Frederick County
Frederick County
Municipal Elections in Frederick County
Still have not voted yet? Less than 1 of every 5 Democrats voted in the primary. The general election is November 4, 2025. Let's get more voters from every party out there to select the folks who decide how our city taxes are spent, what city services we can rely on, and how housing is built in the city - examples of why you may want to vote. See the videos of the forums of the remaining candidates. Look for our Voters' Guide in print at the C. Burr Artz library, in English and in Spanish, as well as online as noted below.
Find the English Voters' Guide at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11G1OjwIWV2DEWs6Rx-iQVqhnGWJ6z_Sl/view?usp=drive_link
Find the Spanish Voters'Guide at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFmaMeYf7i4ZrS61FeHVbc1QtL5V2s8c/view?usp=drive_link
Unopposed candidates will not be on the ballot - they are our new city council members as of the date of the primary.
The town links below will take you to the city websites where you can find information about how to register, how to run as a candidate, how and where to vote, etc. We will be breaking this up by city in the future on new webpages under Election Processes.
LWV of Frederick County hosted forums for all contested races in the General election:
- Tue., Oct. 14, 4 pm., District 5: Sarah Hempel Irani (D) and Rob Callahan (R), C. Burr Artz Library Community Room (110 E. Patrick Street, Frederick) video available at https://www.youtube.com/live/PDBBQ6X-sdI?si=_Ykook-wN8GRJZNj
- Thurs., Oct. 16, 6 pm., Mayoral: Michael O’Connor (D) and Tom Trott (R), Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ (15. W. Church St., Frederick), video at https://www.youtube.com/live/3ik2hI2Uvyg?si=0HkQokwbxjM4XKA6
- Monday, Oct. 27, 5 pm, District 4: Scott Lasher (D) and Joe Adkins (R), C. Burr Artz Library Community Room (110 E. Patrick Street, Frederick, video at https://www.youtube.com/live/8SSYohTVBsk?si=towb6vtdEe7ZdVL-.
Recordings of forums and “meet the candidate” events that featured candidates running unopposed in the general election, as well as the candidates running against Republicans in the general elections, can be found at the links below:
- District 1 candidate: Katie Nash. On YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/MUoCS9vwGHk.
- District 2 candidate: Cesar Diaz. On YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/5dOvhEiA3DE.
- District 3 candidates: Peter Brehm, David Schmidt: https://youtu.be/71dkSFpplws.
- District 4 candidates: Fredy Ventura Garcia, S. Scott Lasher. On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/live/NuGkvy-8ykk?si=krKKoBzuvsZtJevi.
- At Large candidates: Jennifer Dougherty, Donna Kuzemchak, Kelly Russell, Libby Taylor, Derek Shackelford. Unfortunately, we had significant internet problems for this forum, so the beginning 5 minutes are lost, and the sound and video is pretty scratchy. But this is over 50 minutes of answers from the candidates. You can view the event on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/live/k7C_q36fdzw?si=t0ayDLUdUhg_M13K.
- District 5 candidates: Sarah Hempel Irani, Ryan Trout. On You Tube at https://www.youtube.com/live/nZep4lMsvP8?si=xtslAsc1lqSCximn.
- Mayoral candidates: Ronald A. Beattie, Michael O'Connor. We secured ASL interpreters for the event. You can view the event live at https://www.youtube.com/live/5oJVt3hRu4Q?si=giuWoKqOx-wGwcKg.
Outcomes of city elections of 2025 that have been completed:
Brunswick – August 2026 results https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/elections/one-incumbent-two-first-timers-win-brunswick-city-council-seats/article_fcf01ce6-4026-548f-8538-f4159d6faa4b.html
Burkittsville – June 2025 results https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/elections/burkittsville-elects-two-newcomers-to-town-council-new-mayor-wins-unopposed/article_7ce4c427-c70e-5188-ac9c-038d8f45db6c.html.
New Market – May 13, 2025. Results https://www.townofnewmarket.org/home/news/2025-election-results.
Rosemont – May 3, 2025. Results https://sites.google.com/site/rosemontmd/home.
Thurmont - October 28, 2025. Results News Flash • Official Town of Thurmont 2025 Election Results
Woodsboro – May 10, 2025, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm. Results https://www.yahoo.com/news/woodsboro-counts-votes-invalidated-recent-035900313.html.
Frederick City Primary - https://www.cityoffrederickmd.gov/1865/2025-Election-News-and-Results. 1 in 5 Democrats chose the candidates running in the primary elections. Let's do better in the general election.
The Board of Supervisors of Elections convened on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM in Conference Room C at the Municipal Annex, 140 West Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701 to begin canvassing of ballots received by mail or drop box, as well as review of provisional ballots. This process was open to the public, and you can watch the canvassing of the ballots on YouTube, go to https://www.youtube.com/@CityofFrederickMaryland, where, with a lot of searching, you can watch the vote counting as it happened, and Live! Below see the links to each day of vote counting.
Primary Election 2025 Canvassing, Day 1 - Part 2
