This fall’s elections in Prince George’s County could be the start a game of political musical chairs that sparks two more special elections next year – and a shakeup in county leadership.
Voters are already set to go to the polls Aug. 6 to fill a vacant at-large county council seat, and later this fall the state elects a new U.S. senator. With two county officials in the running for those offices – County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) for Senate and Council Chair Jolene Ivey (D) for the at-large seat – the outcome could start a scramble to fill the offices they leave behind.
And the winners of those races could lead to yet more shuffling and special elections.
The special primary election next month for a countywide, at-large council seat could create the first falling domino.
It features about a dozen candidates, including Ivey, who represents the county’s 5th District. If Ivey wins the Democratic primary she would the odds-on favorite to win the seat on Nov. 5 in the heavily Democratic county.
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