Maxwell Uy Leads In Montgomery County Sheriff's Election

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — In Montgomery County's primary election for sheriff on Tuesday, Maxwell Uy of Clarksburg had a lead over Robert Bass of Silver Spring as of Wednesday morning.

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

Uy is a chief deputy in Montgomery County, and Bass is a former NFL football player and former county deputy sheriff.

No Republican candidates 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.

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

Statewide Races:

• MD Governor’s Democratic Primary Results: Franchot Vs. Moore, Perez
• MD Governor’s Republican Primary Results: Cox Vs. Schulz

Election officials closed the lines to vote Tuesday at 8 p.m. Anybody in line by that time was allowed to vote.

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.

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(246 of 258 election day precincts reported)