Election Results

In 2023, Rockville voters cast 12,637 Election Day ballots and 133 provisional ballots for a total of 12,770 votes.

The Board of Supervisors of Elections certified the 2023 election results on Nov. 14, 2023.

An inauguration ceremony for the newly elected Mayor and Council will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive. The inauguration is open to the public.

The first meeting of the newly elected Mayor and Council will be 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20.

Certified 2023 Election Results

Candidates for Mayor

Rockville voters elected Monique Ashton mayor.


Number of VotesPercent of Total Votes
Monique Ashton
7,298
58.96
Mark Pierzchala
5,028
40.62
Write-in51
0.41

Candidates for Council

Rockville voters elected Kate Fulton, Adam Van Grack, Izola (Zola) Shaw, incumbent David Myles, Marissa Valeri, and Barry Jackson to the council.


Number of VotesPercent of Total Votes
Kate Fulton
8,948
14.46
Adam Van Grack
8,07213.04
Izola (Zola) Shaw
7,612
12.30
David Myles
6,163
9.96
Marissa Valeri
5,995
9.69
Barry Jackson
5,962
9.63
Paul Scott
5,107
8.25
Richard Gottfried
4,102
6.63
Anita Neal Powell
3,829
6.19
Ricky F. Mui
3,196
5.16
Danniel Belay
2,0013.23
Harold Hodges
641
1.04
Write-in270
0.44

Advisory Referendum Questions

The ballot included four nonbinding advisory referendum questions that allow voters to express a preference without resulting in a change to Rockville law.

Question 1 - Voting Age

Should Rockville allow 16-17-year-olds to vote in city elections?


Number of VotesPercent of Total Votes
Yes3,601
28.77
No8,665
69.23
No Opinion250
2.00

Question 2 - Non-Citizen Voting

Should Rockville allow residents who are not U.S. citizens to vote in city elections?


Number of VotesPercent of Total Votes
Yes4,208
33.89
No7,926
63.84
No Opinion281
2.26

Question 3 - Term Limits

Should Rockville limit the Mayor and City Council members to 3 consecutive terms?


Number of VotesPercent of Total Votes
Yes9,267
74.09
No2,786
22.27
No Opinion455
3.64

Question 4 - Representative Districts

Should some or all of the 6 council members be elected by representative districts?


Number of VotesPercent of Total Votes
Yes5,090
40.84
No6,378
51.18
No Opinion995
7.98