HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — A day after the elections, six congressional districts across the entire county had a less than 10 percent gap between the winner and the runner-up. In two of those races, less than 1,000 votes separated the nominees.
One of those contests is in Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District.
Mail-in ballots are yet to be counted in the district, and they could well decide if Republican Neil Parrott or Democrat April McLain Delaney will go to Washington in January.
At the Washington County Board of Elections, Director Barry Jackson said that “over 5,000 ballots are still to be counted before we know the results.”
Until then, it is nail-biting time for each nominee and their campaigns.
“It’s going to come down to the mail-in ballots,” said Parrott campaign manager Woody Johnston. “We’ll watch that process and make sure every legitimate ballot is counted.”
Western Maryland small business owner Altimont Mark Wilks ran in the Democratic primary for the Sixth District. He is backing McLain Delaney
“This is a prime example of why it’s important that every vote counts,” he said.
“It could be next Friday, November 15, before we know the results for sure,” said Jackson.
Parrot has been the nominee for the Sixth District seat twice before. This is McLain Delaney’s first run for office.
