Election 2022

Recent examples of mistreatment of people with disabilities point to a need to provide them with greater protections, an advocate for people with autism says. An election judge calls for the return of centralized polling places.

Vogel and Jeffrie E. Long Jr., both members of Generation Z, were elected to the Maryland House of Delegates this cycle.

Long has been elected to the Maryland House of Delegates and will represent District 27B.

Trone's victory in the hotly-contested race denied the GOP an opportunity to flip the seat with redrawn state political maps.

Democratic candidate Wes Moore won nearly all precincts in the D.C. and Maryland suburbs, while winning cities on the Eastern Shore and in Western Maryland.

Steuart Pittman’s campaign was confident Friday morning that the coming days of ballot counting would put the Democratic incumbent in the lead.

Wes Moore’s historic win puts Maryland on the national map in discussions about Black electoral politics at the statewide level, according to a political expert.

The Democrat also met with outgoing Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

Recently-reelected Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski promised to push forward an effort to add more council seats to the board in 2023, a move that could mean another chance for representation.

The revised criminal justice codes will pardon simple possession charges in cases where it was the only charge, and provide pathways to expungement where the charge was one of many. The law allows those currently incarcerated on simple possession charges to petition the court for resentencing and release.

All but one of Maryland’s congressional incumbents cruised to victory Tuesday, with Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen fending off a challenge from Republican Chris Chaffee and Congressman Andy Harris— the lone Republican in the state’s congressional delegation— besting Democrat Heather Mizeur.

The Democrat says he’s ”ready to get to work” and isn't waiting on a concession call from Republican nominee Dan Cox.

First-time politician has a background in banking, education and the military.

The new governor will be inaugurated on Jan. 18, but the next administration’s work starts now.

Democrats Mike Ertel and state Del. Pat Young have prevailed in races for Baltimore County Council’s two open seats in the central 6th District and the southwestern 1st District.

While four races were contested, Chair Julie Henn, Vice Chair Rod McMillion and council member Christina Pumphrey each faced no opposition in their respective bids.

Democrats currently hold 99 seats in the House of Delegates and 32 seats in the state Senate, representing veto-proof majorities in both chambers.

Olszewski claimed 59% of the vote after almost 190,000 mailed, early and Election Day ballots were counted as of 11 p.m. Tuesday — too far ahead for conservative radio talk show host McDonough to catch up.

While other regional school board races sparked fiery, public debates about opponents’ extremist views, the first-ever elections for the city’s Board of School Commissioners were far less contentious.

Shellenberger, 63, of Towson, first took office in 2007.