Steven W. Johnson

The Prince George’s County Board of Elections has yet to certify the results or declare a winner in Tuesday’s Democratic special primary election to fill the open District 5 seat on the county council.

The trend, however, favors Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D-Springdale), the deputy chief of staff for the District 5 council office, who leads Mayor Adam Ortiz (D-Edmonston) by 137 votes, 37.42% to 33.09%, with 25 of 28 precincts reporting.

According to Alisha Alexander, the county’s elections administrator, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, and overseas/military ballots have yet to be included in the official results. These ballots count as precincts, Alexander said, making up the remaining total.

Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D-Prince George’s County) cited her experience working closely with members of the Prince George’s County Council as her edge against the eight others vying to fill the open District 5 council seat vacated by David Harrington (D-Cheverly), who replaced the deceased Sen. Gwendolyn Britt in the General Assembly. 

“I have been serving the residents of Prince George’s County for the past six years,” Harrison told PolitickerMD.com.  

Harrison has served the past five years as the deputy chief of staff for the District 5 council office. She previously served one year as a constituent services liaison.