Primary Will Decide Almost Half Of State Senate, Much Of House, And Shakeup Larger Counties

Although the general election is still two months away, the results of Tuesday’s primary will decide many of Maryland’s next set of leaders.

Almost half the members of the Maryland Senate will be decided by the end of the primary Tuesday evening, as a small percentage of voters in 13 legislative districts dominated by one party choose their senators. Another 10 members in the 47-member Senate have no opposition at all.

The same is true for scores of members of the 141-seat House of Delegates, as Democrats choose nominees in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and Baltimore City. These nominees will have little or no opposition in the general election. Six other districts dominated by Republicans will also select representatives who will likely take seats in the House.

Voters will also begin a complete shake-up of local government in two of Maryland’s largest counties – Prince George’s and Baltimore – choosing new county executives and much of their county councils. The Democratic winners in Prince George’s will be in charge; no Republicans have been elected to office there in eight years.

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