Results will start pouring in after polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, but it could be days or even weeks before the winners of some races come into focus.
Officials won’t be able to process mail-in ballots until after Election Day after Republican Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed a bill allowing election workers to get mailed ballots ready to count early.
A section of the website for Maryland House of Delegates candidate Aisha Khan appears to be lifted word-for-word from the website of state Delegate Dalya Attar.
Outside political influencers are playing a more significant role in a few down-ballot races, in some cases putting more money on the table than candidates have brought in on their own.
The race is emblematic of Maryland Republicans’ split between party members inspired by former President Donald Trump and the center-right represented by Gov. Larry Hogan.
Whoever wins in November will find themselves part of a triumvirate of freshly minted statewide leaders. For the first time in at least a century, the offices of governor, comptroller and attorney general are all without an incumbent seeking reelection.
Despite their single-digit poll numbers, Robin Ficker, Ralph Jaffe and Joe Werner remain undeterred, resolute and fearless however unlikely it is their candidacies will bloom past the July 19 primary.
The candidates will have to spend the final weeks before the election keeping those voters on their side and figuring out how to engage those not tuned in.