Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando, who leads in the Democratic primary for county executive with 40% of the vote, has declared himself the winner in that race. Jawando’s closest challenger is council member Andrew Friedson, who, with 34% of the vote, issued a statement Wednesday acknowledging it would be difficult to close the vote gap between them. WTOP reached out for comment from Friedson’s campaign Friday and had not received a response by midday.