3 takeaways from Howard County’s primary election
Howard County voters handed Vanessa Atterbeary not only the Democratic nomination for county executive but also apparent wins for her allies in all five County Council races.
Victors and front-runners in the Democratic primary for each of the County Council’s five districts attended Atterbeary’s election-night party backstage at Columbia’s Merriweather Post Pavilion after the polls closed Tuesday. Atterbeary had endorsed Kevin Chin, Jessica Nichols and Janssen Evelyn and was endorsed by Christiana Rigby, who is the council’s lone incumbent pursuing another term.
The district won by Cat Carter, which includes Howard County’s western and more conservative reaches, is the only one with a Republican candidate.
While unaffiliated candidates have until July 6 to enter the race, the absence of any GOP contenders means Atterbeary and four council candidates could be unopposed in November’s general election.