No Upsets Expected In Md. Congressional Primaries

Maryland's eight members of Congress are expected to ward off lesser-known challengers following a sleepy primary season for the candidates in the heavily Democratic state.

Seven of the state's representatives are Democrats, and none of their seats is considered likely to change hands in Tuesday's primary. The state's two Senate seats are also held by Democrats, but neither is up for election this year. Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1 in Maryland.

Republicans are only targeting one incumbent in November's general election, Rep. John Delaney of the 6th District. Delaney easily defeated longtime Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett in 2012 after the western Maryland district was redrawn to include portions of heavily Democratic Montgomery County in the Washington suburbs.

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