Mayor, Council Election 2023: Unofficial Results In Rockville City

ROCKVILLE, MD — Voters elected Monnique Ashton as Rockville City's new mayor on Tuesday, according to the unofficial results. She defeated opponent Mark Pierzchala.

Rockville City voters cast ballots for a new mayor and city council. They also voted on an advisory referendum to allow 16 and 17-year-olds and non-citizens to vote in city elections; enact three-year term limits for the Rockville mayor and city council; and establish representative districts from which council members would be elected.

Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton did not seek another term.

Here are the unofficial results:

5,006 votes, or 40.88%

Mayor

• Monique Ashton - 7,190 (58.1 percent)
• Mark Pierzchala - 5,006 (40.88 percent)

There were 51 write-in votes in the mayor's race.

City Council (Pick 6)

• Danniel Belay - 1,977 (3.23 percent)
• Kate Fulton - 8,867 (14.47 percent)*
• Richard Gottfried - 4,065 (6.63 percent)
• Harold Hodges - 636 (1.04 percent)
• Barry Jackson - 5,919 (9.66 percent)*
• Ricky F. Mui - 3,165 (5.16 percent)
• David Myles - 6,114 (9.98 percent)*
• Anita Neal Powell - 3,790 (5.16 percent)
• Paul Scott - 5,054 (8,25 percent)
• Izola (Zola) Shaw - 7,520 (12.27 percent)*
• Marissa Valeri - 5,905 (9.64 percent)*
• Adam Van Grack - 7,997 votes (13.05 percent)*

* Winners

There were 270 write-in votes cast in the city council race.

Rockville residents also voted on a nonbinding advisory referendum, providing the voters' preference on the following issues:

Allowing voters aged 16-17 to vote:

• Yes: 3,542
• No: 8,593
• No opinion: 249

Allowing city residents without U.S. citizenship to vote:

• Yes: 4,150
• No: 7,857
• No opinion: 277

Limiting elected officials to three consecutive terms:

• Yes: 9,162
• No: 2,761
• No opinion: 453

Creating representative districts to elect some or all councilmembers:

• Yes: 5,021
• No: 6,328
• No opinion: 982

Official results will be certified and announced on Nov. 14. The inauguration ceremony for Rockville's new mayor and city council is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 20, at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave.

More information about the 2023 Rockville City election is available online.