4 council at-large seats open in a crowded field
On the ballot for this year’s local elections, no list of candidates stands out more than for at-large county councilmember. Only one incumbent is running — Laurie Anne Sayles. While… Read More
Elections
Early voting begins; Mail-in voters urged to use replacement or be counted as provisional
Maryland early voting began Thursday morning for the primary election and runs through Thursday, June 18. There are 14 early voting centers in Montgomery County, including inside the Silver Spring… Read More
County executive candidates debate over data centers
Data centers were a hot topic on Sunday when Montgomery County executive candidates assembled for a public forum at Temple Beth Ami in Rockville. Candidates expressed a wide variety of… Read More
New bus routes, discounted fares added for early voting
New Metrobus and Ride On routes will be added for community members to easily access early voting stations. Early voting for this year’s Gubernatorial Primary Election is planned for June… Read More
Primary election show highlights the candidates and the issues
The 2026 election cycle will be a pivotal year in Maryland and in Montgomery County. With Early Voting in the Primary Election starting this Thursday, June 11, MCM goes down… Read More
Gov. Wes Moore endorses Jawando, three more candidates for June 23 primary
Gov. Wes Moore announced 26 new endorsements for the June 23 Maryland Democratic Primary Friday evening that include four Montgomery County candidates for public office. Moore endorsed Councilmember Will Jawando… Read More
New mail-in ballots have started to be received
County officials are still working to help voters understand the process of receiving and completing their ballots after a printing error produced 500,000 ballots which contained errors. This was the… Read More
Canvass of mail-in ballots begins
Canvassing of ballots by the Montgomery County Board of Elections began Monday in Gaithersburg. The process involves officially reviewing, verifying and counting the votes. Canvassers were told to make sure… Read More
Councilmember Mink faces IT project manager in District 5 race
Councilmember Kristin Mink is seeking her second term on the county council in the June primary. Running against her on the Democratic ticket is Charles Kirchman, an IT project manager.… Read More
Councilmember Stewart faces challengers in her reelection bid for District 4
Councilmember Kate Stewart faces two challengers in her bid for reelection in District 4, which spans North Bethesda, Kensington, Garrett Park, Silver Spring, Takoma Park and parts of Chevy Chase.… Read More
Jawando supporters speak out against outside money and ‘lies’
Several progressive political groups joined together Wednesday in support of Councilmember Will Jawando’s bid to be county executive and to keep what they say is ‘outside money’ out of the… Read More
Three Democratic candidates vie for District 1 council seat
With Councilmember Andrew Friedson running for Montgomery County Executive, the District 1 council seat will soon be open. Three Democrats have filed to run in the district that includes Bethesda,… Read More