Lynne Harris

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Lynne Harris

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Montgomery County Board of Education At-large

Years in office: 2020 - 2024

Successor: Rita Montoya (Nonpartisan)

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Lynne Harris was an at-large member of the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland. She assumed office on December 1, 2020. She left office on December 1, 2024.

Harris ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large

Rita Montoya defeated incumbent Lynne Harris in the general election for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rita Montoya (Nonpartisan)	53.6	212,552
		Lynne Harris (Nonpartisan)	45.5	180,421
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	3,782

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 396,755
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large

The following candidates ran in the primary for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynne Harris (Nonpartisan)	32.0	43,926
✔		Rita Montoya (Nonpartisan)	31.8	43,620
		Melissa Kim (Nonpartisan)	15.5	21,209
		Sharif Hidayat (Nonpartisan)	9.1	12,422
	Submit photo	Jonathan Long (Nonpartisan)	6.4	8,817
		Fitzgerald Mofor (Nonpartisan)	5.2	7,130

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 137,124
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Endorsements

Harris received the following endorsements.

• Service Employees International Union Local 500
• Alabama Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

2020

See also: Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large

Lynne Harris defeated Sunil Dasgupta in the general election for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynne Harris (Nonpartisan)	51.6	221,533
	Submit photo	Sunil Dasgupta (Nonpartisan)	47.4	203,639
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	4,504

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 429,676
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large

The following candidates ran in the primary for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynne Harris (Nonpartisan)	29.2	63,551
✔	Submit photo	Sunil Dasgupta (Nonpartisan)	20.6	44,785
	Submit photo	Stephen Austin (Nonpartisan)	13.0	28,238
	Submit photo	Paul Geller (Nonpartisan)	6.1	13,376
	Submit photo	Mitra Ahadpour (Nonpartisan)	6.0	13,176
	Submit photo	Jay Guan (Nonpartisan)	5.4	11,753
	Submit photo	Dalbin Osorio (Nonpartisan)	5.0	10,782
	Submit photo	Anil Chaudhry (Nonpartisan)	3.3	7,137
	Submit photo	Darwin Romero (Nonpartisan)	3.2	6,929
		Pavel Sukhobok (Nonpartisan)	2.8	6,007
	Submit photo	Collins Odongo (Nonpartisan)	2.1	4,663
	Submit photo	Cameron Rhode (Nonpartisan)	1.9	4,238
	Submit photo	Lumpoange Thomas (Nonpartisan)	1.5	3,159

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 217,794
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2024

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2020

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