WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

ELECTION RETURNS

GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 5, 2002

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

DISTRICT 1

(no candidate filed) (D)
John E. (Sonny) Bloxom* (R) 1,632
write in 23
Total 1,655


DISTRICT 2

James L. Purnell, Jr.* (D) 1,341
(no candidate filed) (R)
write in 47
Total 1,388


DISTRICT 3

Susan Powell Wenzlaff (D) 1,312
James C. (Bud) Church* (R) 1,668
write in 3
Total 2,983


DISTRICT 4

Virgil L. Shockley* (D) 1,326
Houston Hill (R) 880
write in 1
Total 2,207


DISTRICT 5

Terry H. Saxon (D) 1,394
Judith O. Boggs* (R) 1,820
write in 7
Total 3,221


DISTRICT 6

Jackie Carey (D) 913
James Tony Dibuo (I) 723
Tom A. Cetola* (R) 1,398
write in 4
Total 3,038


DISTRICT 7

(no candidate filed) (D)
Louise L. Gulyas* (R) 2,511
write in 63
Total 2,574

BOARD OF EDUCATION

DISTRICT 1

Marion L. Butler, Jr.* 1,048
Rob Clarke 770
write in 4
Total 1,822


DISTRICT 4

Jennie F. Owen 983
Donald Shockley* 1,083
write in 3
Total 2,069


DISTRICT 6

Bob Hulburd* 1,462
Patricia Selig 1,256
write in 3
Total 2,721


DISTRICT 7

Jim McGuinniss 1,336
Robert A. Rothermel, Jr.* 1,447
write in 6
Total 2,789

STATE'S ATTORNEY

Joel Jacob Todd* (D) 13,919
Beau H. Oglesby (R)
(On Aug. 20, 2002, Circuit Court ruled that candidate Oglesby did not meet residency requirement)
write in 357
Total 14,276


CIRCUIT COURT CLERK

Stephen Vaughn Hales* (D) 14,198
(no candidate filed) (R)
write in 135
Total 14,333


SHERIFF

Charles T. Martin* (D) 14,753
(no candidate filed) (R)
write in 168
Total 14,921


ORPHANS' COURT JUDGES
(vote for three)

Fannie W. Birckhead (D) 7,032
William D. Shockley* (D) 9,849
W. Kenneth Tyler* (D) 7,465
Al Bridgman (R) 6,183
George Coleburn* (R) 7,121
Howard G. Jenkins (R) 6,864
write in 20


REGISTER OF WILLS

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Charlotte Kerbin Cathell* (D) 14,031
(no candidate filed) (R)
write in 124
Total 14,155


* = winner; (D) = Democrat; (I) = Independent; (R) = Republican.

Source: Worcester County Board of Elections

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