Jessica Haire’s lead over Steuart Pittman in Anne Arundel County executive race down to 5,000 votes as ballot canvassing resumes

After a ballot scanner broke Thursday caused delays, initial returns from 11,200 ballots showed incumbent Democrat Steuart Pittman had shrunk his deficit against Republican County Council member Jessica Haire to under 6,000 votes. On Saturday, election officials scanned an additional 1,946 ballots, which also favored Pittman.

Source: The Baltimore Sun Politics Section State of Maryland