Anne Arundel county executive poll shows Steuart Pittman leading over Jessica Haire

Democrat Steuart Pittman has taken a lead of 8 percentage points over his Republican challenger, Jessica Haire, in the race for Anne Arundel county executive, according to a new Capital poll completed this week. With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the poll, conducted in conjunction with a statewide Baltimore Sun Media and University of Baltimore survey, shows Pittman, the incumbent Democrat, leading Haire, the one-term County Council member from Edgewater, 48% to 40%.