Vote Totals Confirm Preliminary Results; Inauguration is Sunday, Nov. 15 Rockville, Md., Nov. 10 – Rockville’s Board of Supervisors of Elections certified results today from last week’s city election, confirming preliminary results that will return Bridget Donnell Newton to the mayor’s seat for a second term. The certified results reflect that the four incoming councilmembers will be: Beryl L. Feinberg, Virginia Onley, Julie Palakovich Carr and Mark Pierzchala. The new Mayor and Council will serve a four-year term for the first time in city history. The final vote totals in the mayor’s race were: • Bridget Donnell Newton, 4,156 (64.98 percent) • Sima Osdoby, 2,216 (34.65 percent) The four winning councilmembers received the following final votes: • Feinberg, 3,448 (14.36 percent) • Palakovich Carr, 2,998 (12.49 percent) • Pierzchala, 2,799 (11.66 percent) • Onley, 2,752 (11.46 percent) Five additional candidates ran for council and received the following final votes: • Richard Gottfried, 2,457 (10.23 percent) • Patrick Schoof, 2,425 (10.10 percent) • Brigitta Mullican, 2,415 (10.06 percent) • David Hill, 2,353 (9.80 percent) • Clark Reed, 2,283 (9.51 percent) Of the 40,749 registered voters in Rockville, there was a total of 6,468 ballots cast (15.87 percent) including votes cast on early voting days, same-day registration at City Hall on Election Day and by absentee or provisional ballot. All results, including totals by district, are available at www.rockvillemd.gov/electionresults. This was the 65th election in the City of Rockville. The new Mayor and Council will be sworn in during an inauguration ceremony at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Dr. The public is invited to attend and a reception will follow. The first meeting of the new Mayor and Council is at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16 at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave. Visit www.rockvillemd.gov/agendacenter to view the Nov. 16 agenda. MEDIA CONTACT: Marylou Berg Director of Communication 240-314-8105 mberg@rockvillemd.gov

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