maryland)	No	31.7%A
Orphans Court of Baltimore City	Michele E. LoewenthalA	Yes	22.7%A
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County	Mike Jacobs (Maryland)	No	12.0%A
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County	Nancy B. Hirshman	No	100.0%A
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County	Nancy Phelps	Yes	22.4%A
Orphans Court of Carroll County	Neil Ridgely	No	32.1%A
6th Circuit Court	Nelson W. Rupp, Jr.	Yes	20.4%A
Orphans Court of Howard County	Nicole Bormel Miller	No	23.3%A
Orphans Court of Wicomico County	Norma Lee Barkley	Yes	37.0%A
8th Judicial Circuit	Page Croyder	No	9.4%A
Orphans Court of Washington County	Paul Cox	No	14.6%A
Third Circuit Court	Paul J. HanleyA	Yes	22.5%A
Orphans Court of Kent County	Paul M. Showalter	No	24.3%A
Orphans Court of Talbot County	Paul S. CarrollA	No	27%A
Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County	Penelope A. Keating	No	11.0%A
Orphans Court of Cecil County	Pete Pritchard	No	21.7%A
Orphans Court of Wicomico County	Peter D. Evans	No	30.5%A
Orphans Court of Baltimore County	Peter V. Gargano	No	100.0%A
8th Judicial Circuit	Philip Senan JacksonA	Yes	13.3%A
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County	Phyllis Balzer Beardmore	No	7.4%A
Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County	Richard "Dick" Smith	No	11.4%A
Orphans Court of Cecil County	Richard Charles Bartel	No	44.8%A
Orphans Court of Washington County	Robert Adair	Yes	13.8%A
Orphans Court of Caroline County	Ron FearinsA	No	30.9%A
Orphans Court of Talbot County	Ron Frampton	No	14.4%A
Orphans Court of Allegany County	Ron Levasseur	No	10.7%A
Orphans Court of Kent County	Rosalie Brady Kuechler	No	29.0%A
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County	Rose Brooks	No	8.0%A
Orphans Court of Cecil County	Sally Saunders Camp	No	24.2%A
Orphans Court of Caroline County	Samuel Fairbank	No	17.9%A
Orphans Court of Carroll County	Samuel V. Greenholtz	No	14.7%A
Sixth Circuit Court	Scott Rolle	No	58.7%A
Orphans Court of Howard County	Shari Lynne Chase	No	18.9%A
Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County	Stan Ruddie	No	43.1%A
Orphans Court of Baltimore City	Stephan W. Fogleman	Yes	18.1%A
Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County	Steve Hoofnagle	No	8.6%A
Fifth Circuit Court	Steven Tiedemann	No	36.1%A
Orphans Court of Calvert County	Theodore Philip LeBlancA	No	46.8%A
Orphans Court of Kent County	Thomas James Lloyd, Jr.	No	17.3%A
Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County	Thomas M. Walsh (Maryland)	Yes	56.9%A
Orphans Court of Calvert County	Thomas Michael PelagattiA	Yes	100%A
7th Judicial Circuit	Thomas R. Simpson, Jr.	No	38.6%A
Orphans Court of Allegany County	Tom Taccino	No	5.8%A
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County	Valerie Vollmers	No	7.3%A
Orphans Court of Prince George's County	Vicky L. Ivory-OremA	Yes	32.1%A
Orphans Court of Cecil County	W. Edwin Cole, Jr.	Yes	55.2%A
Orphans Court of Prince George's County	Wendy A. CartwrightA	Yes	35.2%A
Orphans Court of Worcester County	William D. Shockley	Yes	100.0%A
Orphans Court of Baltimore County	William Evans	Yes	25.1%A
Orphans Court of Talbot County	William J. HowardA	Yes	24.8%A
Orphans Court of St. Mary’s County	William Miles Mattingly	Yes	50.3%A

See also

• Portal:Judicial elections
• Maryland judicial elections, 2014
• Maryland judicial elections
• Judicial selection in Maryland

Footnotes

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State courts:

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State resources:

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