Eastside Council Races still too close to call as mail-in ballots being counted

There are still no declared winners in the vacant County Council races in District 8 (Essex & Middle River) and District 9 (Dundalk, Rosedale and Sparrows Point)

The Democratic candidates Shronda Dillard-Huffman and Arkia Wade have cut into the lead after the latest rounds of mail-in ballots, but Republican candidates Josh Sines and Tim Fazenbaker are still maintaining their leads. The Maryland Board of Elections released the numbers in those races on Monday morning.

District 8

Sines is still up over Dillard-Huffman by 1850 Votes (14,744 to 12,894).  There are around 3,324  mail-in ballot votes that remain uncounted.

District 9

Fazenbaker has less of a lead on Wade 11,432 to 10,580 (611 vote margin) but there are only around 2,658 mail-in ballots that remain uncounted.

Canvassing of the mail-in ballots by the Baltimore County Board of Elections is scheduled throughout the week.