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Rebecca Smondrowski was reelected as the District 2 member of the Board of Education, defeating opponent Brandon Rippeon. In her first post-election interview, Smondrowski talks about the board’s future work, and she has some advice for the board’s newest members.

Shebra Evans is the newly elected District 4 Board of Education member. She defeated Anjali Reed Phukan in the school board race, and when Evans is sworn in on Dec. 1st she will replace Board of Education member Chris Barclay who did not seek reelection. The day after the election, Evans sat down with MCM’s […]

Jeanette Dixon won the At-Large school board seat on election night, defeating incumbent Board of Education member Phil Kauffman. In an exclusive interview at MCM’s studios, Dixon talked about what’s next. Dixon said she will be sworn into office on Dec. 1, and she is planning to celebrate her win at that time. Looking forward […]

Here are five things to know today, Nov. 9, in Montgomery County: 1. Term Limits (Question B on the ballot) appears to have passed with more than 68 percent of the vote in Montgomery County, according to unofficial election results. Term limits advocate Robin Ficker is scheduled to celebrate at Shady Grove Metro this morning. […]

Democrat Jamie Raskin was elected to represent Maryland’s eighth congressional district. This victory comes after the previous Democratic Rep., Chris Van Hollen, vacated his seat to run for Senate. In this extra video, one local resident explains how Raskin inspired him to vote in this election:  

Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, has won the U.S. Senate race in Maryland. Van Hollen will replace retiring Senator Barbara Mikulski. He defeats Republican candidate Kathy Szeliga and Green candidate Dr. Margaret Flowers.  In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, Van Hollen said there’s a lot of work to do: Van Hollen delivered the following […]

Democrats John Delaney, Jamie Raskin and John Sarbanes won their Congressional races in Maryland on election night. BREAKING: Raskin elected to U.S. House in Maryland. @AP race call at 10:19 p.m. EST. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/ZyhMfJmnfS — AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 9, 2016 #Election2016: John Sarbanes re-elected to U.S. House in Md.’s 3rd District #cbselectionhttps://t.co/bMxhe84vSN pic.twitter.com/TYnMD9Habk […]

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