County executive primaries come with a big price tag

By: William J. Ford, Danielle J. Brown, Christine Condon, Will Hammann

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 2,571

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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There are fewer candidates running for county executive than there were four years ago, but their campaigns have raised $4.2 million more than at the same point in 2022, for a total of $16.24 million, according to preprimary campaign finance reports.

Most of the fundraising has come in three large counties with open executive seats: Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties, where Executive Marc Elrich and Executive Steuart Pittman are term-limited, and Baltimore County, where Executive …

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