Businessman David Blair has about a week to decide whether to ask for a recount after losing the Democratic primary for Montgomery County executive by just 80 votes.
After days of counting thousands of absentee and provisional ballots, the county’s board of elections said Sunday night that Marc Elrich was the winner with 37,529 votes to Blair’s 37,449.
Elrich, a longtime county council member, declared victory in a statement.
“It is an honor to have been chosen by Montgomery County’s Democrats to represent the party in the general election,” he said. “I look forward to the general election and continuing to work hand-in-hand with residents and the new county council.”
There were nearly 130,000 votes cast in the June 26 Democratic contest for county executive.
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