2026 MD Primary: Live Blog

12:10 am:

☑️AP RACE CALL: Del. Macolm Ruff, projected to win over incumbent Dalya Attar. 

WRAP UP: 11:59 pm: As we wind down our live election night blog, here's where the key uncalled races stand with more than 97% of precincts statewide reporting:

• State Senate District 41 - Incumbent Dalya Attar is trailing Del. Malcolm Ruff by around 2,700 votes out of more than 12,900 votes cast. 
  
• Anne Arundel County Executive - Allison Pickard is in the lead by over 5,000 votes out of more than 36,700 ballots counted. 
  
• Baltimore City Sheriff - Incumbent Sam Cogen is behind Sabrina Tapp-Harper by nearly 5,000 votes out of more than 44,000 votes cast. 
  
• Baltimore County Executive (D) - Julian Jones is leading with a nearly 7,800-vote lead over Izzy Patoka out of the more than 54,000 ballots counted. 
  
• Baltimore County State's Attorney - Incumbent Scott Shellenberger is trailing challenger Sarah David by more than 13,000 votes out of more than 52,000 votes. 
  
• Harford County Sheriff - Incumbent Jeffrey Gahler has a large lead over challenger Keith Runk with more than 65% of the vote. 

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11:51 pm:

☑️AP RACE CALL: Senate President Bill Ferguson projected to overcome challenge from Bobby LaPin.

WMAR-2 News/Bill Ferguson campaign

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11:48 pm:

☑️AP RACE CALL: Incumbent April McClain Delaney is projected to beat out challenger David Trone for the Democratic nomination for the MD-6 seat.

WMAR-2 News/McClain Delaney campaign

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11:23 pm: David Trone released a statement on the MD-6 (D) race that is too close to call:

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11:20 pm: With over 90% of precincts across the state reporting, here's where some of the uncalled races still stand:

• In the 6th Congressional District race (D), incumbent April McClain Delaney holds a slight lead over the former seat holder, David Trone. The race is currently within 2,500 votes out of more than 36,000 tallied.
• In the State Senate District 41, incumbent Dalya Attar is trailing Del. Malcolm Ruff by nearly 3,000 votes, out of more than 12,000. Election day votes in the district went heavily in favor of Ruff.
• In the State Senate District 46 (D) race, incumbent Bill Ferguson has declared victory over challenger Bobby LaPin.
  

  We are reaching unprecedented levels of song mash-ups at the Ferguson election party. Pink Pony Club just went to My Girl in a seamless way that was not yet believed to be possible.
  
  DJ5Star may not have been given enough stars.

  — Jeff Morgan (@JeffMorganTV) June 24, 2026

LaPin released the following statement to WMAR-2 News:

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10:39 pm:

☑️AP RACE CALL: Vanessa Atterbeary is projected to be the next Howard County Executive. There is no Republican in the race and she currently has nearly 58% of the vote with almost 90% of precincts reporting.

WMAR-2 News

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10:23 pm:

☑️AP RACE CALL: Dan Cox is projected to be the Republican nominee for Governor.

WMAR-2 News Graphic/Dan Cox campaign

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10:20 pm: Keeping an eye on these numbers:

• With more than 80% of Election Day precincts reporting in Baltimore County, Clyde Boatwright is leading in the Democratic race for Sheriff, with more than 57% of the vote.
• Baltimore City still has under 40% of Election Day precincts reporting, but as of now, Sabrina Tapp-Harber is leading in the race for Sheriff there, with 55% of the vote.

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10:13 pm: With more than half of election day precincts now reporting, here's a look at some of the races that have not yet been called

• Incumbent Jeffrey Gahler has more than 65% of the vote in the race for Harford County Sheriff (R).
• Democrat Julian Jones is more than 5,000 votes ahead of Izzy Patoka in the race for Baltimore County Executive. The winner will face Republican Patrick Dyer, whose race has been called by AP.
• Sarah David leads in the Baltimore County State's Attorney's race. She's more than 10,000 votes ahead of incumbent Scott Shellenberger. No Republicans are running for this office.

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▶️10:04 pm: Reporter Blair Sabol is in Columbia at a watch party for Vanessa Atterbeary.

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10:01 pm: Keeping an eye on some of these other races as precincts continue reporting (now 848 reporting across the state):

• Vanessa Atterbeary, in the race for Howard County Executive, has more than 58% of the vote in a four-way race. There is no Republican in the race.
• Julian Jones has just under 39% of the vote in the race for the Baltimore County Executive, on the Democratic side. Izzy Patoka is the next highest vote-getter with about 27.5% of the vote.
• Allison Pickard has just over 45% of the vote in the race for Anne Arundel County Executive, on the Democratic side.

☑️AP RACE CALL: Patrick Dyer is projected to win the race for the Republican nomination for Baltimore County Executive.

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▶️ 9:47 pm: Senate President Bill Ferguson is about to address his supporters. He currently has just over 64% of the tallied vote.

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9:36 pm:

☑️AP RACE CALL: Incumbent Bob Cassilly is projected to get the Republican nomination for the Harford County Executive race.

WMAR-2 News Graphic/Bob Cassilly campaign

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9:33 pm:

☑️AP RACE CALL: Adrian Boafo is projected to be the Democratic nominee for MD-5.

WMAR-2 News Graphic/Boafo Campaign

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9:26 pm: As more precincts are reporting, we're keeping an eye on some of these tighter races:

• In the race for Governor on the Republican side, Dan Cox's lead over Ed Hale has grown to over 5,000 votes.
• In the MD-5 race on the Democratic side, Adrian Boafo still holds a commanding lead, with just over 11,000 votes. The next top vote-getter, Quincy Bareebe, has under 7,000.
• In the race for Senate District 46, incumbent Bill Ferguson is still holding a large lead over challenger Bobby LaPin.
• In the Anne Arundel County Executive race, Allison Pickard has a solid lead of more than 3,000 votes, but just 2 Election Day precincts are reporting.

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9:20 pm: Across the state, about 217 Election Day precincts are reporting or around 11%. However, Anne Arundel has no precincts reporting, Baltimore City only has 1, Baltimore County has 52, Cecil and Carroll have none, Harford has 22, and Howard has 3.

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8:39 pm:

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8:36 pm: Looking at some additional races with early votes tallied:

• Sarah David has a sizable lead over incumbent Scott Shellenberger in the race for Baltimore County State's Attorney.
• Incumbent Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly has a hefty lead over challenger Patrick Vincenti.
• Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler has a more than 4,000-vote lead over challenger Keith Runk.
• Vanessa Atterbeary has a strong lead in the race for Howard County Executive.

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8:31 pm:

☑️AP RACE CALL: Governor Wes Moore will be the Democratic Nominee for Governor in his bid for reelection.
☑️AP RACE CALLS: Kweisi Mfume (D, MD-7), Glenn Ivey (D, MD-4), Sarah Elfreth (D, MD-3), Jamie Raskin (D, MD-8), Andy Harris (R, MD-1) and Johnny Olszewski (D, MD-2) are all projected to be their parties nominees in their reelection efforts.

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8:24 pm: Some more early numbers in races we're keeping an eye on:

• Del. Malcolm Ruff leads incumbent Sen. Dalya Attar by a little under 500 votes in the race for the 41st State Senate District.
• State Senate President Bill Ferguson has a more than 800-vote lead at the moment over challenger Bobby LaPin.
• In the Baltimore County Council Race, Julian Jones has a 3,000+ vote lead over Izzy Patoka with these early ballots in.

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8:19 pm: With some early voting and mail-in ballots here are some leads we're seeing in some races we're following:

• Dan Cox has a slight lead over Ed Hale in the Republican race for Governor, though they are within 3,000 votes.
• Adrian Boafo is leading in the Democratic race for the Maryland 5th Congressional District. This is a packed race with incumbent Rep. Steny Hoyer retiring.
• Rep. April McClain Delaney holds a slight lead over former Rep. David Trone for the Maryland 6th Congressional race for the Democratic nomination.

We're keeping an eye on these races, and these are based on early votes and mail-in ballots only.

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7:55 pm: Reporter Jeff Morgan is at Senator Bill Ferguson's election watch party:

7:50 pm: The State Administrator of Elections is calling on the Pope for a patron saint of elections as we get down to the final minutes before the polls close.

▶️6:13 pm: Reporter Blair Sabol is in Howard County and talking about party affiliations:

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5:29 pm: Reporter Jeff Hager was in Harford County today and talked to voters who braved the rain at the Fallston High School precinct.

WMAR-2 News/Bill Fink

You can read his full story here: Happy to be voting in Harford County

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▶️5:18 pm:

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👀 5:01 pm: Here's a look at some of the other races we're keeping a close eye on tonight:

• Republican nomination for Governor
• Democratic nomination for the 5th Congressional District
• Democratic nomination for the 6th Congressional District
• County Executive races in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, and Harford Counties
• State Senate 41st District Race
• Sheriff's races in Baltimore City, Carroll County, Cecil County, and Harford County
• State's Attorney's race in Baltimore County

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3:33 pm: Reporter Jeff Morgan is out covering a big race, the race for the 41st District between Senate President Bill Ferguson and challenger Bobby LaPin.

Here's a look at early voter turnout across the state.

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We're keeping you up to date with all the latest developments this Primary Election Day in Maryland, with races from the Governor to the local sheriffs.

You can find our candidate guide for information about the candidates here. You can find our race tracker here.