There is an open seat in the United States Senate for Maryland as U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, a Democrat of three Senate terms, is not seeking reelection. Cardin’s decision last May not to seek a fourth term changed the political landscape of the state, including in one Western Maryland U.S. congressional district, where three-term U.S. Rep. David Trone, D-6th, made a run (and lost a bid) for the seat in the May 14 primary.
Now, several seats in the state’s 10-member U.S. congressional delegation are in the hands of the state’s voters, and in some parts of Maryland, voters have a say about important local offices this year, too. Find out more about the selections on your ballot below.
US Senate
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat, and former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, are seeking the seat currently held by Cardin. Alsobrooks, 53, has led the state’s second most populous county as executive for about the last six years. Prior to that, she served as the county’s state’s attorney from 2011 to 2018. Hogan, 68, was Maryland’s governor from 2015 to 2023, and the state’s first two-term Republican since 1959.
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U.S. Congressional District One
Maryland’s First United States Congressional District largely encompasses the state’s Eastern Shore. In addition to the nine Shore counties, the district also includes Harford County and some of Eastern Baltimore County. Incumbent Maryland U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-1st, is in his seventh term in the House of Representatives. Harris, 67, the only Republican currently in the state’s congressional delegation, is facing the Democratic candidate, Blane Miller III, 50, a longtime Republican himself, who lost a bid as a Democrat for Harford County Executive in 2022. Harris previously pledged to serve only six terms before his 2022 reelection.
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Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
In 2023, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation to refer an amendment to the state’s constitution to the state’s voters on a controversial topic: abortion.
The state’s voters approved a related measure in 1992 with a majority vote to make the procedure legal. This year’s question proposes an amendment to the state constitution, which adds an article to the document on the topic of the ending of a pregnancy. If the measure is passed, any future changes would require a future General Assembly to put the issue again before voters. If the measure fails, the procedure would still be allowed under current state law.
Learn more about the proposed constitutional amendment
Wicomico County Executive form of government
The ballot will allow Wicomico County residents to vote on whether to keep the County Executive form of government after the County Council approved Resolution 70-2024 in June. Under the resolution, the county would adopt a council manager form for government on Dec. 1, 2026, if approved by the public. The County Executive form of government was first adopted in 2006. Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano is currently in the post.
Learn more about the proposed Wicomico County resolution.
This article originally appeared on Salisbury Daily Times: Salisbury, Maryland Election Guide for Congressional, local races
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