MARYLAND - While Maryland holds primaries for U.S. Senate seat and Congressional District 1 Tuesday, school districts across the Eastern Shore are also holding primary elections for their Boards of Education. Below is a list of local races and the candidates vying for Board seats today.
Caroline County
Board of Education District 2
Stefanie D. Johnson (unchallenged)
Dorchester County
Councilmanic District 1
Brandy Dawson Cumberland
Michael D. Diaz, Sr.
Lucas A. Thorpe
Councilmanic District 3
Christine LaMonica
Susan V. Morgan
Councilmanic District 5
Jerome J. Harris
Michael Hartford
Christopher M. Wheedleton
Queen Anne’s County
Commissioner District 2
Mathew Drayer
Richard “Dick” Smith
Commissioner District 3
Carrie Sutherland (unchallenged)
Commissioner District 4
Kendra L. Eichler (unchallenged)
Somerset County
Commissioner District 2
Mary Beth Bozman
Alverne “Chet” W. Chesterfield
Commissioner District 4
Troy S. Brittingham, Jr.
Matthew Warren Lankford
Talbot County
Board of Education District 2
Candace N. Henry
Connie Loveland
Ann C. O’Connor
Board of Education District 5
Anna Howie
Karla Wieland-Cherry
Board of Education District 6
Kerry Gunshenan
Cynthia Marrah Jurrius
Worcester County
Commissioner District 2
Kaleemah L. Barkley
Donald C. Smack, Sr.
Commissioner District 3
Jon Michael Andes
Cheryl Middleton
Commissioner District 5
John E. Huber, IV
Dorothy Shelton Leslie
Elena McComas
Polling locations can be found on Maryland’s State Board of Elections website. CoastTV News will continue to cover Maryland's 2024 Primary Elections throughout Tuesday.