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political show down. >> tonight the key races, the results and what this means for the november ballot. hello everyone i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here is what people are talking about. >> the numbers from the polls are trickling in and the results are showing tight races. one of the most contentious the race for the baltimore city's state's attorneys office. only 5% of the districts are reporting and it's showing a race too close to call. wjz is live with complete coverage. let's begin with kai jackson who's live in terry hill. >> reporter: we're in south baltimore, jesepie she is used

to fight. she has several of them and she walked in here tonight feeling pretty confident about the results in this election. jesepie was all smiled, showing no concern. jesemie in a battle to keep her job. jesemie has been stating attorney since 1985. cease admittedly tough and says she will not give up without a fight -- she is admittedly tough. >> we are confident that the voters elected the best person. so, we'll await the return. >> reporter: jesemie is here at the baltimore rowing club. talking with supporters, it's interesting to note here denise, pat jesemie raised

$100,000 in media. that's how much she spent. we'll see how if that plays out at all. >> thank you very much, kai. our complete coverage continues now with derek valcourt. >> reporter: it has been a slow night here. they are waiting for the results to come in. and of course bernstein is not here yesterday. he has spent his entire campaign. he's earned a lot of police support and plenty of

endorsements. he's campaigned on tv, radio and in person. i asked her about her chances against jesemie. >> reporter: she's had a lot of endorsement, 15 years of experience. is that something easy to embark on. >> i won't be easy. but if we didn't think we could defeat her, we wouldn't have embarked. everybody is giving us the same answers, that they are tired of the crime. that they are ready for a change after 15 years and they want to see someone new. i think that's going to translate in the votes. >> reporter: we are listening to greg bernstein he has just walked into the room. he is greeting his supporters right now. he is telling supporters that he is going to be here for a short while and we will keep

you posted on the latest. >> that was derek valcourt. a two county council member are the front runners. tonight we only have numbers from a few precinct, we can report that kevin kamanetz is ahead. very few precincts reporting so far. numbers are coming in slowly, we don't know why. we're going to begin with mary bubala. >> reporter: we are finally beginning to see some energy. we believe kamanetz will walk

in here shortly. everything is preliminary as kevin kamanetz tries to make it to the top. after 16 years on the council, kamenetz is vying for the top spot. >> i would just be so happy because kevin definitely is the better candidate. i think he is the one that can really, truly lead baltimore county. >> reporter: the 52-year-old formed a battle by highlights his experience and knowledge of county matters >> we want to keep our neighborhoods safe and our schools strong. people have been responding to that message and i'm very grateful. again, momentum is building here as they wait for the

candidate to come in. at this point he has not received the numbers. and our coverage begins where adam may has reaction

from the -- bartenfelder camp. >> i did nothing but talk to voters and i'm hoping i changed a lot of minds. i think i did. >> i've known joe for a number of years. i've helped joe in campaigns prior to this. just the person who he is, where he comes from that's why i support joe bartenfelder. >> reporter: bartenfelder campaigned until the last minute. he was outspending his opponent 2-one. he spoke to wjz earlier today. >> we kept everything on the positive level. you know, it's about what people's priorities are. they are worried about the economy. they are worried about the budget. education is our priority and is their priority, we're going to make sure we deliver those services to them. >> reporter: so far we haven't heard from bartenfelder this

evening. he is still behind closed doors watching these numbers trickle in. right now there's 300 people in this room here in parkville right now and in this room a lot of police officers and firefighters who strongly support this candidate. reporting live, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, adam. we'll come back to you in just a few minutes. and as wjz has been telling you. several key primary races could be decided any minute now. complete coverage continues with kai jackson, south baltimore and i see kai you have the candidate there with

you. kai-- >> reporter: i'm sorry we could not get audio there from kai's camp. of course he's there with pat jesemi. former governor set the stage against governor o' malley. and no surprise, governor o' malley is the pick by the democrats. we are running the results of some of the other races at the bottom of the screen. we'll try to do that for you this evening. one common problem, low voter turn out. in baltimore city just 13.6% of

registered voters hit the polls today. that is way down from 25% in the 2006 primary. in baltimore county, voter turn out today was slightly lower at 12% compared to 33% of turn out in 2006. now those numbers reflect only today's votes not those from maryland's new early voting day. early voters represented 2% of eligible voters. the democratic nomination for baltimore county executives is up for grabs tonight as we've been telling you. campaign 2010 continues now with mary bubala. >> you know what a great crowd here. you guys are really enthused. to be enthused this late at night is incredible after i made every one of you start at 7:00 in the morning. so more red bull for the crowd,

okay. i wish we really had the opportunity to let everyone be recognized here and we do have some special guests behind me, but the real special guests are the ones out here. you all have been great, just really fantastic. folks i want to tell you, i feel great. you make me feel great, and the voters of baltimore county are making me feel great. all of our signs are positive. we're running better than expected in almost every part of the county. >> there's kevin kamenetz

there, everything but declaring victory. but as you heard him say, he is running better than expected. we're going back to kai jackson. >> reporter: we're here in south baltimore at the rowing club. how are you feeling about your chances of getting reelected or not getting reelected tonight. >> i'm feeling very good and confident. >> what have you been focusing on in the last few hours of the campaign, up until the time you voted, what were you doing? what were you trying to convey to the voters. >> i think i visited about 40 polling places today. it's always very energizing to interact with the community. i had the opportunity to talk to voters and volunteers. people who were working the polls, whether they were working for my candidacy or not i thanked them. because exercising a civic responsibility of engaging yourself in the political

process is something to be commended. >> those who know you and are close to you have said the political process is not something you prefer greatly. you prefer to do your work in a court of law sort to speak. >> i am a lawyer, but i also know that know that in order to continue be the state's attorney i have to wage a campaign. and i'm ready, willing and able to do whatever is necessary to continue to make progress in the public safety arena for the services of baltimore city. >> how has this campaign gone? there have been charges and counter charges by mr. bernstein and you about each other's conduct during this campaign. do you think you have both acted in a manner, do you think that is fitting for baltimore and the voters of this city? >> well, i know that i have. and i think that the voters will respond or have responded today and i am a person who believes in high integrity and

i have exhibited that. i believe in truth and honesty and i have exhibited that. >> jessamy thank you very much. >> the numbers creeped up as kai was talking to ms. jessamy, the numbers are still coming in very slowly tonight. the numbers are slowly trickle in right now. we want to get a little bit of a reaction. what do crow think about the official numbers -- what do you think of the official numbers and those of you campaign? >> i don't know what the official numbers are right now, we're going with the numbers that we have right now. we're waiting for more to come in from the fourth section of the county. >> the numbers you have right

now, what do you feel about? >> well, they're very close but we're up about 4,000. and we're waiting for that part of the county right now. >> reporter: those are your numbers. >> well, those are our numbers. the way voter turn out threw the numbers way off. >> reporter: what do you make of it. seems like the voters were not very motivated. >> seems like some people didn't know an election was going on. >> reporter: how could they miss it with all the ads. >> maybe there wasn't a hot race at the top of the ticket. a gubernatorial race, a senate race or congressional race to

draw interest. >> reporter: joe bartenfeld reporting tonight. >> thank you very much, adam may. we invite you to stay with our coverage of campaign 2010. >> some of these races it'll be midnight before we can call them. > ,,,,,,

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everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely. all right welcome back on this primary election night. we are following the numbers throughout the evening right

new in the city. very few precinct reporting. patricia jessamy at this moment has 49% of the vote. and greg bernstein47% of the vote. campaign 2010 continues with marry bubala with the kevin kkamenetz. >> we're really happy with the support we've received county wide. >> reporter: this has been a contentious battle. are you surprised that it's this close, we're waiting this late on a primary night?

>> it's not that late. but listen, joe and i have both served on the council for 16 years. we were both very well known on our parts of the county. we've been able to make nice on his turf sort to speak. those numbers are paying off. we're just waiting for those final numbers but we're very optimist. >> reporter: you have received the support of the teachers union not from the firefighters union. how do you mend fences if you win tonight? >> i'm a lifelong democrat, i know how to bring people in. people who pick sides, that's okay. i don't take that personally. what i really want to do is bring people in. if we're victorious, we're going to have a big tent and we're going to keep baltimore moving in the right direction.

this is what it's all about. >> reporter: i'm surprised to see some congressmen -- congressman comings? >> we have a changing demographic, 30% of the district is african american, i don't think they are here as african americans, i think they are here as concerned folks who know that baltimore county is a leader in the region and they want to make sure that baltimore county is moving in the right direction. i'm so grateful if for their support and the support of dr. frank reed and the support of the teachers.

>> reporter: we're going to send it back to you on television hill. >> that is the active word, mary, thank you so much. here are the results right now from bun one of the most contentious rays. very much in the air. it's a dead heat almost. 48% for each of the candidates. bernstein with a slight lead at 14,402 votes. pat jessamy with 49%. a candidate backed by tea party activists pulling off a major surprise. 41-year-old christine odonnel won the republican candidate over mike cassel. o' donnel was virtually unknown but she road a wave from the

tea party. we invite you to stay with wjz for coverage from the campaign 2010. >> is it me or does she have a resemblance to sarah palin. >> she did. let's take a look at temperatures. it cooled down very nicely. also chilly out tonight. the barometer is on the way back up. humidity is up a little bit. it's probably going to get down maybe in the low 50s. 59 here, 71 the warm spot out in hagerstown. and 69 in washington, 59 out in oakland. clear skies for the most part -lt we do have a few clouds this afternoon that have gone down to the south. new area precipitation developing, will move across the country. probably give us at least a chance of a shower. maybe a gusty thunderstorms getting a little rarer in september by thursday night. tomorrow, beautiful high

pressure over the region. no weather issues at all. very pleasant day. thursday pleasant, but late in the day or evening, warmer air comes in and that front approaches from the northwest. sets up the stage and one gusty thundershower. we have igor category four heading toward bermuda. probably as a category two or three storm by the end of the weekend. you'll have to keep watching that one, and the spaghetti plots all taken from bermuda to the east. julia, hurricane now up to category two. passing to the west-northwest east of bermuda and then even tkhully eventually out of the north atlantic. and karl, three storms tonight. it might become a minimal hurricane before it comes on shore over mexico. three storms we're tracking right now. west winds in the bay, five to

10 knots. clear skies, very pleasantly cool. low 50s overnight with no wind at all. tomorrow, lots of sun. a few clouds, temperatures right where they should be, up every 70s to 80 degrees. the next five days, the risk of a thunder shower thursday. drier and a little cooler friday. nice weekend 80 and up to 84. a lot of sunshine on sunday. denise. that five-finger bond that communicates trust, honor, follow-through, and follow-up. it's a promise that says go ahead and buy a ram 1500 or a heavy duty without a payment for 60 days. and if it doesn't do everything you ask it to do... bring it back.

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let's take a look at two important races this evening. bernstein has taken a close lead but still too close to call. each candidate with 48% of the vote. also watching the race for democratic nomination for county executive. 12% of the ,,,,

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as a career prosecutor i made decisions on facts not politics.

in washington, i'm trying to do the same. that's why i voted to crackdown on wall street and protect the bay. and why i voted against the $3 trillion budget, the big bank bailout, and against the health care bill. you see for me it's not about democrats or republicans it's about common sense and doing what's best for our families. maybe that's why i'm ranked one of the most independent members of congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. i'm not the kind of guy who likes to hang on the sidelines.

today maryland is in trouble. we're worse off than we were four years ago. dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enough jobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. fix the budget -- honestly. grow small businesses -- really. excellent schools -- everywhere. protect the bay -- finally. it's why i'm running. to make the state we love not just good but great. now let's get down to work. i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪