The Council Reinvents Itself: Baltimore County Faces Historic Turnover
By MDBayNews Staff TOWSON, Md. — Baltimore County voters approved a lot more than new district lines when they passed...
Tag: 2026 elections
Democrats Call Him an Out-of-State ‘Plant.’ His Campaign Says He Was Born in Baltimore County.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland Democratic Party wants voters in northern Baltimore County to see Republican...
Maryland’s 5th District Heads to November With a Field Winnowed to Three
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland's 5th Congressional District spent the first half of 2026 as the state's most crowded primary...
Riley Presses Raskin Over His Support for Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Republican congressional candidate Cheryl Riley spent part of this week pressing Rep. Jamie...
What the Supreme Court Actually Ruled on Mail Voting
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland's top Democrats wasted no time reacting to Monday's Supreme Court order on...
Three Governors, One Script: Texas, Maryland and Pennsylvania Are All Suddenly Cracking Down on Data Centers
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro stood in Harrisburg on Tuesday and told data center...
Democrats Are Building a Farm Team. Maryland Republicans Have $24,000 and a Prayer.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Pete Buttigieg spent Wednesday morning making news for something other than a presidential...
Independents Are Growing. Maryland’s Political System Still Treats Them Like an Afterthought.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gallup's year-end numbers on party identification landed with a familiar shrug in most of...
Van Hollen Isn’t Even on the Ballot. He’s Still Doing the Socialists’ Work for Them.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Chris Van Hollen has no primary to survive and no general election to win in 2026. He...
Robin Ficker Won the GOP Primary With $401 Left in the Bank. Now What?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Robin Ficker is the Republican nominee for Maryland's 6th Congressional District this fall....
Maryland Democrats Already Ran This Play — Just One Level Down the Ballot
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk say the special...
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS PLAN POST-PRIMARY SPECIAL SESSION TO REDRAW CONGRESSIONAL MAP
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews With Maryland's primary election two days away, the state's top Democrats are preparing to...
Special Elections, Media Narratives, and the Maryland GOP Reality Check
By MDBayNews Staff A Democratic win in a Pennsylvania special election this week has sparked a predictable wave of...
Maryland’s 2026 Governor’s Race Is Set — And Wes Moore Is Running on a Record Voters Should Scrutinize
By MDBayNews Staff The filing deadline has officially passed. Maryland’s 2026 gubernatorial race is now locked in, and...
SCRIPTED. STAGED. SANITIZED.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Moore’s Town Hall Wasn’t a Town Hall — It Was a Production When Gov. Wes Moore...
Poll-Driven Redistricting? Maryland Democrats Play With the Map Again
By MDBayNews Staff A new article in Maryland The Daily Record reports that a poll of “likely Democratic voters” shows...
Maryland’s 7th District: A Crowded Democratic Primary Will Decide the 2026 Election
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s 7th Congressional District — anchored in Baltimore City and extending into Baltimore and...
Maryland Election Officials Cross a First Amendment Line With “Disinformation” Warning
By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland State Board of Elections is facing renewed scrutiny after a February 6 press release from...
Maryland’s Redistricting Power Grab Is Playing With Fire
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion Let’s stop pretending this is about fairness. Maryland Democrats are pushing a...
California’s Redistricting Green Light Puts Maryland on Notice
By MDBayNews Staff The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week to allow California’s new congressional map to take...
Who’s Running for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District in 2026
By MDBayNews Staff As the 2026 election cycle heats up, Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District (MD-03) is already drawing...
Who’s Running for Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District in 2026?
Baltimore County’s lone congressional seat is shaping up as a Democratic-on-Democratic contest—but voters may find...
Ferguson Pulls the Plug on Mid-Cycle Redistricting: “Mutually Assured Destruction”
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s controversial push for mid-cycle congressional redistricting appears...
Maryland Democrats Push Mid-Decade Gerrymander as House Passes HB 488
Annapolis, Md. — Maryland House Bill 488, a controversial mid-decade congressional redistricting proposal backed by...
Does Chaos Depress the Vote—or Backfire?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the 2026 midterms approach, a question keeps surfacing across Maryland—and well beyond...
Union-Backed Challenger Outraises Incumbent in Montgomery County Sheriff’s Race, Raising Questions About Independence
By MDBayNews Staff A Montgomery County sheriff’s race that might otherwise have flown under the radar is suddenly drawing...
What Republicans Would Need to Do—Now
By MDBayNews Staff If Maryland Republicans want to avoid another wipeout in 2026, the window for half-measures has already...
Hogan’s Legacy: How Maryland Republicans Broke Themselves—and Why 2026 Looks Like Another Loss
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Republicans enter the 2026 election cycle facing an uncomfortable question they’ve spent...
Howard County’s 2026 County Executive Race: An Open Seat, a Crowded Democratic Field, and Big Questions for Voters
By MDBayNews Staff Howard County heads into the 2026 election cycle facing one of its most consequential local races in...
Dan Cox Is Back — But Is He the Answer for Maryland Republicans in 2026?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Republican former state delegate Dan Cox has officially filed to run for governor of...
Maryland’s Political Money Machine: Who’s Raising the Most Heading Into 2026—and Why It Matters
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland heads toward the 2026 election cycle, new campaign finance filings offer a revealing...
Money, Momentum, and the Insider Question: What Baltimore County’s Executive Fundraising Reveals
By MDBayNews Staff The first major round of campaign finance reports in the open-seat race for Baltimore County Executive...
Maryland Democrats Turn on Themselves Over Risky Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push
By MDBayNews Staff A rare and revealing public split has emerged inside Maryland’s Democratic supermajority as state...
Maryland Green Party Candidate Calls for Abolishing ICE, Pressures State Officials to Confront Federal Enforcement
By MDBayNews staff A Maryland gubernatorial candidate with the Green Party is drawing renewed attention after publicly...
Delaney vs. Trone: Democratic Infighting Spills Into MD-06
As Maryland Democrats prepare for a crowded and expensive 2026 primary in the 6th Congressional District, a familiar fault...
DNC Enters Maryland Voter Roll Lawsuit, Escalating Fight Over Election Integrity
By MDBayNews Staff A growing legal battle over how Maryland maintains its voter rolls is quickly becoming a national proxy...
Open Seat Sets the Stage for Crowded 2026 Washington, D.C. Mayoral Race
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The 2026 Washington, D.C. mayoral election is shaping up to be the city’s most...
2026 Maryland Governor’s Race Takes Shape as Filing Deadline Nears
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The 2026 Maryland gubernatorial election is set for November 3, 2026, with primary...
Maryland General Assembly 2026 Session Opens Under Fiscal Pressure and Election-Year Politics
The 2026 regular session of the Maryland General Assembly — its 449th convening — is set to begin at noon on Wednesday,...
Maryland’s 2026 Elections: A Steep Climb for Republicans—but Not a Hopeless One
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s 2026 election cycle is undeniably shaped by Democratic dominance, but writing...