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Wes Moore Wins Democratic Primary for Maryland Governor
Wes Moore, a celebrity author and former nonprofit executive who campaigned as a political outsider, has won the Democratic primary for governor of Maryland. Three days after voting concluded, The Associated Press declared Mr. Moore the winner late Friday over Tom Perez, a former labor secretary and Democratic National Committee chairman; Peter Franchot, the state […]
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Dan Cox, a Trump Loyalist, Wins Maryland G.O.P. Primary for Governor
Republican voters in Maryland on Tuesday made their state the latest to elevate a nominee for governor who denies the 2020 election’s legitimacy, choosing Dan Cox, a first-term state legislator who wrote on social media during the Capitol riot that Vice President Mike Pence was “a traitor.” Mr. Cox handily defeated Kelly Schulz, a political […]
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Maryland Primary Races for Governor Pit Old Guard vs. Upstarts
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Tuesday’s primary elections for Maryland governor come at a moment when Democrats are jittery, unsure of the future and perhaps willing to bet on a flashy, unproven commodity. That could be a real problem for Tom Perez. As he did in early 2017, when he won a contest among party insiders […]
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