More than 5,600 people in Frederick County vote early in 2024 primary election

Ceoli Jacoby, The Frederick News-Post, Md.
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More than 5,600 people in Frederick County voted early in the 2024 primary election, according to data from the Maryland State Board of Elections.

Between May 2 and 9 — the early voting period for the primary election — 5,605 people in Frederick County cast their ballots. That amounts to 2.8% of eligible active voters in the county, according to the State Board of Elections.

Of the 5,605 people in Frederick County who cast their primary ballots early, 2,548 voted in the Democratic primary and 2,709 voted in the Republican primary, according to the State Board of Elections.

Unaffiliated voters cast 336 of the early primary ballots in Frederick County. One person who voted early in Frederick County was registered as a Libertarian, while 11 people were registered with another political party.

Turnout was highest in Frederick County during the last three days of the early-voting period, according to the State Board of Elections. A total of 60 people registered to vote or updated their voter information at one of the county’s early voting locations.

The Prospect Center was the most popular early voting location in Frederick County this election, followed by Urbana Regional Library, the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department Activities Building and Thurmont Regional Library.

The 2024 primary election will be held on Tuesday at polling places across the county.

Offices on the ballot this year include U.S. president, one of Maryland’s two U.S. Senate seats, the U.S. representative for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District and three seats on the Frederick County Board of Education.

The judge of Maryland’s 6th judicial circuit is also up for election. Judge Joanmarie Raymond Brubaker is running unopposed. There are no state races on the ballot this year.

All registered voters in Frederick County, whether or not they are affiliated with a major political party, can vote in the school board primary.

Only voters registered as Democrats or Republicans can vote in partisan elections, including for delegates and alternates for the Republican and Democratic national conventions this year.

The Frederick News-Post has an online voters guide with information on House, Senate and school board candidates at tinyurl.com/fnpprimaryguide.

The general election will be on Nov. 5.

For more information about voting in Frederick County, people can visit frederickcountymd.gov/8665/2024-Presidential-Election.