Wicomico County Council, District 5

Sadberry won the Democratic nomination unopposed with 623 votes.

He is 41, lives in Salisbury, and works as a site inspector for the Town of Easton. Asked about political experience he answered: "None just tried to stay involved."

Answering the Salisbury Daily Times in September, he said on energy costs that county officials should sit down with local power suppliers to find ways to bring costs down, and should look at alternatives such as solar.

He says data centres should not be allowed in the county. He argues electricity costs and supply are already a problem and a data centre would worsen both, and raises the water a data centre needs for cooling as a threat to supply and quality.

Asked the county's greatest need, he answered: "housing for all and employment opportunities."

He did not complete the Baltimore Sun and Capital Gazette's pre-primary questionnaire.

White won the Republican primary with 693 votes to Ben Jorden's 421 — 62.2 per cent. Born and raised in Parsonsburg and a Wicomico High graduate, he holds a BS in environmental science and agriculture from Delaware Valley University and worked in sports turf management. He bought The Shrimp Boat Market and Restaurant in West Ocean City in 2012 and ran it for 13 seasons, selling his interest in 2024; he remains a partner in a seafood wholesaler. He directs a youth sports organisation in Pittsville and coaches girls' softball. This is his first election.

His central position is defence of the county's property tax revenue cap, passed by referendum in 2002. He notes the cap has pushed the property tax rate down from $0.94 to $0.77 for fiscal 2027, and frames protecting it as shielding retired residents from rising assessments.

He wants more public consultation on the proposed water and sewer district, arguing residents of Parsonsburg, Pittsville, Mardela and Sharptown are largely unaware of proposals made years ago and should be at the table. He also raises state permitting taking over local control as a threat to property rights in a district worried about development.

The quality-of-life commitment he names is youth recreation sports — he says he has volunteered hundreds of hours over seven years and would make sure those programmes can get access to county facilities.

His campaign site adds more. On taxes he opposes altering the revenue cap, and says the income tax rate of 3.22 per cent is near the legal maximum and supplies about 65 per cent of county revenue; he would lower it if that did not jeopardise the state disparity grant. On education he backs Wor-Wic Community College and the vocational-technical programmes, and wants maintenance-of-effort funding held while replacing aging schools such as Wicomico Middle and Fruitland Primary. On agriculture he supports the Right to Farm law while accepting CAFO oversight, and argues biodiesel refineries and DAF tank facilities are industrial rather than agricultural and should be zoned accordingly. A former Parsonsburg fire cadet, he says volunteer fire departments face new OSHA rules and falling numbers and should lead their own planning rather than have the county do it. On small business he describes his approach as laissez-faire.