Republican Baltimore County Council candidate Josh Sines is on his way to victory in the District 8 race.
As of Thursday, Sines was leading Democrat Shronda Dillard-Huffman by 1,452 votes and most of the mail-in ballots have been counted.
“The latest election results have solidified our lead in the Baltimore County Council District 8 race, and I am extremely confident that we have won this election,” Sines said.
“While the remaining provisional ballots are still being counted, we fully respect the election process and will wait for its completion on Friday before making our formal victory announcement.”
Shronda Dillard-Huffman conceded the race on social media last night.
“I hope to finish within five percentage points of my opponent once every vote is counted. But based on the remaining votes and the margin, I no longer see a path to victory,” Dillard-Huffman said in a social media post.
“Congratulations to Josh Sines. I believe Josh is a good man who can be a good councilman. My hope is that he puts the people first and exercises his own judgment, even when that means disagreeing with other councilmembers.”
Sines will become the first councilman of the new district that includes Essex and Middle River.
“I also want to acknowledge and thank my opponent, Sharonda Dillard-Huffman, for her congratulations in a Facebook post last night. I made a commitment from the beginning to run a positive campaign focused on our communities rather than my opponent. I’m proud that we stayed true to that commitment, and I appreciate her congratulations.”
District 9
The race between Republican Tim Fazenbaker and Democrat Arkia Wade is getting closer and closer as most of the mail-in ballots were counted.
Fazenbaker led the race by over 1,000 votes on Election Night and Wade has narrowed the margin to just 86 votes with provisional ballots still not counted.