McClain Delaney, Parrott to face off in November for the 6th District House seat
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With all but one district precinct reporting, it appears Democrat April McClain Delaney and Republican Neil Parrott will face off in November for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 6th Congressional District, according to unofficial results reported by the Maryland State Board of Elections.
When U.S. Rep. David Trone announced he was running for the Senate, candidates from both parties seemed to come out of the woodwork to vie for his House seat.
There were seven Republicans and 16 Democrats on the ballot for the 6th Congressional District, which includes all of Washington, Frederick, Allegany and Garrett counties, and a portion of Montgomery County.
McClain Delaney, wife of former U.S. Rep. John Delaney, D-6th, had won 13,554 votes — 39.15% of the vote — in Tuesday's Maryland Democratic primary as of Wednesday morning. The next highest vote-getter in the Democratic race is Del. Joe Vogel, D-Montgomery, with 9,252 votes, or 26.74%.
Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez is fourth in the 16-way heat, with 2,594 votes, or 7.5%. Hagerstown businessman Altimont Mark Wilks is 15th, with 134 votes.
This will be Parrott's third GOP nomination for the 6th District seat. A former state delegate from Washington County, Parrott was also nominated in 2020 and 2022. As of Wednesday morning, Parrott had tallied 19,496 votes — 47% of the Republican vote.
Former Del. Dan Cox of Frederick County, the Republican nominee for governor in 2022, trailed with 12,618 votes, or 30.46%. Former Del. Brenda Thiam, R-Washington, is in fifth place with 1,233 votes, about 3%.
Members of the House of Representatives serve for two-year terms. The salary for most representatives is $174,000 per year; House majority and minority leaders are paid $193,400 and the Speaker's salary is $223,500.
Final numbers will be certified May 24. With early voting and mail-in ballots that have been received counted, here are the latest unofficial results, district-wide:
Democratic Candidates
(212 of 213 election day precincts reported)
Name | Party | Early Voting | Election Day | Mail-In Ballot | Provisional | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Choharis | Democratic | 79 | 242 | 118 | 0 | 439 | 1.27% |
George Gluck | Democratic | 38 | 179 | 59 | 0 | 276 | 0.80% |
Geoffrey Grammer | Democratic | 56 | 219 | 119 | 0 | 394 | 1.14% |
Ashwani Jain | Democratic | 529 | 2,099 | 415 | 0 | 3,043 | 8.80% |
Lesley J. Lopez | Democratic | 260 | 853 | 331 | 0 | 1,444 | 4.17% |
Tekesha A. Martinez | Democratic | 436 | 1,547 | 611 | 0 | 2,594 | 7.50% |
April McClain Delaney | Democratic | 2,764 | 8,013 | 2,767 | 0 | 13,544 | 39.15% |
Stephen R. McDow, II | Democratic | 18 | 86 | 43 | 0 | 147 | 0.42% |
Mohammad S. Mozumder | Democratic | 96 | 453 | 69 | 0 | 618 | 1.79% |
Adrian Petrus | Democratic | 20 | 74 | 21 | 0 | 115 | 0.33% |
Joel Rubin | Democratic | 68 | 246 | 148 | 0 | 462 | 1.34% |
Laurie-Anne Sayles | Democratic | 281 | 594 | 224 | 0 | 1,099 | 3.18% |
Joe Vogel | Democratic | 1,751 | 6,282 | 1,219 | 0 | 9,252 | 26.74% |
Destiny Drake West | Democratic | 124 | 527 | 95 | 0 | 746 | 2.16% |
Kiambo "Bo" White | Democratic | 43 | 219 | 27 | 0 | 289 | 0.84% |
Altimont Mark Wilks | Democratic | 26 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 134 | 0.39% |
Totals | 6,589 | 21,727 | 6,280 | 0 | 34,596 | 100.00% |
Republican
(212 of 213 election day precincts reported)
Name | Party | Early Voting | Election Day | Mail-In Ballot | Provisional | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Cox | Republican | 2,117 | 9,745 | 756 | 0 | 12,618 | 30.46% |
Chris Hyser | Republican | 168 | 754 | 217 | 0 | 1,139 | 2.75% |
Neil C. Parrott | Republican | 3,560 | 14,086 | 1,850 | 0 | 19,496 | 47.06% |
Todd A. Puglisi | Republican | 41 | 224 | 50 | 0 | 315 | 0.76% |
Mariela Roca | Republican | 934 | 3,774 | 294 | 0 | 5,002 | 12.07% |
Tom Royals | Republican | 419 | 1,126 | 82 | 0 | 1,627 | 3.93% |
Brenda J. Thiam | Republican | 266 | 735 | 232 | 0 | 1,233 | 2.98% |
Totals | 7,505 | 30,444 | 3,481 | 0 | 41,430 | 100.00% |
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: McClain Delaney, Parrott to vie for Congress in the 6th District
