1974 Maryland county executive elections

The Maryland county executive elections of 1974 took place on November 5, 1974. Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County elected county executives.

Anne Arundel County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert A. Pascal, state senator

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John H. Downs, county councilmember

Eliminated in primary

• Richard N. Hambleton, attorney and perennial candidate

Results

General election

Results

Baltimore County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ted Venetoulis, political strategist and author

Eliminated in primary

• Louis Ambrosetti, business owner
• Francis C. Barrett, county councilmember
• Frederick L. Dewberry, incumbent county executive
• William F. Harrison, insurance executive
• George P. Mahoney, perennial candidate and nominee for governor in 1966
• Joseph J. Weir, beauty parlor operator

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jervis S. Finney, state senator

Eliminated in primary

• Joseph U. Kauffman Jr.

Results

General election

Results

Harford County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charles Anderson, incumbent county executive

Eliminated in primary

• Monroe Duke, management expert

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John H. O'Neill, president of the Harford County Council

Eliminated in primary

• Michael C. Johns, pharmaceutical salesman

Results

General election

Results

Howard County

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Edward L. Cochran, county councilmember

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Howard G. Crist, businessman

Eliminated in primary

• Georgia L. Baublitz, member of the Howard County personnel board
• Herschell C. Doss, perennial candidate
• Robert E. Watson, newspaper editor

Results

General election

Results

Montgomery County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James P. Gleason, incumbent county executive

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Idamae Garrott, county councilmember

Eliminated in primary

• John P. Hewitt, executive director of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
• William E. Sher, county councilmember

Results

General election

Results

Prince George's County

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William W. Gullett, incumbent county executive

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Winfield M. Kelly Jr., county councilmember

Results

General election

Results

References