County Executive Steuart Pittman gained ground on County Council member Jessica Haire in the Anne Arundel County executive race Friday after the first canvass of mail-in ballots showed the Democratic incumbent received twice as many votes from the first 11,200 votes counted.
The race for Anne Arundel County executive remains too close to call. Republican Jessica Haire has an 11,000-vote advantage over Democrat incumbent Steuart Pittman.
A handful of county executive races across Maryland in the D.C. area are shaping up to be close contests and some remained too close to call on election night.