Haire leads McMillan in Anne Arundel GOP county executive primary with thousands of ballots yet to be counted

Edgewater County Council member Jessica Haire held an early lead over former Annapolis Del. Herb McMillan for the Republican nomination in the Anne Arundel County executive race after more than 28,000 in-person and early primary votes were counted late Tuesday evening. With all 195 precincts reporting around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday morning, Haire had 12,321 votes (43.09%) to McMillan’s 11,457 (40.07%), according to the state board of elections. The tally included about 5,200 early votes.