Elections

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was sworn in for a second term Tuesday, vowing to “keep fighting to protect our democracy.” With his wife, Katherine, by his side, Van… Read More

Boris Brajkovic was appointed unanimously as director of the Montgomery County Board of Election’s director. He replaces Alysoun McLaughlin, who has been acting director for a year since the retirement… Read More

Wes Moore, who spent his early childhood in Takoma Park, was elected the next state governor, defeating Republican Dan Cox by 1.3 million to 644,00 votes. Moore becomes the first Black… Read More

One thing remained constant during an election year hampered by a shortage of election judges, an incredibly close race for Montgomery County executive, the pandemic and a slowed vote counting… Read More

In what was a historic election for the county and the County Council, six women were elected to serve the now 11-member legislative body for the next four years. In… Read More

In what was a historic election for the county and the County Council, six women were elected to serve the now 11-member legislative body for the next four years. They… Read More

Now that Delegate Eric Luedtke has accepted a job as chief legislative affairs officer for Governor-Elect Wes Moore, there is an open seat in District 14. Luedtke is leaving his… Read More

Veintidós días después de las elecciones generales del 8 de noviembre, la Junta Electoral del Condado de Montgomery certificó los resultados. Aunque los resultados de las contiendas del área se… Read More

Twenty two days after the Nov. 8 general election, the Montgomery County Board of Elections certified the results. Although the results of area races were known within a few days… Read More

The newly formed County Council District 7 elected its first representative Dawn Luedtke on Nov. 8. Luedtke’s district covers a diverse landscape from semi urban areas like Montgomery Village and… Read More

The election may have been two weeks ago, but the counting continues and is not expected to be completed until Nov. 29. The vast majority of the races have been… Read More

Takoma Park Councilmember Talisha Searcy was elected as the city’s next mayor, replacing Kate Stewart, who was elected to sit on the Montgomery County Council. Searcy received 2,974 votes to… Read More