Politics

Juan Arango-Millan declared victory over Jamie McGonnigal in the Prince George’s County school board District 3 race.

Several polling locations experienced issues that caused delays and resulted in voters walking out of line without casting a ballot. One woman returned three times to cast her ballot — she’s still not sure it will be counted.

As of midday Wednesday, election results showed conservatives were poised to add members to four school boards in Maryland.

Jean-Pierre, a Montgomery County resident whose child attends a county public school, is the most high-profile member of the team of eight. She served as President Joe Biden’s press secretary from May 2022 through January 2025.

Maryland Democrats flipped seats across the state, from ousting a MAGA sheriff in Frederick County to gaining control of the Wicomico County Council.

Baltimore, now largely contained in one district, could be split among several after redistricting, potentially diluting the power of city voters.

COLUMN | Oh, Maryland Democrats, what have you done? It was your hubris that saved Andy Harris.

Howard County’s only Republican candidate, Ryan O’Connor, on Wednesday conceded to Democrat Cat Carter in the race for council District 5, long considered a conservative stronghold since its creation in 1986.

With thousands of ballots left to count, Maryland appears on track to match some of its strongest voter turnout numbers of the last three election cycles, preliminary state data shows.

See Harford County election results and track vote totals from county and local races.

One 95-year-old woman waited more than an hour to cast her vote.

No surprises as Maryland voters reelect Gov. Wes Moore and all seven U.S. House Democrats. The state's lone Republican congressman, Rep. Andy Harris, won a ninth term.

Voters took a wrecking ball to the traditional map of political battlegrounds, electing Democrats in states that were long considered reliably Republican.

Omar Lazo is running slightly ahead in the at-large school board race, one of the most highly charged in Montgomery County.

“I think people have been watching us from the first day we put our hand on the Bible, and it hasn’t moved me,” Moore said of speculation about his future.

At the urging of President Donald Trump, Republicans in eight states redrew the boundaries of dozens of congressional districts over the past year while angling for an edge that could help them hold onto a slim House majority in a tough midterm election. Ultimately, it didn’t work.

President Donald Trump repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he was on the midterm ballot. They did. And it’s hard to imagine a worse outcome for the Republican president and his party.

Rod McMillion conceded his District 7 race late Tuesday night to challenger Stacy McNish. Kelli Slattery McClelland led incumbent Maggie Litz Domanowski in District 3 on Wednesday morning.

The Democratic member of the County Council defeated Republican Dave Crawford.

Voters on Tuesday chose Jones to become Baltimore County’s first Black county executive. He’s likely to make bold moves in development and housing.