Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes earned 67 percent of the vote.
Incumbent Rep. John Sarbanes soundly defeated his two challengers in the race for Maryland's 3rd District on Tuesday. "I am proud to serve the people of Maryland's 3rd Congressional District, and I thank them for choosing me as their representative in Congress," Sarbanes said. "I will work hard to put the public interest ahead of special interests." The Towson Democrat grabbed 67 percent of the vote while his Republican challenger Eric Knowles earned 29 percent and Libertarian Paul Drgos received 3 percent as of 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Knowles, who lives in Annapolis, failed to win his home county of Anne Arundel by more than 12,000 votes. Drgos said he was pleased with his modest showing. "We had a total of three volunteers, spent less …
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and surges …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
DREAM Act, expanded gambling and congressional redistricting also survive referendum challenges.
UPDATED (2:26 a.m.)—Same-sex marriage is the law in Maryland. The passage of the controversial law was the biggest win among a list of six other statewide ballot questions including the DREAM Act, expanded gambling and congressional redistricting that all also passed. Gov. Martin O'Malley took to the podium to address the Question 6 victory party at The Soundstage in Baltimore early Wednesday to chants of his last name. O'Malley thanked the crowd for all they had done "in this noble battle to move Maryland Forward." The governor praised supporters for all their hard work and for securing support for the controversial ballot question by talking to their families and their religious institutions. "You were carrying this banner of human …
Voters in Maryland on Tuesday gave the state's 10 electoral votes to Barack Obama.
Barack Obama won Maryland’s 10 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race three out of five times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in Maryland. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections. ABC and CNN reported Obama had won Maryland within 30 minutes of the polls closing around the state. » Follow live election updates here and 'like' our Maryland Patch Facebook page. Women's rights at the national level were a key issue for some in Maryland, including Edgemere resident Trudie Stancliff. "I know of a lot of …
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Reisterstown and Owings Mills voters had ballot measures -- particularly Questions 6 and 7 -- on their minds at the polls Tuesday.
Reisterstown resident Eric Moore, 30, wasn’t too concerned about his vote in the presidential election because of Maryland’s history as a blue state. It was Questions 6 and 7 that were his major concerns. “I personally believe the government shouldn’t have the moral obligation to tell people what to do,” Moore said after voting at Glyndon Elementary School. While he voted for the measure, called Civil Marriage Protection Act, he voted against Question 7, which would expand gambling in Maryland. While those in favor say the revenue Maryland would receive would go to education, Moore wasn’t convinced. “Where they’re saying the revenue’s going, is not necessarily where it’s going,” he said. Thomas Harris of Owings Mills thought differently. …
People campaigning for Question 7 pulled up to Owings Mills High School in a school bus on Election Day and used a loudspeaker to urge voters to vote for the ballot measure.
Question 7 is as follows: "Do you favor the expansion of commercial gaming in the State of Maryland for the primary purpose of raising revenue for education to authorize video lottery operation licensees to operate “table games” as defined by law; to increase from 15,000 to 16,500 the maximum number of video lottery terminals that may be operated in the State; and to increase from 5 to 6 the maximum number of video lottery operation licenses that may be awarded in the State and allow a video lottery facility to operate in Prince George’s County?" Source: Maryland State Board of Elections
Owings Mills-Reisterstown Patch wants to know where its readers stand on ballot questions.
On Election Day, Baltimore County voters face a variety of ballot questions regarding Constitutional amendments, referendum petition questions and borowing ordinances. Take Owings Mills-Reisterstown Patch's poll below to let us know where you stand on Question 6, regarding Maryland's Civil Marriage Protection Act. A brief summary of Question 6, taken from the Baltimore County Board of Elections' specimen ballot: "Establishes that Maryland's civil marriage laws allow gay and lesbian couples to obtain a civil marriage license, provided they are not otherwise prohibited from marrying; protects clergy from having to perform any particular marriage ceremony in violation of their religious beliefs; affirms that each religious faith has …
Maryland's Patch editors bring live coverage of Election Day 2012 to your fingertips.
Patch has editors on the ground in dozens of communities around Maryland today, bringing you live coverage of Election Day 2012. Join the conversation above starting at 9 a.m. The chat window will aggregate Twitter posts from our Patch team and other Twitter users we thought you may find interesting on Election Day. Basically, you can follow everything election related right here—from the county and state ballot questions to the presidential election. Here are a few stories to get you started—we'll be updating this list throughout the day, too. For more updates, follow Maryland Patch teams on Facebook.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Owings Mills-Reisterstown Patch wants to know where its readers stand on ballot questions.
On Election Day, Baltimore County voters face a variety of ballot questions regarding Constitutional amendments, referendum petition questions and borowing ordinances. Take Owings Mills-Reisterstown Patch's poll below to let us know where you stand on Question 2, regarding qualifications for Orphans' Court of Baltimore County judges. If approved, the rederendum will amend Article IV, Section 40 of the Maryland Constitution. A brief summary of Question 2, taken from the Baltimore County Board of Elections' specimen ballot: "Requires judges of the Orphans' Court for Baltimore County to be admitted to practice law in Maryland and be a member in good standing of the Maryland Bar."
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