Eight Democrats and three Republicans are running for the seat after Angela Alsobrooks resigned as county executive in December.

Aisha Braveboy (D) led the race for the county executive seat, putting her in the lead to become the Democratic nominee.

Election workers are still tallying the votes from Tuesday’s special primary election to decide who’s in the final running for Prince George’s County executive. Aisha Braveboy declared victory in the Democratic race for county executive.

Residents considered a wide variety of issues when casting their votes, including education, transportation and senior citizen care.

Prince George's County executive and District 5 seat races heat up as candidates debate budget shortfall and public safety. Early voting ends Monday.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (7News) — Voters head to the polls Tuesday for Prince George’s County’s special election. The Council’s District 5 seat is at stake, but most are closely watching the race for a new county executive, now that it has been vacated by new U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks.

Victory Declared: Aisha Braveboy claims victory in the Democratic primary for Prince George’s County Executive. Unofficial Results: Braveboy holds 43% of the votes, with Rushern Baker at 21% and Calvin Hawkins at 20%. Next Steps: Provisional and mail-in ballots still need to be counted; the general election is on June 3rd.

In her acceptance speech at the grand ballroom at Metro Points Hotel in New Carrollton, Braveboy vowed to represent all Prince Georgians.