Dawn Pulliam News Today

Sarah Lacey suspended her campaign in mid-March, but she never formally removed her name from the ballot and may move on to the general election in November if she remains in second place.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox abruptly withdrew from a GOP unity gathering on Monday after a Jewish group said the event’s name evoked memories of the deadly white supremacist event that occurred in Charlottesville.

Republican candidate for governor in Maryland denounces GOP unity event after receiving inquiries from news organizations.

The Edgewater County Council member became the Republican nominee for Anne Arundel County executive Friday, defeating former Annapolis Del. Herb McMillan by more than 2,000 votes.

Wednesday’s returns showed little change in the undecided races for Republican county executive nominee and nominations in three County Council races.

Canvassing began at 10 a.m. with bipartisan teams sorting and reviewing the ballots until they have completed the day’s batch, which officials expect will be in the early evening.

Letters to the editor of the Capital Gazette.

After eight days of early voting concluded Thursday, unofficial numbers showed 11,462 people had voted early in the primary. That’s 3.8% of Anne Arundel’s eligible 302,714 Democratic and Republican primary voters.

Cailey Locklair, President of the Maryland Retailers Association, Shannon Leadbetter, a self-employed saleswoman, and Dawn Pulliam, who works in the defense sector, will vie for the Republican nomination to represent District 7 on the council. The seat will be vacated at the end of the year as Jessica Haire, an Edgewater Republican who currently represents the district, is running for County Executive rather than seeking a second term.

One month before the primary election July 19, three Republicans lead the field with the most cash in hand in the race for Anne Arundel County Council seats.