Andrew Friedson has conceded the race for Montgomery County executive to Will Jawando, his County Council colleague.

In a statement on Sunday, Friedson said, “it has become clear that there are not enough remaining votes to change the outcome of this election.” He added that he had spoken to Jawando and offered his support.

Jawando declared victory in the race Friday, saying in a statement that while his team was still awaiting final results from the State Board of Elections, they were confident their lead would hold.

“Outside groups spent millions trying to define us before we could speak for ourselves, and despite that, we are winning because we made this a positive campaign about a shared future together, and not the negative, misleading politics of the past,” he said.

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Jawando had 40% of the vote, compared with Friedson’s 34%.

Fellow council member Evan Glass received 22%.

As of Monday morning, the state elections board had yet to finish counting votes. The Associated Press, which is expected to call the race, had yet to declare a winner.

Jawando will almost certainly be sworn in as the next county executive in deep-blue Montgomery County, where primaries generally decide elections.

But first he’ll face Republican Esther Wells in the November general election.