With our county council and many other representatives unchallenged in this election, the outcome of the non-partisan District 2 school board race was one of the most important and one of few contested positions on the ballot for Greenbelters Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, though provisional ballots had not been counted, unofficial results showed Terence Clegg with over 58 percent of the vote and Caroline Decaire-Goldin with just over 40 percent.
There were no upsets in other seats, in an area where the primary tends to be decisive.
Meanwhile there were several ballot questions that were decided in this election – ten county and three state.
All State Questions Pass
In the state questions, voters were overwhelmingly in favor of the constitutional amendment concerning arbitration reform in Question 1. Not all precincts had reported by Wednesday morning but over 89 percent of votes counted were in favor.
The second state question, a constitutional amendment to allow temporary appointments in the Commission for Judicial Disabilities was gathering over 81 percent in support as of Wednesday morning.
The third state question, which would allow redistricting, in response to Republican measures to do so in other states, was ready to pass with over 83 percent support tallied at time of press.
All 10 County Questions Pass
Among the county questions, all five charter amendments and all five bond bills would pass. One of the most significant was the elimination of at-large council members from the County Council. This will reduce the body from 11 to 9 and eliminate the seats in 2030, after Jolene Ivey and Sydney Harrison serve the four-year terms to which they were just elected.
Other county charter amendments included allowing “harmful business” taxes and fees without putting them on the ballot as required of most other taxes. Another change will require a bill and public hearing, rather than just a resolution from county council for redistricting. One gives the county purchasing agent the power to sign all purchasing documents and another approved an Independent Arbitration Service for certain employees.
No Surprises in Other Seats Representing Greenbelt at County and State Levels
Unofficial results on Wednesday morning showed County Executive Aisha Braveboy had 83 percent of the vote. Preliminary results showed approximately 16.7 percent of writers had opted to write-in. Unaffiliated candidate Tonya Sweat had launched a write-in campaign after failing to get her name on the ballot.
As determined in the primary, At-Large County Council representatives will be Democrats Jolene Ivey and Sydney Harrison. District 4’s County Council Representative will be Democrat Tim Adams, who was appointed in January but elected to the seat for the first time in this election. All three were unchallenged in the general election.
Wes Moore was approaching 89 percent of the vote over Republican challenger Dan Cox’s 7.12 in the Governor’s race.
Incumbent Democrat Brooke Lierman had over 90 percent of the vote for Comptroller against Republican Challenger Sonya Dunn.
Anthony Brown beat his Republican challenger to continue as Attorney General with over 90 percent backing.
Democrat Glenn Ivey was returned as District 4’s representative in Congress with over 89 percent of the vote by Wednesday morning.
District 22 returned State Senator Alonzo Washington with over 92 percent of the vote at time of press.
The Democrats were unchallenged for the three House of Delegates seats in District 22. At time of press Tracy Gant was the top vote-getter with 36 percent, followed by Ashanti Martinez and Molly Mckee-Seabrook. All three will be the district’s representatives in Congress.
