2010 Wicomico County Elections Around the Corner

Several prominent names have been floating around as rumors in the upcoming County Government Elections.

Whispers possible County Executive candidates to challenge Rick Pollitt are John Cannon, Mike Dunn, Barrie Tilghman, and Charles Jannace.

County Council members who may be in trouble and could face some serious challenges are Joe Holloway and Stevie Prettyman. Indications are David MacLeod will not seek reelection. Gail Bartkovich, Sheree Sample-Hughes, and Bill McCain all seem fairly safe bet to run for reelection without much trouble.

Joe Holloway seems to be in the most trouble as he could face a challenge from Libertarian Muir Boda. Now Mr. Boda has not indicated either way publicly if he would consider running for a county seat, he would be a natural selection to run. Certainly democrats will field a formidable opponent here in District 5.

Stevie Prettyman seems to be in trouble as well because of her ties to Debbie Campbell and Joe Albero. Also, her railroad attempt at PAC-14 is not sitting well with many. Possible challengers for her could be John Robinson, a Libertarian who it has been rumored considering a County Council run. The Republicans have a couple of good choices especially if Alan Gravenor decided to enter politics.

If David McLeod doesn't run, then District 4 becomes a wide open seat. Frank Himelright has given no indication whether he would reenter politics. Chuck Cook usually works behind the scenes but would be a good choice for the Democrats. He is young and has promising political future. Barrie Tilghman is in this district as well but has not publicly indicated any potential runs.

Gail Bartkovich would be a tough match and it would take someone experienced to go against her. Lynn Cathcart has the experience and would make it an interesting campaign. Charles Williams is another possibility.

Sheree Sample-Hughes seems to be lock in her district.

At-Large is always interesting. John Cannon will probably go after the big prize - County Executive. Bill McCain will likely get reelected and wind up County Council President (Sorry Stevie.) Rumors on At-Large Candidates could be Blair Rinnier, Barrie Tilghman, Zeke Collins, Brad Gillis, John Robinson, John McClellan, and a few others.

Election is coming quick and the politicking will begin in the next few months.