Politics

The passage of Question 3 paves the way for lawmakers to approve new maps. And that still might be contentious.

The Banner asked Jawando — and community leaders — about his priorities as he prepares for his first term as county executive.

“We’re not afraid to impeach Donald Trump. We’ve done it twice. He has 50% of all the presidential impeachments in American history,” U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, of Takoma Park, said in an Election Day interview.

The Democratic wave that swept the country was also felt in Maryland.

Democrats captured a governorship in a premier presidential swing state in Tuesday’s midterm elections, winning Georgia’s governor’s office for the first time since 1998 as they rode a wave of voter discontent over the economy, inflation, healthcare and the future of democracy.

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has won reelection in Georgia as his party tries to break Republicans’ hold on power in Washington and recapture Congress.

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Will Jawando beat his Republican opponent, Esther Wells, for Montgomery County executive.

Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Harris wins his ninth term in Congress, maintaining Maryland’s sole Republican presence in the House of Representatives despite a strong Democratic showing across the nation.

Amid an anti-Trump wave and increasing frustration with their MAGA sheriff, Frederick County voters picked Democrat Karl Bickel over incumbent Chuck Jenkins.