The polls had barely opened for the 2026 midterm elections Tuesday morning when about two dozen voters were already waiting in the 46-degree chill outside William Paca Elementary School in East Baltimore. Beneath colorful murals of birds and mountains inside, election workers hauled out a 13th voting booth to accommodate the growing crowd. Among those casting ballots was Joseph Dye, 34, a ...

More than 30,000 Harford County voters cast ballots during the early voting period, and thousands more took to the polls Tuesday, citing issues of affordability, transparency and energy.

Marylanders vote Tuesday for their governor for the next four years, with incumbent Gov. Wes Moore (D) seeking reelection after one term in office. Moore, a former nonprofit executive and U.S. Army veteran, won the Maryland governor’s mansion in 2022 without ever holding elected office before. There’s been significant speculation about Moore’s political future and…

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As Maryland voters prepare to decide a proposed constitutional amendment that could change how congressional districts are drawn and challenged in court, campaigns on both sides are making competing claims about what Question 3 would actually do — including how much power lawmakers would gain and what protections voters would retain. Question 3 would not immediately redraw Maryland’s ...

Early voting surged in Wicomico County compared with the last midterm election, but the uptick offers few firm answers about who will win Tuesday — or whether a fight over congressional redistricting is drawing more Eastern Shore residents to the polls. State reports show 9,635 people voted early in Wicomico this year, up about 57% from 6,123 in 2022. Registered Democrats outnumbered ...

Maryland election officials have received five complaints under the state’s new law targeting AI-generated election disinformation, but found only one violation — a campaign advertisement that gave voters the wrong Election Day date. A Maryland law enacted in June gives the State Board of Elections limited authority to address certain forms of election disinformation, and questions remain ...

Baltimore needs to fix its aging schools, streets and public buildings. But paying for those repairs could saddle taxpayers with debt lasting decades — potentially long after some of the improvements have worn out. That’s the dilemma facing voters Tuesday as city officials ask them to authorize $280 million in borrowing for infrastructure, schools, affordable housing and economic development. ...

Two complaints filed with Maryland election officials allege that a political group opposing Question 3 has failed to disclose information about its campaign spending, raising questions about who is financing efforts to influence voters on the redistricting amendment. Truth for Maryland has aired ads urging voters to re-elect Gov. Wes Moore while rejecting Question 3. The complaints, filed ...