For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Councilmembers Riemer, Navarro, Hucker, Katz and Rice re-elected; Albornoz, Friedson, Glass and Jawando also win seats, according to unofficial results from Board of Elections
ROCKVILLE, Md., November 7, 2018—Incumbent Councilmembers Hans Riemer, who currently serves as Council president, Nancy Navarro, who currently serves as Council vice president, Tom Hucker, Sidney Katz and Craig Rice were re-elected to the Montgomery County Council. They will be joined on the Council by Councilmembers-elect Gabe Albornoz, Andrew Friedson, Evan Glass and Will Jawando, according to unofficial results of the Nov. 6 general election released by the Montgomery County Board of Elections.
The results remain unofficial until certified by the County Board of Elections. Ballots were cast by nearly 55 percent of registered voters. The new Council is scheduled to be sworn in on Monday, Dec. 3 at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda.
All nine seats on the Council were up for election. Council President Riemer and Councilmembers-elect Albornoz, Glass and Jawando won the at-large seats. Councilmember-elect Friedson was elected in District 1. The four incumbent district Councilmembers were re-elected: Rice in District 2; Katz in District 3; Navarro in District 4; and Hucker in District 5.
The unofficial results, with 266 of 269 precincts counted, showed the following vote totals for the winners of the Council at-large seats: Albornoz with 235,998 (18.8 percent of the vote); Glass with 241,203 (19.2 percent of the vote); Jawando with 233,388 (18.6 percent of the vote); and Riemer with 228,430 (18.2 percent of the vote). Vote totals for district Council winners are as follows: Friedson with 61,594 (76.9 percent of the vote); Rice with 43,401 (70.6 percent of the vote); Katz with 53,134 (97.8 percent of the vote); Navarro with 51,718 (97 percent of the vote); and Hucker with 60,237 (nearly 98.8 percent of the vote).
Complete election results can be viewed at the County’s Board of Elections website .
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