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The first batch of Annapolis election results is coming Tuesday night. In-person vote counts are being tallied for mayor and aldermen. ANNAPOLIS, MD — Annapolis voters flocked to the polls Tuesday for the general election, choosing the next mayor and eight aldermen on the city council. Polls closed at 8 p.m. The unofficial in-person vote totals will be announced later Tuesday evening. Patch will update this story with those results. Check back soon for the vote count. The mail-in and drop box ballots will be counted starting Thursday, but the final results won't be certified until at least Nov. 12. The mayoral race between Jared Littmann (D) and Robert O'Shea (R) is the most high-profile contest. Term-limited Mayor Gavin Buckley (D) cannot run for re-election, meaning the city will have a new top elected official. Voters are most concerned about the forthcoming City Dock Park, taxes and business development. City Dock Park, an elevated green space intended to protect downtown from flooding, broke ground on Monday. The $71 million facility should open in summer 2027. Most voters agree that the flooding has to stop, but they disagree on whether the park should have all the frills or just the necessities. "Let's get it done," said Carter Law, a public school teacher who lives downtown in Ward 1. "The plan I love, but why are we spending millions of dollars on excess things?" Law voted for O'Shea because "he is willing to listen to both sides as well as get to the source of the problem." Mike Adams is worried about the price tag of City Dock Park. "It's concerning how that's all going to get paid for," he said. His wife, Donna Adams, is eager for action. "I don't love the flooding," Donna Adams said. "Something has to be done. It's so unfair to the businesses downtown." Mike and Donna Adams both voted for Littmann, a lawyer and an engineer who owns K&B Ace Hardware with his wife. "His experience as a business owner, that was impressive," Mike Adams said. Littmann was also the Ward 5 alderman from 2013 to 2017. Littmann, the first candidate to enter the race, bills himself as a savvy businessman with a passion for environmentalism. He defeated Rhonda Pindell Charles, an attorney and the current Ward 3 alderwoman, in the September primary election. O'Shea is a business consultant in the defense and medical industries. O'Shea paints himself as an outspoken critic of the status quo. He aspires to protect historic charm and cut wasteful spending. All but two races for city council are contested. Janice Elaine Allsup-Johnson (D-Ward 4) and Robert Savidge (D-Ward 7) do not have opponents, so they just need one vote to win their seats. Savidge is among a few incumbents vying for another term. The others are Democrats Karma O'Neill (Ward 2) and Brooks Schandelmeier (Ward 5). Democrat Harry Huntley is the current alderman in Ward 1, but this is his first time seeking election, as he was appointed to the office when former Alderwoman Elly Tierney (D) retired in September 2024. When To Expect Results The City of Annapolis will release tallies Tuesday evening from in-person voting on Election Day. Unofficial results will be counted at City Hall. Poll watchers are welcome to attend and watch the process as election judges report out the preliminary totals from in-person voting. It will take longer, however, to tabulate all the mail-in and drop box ballots. Beginning Thursday, the Annapolis Board of Supervisors of Elections will convene at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections offices at 6740 Baymeadow Drive in Glen Burnie to begin the official canvass. Candidates and poll watchers are welcome to attend and watch the process. Once complete, the city will announce vote totals from: Drop box ballots. Verified provisional ballots. Mail-in ballots received to date. By law, mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day and received by 10 a.m. on Nov. 12 will be counted as part of the official vote total. At that time, all counted votes will be certified. Anybody with issues can contact the Elections Hotline at 410-263-7929. For more details on voter registration deadlines and polling locations, visit annapolis.gov/2125/2025-Elections-Information. Meet The Candidates All the candidates are listed below. Click anybody's name to learn more. Patch invited every candidate to fill out a questionnaire. The names of candidates who completed the survey are linked to their responses. The following candidates did not fill out our questionnaire, so their names are linked to their campaign websites: Keanuú Smith-Brown (D-Ward 3), Janice Elaine Allsup-Johnson (D-Ward 4), Jack Papaleonti (R-Ward 5) and Diesha Contee (D-Ward 6). Ward boundaries have changed in recent years. Voters can see which ward they live in by using this tool. Mayor Jared Littmann (D) Robert O’Shea (R) Ward 1 Harry Huntley (D) Thomas Krieck (Unaffiliated) Ward 2 Karma O’Neill (D) Kenneth G. Vincent (R) Ward 3 Keanuú Smith-Brown (D) Michael Dye (Unaffiliated) Ward 4 Janice Elaine Allsup-Johnson (D) Ward 5
