Julie V. Walsh, Sharon Wilhide and Marsha B. Herbert won the three open seats on the Carroll County Board of Education in the Nov. 3 general election, according to results posted on the Maryland State Board of Elections website.
Walsh finished first with 29,251 votes (17.66%), followed by Wilhide with 28,743 (17.35%) and Herbert with 28,098 (16.97%). Voters could choose up to three candidates, and 165,619 votes were cast in the race.
Julie V. Walsh (left), Sharon Wilhide (center) and Marsha B. Herbert (right) won the three open seats on the Carroll County Board of Education in the Nov. 3 general election, according to results posted by the Maryland State Board of Elections. (Photos from candidate websites)
A narrow third seat
The race for the third seat was close. Shannon Hinkhaus finished fourth with 27,787 votes (16.78%), 311 votes behind Herbert. Lisa Maisano followed with 27,033 (16.32%), and Cleveland Christopher Friday received 24,074 (14.54%). Write-ins totaled 633 votes.
Hinkhaus led Herbert among in-person voters, taking 24,267 votes across early voting and Election Day to Herbert's 24,107. Herbert made up the difference with mail-in and provisional ballots, where she received 3,991 votes to Hinkhaus's 3,520.
Results by voting method
Candidate | Early voting | Election Day | Mail-in | Provisional | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julie V. Walsh | 7,159 | 15,565 | 5,712 | 815 | 29,251 |
Sharon Wilhide | 7,196 | 14,665 | 6,067 | 815 | 28,743 |
Marsha B. Herbert | 7,513 | 16,594 | 3,514 | 477 | 28,098 |
Shannon Hinkhaus | 7,575 | 16,692 | 3,025 | 495 | 27,787 |
Lisa Maisano | 6,675 | 13,697 | 5,821 | 840 | 27,033 |
Cleveland Christopher Friday | 6,391 | 14,616 | 2,613 | 454 | 24,074 |
Other write-ins | 156 | 351 | 109 | 17 | 633 |
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