Montgomery County Board of Education Vice President Karla Silvestre, who is running for re-election to the school board, spoke to MyMCM Tuesday night after the polls closed.
Some candidates joined an election night party at South House Garden in Gaithersburg after voting ended.
With 249 of 258 election day precincts reported as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Silvestre had received 65.66% of the vote thus far.
The Board of Education races are non-partisan.
