Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) is running for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat this November in a race that could begin a series of special elections to fill multiple potential vacant positions across the county.

Alsobrooks is leading in recent polls against her opponent, former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Md.). She held a 12 percentage point lead over Hogan in a Washington Post and University of Maryland Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement poll released Thursday.

Here’s how an Alsobrooks win would impact Prince George’s County.

Prince George’s County Executive

If Alsobrooks wins, the process for selecting the next county executive will depend on when Alsobrooks resigns from her position.

Alsobrooks was sworn into her second four-year term as county executive on Dec. 5, 2022. If elected to the U.S. Senate, she would be sworn into Congress in January 2025, leaving her about two months after the Nov. 5 election to resign from her current role.

[How to vote on Election Day in Prince George’s County]

A county executive vacancy within the first two years of the term would lead to a special election to fill the role, according to the Prince George’s County code. If the vacancy occurs after the first two years of the term, the county council will vote for one of the council members to complete the county executive’s term.

If Alsobrooks were to resign before Dec. 5, which would vacate the seat before the two-year mark of her term, there would be a special election to elect a new county executive.

The special election would include a primary election within 100 days of Alsobrooks’ resignation and a general election between 40 and 60 days after the primary.

But if Alsobrooks resigned after Dec. 5, pushing her over the halfway mark of her term, the council would select the next county executive from the body.

Until a new executive is chosen, county code states the county’s chief administrative officer would serve as acting county executive. The role is currently held by Tara Jackson.

Alsobrooks’ campaign did not respond to The Diamondback’s request for comment about when she would step down from her county executive role.

Prince George’s County Council

Amid county turnover, an Alsobrooks U.S. Senate victory could also lead to a series of local special elections.

In June, at-large council member Mel Franklin resigned before being charged with felony theft scheme, embezzlement and perjury. He pled guilty to these crimes in August and is scheduled to be sentenced in November.

[Meet the nine candidates running for PGCPS school board]

A special election for his vacated council seat will take place during the November election between sitting District 5 Democratic council member and council chair Jolene Ivey and Republican Michael Riker.

If Ivey wins the at-large race in the overwhelmingly Democratic county, this would trigger a special election for her District 5 seat.

Ivey has also spoken publicly about her desire to run for county executive if Alsobrooks wins her U.S. Senate race in an interview with Capital News Service.

Ivey could run for county executive if there is a special election and potentially be a front-runner for the seat if the county council fills the role, as the council’s chair.

Both cases could trigger another special election for the at-large seat.