Md. Governor Race Takes Negative Turn Heading Into Final Month
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Maryland Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is known combining a neighborly, everyman demeanor with an aggressive political style and tremendous campaign fundraising skills Ã¢ÂÂ assets that have given him unusual success as a Republican in a state where registered Democrats outnumber GOP voters by a 2-to-1 ratio.
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Maryland's elections chief says polls in the state's primary will stay open an extra 90 minutes because of icy weather that has created traffic gridlock.
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A judge who will decide whether Maryland's top elections official may keep her job on Friday questioned the attempt by the State Board of Elections to fire her, wondering how it might affect the November vote.
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State lawmakers, Prince George's officials and the Maryland governor's office have been negotiating this week toward a long-sought solution to the county hospital system's financial troubles, and legislative leaders are warning of a state takeover if they cannot find consensus by the end of the n...
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The sudden decision of Rep. Edward L. Schrock (R-Va.) this week not to run for reelection has set off a flurry of political activity among leaders in both major parties
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Maryland held one of the yearÃ¢ÂÂs latest primaries, on Sept. 12. So it took practically no time at all for the contest between the nominees in the stateÃ¢ÂÂs competitive open-seat Senate contest, 10-term Democratic Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin and Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, to turn combative.
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After months of political attacks, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jim Davis is admitting he made a mistake when he voted in the state Legislature to deny compensation for two black men convicted, and later pardoned, in the killings of two white men.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides still has trouble connecting with members of his own party, two new polls show, and it's a gap he'll have to close quickly if he is to have a chance at unseating Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in November.
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Highlights of exit poll data in the Maryland and Virginia presidential primaries Tuesday:
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Through all the counting and recounting in the closest governor's race in state history, Republican Dino Rossi has held the slimmest of margins over Democrat Christine Gregoire &#151; even picking up a few votes here and there as a tedious hand recount grinds on.
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) joined other governors and several U.S. senators yesterday in criticizing a recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency blocking California and effectively a host of other states from cutting greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.
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TOPEKA - Democrats saw their already low numbers in the Legislature slip further in Tuesday&#39;s election, likely making it even harder for Gov.
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Edged out of the closest governor's race in state history, Republican Dino Rossi urged his opponent to accept a revote, saying the uncertainty surrounding the back-and-forth election was bad for the state. Democrat Christine Gregoire's camp immediately rejected the idea as "irresponsible."
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Q Why was Tuesday's primary election such a mess in Montgomery County?
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State lawmakers, Prince George's officials and the Maryland governor's office have been negotiating this week toward a long-sought solution to the county hospital system's financial troubles, and legislative leaders are warning of a state takeover if they cannot find consensus by the end of the new...
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Administrators are hoping that the victor in this year's presidential election will win by a wide margin. A close race, they fear, will result in more charges of voter fraud and demands for recounts. Kim Zetter reports from Washington.
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The generally ho-hum race to succeed Gov. Jeb Bush has turned caustic in the final stretch before the primary.