The election to choose county executives in Maryland occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The U.S. House election, 2006, U.S. Senate election, 2006,

2006 Maryland gubernatorial election The 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich ran for a second term, but was defeated by the Democratic nominee, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley. Ehrlich was the only incumbent ...

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and

2006 Maryland House of Delegates election The 2006 Maryland House of Delegates elections were held on November 7, 2006, as part of the 2006 United States elections, including the 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election . All 141 of Maryland's state delegates were up for reelection. Democr ...

took place on the same day. Seven charter counties elected a county executive: Anne Arundel County,

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Harford County Harford County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 260,924. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County is included in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is al ...

, Howard County, Montgomery County,

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, and

Wicomico County Wicomico County () is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,588. The county seat is Salisbury. The county was named for the Wicomico River, whic ...

. This race coincided with the election for Maryland County Offices Election, 2006.

Anne Arundel County

The general election in Anne Arundel County was between Democratic George F. Johnson IV, a retired police officer from

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, and Republican John R. Leopold, a member of the

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Baltimore County

The general election in Baltimore County was between incumbent Democrat James T. Smith Jr. and Republican challenger Clarence Bell, a former police officer.

Harford County

The general election in Harford County was between incumbent Republican

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and Democratic challenger Ann C. Helton, a local non-profit executive.

Howard County

The Howard County general election was a three-way race between Democratic candidate

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, Republican candidate Christopher J. Merdon, and Independent candidate C. Stephen Wallis. Ulman and Merdon were both members of the Howard County Council, while Wallis was a middle school principal.

Montgomery County

The general election in Montgomery County was a three-way race. Democratic candidate Isiah Leggett was a former Montgomery County councilman and law professor at Howard University. Republican candidate Chuck Floyd was a previous candidate for the

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. Independent candidate Robin Ficker was a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates.

Prince George's County

In Prince George's county, Democratic incumbent Jack B. Johnson ran unopposed in the general election.

Wicomico County

In 2004, Wicomico County voters approved a charter amendment establishing an elected county executive, beginning in 2006. There were three established candidates in this inaugural election. The Democratic candidate was Richard M. Politt Jr, Fruitland, Maryland's City Manager. The nominated Republican candidate was Ronald G. Alessi Sr, a small business owner. Another Republican, Charles J. Jannace III, launched a write-in campaign.

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