Recount Seals Walsh Win by 6 Votes in Howard District 1 Council Race
Elizabeth M. “Liz” Walsh sealed her upset win in the Democratic primary for the Howard County Council on Wednesday, after a recount increased her margin of victory from 2 to 6 votes over incumbent District 1 Councilman Jonathan S. “Jon” Weinstein.
Walsh, 47, a political newcomer, won the nomination for the council seat over Weinstein 3,175 to 3,169 in the Howard County Board of Elections recount.
Weinstein, 50, was first elected in 2014 to represent District 1, which consists mostly of the northeastern section of Howard County.
“The election and recount process worked as designed, to count and confirm every vote, and the results show that I did not prevail in the primary,” Weinstein said in a statement. “I have called Liz Walsh to offer my congratulations on her primary win.”
Walsh will face Republican nominee Rajneesh “Raj” Kathuria, 52, in the Nov. 6 general election. [email protected]
William F. Zorzi
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Bill Zorzi is a contributor to Maryland Matters and has served stints as a full-time reporter and contractor. Earlier he was a Baltimore Sun reporter and editor for nearly 20 years, focusing on government and politics. An Annapolis bureau veteran, he wrote a weekly column, “The Political Game” for the paper. Zorzi left newspapers for several years to write for television, including for the HBO series, “The Wire” and the HBO miniseries “Show Me a Hero,” which dealt with an explosive housing desegregation case in Yonkers, NY. He returned to reporting in 2018, when he joined Maryland Matters.
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