Mfume, Klacik win nominations in 7th Congressional District Special Primary

Maryland voters in the Baltimore area decided a crowded special primary for who will be their parties' nominees to fill the rest of the late Elijah Cummings' term in Congress.

STARTS IN 60 SECONDS WON THEDEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR THE 7THDISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION.HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FINALVOTING RESULTS.

YOU CAN SEE HEGOT MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OFTHE VOTE.

WE HAVE*LIVE TEAMCOVERAGE OF THE SPECIALPRIMARY ELECTION TONIGHT.WMA━2 NEWS' EDDIE KADHIM ISSTANDING BY IN HUNT VALLEY TOGIVE US THE LATEST ON THEREPUBLICAN WINNER..

BUT FIRST,LET'S GO TO ABBY ISAACS INNORTHWEST BALTIMORE WHO ISLIVE AT MFUME'S CELEBRATION.ITS A BIG CELEBRATION HERE ATTHE FORUM IN NORTHWESTBALTIMORE.

NOW DEMOCRATICNOMINEE FOR CONGRESS KWA━E━SEE OO━FO━ MAY JUSTWRAPPED UP HIS SPEECH.

HE GAVETHANKS EVERYONE FOR THEIRSUPPORT AND SAID THIS SHOWSEXPERIENCE MATTERS... MFUMEHELD THIS SEAT FOR 10 YEABEFORE CUMMINGS.

HE LEFTCONGRESS TO BECOME THEPRESIDENT OF THE NAACP.

HE WASBORN AND RAISED IN BALTIMORE,WENT TO MORGAN STATE ANDSERVED ON THE BALTIMORE CITYCOUNCIL.

HERE TONIGHTCCONGRESSMAN ELIJAH CUMINSSISTERS, BALTIMORE CITY ANDCOUNTY COUNCILMEMBERS, THEBALTIMORE CITY STATESATTORNEY, AND NUMEROUS OTHERDELEGATES AND STATE SENATORSHIS SENIOR ADVISOR LARRYGIBSON CALLING IT A DECISIVEELECTION.

UNOFFICIAL NUMBERSSHOW HE BEAT HIS CLOSESTOPPONENT BY AROUND 15,000VOTES.

"I KNOW THE COMMUNIAND THE COMMUNTY KNOWSME...RULE OUT " MFUME SAIDTHBEFORE THE SPECIAL GENERALELECTION... IN APRIL.

WHOEVERWINS WILL HAVE THE SEAT UNTILJANUARY.

LIVE IN NORTHWESTBALTIMORE ABBY ISAACS WMAR 2NEWSAND ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTSKIMBERLY KLACIK WON TONIGHT'SPRIMARY.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK ATTHE RESULTS.

SHE WON WITH JUSTOVER 40 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.WMA━2 NEWS' EDDIE KADHIM WASTHERE WHEN KLACIK WON━ ANDJOINS US LIVE FROM HUNTVALLEY.

EDDIE?THE CROWD HERE ERUPTED WHETHEY HIT 220 PRECINCTS ANDMAINTAINED THE LEAD THEY HADFROM THE FIRST PRECINCTREPORTED.

KIMBERLY KLACICKSAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP ISOFFICE BECAUSE PEOPLE WANTSOMETHING DIFFERENT AND SHEFEELS SHE CAN BRING THAT ALONGWITH ACCOUNTABILITY TOBALTIMORE AND DISTRICT 7.

SHESTARTED GAINING A LOT OFNATIONAL ATTENTION WHEN SHESTARTED RECORDING VIDEOSTALKING TO PEOPLE IN DISTRICT7 ABOUT CRIME ANDDISINVESTMENT AND HOW SHE FELTELIJAH CUMMINGS WASNTHE JOB DONEDURING THE BACK AND FOURTHBETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP ANDCUMMINGS.

PRESIDENT TRUMPNAMED HER AND RETWEETED SOMEOF HER TWEETS.

TONIGHT SHE WASSAYING SHEPOLITICS WHO CAN BRING NEWIDEAS.

Kimberly Klacick (R)Candidate“limits, and Isomebody who is going to workacross the aisle.

IRepublican, but IControl, oral contraceptivesover the counter I think itlong overdue.

I hope peopleunderstand that I am peopleover party and Iget to capital hill” KLACICKSAYS SHE IS LOOKING FORWARDCARRYING OVER THIS MOMENTUMALL THE WAY TO CAPITAL HILLWITH GENERAL ELECTION DAYAPRIL 28TH.

LIVE AT RYLEIGHOYSTERS EDDIE KADHIM WMAR2NEWS.AT LAST CHECK━ JUST OVER 59THOUSAND PEOPLE HAD VOTED