November 4, 2026

Montgomery Community Media

The numbers are far from official with 143 of 257 precincts reporting, but the trends definitely favor Democrats and incumbents.

At the state level Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Governor Aruna Miller were declared projected winners only moments after the polls closed. Other familiar incumbent names also show strong numbers including State Treasurer Brooke Lierman and Attorney General Anthony Brown.

Congressional Races

As for our congressional representatives District 8 Democrat Jamie Raskin claims 83% of the current vote against his opponent Cheryl Riley. April McLain Delaney holds a strong lead over political perennial Robin Ficker with 52% compared to Ficker’s 42% of the vote.

State Senators

Most of the state senators in the county ran unopposed so they will be returning to Annapolis without question. Only District 17’s Cheryl Kagan faced another candidate. Kagan leads in that race with 84% of the votes in the current count.

Ballot Question #3

The controversial Question 3 on the ballot that looks to rearrange voting districts with its confusing rhetoric did win approval, so far by a nearly 20% margin.

Montgomery County Races

In the race for county executive Councilmember Will Jawando claims a 78% majority of the votes at this juncture. Esther Wells, his Republican rival, shows up with nearly 21%.

No surprises in the at-large council race — primary winners Marc Elrich, Scott Goldberg, Karla Silvestre and Laurie-Ann Sayles all come in at about 23% — each outdistancing other names on the ballot.

County Districts

District 1 candidate Julie Yang dominates that race with a nearly 80% share of the votes. Reardon “Sully” Sullivan stands at 20% in the current count.

Councilmembers Marilyn Balcombe and Kate Stewart faced only write-in candidates so they will serve second terms on the council.

In District 3, current Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman holds a strong lead (84%) over Ricky Mui that will be hard to overcome. Kristin Mink from District 5 and Natali Fani-Gonzalez from District 6 lead in their races with more than 80% of the votes. In District 7 Dawn Luedtke faced Harold Moldonado. She comes in at 73% to Maldonado’s 26%.

State’s Attorney

State’s Attorney John McCarthy was unopposed and got a 98% approval rating from voters.

Board of Education

In the Board of Education contests, only one could go down to the wire. Candidates for at-large seats Brenda Diaz and Omar Lazo are only 2% apart, with Lazo holding the lead for now. Current BOE President Grace Rivera-Oven ran unopposed in District 1. Sally McCarthy registers at 68% in the current numbers for District 3.

The Counting Continues

Votes will continue to be counted in all these races with the county Board of Elections set to begin canvassing on Thursday, Nov. 5.

For updated results of all Maryland and Montgomery County races, visit the Maryland State Board of Elections website.