UPDATED: Laurel Voters Choose a New Mayor
UPDATED – 03/28/25 – Voters in Laurel have chosen new leadership and elected Carlos Oliveras to the Mayor’s office. Oliveras received 112 votes to incumbent John Shwed’s 105 tallies. The two council seats both went to incumbents. The At-Large seat was won by Donald Holden with 158 votes to Laura Mackey’s 56 votes. Ward 3 will be represented by Jonathan Kellam who received 72 votes to Gregory Harris’s 13 votes. The Ward 2 seat was uncontested – RogJeana Fisher will take over the seat currently held by her mother, who did not run for re-election.
Someone will be appointed to fill the remainder of Oliveras’s Ward 1 term, which ends in 2027. That appointment must be approved by the Council.
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CORRECTION: The challenger for the At Large seat is Laura Mackey
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The filing deadline for candidates running for election to the Laurel Town Council was Thursday afternoon. There are two candidates in Ward 3 and the At-Large seat and two candidates for Mayor.
Incumbent Jonathan Kellam is challenged by Gregory Harris for the Ward 3 seat.
Incumbent Donald Holden is challenged by Laura Mackey for the At-Large seat.
And incumbent John Schwed is challenged by current Ward 1 councilman Carlos Oliveras for the Mayor’s office.
In Ward 2 RogJeana Fisher is running unopposed for her mother’s seat.
The Laurel Municipal election is Thursday, March 27th.