Candidates for Montgomery County Council and County Executive could get public matching funds for their campaigns, if a measure being pushed by the county’s delegation in Annapolis is approved by rest of the state Legislature.

Supporters say the bill is necessary after the 2006 election, in which former Councilman Steve Silverman spent more than $2 million in his losing bid to be county executive while winner Ike Leggett spent more than a half-million dollars. Some County council candidates spent more than $100,000 in their races.