Overview
- Annapolis’ unofficial in-person totals show Democrat Jared Littmann leading Republican Robert O’Shea 4,291 to 1,798 for mayor, with Democrats ahead in nearly every City Council race except a narrow Ward 1 edge for an unaffiliated candidate.
- Annapolis officials begin counting drop-box and mailed ballots Thursday with certification slated for Nov. 12, and city data indicate Democrats returned more mail ballots than other voters.
- O’Shea said he called Littmann to offer congratulations, and Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller also phoned Littmann, though final results remain pending.
- Minneapolis’ 15-candidate mayoral race, featuring incumbent Jacob Frey and state Sen. Omar Fateh, remains unresolved as ranked-choice rounds and planned vote-transfer strategies delay a winner.
- Minnesota voters also weighed special state Senate races in Districts 29 and 47 that could affect the closely divided chamber, while elsewhere dozens of municipal contests were decided, including several mayoral outcomes in Massachusetts.