Former Prince George’s County school board member Edward Burroughs III, a Democrat and vocal critic of the county’s political establishment, soundly defeated his competitors in a special primary election for a seat representing District 8 on the county council.
Burroughs, a leader of an increasingly influential generation of young liberal leaders in the county, won 72 percent of the votes cast, according to unofficial results posted Thursday afternoon. Former county council member Tony Knotts, who had the backing of several more-moderate incumbent council members, came in second, with 15 percent.
“The campaign was absolutely amazing because a lot of my supporters voted for me when I was 18 and remember it,” said Burroughs, referring to his election to the school board. “They have watched and supported me through thick and thin.”
Election officials in coming weeks will continue to count provisional ballots and conduct a second canvas for ballots that were postmarked before Jan. 4 but have not yet been delivered. A special general election — which, like the primary, will be conducted mostly by mail — is scheduled for Feb. 1. As of Thursday afternoon, 5,561 ballots had been counted. There are 55,699 registered Democrats in the district, which includes Fort Washington, Oxon Hill, Temple Hills and Camp Springs.
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