Montgomery County elections board certifies June 23 primary results

The Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Elections certified June 23 primary results after verifying mail-in ballots. Will Jawando secured the Democratic nomination for county executive with 40% of the vote, defeating Andrew Friedson, who conceded after receiving 34%. Jawando will face Republican Esther Wells in November. Four Democrats and one Republican advanced in the at-large council race, with a narrow margin between fourth-place Karla Silvestre and fifth-place Fatmata Barrie.