Winning back the seat shouldn’t seem so tough for Democrats in a state where they outnumber Republicans by a 2-1 ratio, but the GOP has won three of the past.
Gun control is a hot-button issue for voters in Maryland and they want to know where each of the candidates for governor stand on the issue. A significant increase in mass shootings plus an uptick in gun violence since the pandemic has made the right to bear arms and who should have access to them a contentious topic.
A new era of Maryland politics starts Tuesday as voters have a rare opportunity to select all new faces for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller as the incumbents are term-limited, retiring or running for higher office.
With early voting underway and a mere 11 days until vote counting begins, candidates for state and local office are submitting their final reports on how they’ve done at filling their war chests ahead of the July 19 primary election.