Concessions, victory laps mark the day after a ‘smooth’ Maryland primary contest

Despite worries over a mail-in ballot snafu, state officials said Tuesday's voting was "smooth and boring" and are turning now to counting almost 182,000 mail-in ballots. Despite the number of outstanding ballots, concessions started rolling in Wednesday.

By: Christine Condon, William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: June 25, 2026

Words: 1,144

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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After a hiccup with mail-in ballots that attracted the ire of President Donald Trump and a host of Maryland GOP officeholders and candidates, Tuesday’s primary election proceeded with relative ease in the state.

“Overall, it was smooth and boring, which is two words election administrators love,” said Jared DeMarinis, the state administrator of elections.

Most major races were easy to call before the clock struck midnight, with a combination of early votes and Election Day …

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