Hot weather, hotter opinions on first day of in-person early voting

Some were tired of the barrage of campaign ads. Some heard those ads, because they brought the campaigns' messages with them, and others came to their decision the old-fashioned way -- the personal touch. They all showed up for the first day of early voting.

By: William J. Ford, Mayah Nachman

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 1,040

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Some were tired of the constant barrage of campaign ads. Some had apparently listened to those ads, because they brought the campaigns’ messages with them to the voting centers. And some, like Patty McGuire of Bowie, came to their decision the old-fashioned way — the personal touch.

“My son went to high school with him and had nice things to say about him,” McGuire said of her vote for Del. Adrian Boafo (D-Prince George’s), one …

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