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...
Tag: 2026 elections
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...
Election Integrity in Maryland: Clean Rolls, Clear Rules, and the Road to 2026
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland heads into a high-stakes 2026 election cycle, election integrity has emerged as...
Baltimore Councilman Mark Conway Enters Crowded Democratic Primary for Congress in MD-7
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway has formally entered the race for U.S. Congress in...
Annapolis Accelerates Left as Power Shifts Raise Red Flags for Moderates and Republicans
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News Annapolis is entering a period of rapid political change, and for many moderates...
Maryland’s Voter Rolls Face Dual Federal and GOP Lawsuits — And Courts May Soon Decide What “Election Integrity” Really Means
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s election system is now the target of two major federal lawsuits, filed just...
The Wrong Ballots No One Is Talking About: Maryland’s Quiet Election Weak Points
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Investigations Maryland’s election system is not being stolen.But in multiple legislative...
Trump vs. Moore: Law and Order Meets Maryland’s Delusions
When it comes to public safety, Americans don’t have time for games. Cities across the country are still plagued by...
Rise of the Unaffiliated Voter: Maryland Joins a National Rebellion Against the Two-Party System
By Michael Phillips Maryland’s voter rolls tell a story politicians can’t afford to ignore. Since January 2025,...
Maryland’s Dirty Voter Rolls: Republicans Sound the Alarm as Feds Join Scrutiny
By Michael Phillips In a state where Democrats have long held political dominance, Maryland’s elections officials are...
Globalists in Annapolis: Who Does Chris Van Hollen Really Work For?
It’s official: Maryland’s political class is more concerned about the feelings of foreign nationals with criminal...
The Race to Be First: Montgomery County Council’s 2026 Diversity Olympics Begins!
By Political Party Animals & Maryland Bay News In a stunning and historic announcement that shocked absolutely no one,...
What Is Wes Moore Doing? With 23 Vetoes, Maryland’s Governor Risks Alienating Everyone
In a surprising turn of events, Maryland Governor Wes Moore vetoed a staggering 23 bills passed by the 2025 General...