Blubaugh: Get used to partisan elections in Carroll County's municipalities? Are we sure about that? | COMMENTARY baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mona Becker, a former councilmember, was elected the city’s first female mayor with 1,020 votes to Dennis Dillon’s 591 to cap a contentious and controversial campaign that resulted in 1,619 ballots being cast, a more than 50% increase over the number cast during the last mayoral election.
Mona Becker, a former councilmember, was elected as the city’s first female mayor Tuesday night. And although she’s excited to have the title, it was not the focal point of her campaign.
A letter sent Monday from Republican delegates claimed the city’s disallowance of poll watchers and elected officials' support of one of the candidates is cause to question the election’s integrity. However, the city disagrees and the mayor said they are pulling a page out of the national presidential election when former president Donald Trump questioned the results of the 2020 election.
Westminster mayor says goal of candidate's letter was 'to dog whistle homophobes'; Dillon says he's being slandered baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.