Here's an interesting item from Gazette.net yesterday:

Did you vote for anyone outside your own party? Why/why not?

"I'm familiar with [county council candidate Robert Dyer] and I liked the way he approached the council. I'm in real estate development and I think he'd be the best in that position in the area. The county council — just the stuff that comes across their plate, you need to have someone familiar with those issues." — Jay Shepherd, 42, of Kensington, a registered Democrat. Shepherd voted for Dyer (R), an At-large candidate for the Montgomery County Council, because of his knowledge of zoning and development.