<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/jon-ossoff-blue-georgia-senate-DCLHM4YQC5HNLHKP4SIUQ3X7PY/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T04:46:35.655Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5UBXQC7LAVASBPTSBITB2TTP6Q.jpg?auth=889ba83db4d9fad4909f5a0c7ffbb081c25848b30028a1aa9affe4c902eb2f30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic candidate U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks during a campaign event on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Douglasville, Georgia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/election-day-2026-live-updates-maryland-XVE5FB2I3ZGHNDAQBCMBBTT65M/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T04:44:05.755Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LYOBEFXBMFDTVIIVCIQBEIKT3Q.JPEG?auth=abec15b59ca9f7b221409bd224af143c79e9509df5348a764a960eac9b0617a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore stands between Julian Jones, the Democratic candidate for Baltimore County executive (right), and Ruben Amaya, a candidate for Baltimore County Council, outside of Dogwood Elementary School in Windsor Mill Tuesday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-executive-election-FZYPP5AGABFI7B635PYIIPZM24/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T04:37:40.727Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G3YCMBAOQFGTPFYC6EI7QX4YYY.JPG?auth=7cba8951e2c383650dc4c8cd572724615c43e3919a91f256550b86c63a655a2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vanessa Atterbeary left her Maryland House of Delegates seat in January to focus on her campaign for Howard County executive. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-executive-race-SKA4PNSSPRGXPIF7PKMX7LXKMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T04:31:10.829Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/273W2BSZWBAT7GMINHHXB6BXPQ.JPG?auth=74a87f428157deb8a26e065f3037352386164c0e51c995b2ebe707c25a9a0ca3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3900&amp;height=2600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy takes the stage during her election night watch party at the Metro Points Hotel on election night. 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voters on Tuesday considered Question 3, a Democratic-backed ballot initiative that would make it easier for lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-council-seat-elections-MPAO2BISNBFGFEYPL44KIPGJIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T04:13:59.606Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KRKRBY2WTRFRFMKQ77LH23DNUM.jpg?auth=90fe86646771aae9aebee1a0b3699c47bd4f728181da7e9c346d6d81921ef486&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5328&amp;height=3552</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four Democrats are poised to win Howard County Council seats Tuesday night, but one race to represent the jurisdiction’s western reaches remains undecided.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/andy-harris-dan-schwartz-maryland-1st-congressional-district-7PAQVFHHFVDX3MG66IDCGGBS44/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T04:11:34.202Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CGAI44UZ75BE7H42B5J6UDVB4I.jpg?auth=902f967928119359a4bbf6f8e6dcab5cd43214496c75530b2f93610cdbb8a649&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6064&amp;height=4043</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, right, speaks with guests at his Election Day watch party at Portside Seafood Restaurant in Cambridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/close-montgomery-county-school-board-at-large-XVXRLRWZHZDVJN7EJPDMMUIFUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T04:05:16.422Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A3MIYZMHSJEXTFF6IHXX43N44U.JPG?auth=b07baa336f5b69a2943f03bb9ace08f735b72faddf68e6ea09bb8c295b0782a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5456&amp;height=3458</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Board of Education candidate Brenda Diaz, left, responds to a question as fellow candidates Omar Lazo, Sally McCarthy and Cassandra Sung listen during a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters in Rockville on Oct. 14.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-ballot-questions-baby-bonus-IBGEZCUQHBBD5IWQ3MYZNOVWKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T04:01:46.671Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WKC6JDLAZZASZOSSOTYPUZ24CE.JPG?auth=2eec2c0b122a00d0a2eeded6ba4735d088851c73215ee8267c8496a191385074&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6326&amp;height=4217</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Child Alliance campaigned to get the Baltimore Baby Fund on the ballot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/talisha-searcy-takoma-park-mayor-council-election-KWKBTAFKZVCI5H2JKM7WUOTIBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T03:55:14.737Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XE2ULRP4CRFZRNJVQP6OT6I4WQ.jpg?auth=047e8ffe9097a8cceb23ba9797d872cc031ff5beb38177164a9dc5ea5b65051b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5354&amp;height=3569</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Takoma Park Community Center on Aug. 21, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-governor-reelection-CII7U2KKMFESHIM4UHBGCYASDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T03:40:36.247Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O2C6E3JP7RHCXGVKZDZ7DHJKQQ.JPG?auth=33cd78834c41139d353ec3a61e8b7394dbf8eeb4136dcc8c700df4a2d32fbe44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has won his second term. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/will-jawando-montgomery-county-executive-RPQJQ5UDGVBKDOJYHLSIRVZU6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T03:39:31.858Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AR74BCIZU5G7DOADOGKJNV2Z74.JPG?auth=ba9a01cccae4b40fcb28d5e7c28c86e09f484e22fd16158e22bc9cdbcd409f23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Will Jawando led in early returns for Montgomery County executive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/prince-georges-voters-elect-four-school-board-members-2026-election-OLYZOIOPUFDGPHPOB3GWV6ST7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T03:06:34.021Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/keisha-lance-bottoms-wins-WC6IWNKYGFCZTFKVUNS2AXVVXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T02:58:26.041Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3LG5YZDYUBGJNJWCBOE2TFTSQE.jpg?auth=ddf6911aa2724006d8ff71da54b35e720776991f279e3702773d3320756c4043&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial election Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/prince-georges-ballot-questions-results-ENBQOTVLSFDDBF5SYOC4LDJ4BU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T02:10:42.03Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VAYS7SVIEJBOVNPG2ZG4K4KJLM.jpg?auth=0b466c3793ded4769c55ff3eb1359dfbdc09277683df97d9bd6ddd6d47fd9295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5232&amp;height=3488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A voter fills out her ballot at Calverton Elementary School in Beltsville. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/maryland-primary-election-live-updates-MLO5U3YSIFGRVNHDXORLTNX5EA/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T01:09:56.552Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HBXUH24DDJG2HG23OIPNQB6I6I.jpg?auth=edf31015a1ba1ec6ce683d7f0145d1c523a497dce239785ba0cac36ce49fa020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox, center, joins supporters in Mount Airy to watch election results.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>