State government

Being popular doesn’t guarantee victory, and other lessons from Tuesdays election results.

Maryland voters made history on Tuesday, voting to send Angela Alsobrooks to Washington as the first Black woman to represent the state in the U.S. Senate.

Voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot measure to solidify reproductive rights in Maryland’s constitution.

As of 8:45 p.m., lines of voters were still in place at multiple polling places, particularly at Bowie State University and University of Maryland, College Park, officials said.

Some believe race is coming into play in Harborplace and other issues in this year’s election.

Track results on the statewide ballot question that would amend Maryland's constitution to protect abortion rights.

The candidates for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat packed their final full day of campaigning with events and stops to persuade voters, thank volunteers and rally supporters. On Tuesday, they’ll find out who wins.

The shift likely has major implications on who is nominated in future elections as more voters opt out of participating in closed primaries and partisans gain power.

It may take several days before we know the results of Maryland’s tightest races, according to elections officials.

Signs point to large voter turnout by youths this election. But will they actually vote?

The nonprofits that sent ‘vaguely threatening’ voting mailers say their methods are lawful. Maryland’s Attorney General disagreed and told them to stop.

All told, between early votes and returned mail ballots, more than 1.56 million of the state’s 4.2 million voters have already voted for a turnout of 37%.

Even though U.S. Small Business Administration funds are depleted, requests for financial help from those affected by the Key Bridge disaster continue to roll in, including 500 new applications in the last month.

High property values and relative population density have given the town an outsized importance in the county’s economic picture.

The president of Planned Parenthood Maryland and president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., say more needs to be done to protect access to abortion care in Maryland.

With 65.2 million people, making up 19.5% of the total population, Latines could be an influential voting block this election.

In 2016, Hogan voted for his father. In 2020, Hogan voted for the late President Ronald Reagan.

The Republican governor’s decision to downsize government kept agencies from delivering services to people who needed them when they needed them most, said policy analysts, union officials and nonprofit leaders watching and working for state government during Hogan’s tenure.

Some Maryland Drivers are facing thousands of dollars in E-ZPass tolls and fines dating back to the pandemic. But they say they can’t get answers about their bills or help resolving them.

As the general election draws near, Kamala Harris and Angela Alsobrooks are experiencing a different kind of intimacy as their friendship may matter now more than ever.