UPDATE: MoCo Board of Education Candidate Rebecca Smondrowski Holds 365 Vote Lead Over Jeanne Ellinport

Ten days ago, Montgomery County's Board of Education District 2 Primary ended with somewhat of a murky result. The top two candidates in the race will proceed to the November General Election, but last week there were only 452 votes separating the second and third place finishers:

After 1,652 absentee ballots were counted last week, Fred Evans maintained his first place finish, and Rebecca Smondrowski held a 371 vote lead over Jeanne Ellinport. Today, 2,259 absentee ballots have now been counted, and Ms. Smondrowski is still maintaining a 365 vote lead over Ms. Ellinport. This may be the end of this race, as Ellinport has only netted a handful of votes through the absentee count. See the current unofficial results below:

Board of Education District 002 | Non-Partisan (Vote for One)
Name	Party	Early Voting	Election Day	Absentee / Provisional	Total Votes	Percentage
Saqib Ali	Non-Partisan	860	6,021	230	7111	10.3%
Susan Byrne	Non-Partisan	1,463	12,381	627	14471	21.0%
Jeanne Ellinport	Non-Partisan	2,031	12,477	458	14966	21.7%
Fred Evans	Non-Partisan	2,098	14,429	571	17098	24.8%
Rebecca Smondrowski	Non-Partisan	1,745	13,213	373	15331	22.2%

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Congratulations to Fred Evans & Rebecca Smondrowski!