Category: Election
Lt. Gov. Rutherford thinks many students will need summer school
School students in Maryland and their parents should be preparing to be in school this summer to overcome the learning deficits that have happened due to lack of in-person schooling during the COVID pandemic, Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, R, said in a Zoom interview Friday.
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Biden-Harris team receives unanimous support from Md’s presidential electors
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will receive Maryland’s 10 Electoral College votes as the state’s presidential electors voted unanimously Monday to cast their ballots for the Democratic ticket. The vote took place at a meeting at the State House in Annapolis.
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Maryland’s political battle lines continue to harden in 2020
Looking at the unofficial results of the 2020 presidential election in Maryland, one thing is clear: The more things change, the more they stay the same. As of Thursday morning, 23 of 24 jurisdictions had opted for the same party that they chose in the 2016 election.
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Election Day results reinforce Maryland’s political status quo
Deep-blue Maryland provided few surprises on Election Day.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won the state with more than 63% of the vote. All of Maryland’s congressional representatives, seven out of eight of whom are Democrats-easily won re-election. Baltimore City overwhelmingly elected a new Democratic mayor, 36-year-old Brandon Scott.
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Voters in GOP-majority county head to polls in ‘blue’ Maryland
Exit polls revealed most Kent Island voters who spoke with Capital News Service were motivated by taxes and an improved economy to vote for Trump. Others pointed to his handling of foreign relations. But when asked about either topic, few outlined further details.
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Voters at Frederick County precinct divided over Trump and Biden
@BryanRenbaum Frederick County is one of the few counties in deep-blue Maryland where voter...
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What steps do I take to vote in-person? SBE issues guidance
The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the in-person voting process and the Maryland State Board of Elections advised Monday to try and make sure the process goes as smoothly as possible.
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Maryland mail-in ballots at historic levels before Election Day
By LUCIANA PEREZ URIBE, MICHELLE SIEGEL and SHRUTI KUMAR Capital News Service WASHINGTON — This...
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Congressman, actress, and federal economist among Maryland’s top donors
Three Maryland couples – including Rep. David Trone and his wife, June – contributed more to federal campaigns this cycle than all the other 1.7 million reported contributions under $15 in the state combined, illustrating one way, according to some analysts, in which the wealthy have outsized political influence.
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Parrott says he can win the most competitive congressional race in Maryland
Del. Neil Parrott (R-Washington) is hoping to pull off an upset in the 6th congressional race.
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WBAL TV’s empty mayoral debate: Fiddling while Baltimore burns/Bob Wallace responds
“Fatherlessness as a major contributing factor to poverty, crime and education underachievement...
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Who won the final presidential debate? Maryland’s lawmakers weigh in
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden sparred for more than an hour-and-a-half on Thursday evening during the second and final presidential debate of the 2020 election season.
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