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After years of carefully orchestrated local campaigns, Democrat Neil Makhija’s victory in a messy five-candidate primary disrupted party leaders’ plans for an orderly candidate selection process.
Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale sought re-election this year, but unofficial primary results as of early Wednesday morning show he was bested by two fellow Republican opponents.