Montgomery County Sheriff Election: Maxwell Uy, Robert Bass On Ballot

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Maryland primary elections are Tuesday, July 19 and the race for Montgomery County sheriff is on the ballot.

Statewide races are on the ballot, including those for governor, comptroller and attorney general. Aside from sheriff, Montgomery County races on the ballot are for county executive, council and Board of Education.

Voters can see which districts they live in by using this tool. That resource also tells Marylanders their:

• Ballot dropbox locations
• Early voting centers
• Election day polling place
• Registration status
• Party affiliation
• Current state and federal representatives

Election day polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19. Any mail-in ballots for the primaries must be postmarked or placed in the appropriate box by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19.

Montgomery County Sheriff Darren Popkin, who has served since 2010, announced in 2021 that he would not be seeking a fourth term in office.

Two Democrats are running to succeed Popkin in the July 19 primary: Chief Deputy Maxwell Uy of Clarksburg and Robert Bass of Silver Spring, a former NFL football player and former county deputy sheriff.

No Republican candidates have filed to succeed Popkin as sheriff.

The sheriff’s responsibilities include court security and criminal transportation; criminal warrant service; service of process for the county court system; child support enforcement; and combating domestic violence.

Here are the people who filed to run in the Democratic primary for Montgomery County Sheriff.

Sheriff

Robert Bass

www.BassforSheriff.com

Maxwell Cornelius Uy

www.maxuy4sheriff.com

When Will The Results Be Certified?

The Maryland State Board of Elections expects to certify the final results during the week of Aug. 8. Officials will announce the unofficial early voting and election day results on July 19, but they still have to count the mail-in, dropbox and provisional ballots.

State law says these tallies must start and end on specific dates after election day. That means the final and official results will come a few weeks after voters hit the polls.