According to the Maryland Board of Elections, it appears it will be a show down between Middle River resident Kimberly Klacik and former Congressman Kweisi Mfume in April for the Congressional seat vacated by the death of Congressman Elijah Cummings.
Klacik appears to be the winner of the Republican nomination in the 7th District Congressional Special Election. She is a member of the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee and a contributor for Fox News.
Klacik was one of seven Republicans battling for the nomation. Glen Arm resident and 2018 2nd Congressional GOP nominee Liz Matory finished in second place. Klacik and Matory, both African American females, combined for over 66 percent of the GOP vote.
Mfume, a former Congressman and former leader of the NAACP, was one 23 Democrats in the race, but still received over 40 percent of the unofficial vote. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, Elijah Cummings’ widow, finished a distant second to Mfume.
The 7th District covers parts of Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Howard County. Although Middle River is not in the 7th, Klacik and other Maryland residents living outside the district are eligible to run for the Congressional seat in the district.
The General Election to this race will take place during the Presidential Primary on Tuesday, April 28.
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