All five incumbent members of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners are on track to appear on the November general election ballot following Tuesday’s primary elections, according to unofficial returns.

The only contested primaries involved two Republican incumbents: Ken Kiler, representing District 2, and Susan Krebs, representing District 5. With 100% of precincts reporting by late Tuesday, both candidates held commanding leads over their challengers in their respective races for the Republican nominations. Final results remain subject to the counting of remaining mail-in and provisional ballots over the coming week.

In District 2, Kiler received a combined total of 1,854 votes from early and in-person voting, surpassing opponents Kim Zentz, who received 741 votes, and Todd Tracey with 611. Kiler, who served on the Carroll County Board of Education from 2018 to 2022 before securing his current commissioner seat in 2022, expressed confidence in his re-election prospects late Tuesday, stating he plans to serve another four-year term. Supporters gathered at a watch party in Hampstead to celebrate his projected victory.

In District 5, Krebs secured approximately 70% of early and in-person votes, totaling 1,728, ahead of challenger Thomas Gibson, who received 739 votes. Krebs assumed the District 5 commissioner role in September after Ed Rothstein was appointed secretary of the Department of Veterans and Military Families. Prior to her current tenure, she served in the Maryland House of Delegates for two decades and was a member of the local Board of Education.

The other three Republican incumbents—Joe Vigliotti in District 1, Tom Gordon in District 3, and Michael Guerin in District 4—ran unopposed in their respective primaries. On the Democratic side, candidates Aaron Goldsmith (District 1), Dennis Frazier (District 3), and Megan Foelber (District 5) also faced no primary opposition, securing their nominations for the general election.

Vigliotti and Goldsmith will advance to the general election in District 1, while Gordon and Frazier will do so in District 3. Guerin will move forward in District 4 without a Democratic challenger.

Overall voter participation included more than 10,000 ballots cast before the primary, encompassing 5,097 early votes and 5,747 mail-in ballots. On primary day, approximately 7,949 voters cast ballots across Carroll County’s 25 polling stations by the 4 p.m. reporting time, election officials said. Of those, 6,155 were Republicans and 1,769 were Democrats.

The primary results set the stage for a largely incumbent-driven general election this fall, with several commissioners expected to continue their service on the Carroll County Board.