Montgomery County Election: Polls Close For County Executive, Council Races

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Although the results of Tuesday's general election won't be certified until Nov. 18, it appears that the Montgomery County Council will remain solidly in control of the Democratic Party, according to unofficial results from the State Board of Elections.

At 10 p.m., on Tuesday, incumbent Democrat Marc Elrich declared victory in the county executive's race, defeating Republican challenger Reardon "Sully" Sullivan. Elrich made the announcement at a gathering in Silver Spring, Bethesda Beat reported. He thanked his family and supporters for backing him.

With 258 of 258 election day precincts reporting, Elrich had a total of 167,44 votes (71.40 percent) compared to Sullivan's 65,838 votes (28.04 percent).

In the race to fill the four open at-large seats on the Montgomery County Council, these four Democrats had the most votes with 258 of 258 election day precincts reporting: Evan Glass with 157,702 (19.33 percent), Laurie-Anne Sayles with 155,689 (19.09 percent), Gabe Albornoz with 154,108 (18.90 percent), and Will Jawando with 151,702 (18.88 percent).

Below are the unofficial Montgomery County election results from the State Board of Elections as of 5:55 a.m., on Wednesday. The names of incumbents are bolded and starred.

County Executive - 258 of 258 precincts reporting

• Reardon Sullivan (R) - 65,838 (28.04%)
• Marc Elrich (D)* - 167,644 (71.40%)

County Council At Large - Vote for up to 4 - 258 of 258 precincts reporting

• Christopher P. Flotes (R) - 57,750 (7.08%)
• Lenard Lieber (R) - 55,061 (6.75%)
• Dwight Patel (R) - 57,658 (7.07%)
• Gabe Albornoz (D)* - 154,108 (18.90%)
• Evan Glass (D)* - 157,689 (19.33%)
• Will Jawando (D)* - 151,702 (18.60%)
• Laurie-Anne Sayles (D) - 155,689 (19.09%)
• Dan Robinson (G) - 24,080 (2.95%)

County Council District 1 - 44 of 44 precincts reporting

• Andrew Friedson (D)* - 32,683 (97.48%)

County Council District 2 - 35 of 35 precincts reporting

• Dan Cuda (R) -10,139 (31.37%)
• Marilyn Balcombe (D) - 22,148 (68.53%)

County Council District 3 - 39 of 39 precincts reporting

• George Hernandez (R) - 7,131 (23.57%)
• Sidney A. Katz (D)* - 23,090 (76.30%)

County Council District 4 - 33 of 33 precincts reporting

• Cheryl Riley (R) - 4,951 (15.02%)
• Kate Stewart (D) - 17,661 (84.79%)

County Council District 5 - 30 of 30 precincts reporting

• Kate Woody (R) - 6,440 (21.20%)
• Kristin Mink (D) - 23,883 (78.63%)

County Council District 6 - 33 of 33 precincts reporting

• Viet H. Doan (R) - 6,352 (23.83%)
• Natali Fani Gonzalez (D) - 20,248 (75.97%)

County Council District 7 - 44 of 44 precincts reporting

• Harold C. Maldonado (R) - 13,818 (38.07%)
• Dawn Luedtke (D) - 22,443 (61.83%)

Several jurisdictions also had local ballot questions. Montgomery County's two questions seek to amend the county charter to:

• require consent of both the County Executive and the County Council in order to remove the County Attorney.
• authorize the Board of License Commissioners for Montgomery County to issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license in Damascus (12th election district)

When Will The Results Be Certified?

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.