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County Executive Elect Calvin Ball and current County Executive Allan Kittleman at one of the last debates before the General Election. The debate was held in Savage, Maryland.
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Ball Defeats Kittleman for County Executive

The final vote tally is in at 11:00 pm and Calvin Ball (D), the Councilman from Howard County’s District 2 has overtaken incumbent Allan Kittleman (R) in the race for County Executive. With all precincts […]

The George Howard Building located in Ellicott City houses county government offices including the County Executive.
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Calvin Ball Leading in County Executive Race

As of 10:30 pm with 42% of the precincts reporting, Democrat Calvin Ball is leading Republican incumbent Allan Kittleman in the Howard County Executive’s race. Ball has 53.6% of the vote while Kittleman is lagging […]

Governor Larry Hogan and Democratic contender Ben Jealous (Hogan photo courtesy CNS / Jealous courtesy Friends of Ben Jealous)
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Historic Win for Hogan

by BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Larry Hogan became the first Republican governor to win re-election in Maryland since 1954 by beating Democrat Ben Jealous on Tuesday. Hogan, who is only the […]

Governor Larry Hogan seen in file photo addressing the state legislature (Photo provided by CNS)
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Larry Hogan Wins 2nd Term as Governor

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Latest on the general election in Maryland (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Larry Hogan has become the first Republican governor to win re-election in Maryland since 1954 by beating Democrat […]

Hogan-Jealous-Debate1- Democratic challenger Ben Jealous shakes hands with incumbent Republican Gov. Larry Hogan at the lone 2018 Maryland gubernatorial debate on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Larry Canner/Maryland Public Television)
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Larry Hogan Found Support Among Democrats

by BRIAN WITTE Associated Press FORT WASHINGTON, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s popular Republican governor is earning enough support from Democrats and black voters in the state’s largest jurisdictions to narrow the pathway to an upset […]

Senator Ben Cardin (D) retains his seat in the U.S. Senate. (File Photo by Jared Goldstein/Capital News Service)
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Ben Cardin Wins Re-election

by BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The popular and well-funded Ben Cardin cruised to a third term representing Maryland in the U.S. Senate, easily defeating a GOP challenger and an unaffiliated candidate […]

At the recent Route One Corridor Debate, Howard County Council candidates seated left to right: Raj Kathuria (Dist 1-R), Liz Walsh (Dist 1-D), Opel Jones (Dist 2-D), John Liao (Dist 2-R), and Christiana Rigby (Dist 3-D).
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Route One Corridor Issues Highlight at Debate

Editor’s Note: This article was updated after it was originally posted. All new information was added to the end of the original story. For years now the Route One Corridor (U.S. Route 1) in Howard […]