Brenda Wintrode

Maryland’s mix-up has fueled existing bipartisan tensions over a voting method that has become as politicized as the candidates printed on the ballot.

Share this via... Governor voices concerns on a national stage but backs Maryland's current system

Who better to run government, they say, than the people who really understand the nuts and bolts of it.

Share this via... Recent visits to Iowa and New Hampshire fuel 2028 speculation for Maryland senator Move over Gov. Wes Moore.

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Tuesday's elections were — mostly — decisive, with winners declared for governor, Congress, county executive and contested State House races. So what did we learn?

The former consumer-rights advocate will take on Maryland's only GOP representative in Congress, who is also the chair of the House Freedom Caucus.

LaPin's grassroots challenge, waged on Baltimore's front stoops and Instagram feeds, was no match for a 16-year veteran politician with a war chest and battle-worn relationships.

The Maryland State Board of Elections is planning to bring its mail ballot vendor in for questioning after a massive error forced the reissue of hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots.