County executives head nine of the 23counties of Maryland:Anne Arundel,Baltimore,Cecil,Frederick,Harford,Howard,Montgomery,Prince George's, andWicomico. All of these counties havechartered governments andcounty councils; whileDorchester andTalbot counties also have chartered governments, they do not have executives. The other 12 counties are governed byboards of county commissioners.^[1] As of 2025^[update], theDemocratic Party held six county executiveships, while theRepublican Party held three.

Current county executives of Maryland

County	Image	Executive	Entered office	Party		Election(s)	Ref.
Anne Arundel		Steuart Pittman (born 1961)	December 3, 2018		Democratic	2018 2022	[2]
Baltimore		Kathy Klausmeier (born 1950)	January 7, 2025		Democratic	—N/a[a]	[4]
Cecil		Adam Streight (born 1974)	December 2, 2024		Republican	2024	[5]
Frederick		Jessica Fitzwater (born 1983)[6]	December 5, 2022		Democratic	2022	[7]
Harford		Robert Cassilly (born 1958)	December 5, 2022		Republican	2022	[8]
Howard		Calvin Ball III (born 1975)	December 3, 2018		Democratic	2018 2022	[9]
Montgomery		Marc Elrich (born 1949)	December 3, 2018		Democratic	2018 2022	[10]
Prince George's		Aisha Braveboy (born 1974)	June 18, 2025		Democratic	2025(special)	[11]
Wicomico		Julie Giordano (born 1981)	December 6, 2022		Republican	2022	[12]

Executives of Anne Arundel County

Image	Executive	Tenure	Party		Election(s)	Ref.
—N/a	Joseph W. Alton (1919–2013)	February 1, 1965[13] – December 2, 1974[14]		Republican	1965[15] 1970[16]	[17]
—N/a	Robert A. Pascal (1934–2021)	December 2, 1974[14] – 1982		Republican	1974 1978	[18]
	O. James Lighthizer (born 1946)	1982 – 1990		Democratic	1982 1986	[19]
	Robert R. Neall (born 1948)	1990 – 1994		Republican	1990	[20]
—N/a	John G. Gary (1943–2025)[21]	1994 – 1998		Republican	1994	[22]
—N/a	Janet S. Owens (born 1944)	1998 – 2006		Democratic	1998 2002	[23]
	John R. Leopold (born 1943)	December 4, 2006 – February 1, 2013[b]		Republican	2006 2010	[24]
—N/a	John R. Hammond Acting	February 2013		Republican	—N/a	[25]
	Laura Neuman (born 1965)	February 22, 2013 – December 1, 2014		Republican	—N/a[c]	[27]
	Steve Schuh (born 1960)	December 1, 2014 – December 3, 2018		Republican	2014	[28]
	Steuart Pittman (born 1961)	December 3, 2018 – present		Democratic	2018 2022	[2]

Executives of Cecil County

Image	Executive	Tenure	Party		Election(s)	Ref.
	Tari Moore	December 3, 2012 – December 5, 2016		Independent[d]	2012	[29]
				Republican
	Alan McCarthy (born 1947)	December 5, 2016 – December 7, 2020		Republican	2016	[31]
	Danielle Hornberger (born 1981)	December 7, 2020 – December 2, 2024		Republican	2020	[32]
	Adam Streight (born 1974)	December 2, 2024 – present		Republican	2024	[5]

Executives of Frederick County

Image	Executive	Tenure	Party		Election(s)	Ref.
	Jan Gardner (born 1956)	December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022		Democratic	2014 2018	[33]
	Jessica Fitzwater (born 1983)[6]	December 5, 2022 – present		Democratic	2022	[7]

Executives of Harford County

Image	Executive	Tenure	Party		Election(s)	Ref.
—N/a	Charles Anderson (born 1931)	December 28, 1972 – December 4, 1978		Democratic[34]	1972[35] 1974	[36]
—N/a	J. Thomas Barranger (1947–2011)[37]	December 4, 1978 – December 6, 1982		Democratic[34]	1978	[38]
—N/a	Habern W. Freeman (born 1941)	December 6, 1982 – December 3, 1990		Democratic	1982 1986	[39]
	Eileen M. Rehrmann (born 1944)	December 3, 1990 – December 7, 1998		Democratic	1990 1994	[40]
	James M. Harkins (born 1953)	December 7, 1998 – June 30, 2005		Republican	1998 2002	[41]
	David R. Craig (born 1949)	July 4, 2005 – December 1, 2014		Republican	2006[e] 2010	[43]
	Barry Glassman (born 1962)	December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022		Republican	2014 2018	[44]
	Robert Cassilly (born 1958)	December 5, 2022 – present		Republican	2022	[8]

Executives of Howard County

Image	Executive	Tenure	Party		Election(s)	Ref.
—N/a	Omar Jones (born 1913)	January 28, 1969 – 1974		Democratic		[45]
—N/a	Edward L. Cochran (born 1929)	December 1974 – December 1978		Democratic	1974	[46]
—N/a	J. Hugh Nichols (1930–2015)	December 1978 – July 1986		Democratic	1978 1982	[47]
				Republican[f]
—N/a	Ned Eakle (1926–2012) Acting	October 22, 1986 – December 1986		Democratic	—N/a[g]	[48]
	Elizabeth Bobo (born 1943)	December 1, 1986 – December 3, 1990		Democratic	1986	[49]
—N/a	Chuck Ecker (1928–2015)	December 3, 1990 – December 1998		Republican	1990 1994	[50]
	James N. Robey (born 1941)	December 1998 – December 4, 2006		Democratic	1998 2002	[51]
	Kenneth Ulman (born 1974)	December 4, 2006 – December 1, 2014		Democratic	2006 2010	[52]
	Allan H. Kittleman (born 1958)	December 1, 2014 – December 3, 2018		Republican	2014	[53]
	Calvin Ball III (born 1975)	December 3, 2018 – present		Democratic	2018 2022	[9]

Executives of Montgomery County

Image	Executive	Tenure	Party		Election(s)	Ref.
—N/a	James P. Gleason (1921–2008)	December 7, 1970 – December 4, 1978		Republican	1970 1974	[54]
—N/a	Charles W. Gilchrist (1936–1999)	December 4, 1978 – December 1, 1986		Democratic	1978 1982	[55]
	Sidney Kramer (1925–2022)	December 1, 1986 – December 3, 1990		Democratic	1986	[56]
—N/a	Neal Potter (1915–2008)	December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994		Democratic	1990	[57]
	Doug Duncan (born 1955)	December 5, 1994 – December 4, 2006		Democratic	1994 1998 2002	[58]
	Ike Leggett (born 1944)	December 4, 2006 – December 3, 2018		Democratic	2006 2010 2014	[59]
	Marc Elrich (born 1949)	December 3, 2018 – present		Democratic	2018 2022	[10]

Executives of Prince George's County

Image	Executive	Tenure	Party		Election(s)	Ref.
—N/a	William W. Gullett (1922–2015)	February 8, 1971[60] – 1974		Republican	1971	[61]
—N/a	Winfield M. Kelly Jr. (1935–2023)	1974 – 1978		Democratic	1974	[62]
	Lawrence Hogan (1928–2017)	December 1978 – December 19, 1982		Republican	1978	[63]
	Parris Glendening (born 1942)	December 19, 1982 – December 1994		Democratic	1982 1986 1990	[64]
—N/a	Wayne Curry (1951–2014)	December 1994 – December 2, 2002		Democratic	1994 1998	[65]
—N/a	Jack B. Johnson (born 1949)	December 2, 2002 – December 6, 2010		Democratic	2002 2006	[66]
	Rushern Baker (born 1958)	December 6, 2010 – December 3, 2018		Democratic	2010 2014	[67]
	Angela Alsobrooks (born 1971)	December 3, 2018 – December 2, 2024		Democratic	2018 2022	[68]
	Tara Jackson Acting	December 2, 2024 – June 18, 2025		Democratic	—N/a[h]	[69][70]
	Aisha Braveboy (born 1974)	June 18, 2025 – present		Democratic	2025	[11]

Executives of Wicomico County

Image	Executive	Tenure	Party		Election(s)	Ref.
	Richard M. Pollitt Jr. (born 1952)	December 5, 2006[71] – December 2, 2014		Democratic	2006 2010	[72]
	Bob Culver (1952–2020)	December 2, 2014 – July 26, 2020		Republican	2014 2018	[73]
	John Psota (born 1963)	July 26, 2020 – December 6, 2022		Republican	—N/a[i]	[76]
	Julie Giordano (born 1981)	December 6, 2022 – present		Republican	2022	[12]

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