Four races in Anne Arundel County were too close to call in the Maryland primary election, held Tuesday. One of these is for State Delegate representing District 33A, including Crofton, where only 140 votes separate three candidates.
According to the Annapolis Capitol, incumbent Cathy Vitale is the winner for one of the two State Delegate slots representing the district, but the other delegate won't be decided until absentee and provisional ballots are counted. Businessman Sid Saab has 2,932 votes, school board member Vic Bernson has 2.976, and incumbent Tony McConkey has 3,072 votes.
"Some numbers are going to go up, some will go down," said the director of Anne Arundel County's Board of Election, regarding absentee and provisional ballots. "They are very important in a close race."
Other elections still pending are the Democratic primary for County Council District 6 and the Republican primary for District 2. In both of these races, fewer than 100 votes separate the candidates. About 500 votes separate candidates for Circuit Court judge.
These close races in the primary election will serve as a reminder to all of us that each vote IS important, and hopefully we'll make time to vote in the November election.
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