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Jeanette Dixon, Shebra Evans and Rebecca Smondrowski won their school board races on election night, according to unofficial election results. Dixon, a former teacher and principal, upset incumbent Board of Education member Phil Kauffman with over 55 percent of the vote in the at large race. Smondrowski was reelected to the Board of Education with […]

Have you ever wondered what happens to the voting equipment after your precinct closes on Election Day? Here in Montgomery County, two election judges or closing judges drive the equipment to the Board of Elections in Gaithersburg. Photos courtesy Board of Elections

With the polls officially closed, many people are heading to election night parties. MyMCMedia caught with a few residents, who started off their election night at World of Beer in Rockville.

MyMCMedia caught up with voters in three different polling places in the county. In this Extra video, residents share their thoughts on Election 2016.

Damascus voters at John T. Baker Middle School share their thoughts on the Presidential General Election in this MyMCMedia Extra video, below: In Damascus there's a shout out every time a new voter arrives. @mymcmedia #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/8XdJ3peuKY — Sonya Burke (@SonyaNBurke) November 8, 2016 With BOE member Graciela Rivera-Oven who reports big turnout in Clarksburg […]

Congressman Chris Van Hollen is off to an early start in a final push to connect with voters on Election Day. He is seeking their support for his bid to replace retiring Democrat Barbara Mikulski as the next Senator from Maryland. Van Hollen made his first stop in Kensington where he cast his vote at […]

Exercising your right to vote also comes with perks this Election Day. A number of national brands are offering election day freebies and promotions for voters. Here’s a list of establishments offering deals: Krispy Kreme  Show your “I Voted” sticker and get a free doughnut of your choice. Wear an I VOTED sticker tomorrow 11/8 […]

The countdown to the election is dwindling down and in less than a week, voters will decide who will be the next president of The United States. Either way, this election is historic. If the Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton wins, she will be the first female elected to the high office. Republican nominee Donald Trump, […]

Over 11 percent of Montgomery County’s 727,138 registered voters, or 72,173 voters, have cast their ballots early in the Presidential General Election. Early voting began on Oct. 27 and it continues at ten locations across Montgomery County thru Nov. 3. So far, the busiest polling place has been the Silver Spring Civic Building. In the […]

Marylanders turned out in record numbers on the first day of early voting in the General Election. One of the nearly 2,000 people who lined up at the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad is a native of Brazil. MyMCMedia’s Phyllis Armstrong reports on the new citizen’s first trip to the polls in America. Izis Weills says […]