Immigrant Dem Elected Mayor of Annapolis, Defeating GOP Incumbent

In what sounds like a nightmare for the Trump crowd, one-term Annapolis Mayor Mike Pantelides (R), got beat by Gavin Buckley (D), an Australian immigrant. Buckley is a first-time officeholder. Just under 35% of Annapolitans turned out to vote in the hotly contested race.

The Board of Aldermen will continue to have seven Democratic and one Republican. Incumbent Alderman Frederick Paone (R) held on by just 18 votes against Kurt Riegel (D). In Ward 8, Incumbent Ross Arnett (D) held off a strong Republican challenge by 54 votes.

Here are the results.

Votes Percent
Mayor
Mike Pantelides R (i) 3354 38
Gavin Buckley D 5439 62
Board of Aldermen
Ward 1
Larry Claussen R 594 35
Eleanor Tierney D 1028 61
Ward 2
Frederick Paone R (i) 780 51
Kurt Riegel D 762 49
Ward 3
Rhonda Charles D (i) 648 97
Ward 4
Sheila Finlayson D (i) 380 72
Write-In WI 148 28
Ward 5
James Appel R 389 39
Marc Rodriguez D 610 61
Ward 6
Shaneka Henson D 426 95
Ward 7
David Frankel R 339 36
Rob Savidge D 592 63
Ward 8
Julie Mussog R 792 48
Ross Arnett D (i) 846 52

 

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