Countryman reelected Montgomery mayor, Fox wins in council race, unofficial results show

Cheryl Fox also reclaimed her position as council member Place 4, defeating Efrain Lucas, according to unofficial voting results from Montgomery County Elections.

Fox had 67.89%, or 296 votes, while Lucas had 32.11%, or 140 votes.

"I certainly appreciate all the voters that turned out," Fox said. "I appreciate all the support."

Posted 7:50 p.m. May 2

Sara Countryman and Cheryl Fox are leading in the Montgomery mayor and council Place 4 races, respectively, according to unofficial early voting results from Montgomery County Elections.

Zooming in

In the race for Montgomery mayor, Countryman has 45.71%, or 160 votes, while Mark Gess has 27.71%, or 97 votes, Art Aguilar has 24%, or 84 votes, and Kristin Gyldenege has 2.57% or 9 votes, according to unofficial early voting results from Montgomery County Elections.

For the Place 4 election, Fox has 69.09%, or 228 votes, while Efrain Lucas has 30.91%, or 102 votes, according to unofficial early voting results from Montgomery County Elections.

On the ballot

Montgomery voters are casting ballots May 2 in two contested city races, including the mayor’s race and City Council Place 4.

What we know

Montgomery County saw 21,253 voters cast ballots during early voting for the May 2 election, as previously reported. Of those, 18,052 ballots were cast in person, and 3,201 were submitted by mail.

Some context

The mayor serves as the city’s elected leader and presides over City Council meetings. Council members vote on city policy, budgets, development items, contracts and other local matters.

What else?

Totals from ballots cast on election day have not yet been released. Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at that time were still able to cast ballots.

Stay tuned

Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results remain unofficial until canvassed. Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from elections across the region.