Tuesday, July 26, 2022

David Blair regains lead in Montgomery County Executive race


Incumbent Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich fell behind challenger David Blair in the Democratic primary election results Monday. After another day of counting mail-in votes, Blair moved back into the lead with 42,705 total votes (39.33%) as of 11:00 PM Monday night, and Elrich dropped to second place with 42,571 votes (39.20%). Elrich continues to lead in mail-in votes, but enough came in from Blair-friendly precincts yesterday to put him back on top.

As you can see, the vote remains too close to call with only 134 votes currently separating the two men, and the total number of mail-in ballots that will have to be counted before a final tally is still unknown. There will also be provisional ballots to be examined, and you can bet those are going to be scrutinized even more closely with the tightness of this race.

Please note, there will be no counting of votes today. It is a scheduled day off for volunteers, according to the Board of Elections calendar. Canvassing will resume at the Germantown campus of Montgomery College on Wednesday. So another day of suspense, and this time, it is Blair supporters who are feeling a boost of optimism.

7 comments:

  1. I hope Blair retains his lead and wins.

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  2. Better with Blair!

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  3. I hope pray Blair maintains his lead. Elrich needs to be defeated. He says remove SRO's from the schools. That is appauling.

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  4. Should Elrich somehow win, you can note this election as the one when MOCO went off the cliff. Some economists (Jacob Sesker) think it’s too late to save the County regardless. Read Tim Carneys report in the Examiner. Says it all: Marc Elrich is a Disgrace. He is repulsive physically, morally and intellectually.

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    1. You didn't bring up anything related to his performance on the job, only insulting, personal attacked on his person. How morally despicable of you.

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    2. Add this to your notebook. His job performance has been abysmal. You write like you are from a Communist regime, so maybe you admire no progress, economic decline and citizen and business flight, along with failing institutions throughout MoCO. Read the Examiner article.

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