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Maryland voters cast ballots in a wide range of primaries Tuesday, including state legislative offices, governor and some of the costliest congressional contests in the country.

All the General Assembly seats are up for election this year, though Republicans are not offering GOP candidates in all their primaries.

Early voting succeeds

Maryland State Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis told 蜜桃视频app that even with the rain, in-person voting was slow but steady across the state.

“We’re expecting more turnout as it gets closer to 8 o’clock tonight,” he said.

DeMarinis said early voting numbers have surpassed 2024 and 2022’s election early voting totals, with over 185,000 voting early in person. Mail-in voting in particular has been “extremely popular,” DeMarinis said, with over 200,000 mail-in ballots received. These votes will be the first ones counted and released after the polls close, he said.

He also stressed that ID isn’t required for voting, and those without ID will be asked for their name, date of birth and address.

“This is a constitutional right, and there shouldn’t be any barriers that could disenfranchise individuals,” DeMarinis said. “We want to remove any artificial barriers to the process.”

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Outside of the rain, a road closure appeared to be impacting voters hoping to reach a polling place in Prince George’s County, Maryland. A portion of Route 50 was closed, including a ramp that leads to Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.

The Maryland Board of Elections recommended drivers vote with a provisional ballot or .

Making their voices heard

Voters at Sherwood High School in Montgomery County told 蜜桃视频app that issues such as cost of living, education, taxes and more were top of mind as they cast ballots Tuesday.

One voter, Andrew Dodge, was concerned with data centers and rising electricity costs.

“As a homeowner and resident, I don’t want to be paying for their grid cost increases to supply data centers,” he told 蜜桃视频app’s Luke Lukert.

Voters described the race for Montgomery County executive as a “tough” choice, Lukert said, with several candidates running to succeed term-limited Marc Elrich.

Kristin Prophet told 蜜桃视频app she wants a new county executive who is community-focused, who will assist underserved communities and is dignified, sharing that she wasn’t a fan of the conflicts between candidates in the race.

“There were some negative ads on television that turned me off,” Prophet said.

The Maryland governor’s race

Gov. Wes Moore sought a second term and was challenged in the Democratic primary by Eric Felber, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress two years ago against Rep. Jamie Raskin, who represents Maryland’s 8th District.

Moore and Felber are joined on their respective tickets by Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and Felber’s running mate, LaTrece Hawkins Lytes.

Moore, who has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2028, is hoping for a strong showing but has downplayed White House aspirations.

In the Republican primary for governor, nine candidates are competing to face Moore in November.

The GOP candidates who led the field in campaign contributions and expenditures are Ed Hale, a Baltimore banker who switched parties last year, and Dan Cox, a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates.

Cox was angling for a rematch with Moore. He was the Republican nominee in the 2022 governor’s race.

6th District race is among the nation’s most expensive

One of the most competitive and bitter Democratic primary battles was for the 6th District congressional seat held by Rep. April McClain Delaney and contested by former congressman David Trone, who once held the seat.

Trone, who ran for U.S. Senate two years ago but lost, spent at least $25 million of his own money in the House race.

McClain Delaney spent more than $7 million.

Six others are running in the Democratic primary, but have raised little money by comparison.

Trone and McClain Delaney have aired a flurry of negative ads, each accusing the other of not doing enough to counter President Donald Trump and his policies.

McClain Delaney stressed affordability issues and her fight against cuts to the federal workforce.

Trone emphasized the need to push back against the Trump administration’s immigration policies and reproductive rights for women, among other issues.

Both candidates actually agreed on a lot of issues, though their TV ads sought to stress their differences.

On the Republican ballots, longtime candidate and former state Del. Robin Ficker was among several people seeking the GOP nomination.

The 6th District stretches from parts of Montgomery County to Frederick County and Allegany and Garrett counties.

Crowded field battles to succeed Rep. Hoyer

The retirement of longtime Rep. Steny Hoyer, who has represented Maryland’s 5th District since 1981, opened the floodgates to two dozen Democratic candidates.

The candidates included: former Prince George鈥檚 County Executive Rushern Baker, healthcare business executive Quincy Bareebe, Prince George鈥檚 County state Del. Adrian Boafo, Prince George鈥檚 County Council member Wala Blegay and former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn.

Money was also an issue in the 5th District primary, though in a different way than in the 6th.
Boafo, who has Hoyer’s endorsement, received from outside groups.

Some of his opponents have complained about the surge in money supporting Boafo in recent weeks.

In addition to Hoyer, Boafo was endorsed by Moore and U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks.

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen did not endorsed any candidate in the race, but warned about the danger of outside money from special interest groups.

蜜桃视频app’s Tracy Johnke and Jeffery Leon contributed to this report.

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