The (primary) winner takes all: Dozens of seats likely to be decided Tuesday

Voters go to the polls Tuesday to select nominees who will face off this fall. That's the theory, anyway. But in a blue state like Maryland, where the GOP did not field candidates for 72 of 188 State House seats, the primaries often serve as the de facto general election.

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 1,930

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Primary voters go to the polls Tuesday to narrow the field of hundreds down to the party nominees who will face off for House and Senate seats in November.

That’s the premise, anyway.

But in a blue state like Maryland, the primaries often serve as the general election. While Democrats made a big deal of putting up at least one candidate in every seat in the General Assembly, even in the districts where Democrats face …

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