Election workers spent Thursday counting 11,200 ballots that include races for six state Senate races and nine House of Delegates races, in the first of several canvassing sessions that will stretch into next week.
Of the three candidate forums I attended – Herald Harbor forum in September, the Nov. 18 Anne Arundel county executive debate at Maryland Hall and a candidate forum in Pasadena the next night – the final event was the most “Kumbaya” of the three, perhaps due to its format.
While many of the names on the ballot will be familiar to primary voters, a few new candidates conducting write-in campaigns will appear on the ballot including Democrat Scottie Griffin who is hoping to unseat Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Michael Gendel, a Democrat, who will be challenging Republican Nathan Volke who represents District 3 on the County Council in a last minute surprise for the candidate who has been running solo in the primary and the general for months.
While many of the names on the ballot will be familiar to primary voters, a few new candidates conducting write-in campaigns will appear on the ballot including Democrat Scottie Griffin who is hoping to unseat Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Michael Gendel, a Democrat, who will be challenging Republican Nathan Volke who represents District 3 on the County Council in a last minute surprise for the candidate who has been running solo in the primary and the general for months.