Vanessa Atterbeary wins Democratic primary for Howard County executive, poised to make history
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Lillian Reed
14d ago· 5 min readenNews
Summary
Vanessa Atterbeary won the Democratic primary for Howard County executive, putting her on track to become the first Black woman to serve in that role. With no Republican candidates running, she may face no opposition in the November general election unless unaffiliated candidates enter by July 6. Atterbeary, a longtime Maryland lawmaker, received key endorsements from Gov. Wes Moore and outgoing County Executive Calvin Ball.
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· 4 pulledVanessa Atterbeary is on track to become the first Black woman to serve as Howard County executive.
She had more votes than the three other Democratic candidates just after 10 p.m. Tuesday evening, when the Associated Press called the race for her.
No Republicans are running for the position, so she could be unopposed in November's general election.
Atterbeary received key endorsements from Gov. Wes Moore and County Executive Calvin Ball, who will reach his term limit at the end of 2026.
She's on track to become the first Black woman to serve in as Howard County executive.
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