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Shayla Adams-Stafford projected winner of Prince George's County District 5 County Council seat
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. () — Shayla Adams-Stafford (D) will now represent District 5 on the Prince George's County Council after defeating her republican counterpart in the county's special election, according to unofficial results from the
The special race was held to fill the District 5 seat, previously held by Jolene Ivey before she won the At-Large seat in November. The special election also elected a new county executive, a position that was left vacant when to represent Maryland in the U.S. Senate.
As of Tuesday night, the Adams-Stafford had secured 2,606 votes, or roughly 93% of the votes, with her Republican challenger, Fred Price Jr., receiving 191 votes, which is about 7%.
Roughly 1% of the votes were write-ins, according to the results.
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As Councilmember for District 5, Adams-Stafford will Bladensburg, Cheverly, Edmonston, Fairmount Heights, Glenarden, Landover, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Springdale and portions of Mitchellville, Bowie, Lanham, Hyattsville, and Landover Hills.
During her Adams-Stafford, an , outlined her vision of lowering taxes and expanding services for seniors, pursuing community-based development, fostering union partnerships and addressing the 'root causes' of crime.
DC News Now reached out to the Adams-Stafford campaign for comment on the unofficial results but did not hear back in time for publication.
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