The early voting numbers are in and incumbent County Executive Ike Leggett is probably smiling. Leggett holds a nearly 2 to 1 advantage over County Council member Phil Andrews and former County Executive Doug Duncan.
In the closely watched at-large County Council race, where four seats are up for grabs, all four incumbents—Nancy Floreen, Hans Riemer, George Leventhal and Marc Elrich–hold slim leads over challenger Beth Daly. Sixth candidate Vivian Malloy has fallen behind.
In Bethesda and Chevy Chase’s District 1 incumbent Roger Berliner holds a commanding lead over former at-large Council member Duchy Trachtenberg. Trachtenberg entered the race on the last day to register, forcing Berliner to hastily mount a campaign.
In perhaps the closest County Council race, in Silver Spring and Takoma Park’s District 5, Del. Tom Hucker holds a slim lead over former CNN producer Evan Glass. School board member Chris Barclay, who was plagued by a credit card scandal shortly before the election, is in fourth place, behind Terril North.
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