May 7, 2008 - 10:39am
Harrison wins by a landslide in Prince George’s County
By Kevin Agnese
Category: LocalTags: David Harrington, Andrea Fletcher Harrison, Prince George's County, Prince George's County Council, Steven Johnson, James Fletcher
Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D-Springdale) cruised to victory in Tuesday's special election to fill the District 5 vacancy on the Prince George's County Council. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Harrison received more than 87 percent of the vote over Republican Steven Johnson, a businessman from Cheverly. The victory was expected in the heavily Democratic district.
Harrison has served the past five years as the deputy chief of staff for the District 5 council office, where she worked as the policy director for Councilman David Harrington (D-Cheverly). Harrington replaced the deceased Sen. Gwendolyn Britt in the General Assembly, leading to the council opening.
The daughter of former councilman James Fletcher, Harrison will serve the remainder of Harrington's term, which expires in 2010.
District 5 includes Bladensburg, Cheverly, Cottage City, Edmonston, Fairmount Heights, Glenarden, Landover and portions of Mitchellville.
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Don't confuse landslide with
Don't confuse landslide with mandate. With only 4.2% of eligible voters casting a ballot, and only 1,838 out of a possible 49,176 votes, Ms. Harrison is there on a temporary basis.
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