Since former Prince George’s County Council member Monique Anderson-Walker vacated the District 8 seat last month, seven people officially declared their candidacies to succeed her.
As of the 9 p.m. deadline Tuesday, Dec. 7, the county’s Board of Elections show Edward Burroughs III, Sidney Gibson, Ebony Sunala Johnson, Tony Knotts, Jerry Mathis, Marjorie Smith and Vernon Wade will seek the seat.
Six of the candidates are all Democrats. Sunala Johnson represents the only person who’s an unaffiliated candidate.
Because Anderson-Walker, who left to become the running mate of gubernatorial hopeful and state Comptroller Franchot, resigned before her term expired in December 2022, a special primary election will take place on Jan. 4. It will be followed by a special general election on Feb. 1.
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