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evidently i learned nothing from having to painfully go through every newspapers.com archive to find articles about J. Joseph Curran Jr. when i rewrote his entire wikipedia article in april because i'm already back doing it again for a different maryland politician

(looks at my other planned rewrites of wikipedia articles of politicians whose careers started in the 1970s) Uh oh

evidently i learned nothing from having to painfully go through every newspapers.com archive to find articles about J. Joseph Curran Jr. when i rewrote his entire wikipedia article in april because i'm already back doing it again for a different maryland politician

sure this article's gonna take me probably a week to rewrite but its worth it because i get to put maryland DYK trivia on the wikipedia main page 😃

first melons of the year! the one on the left weighs 28 pounds

35 lbs

first melons of the year! the one on the left weighs 28 pounds

and it’s not even my biggest one good lord

vacation thread!

then, i went west and hiked around guadeloupe mountains national park

vacation thread!

after a visit to hot springs national park, i then did some sightseeing around dallas (1/2)

vacation thread!

from there, it was off to TN and AR

vacation thread!

According to the unofficial vote in each chamber, the redistricting amendment largely passed along party lines, with only one Democrat voting against it: Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes, who represents a Black-majority district on the Eastern Shore. She is running unopposed in the general election.

Sample-Hughes, the former speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates who has become a conservative Democrat since her removal from leadership for voting against Democratic priorities, voted against redistricting during the 2026 regular session, too.

On June 23, 2026, far-right state delegate Dan Cox won the Republican primary for governor of Maryland, defeating businessman Ed Hale with 43.3 percent of the vote. In doing so, Cox won 41 House of Delegates districts, while Hale won 30 House of Delegates districts:

Altogether, Democrats outvoted Republicans in the primaries by a 75.3%-24.7% margin, so Cox will likely lose the general election to Gov. Wes Moore, as he did in 2022. Dems also outvoted Reps in seven districts currently represented by Rs, including two won by Harris in 2024.

On June 23, 2026, far-right state delegate Dan Cox won the Republican primary for governor of Maryland, defeating businessman Ed Hale with 43.3 percent of the vote. In doing so, Cox won 41 House of Delegates districts, while Hale won 30 House of Delegates districts:

Yesterday afternoon was the conclusion of early voting in Maryland's primary elections. I've created two heatmaps showing each party's turnout by precinct, and another map showing the overall primary turnout:

The districts with the highest Dem turnout: - District 23 (7,123 votes) - District 41 (6,180) - District 25 (5,762) - District 10 (5,149) - District 16 (4,898) Highest GOP turnout: - District 35A (3,233) - District 5 (3,075) - District 36 (2,872) - District 37B (2,575) - District 4 (2,461)

Yesterday afternoon was the conclusion of early voting in Maryland's primary elections. I've created two heatmaps showing each party's turnout by precinct, and another map showing the overall primary turnout:

Democrats are currently carrying three districts with Republican incumbents (District 30B, District 31, and District 33B, which was won by Kamala Harris in 2024) while Rs are carrying one district won by Harris in 2024 (District 38B in Salisbury).

Yesterday afternoon was the conclusion of early voting in Maryland's primary elections. I've created two heatmaps showing each party's turnout by precinct, and another map showing the overall primary turnout:

EV turnout by demographic: Age 18-24: 6,931 (Dems 80.8-14.3%) 25-44: 24,142 (Dems 78.3-18.9%) 45-64: 62,118 (Dems 73.5-24.9%) 65 and order: 91,840 (Dems 67.8-31.3%) Gender Men: 74,746 (Dems 64.9-33.0%) Women: 110,075 (Dems 76.1-22.7%) Other: 210 (Dems 77.1-17.1%)

Yesterday afternoon was the conclusion of early voting in Maryland's primary elections. I've created two heatmaps showing each party's turnout by precinct, and another map showing the overall primary turnout: