Elrich Declares Victory In Montgomery County Executive Race

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich won re-election in a landslide on Tuesday over Republican Reardon "Sully" Sullivan, according to preliminary election results.

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, with all 258 precincts reporting, Elrich had a total of 167,644 votes (71.40 percent) compared to Sullivan's 65,838 votes (28.04 percent).

Around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Elrich declared victory in the race at a gathering in Silver Spring, Bethesda Beat reported. He thanked his family and supporters for backing him.

In August, Elrich was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for county executive over challenger David Blair by a mere 32 votes. The primary election was even closer than in 2018 when Elrich defeated Blair by fewer than 80 votes in the Democratic primary.

Sullivan won the Republican nomination for county executive against Shelly Skolnick.

After winning the primary, Elrich was considered the heavy favorite in the general election, given the county's strong Democratic leanings.

Elrich was first elected as Montgomery County executive in November 2018. He previously served three terms on the Montgomery County Council as an at-large member, being first elected in 2006. He served as a councilmember on the Takoma Park City Council from 1987 to 2006.

Election officials will tally provisional ballots on Nov. 16. Mail-in ballots will be counted as they arrive until Nov. 18. Local boards cannot certify their results before Nov. 18.

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