Wrapping up with a momentous presidential election, 2024 was a year in which much happened in local political news. The year’s top Montgomery County stories ranged from the success of a term-limit referendum, which prevents County Executive Marc Elrich from running for a third term, to the ouster of three school board members by voters looking for more accountability.
On the state and national level, Potomac resident and Democrat April McClain Delaney won a highly competitive race to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) easily defeated former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Ben Cardin (D-Baltimore).
Here are 10 stories worth a second look:
Elrich facing final two years in office after term-limit referendum passes
County charter will be amended to limit county executive to two terms
Democrat McClain Delaney wins Maryland’s 6th Congressional District race
Republican Parrott concedes Nov. 14 in third failed run for seat
Alsobrooks defeats Hogan in battle for open U.S. Senate seat | MoCo360
Prince George’s County executive to become Maryland’s first Black senator
Three newcomers win seats on Montgomery County school board
Incumbents Evans, Harris ousted
District 6 GOP nominee’s anti-LGBTQ+ record comes to light, Human Rights Campaign endorses Democrat
Neil Parrott called legislation regarding same-sex couples accessing IVF ‘shockingly-bad’
Divisiveness heats up over ballot question to limit county executive terms
Opposition builds against referendum as supporters make accusations
Brenda Diaz left MCPS over a school board decision. Now she’s running for a seat.
Diaz was put on leave, eventually resigned, after violating a mask mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic
‘Let’s be normal’: Local GOP works to galvanize a Democrat-led voting bloc
Party promotes county executive term limit initiative, voting by mail
McClain Delaney leads Md. 6th Congressional District fundraising, faces scrutiny for loan
Democrat went on to win party nomination
Moore stumps for McClain Delaney, Scalise for Parrott in final push before election
Maryland 6th Congressional District race closely watched across country
