November 11th, 2022 by WCBC Radio
Now three days removed from Election Night, the much-watched rematch between U.S. Rep. David Trone and Maryland Del. Neil Parrott remained the only congressional race in the state too close to be called by The Associated Press. Parrott, a Republican, had a slight edge over his Democratic opponent by the time all 247 precincts in the 6th Congressional District had reported results to the state’s election board early Wednesday morning. But that could change when the district’s five counties finish counting mail-in ballots yet to be tallied. Of the five counties included in the 6th District, all but one — Garrett County — started counting mail-in ballots before Election Day. Frederick, Allegany and Washington counties resumed counting on Thursday, and Montgomery County will resume counting on Saturday. Garrett County began counting mail-in ballots on Thursday. Heading into the mail-in count, Parrott had a lead of about 4,500 votes over Trone — 102,669 to 98,122. Despite Parrott’s slight advantage, Trone was optimistic when he spoke at an Election celebration party in Frederick on Tuesday pledging to keep fighting for Western Maryland…
Despite the lead, in speaking to the media, Parrott was not ready to claim victory…
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