Legislative races come into focus as ballot counting wraps on June 23 primary

Local election boards were scheduled to finish ballot-counting Monday, and while there are still 17 days before the election is certified -- with time for possible recounts after that -- the few primary elections still hanging in the balance came into sharper focus.

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 997

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Local election boards were scheduled to finish ballot-counting Monday, and while there are still 17 days before the election is certified — with time for possible recounts after that — the few primary elections still hanging in the balance came into sharper focus.

According to vote tallies from the state Board of Elections as of 9:46 p.m. Monday, about five state legislative incumbents lost in the June 23 primary and won’t be rejoining their …

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