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3 Candidates Campaign Aggressively In Race to Be Next County Executive
Chuck Floyd, a Republican and former State Department employee, said the county doesn't "need another retired politician" as executive.
(By Preston Keres -- The Washington Post)
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In the races for the county's eight seats in the Senate and 24 seats in the House of Delegates, Republicans are trying to make sure they hang on to the one they hold -- Del. Jean B. Cryor's seat in District 15 -- at a time when Democrats appear to have the upper hand. Nearly 60 candidates are running for the seats. "It's brutal out there," Denis said.
Tom Reinheimer, the county Republican Central Committee chairman, sounded more optimistic. "There are some places where we have an opportunity," he said, pointing to races for delegate in Districts 14, 15, 19, and 39 and the Senate contest in District 15.
Karen Britto, the county Democratic Central Committee chairman, said she is confident her party will sweep the Montgomery delegation to the General Assembly. "You know we're going to win every single one of them," she said.
In the state's attorney's contest, Deputy State's Attorney John McCarthy (D) is vying against defense lawyer James F. Shalleck (R). McCarthy has raised more money and picked up several key endorsements. Shalleck was endorsed by Dan Fox, a Democrat who ran against McCarthy in the primary.
A Question of Growth
In predominantly Republican Frederick County, voters will go to the polls when the dominant concern is how quickly the county will transform from a rural area to a more suburban one tied to Washington.
They will choose their five county commissioners out of 10 candidates, chiefly divided between pro-growth Republicans and slower-growth Democrats.
Incumbent commissioners Mike Cady, John R. Lovell Jr., John L. "Lenny" Thompson Jr., as well as two newcomers, David Gray and Charles A. Jenkins, will round out the Republican side of the ballot. They will face Democrats Jan H. Gardner, an incumbent, as well as Kai John Hagen, Richard M. Floyd and Ron Wolf. There is also an independent in the mix.
Incumbents have dominated the races for the state House and the nonpartisan Board of Education. Incumbent Scott L. Rolle (R) is not seeking reelection to the state's attorney's office, but his deputy, Charlie Smith, also a Republican, will face Democrat William Poffenbarger.
Staff writers Cameron W. Barr, Ernesto Londoño and Miranda S. Spivack contributed to this report.
