Polls for the special primary election opened Tuesday morning March 4, allowing voters to cast their ballot and pick their nominee for Prince George’s County’s next county executive, a seat left open by Angela Alsobrooks after she was elected to the U.S. Senate last November.
Twelve candidates were on the ballot ‒ nine Democrats and three Republicans. Jolene Ivey was among the Democrats but withdrew from the race after a large number of mail-in ballots had already been cast.
Preliminary results show Aisha Braveboy, current State’s Attorney, won the Democratic nomination, with a lead of over 20 percent ahead of the next highest vote-getters, Rushern Baker and Calvin Hawkins. Preliminary results Wednesday morning showed the three Republican candidates – George McDermott, Jesse Peed and Jonathan White – separated by between 0.5 percent and 1.5 percent in a race too close to call.
The Democratic and Republican nominees will compete for the county executive position in the Special Election General Election that will take place on June 3. Mail-in ballots will be sent by April 19 and early voting begins May 28. Voter registration for the general election closes on May 13.
In a strongly Democratic county, Braveboy is likely to become the next county executive in June.
