Election Results: Maryland Primary Election 2020

Election Results: Maryland Primary Election 2020

WHO IS GOING TO GET THEDEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FORMAYOR OF BALTIMORE.

THE WINNEROF THAT RACE TYPICALLY WINSTHE GENERAL ELECTION, WITHDEMOCRATS HEAVILY OUTNUMBERINGREPUBLICANS IN BALTIMORE CITY.THE VOTES THAT HAVE BEENCOUNTED SO FAR━ WHICH INCLUDETHE VOTES MAILED IN BEFOREELECTION DAY━ HAVE FORMERBALTIMORE CITY MAYOR SHEILADIXON IS IN THE LEAD WITH 3━PERCENT.

FOLLOWED BY CITYCOUNCIL PRESIDENT BRANDONSCOTT AND FORMER ━S TREASURYOFFICIAL MARY MILLER.

ROUNDINGOUT THE TOP SIX CANDIDATES AREFORMER DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERALOF MARYLAND THIRU VIGNARAJAH,CURRENT MAYOR JACK YOUNG ANDFORMER POLICE DEPARTMENTSPOKESMAN ━J SMITH.

WMA━2NEWS' MEGAN KNIGHT IS LIVEWITH MORE ON THE VOTERTURNOUT... MEGAN━AS IT TURNSOUT, A LOT OF PEOPLE DECIDEDTO CAST THEIR BALLOTS INPERSON, ON ELECTION DAY.IT WAS LIKELY BECAUSE OF THESAFETY MEASURES BEING TAKEN ATEACH POLLING LOCATION.

VOTERSHAD TO STAND SIX FEET APARTWHILE WAITING IN LINE& ANDPOLLING WORKERS SANITIZEDEVERY VOTING BOOTH IN BETWEENUSES.

POLLING SITES WERESUPPOSE TO CLOSE AT EIGHT LASTNIGHT& BUT MANY STAYED OPENFOR AT LEAST AN HOUR TO ALLOWVOTERS TO CAST THEIR BALLOT.THE BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OFELECTION SAYS ABOUT 6━HUNDRCAME OUT YESTERDAY TO VOTE.PEOPLE COULD ALSO PUT THEIRBALLOTS IN DROP BOXES LOCATEDTHROUGHOUT THE CITY& ANDEACH COUNTY.

ONE VOTERSPOKE TO SAYS THEY HOPED THATTHE COVI━19 PANDEMIC ANDPROTESTS OVER THE DEATH OFGEORGE FLOYD GAVE PEOPLE THEPUSH THEY NEEDED TO COME OUTTO VOTE.

Ikicked everyone into makingthis a more actionablepurposeful decision for them.Iresearch before I get to thepolling booth.

THERE WERESTILL ISSUES WITH THE BALLOTSGOING OUT BY MAIL.

SOME VOTERSWE SPOKE TO SAY THEY NEVERRECEIVED ONE, WHICH IS WHTHEY WERE VOTING I━ PERSON&WHILE OTHERS GOT ONE AND SENIT BACK& BUT IT WAS DEEMEDUNDELIVERABLE BY THE POSTALSERVICE.

THE MARYLAND STATEBOARD OF ELECTIONS SAYS THOSEBALLOTS CATEGORIZED AS VOTEDAND RETURNED.

VOTERS IMPACTEDBY THAT HAD TO FILL OUT AN I━PERSON PROVISIONAL BALLOT.

ITCOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS BEFOREWE KNOW THE RESULTS OF THERACES, ESPECIALLY THE CLOSEONES.

LIVE AT CITY HALL, MKWMA━2 NEWAND HERE'S THE TURNOUT ON