With the addition of 3,393 mail-in votes counted, County Executive Marc Elrich cut businessman David Blair’s lead in half.
Blair now leads by 550 votes. Prior to counting some of the mail-in ballots, Blair led by 1,191 votes.
According to unofficial results by the Maryland Board of Elections as of 9:40 Friday morning, Blair had 30,337 votes to Elrich’s 29,487 votes. Blair holds a .7% (7/10 of one percent) lead.
This tally includes results from early voting, primary day voting, about 10% of the mail-in votes and none of the provisional ballots. Counting of the mail-in ballots continues, and results are not expected for about two weeks.
| Name | Party | Early Voting | Election Day | Mail-In Ballot / Provisional | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David T. Blair
|
Democratic | 8,328 | 20,633 | 1,376 | 30,337 | 39.30% |
|
Marc Elrich
|
Democratic | 7,453 | 20,317 | 2,017 | 29,787 | 38.59% |
|
Peter James
|
Democratic | 325 | 1,120 | 88 | 1,533 | 1.99% |
|
Hans Riemer
|
Democratic | 4,203 | 10,708 | 620 | 15,531 | 20.12% |
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— MontgomeryMDVotes (@777Vote) July 22, 2022
