Democrats pick up more legislative seats as mail-in ballots are counted

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: November 7, 2026

Words: 1,302

Last Updated: 2 days, 7 hours ago

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The blue wave had maybe slowed to a trickle by Friday, but the tide was still moving toward Democrats, who appeared to have ousted a GOP senator and picked up two more seats in the House of Delegates as mail-in ballots were counted in Frederick County.

In the latest returns, posted Friday night, Democratic challenger Lara Westdorp had overtaken Sen. Bill Folden (R-Frederick), with 28,803 votes for Westdorp to Folden’s 27,906 in the race for …

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