Republicans S. Larry Tichnell, Paul C. Edwards and Ryan S. Savage lead the three Garrett County Commissioner races in unofficial results posted early this morning by the Maryland State Board of Elections.
The county results include early voting and Election Day ballots from all 19 Election Day precincts. Mail-in and provisional ballots had not been reported for the candidate races when the state’s page was last refreshed at 3:44 a.m. today, Nov. 4.
In District 1, Tichnell had 7,291 votes (79.99%) to 1,789 (19.63%) for Democrat Jeff Hovis. In District 2, Edwards ran unopposed and received 7,898 votes. In District 3, Savage had 7,321 votes (80.89%) to 1,693 (18.71%) for Democrat Jesse deVore.
Garrett County voters strongly favored Republican Dan Cox for governor. Cox and running mate Rob Krop received 7,285 votes in the county (78.77%), while Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller received 1,675 (18.11%). Statewide, the Moore-Miller ticket led with 62.52% of the vote to 33.20% for Cox and Krop, with 1,957 of 1,979 Election Day precincts reporting.
In the race for the 6th Congressional District, Republican Robin Ficker carried Garrett County with 7,155 votes (77.59%) to 1,914 (20.75%) for U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney. Districtwide, McClain Delaney led with 56.23% to Ficker’s 40.84%, with all 214 Election Day precincts reporting.
In Garrett County, Sen. Mike McKay received 7,436 votes (80.55%) for State Senator in District 1, to 1,789 (19.38%) for Democrat Ashley Emerick. For House of Delegates District 1A, Republican Dan Duggan received 7,602 votes (82.70%) in the county, to 1,573 (17.11%) for Democrat Jason M. Jobe.
Several county offices were uncontested on the ballot:
- State’s Attorney: Christian Mash, 8,255 votes
- Sheriff: Bryson Meyers, 8,345 votes
- Clerk of the Circuit Court: Bill Bittinger, 8,272 votes
- Register of Wills: Rita L. Watson, 8,369 votes
- Judges of the Orphans’ Court: Michael Beard, 6,234 votes; Jeffrey D. Murphy, 6,233 votes; John Ross Sines, 6,135 votes
- Board of Education District 1: Sadie M. Liller, 6,927 votes
- Board of Education District 2: Rodney B. Glotfelty, 7,340 votes
No candidate was listed on the ballot for Board of Education District 3, where 473 write-in votes were cast.
On the three statewide ballot questions, Garrett County voters favored Question 1, the Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026, by 4,510 to 4,059. They opposed Question 2, on temporary appointments to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities, 4,879 to 3,706, and opposed Question 3, on election districts for the General Assembly and Congress, 6,587 to 2,340.
Results remain unofficial until mail-in and provisional ballots are counted and the results are certified. The full Garrett County results are on the State Board of Elections website.
