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Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties are likely to elect Black executives, the most ever at one time, with a fifth Black candidate running in Wicomico County.

COLUMN | With two days until the polls close, it’s time to recognize the best, the worst and the just plain weird of Maryland’s 2026 general election.

From ending child poverty to building the Red Line in Baltimore and expanding broadband internet access to all corners of the state, Gov. Wes Moore has made many promises during his term.

Truth for Maryland did not disclose its donors until Friday, when the group posted a new report naming the Progressive Prosperity Caucus as the source of $325,000.

Polls show Democrats nationwide are fired up and ready to send a message. Karl Bickel, their nominee for sheriff in Frederick County? Less so.

“I mean, you’ve got to do something where you’re going to find thousands of people,” Roger Kaul said of his radio ads urging people to vote no on Question 3.

Gov. Wes Moore has emphasized Baltimore during his first term. The city’s trajectory and his political future are connected.

See who’s running for Baltimore County Board of Education District 4. Read candidate profiles and their responses to The Banner’s 2026 voter guide questionnaire.

Gov. Wes Moore, Maryland’s elections administrator and a host of local officials say they’re preparing for worst-case scenarios.

Truth for Maryland filed a report showing it spent $100,000 with a media firm. But the group hasn't disclosed where it got the money from.

Here’s the story behind how Maryland and Baltimore County officials worked quietly with Anduril executives and Tradepoint Atlantic, a sprawling logistics hub in Sparrows Point, to craft a deal that could lead to Maryland’s largest employment surge in years.

With multiple ways to vote and dates to remember, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know in one handy guide.

The 44th president recorded a 30-second TV ad in which he speaks directly to the camera, urging Marylanders to vote yes on Question 3, which he says will stop a “Republican power grab.”

The Republican president isn’t on the ballot as Marylanders are picking their next governor, all eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the entire Maryland General Assembly, along with scores of local races. But that didn’t stop voters from talking about Donald Trump and national issues.

A group of about 30 people walked about half a mile to an early voting site in downtown Rockville on Thursday morning, as early voting sites opened throughout the state.

A lawyer for the governor sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Truth for Maryland PAC, saying the group’s TV ad and website are “a cynical ploy” to misinform voters.

“Every institution with a hand in Kanaiyah’s care knew what she needed, and every one of them failed her,” the complaint alleges.

Schwartz said a surge in donations after the debate gave his campaign enough money to buy TV ads.

Impact Maryland, The Banner’s signature ideas conference, brings together influential voices, innovators, creators and community changemakers to examine forces shaping how Marylanders live, work and engage.

A newly formed political action committee called Truth for Maryland has ads up on streaming TV services that encourage voters to vote “yes for Wes” but also “against Question 3.”