Baltimore City Election 2018: Polls Closed, Results Being Tallied

BALTIMORE, MD — Thousands turned out for the midterm election in Baltimore on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Multiple hotly contested races and questions were on the ballot, including governor.

Winning re-election were Gov. Larry Hogan, Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, Rep. John Sarbanes, Rep. Anthony Brown, Rep. Steny Hoyer, Rep. Jaimie Raskin and Rep. Andy Harris, the lone Republican in the Maryland delegation.

See the unofficial results here.

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Elections officials began releasing some preliminary data after 10:15 p.m., once all those in line had been able to vote.

Baltimore experienced some challenges on Election Day.

Before polls opened on Tuesday morning, one polling place was closed due to vandalism. Voters were redirected to another location.

After voting began, several citizens at the Central Library, which opened late, said they were not given both pages of the ballot.

Baltimore Election Director Armstead B.C. Jones Sr. declined to speak with Patch despite repeated attempts to reach him regarding issues at polling places in Baltimore City on Election Day.

THE CANDIDATES

Check out the candidate guide compiled by the League of Women Voters of Baltimore City.

Maryland Governor

• Democrat: Ben Jealous
• Republican: Larry Hogan

U.S. Senator

• Democrat: Ben Cardin
• Republican: Tony Campbell
• Libertarian: Arvin Vohra
• Unaffiliated: Neil Simon

Attorney General

• Democrat: Brian E. Frosh
• Republican: Craig Wolf

BALLOT QUESTIONS

Two Constitutional Amendments passed statewide, based on unofficial vote totals.

All Baltimore-specific ballot questions related to bonds and charter amendments also were projected to pass.

Here is a sample of the Baltimore City ballot:

THE BASICS

• When: Polls in Maryland are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
• Where: If you're not sure where to vote, find your polling place here. One polling place — Towanda Recreation Center — has moved locations due to vandalism; the new location for voters who were slated to go there is Creative City Charter Public School at 2810 Shirley Avenue.
• What to bring:
  • If you've voted before in Maryland, you don't need to provide ID.
  • If you're a first-time voter, you may need to show one of these documents: Maryland driver's license, state or federal ID card, student, employee, or military ID; or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows your name and address when you registered.
  • If you are unable to provide ID, you can vote using a provisional ballot. For your ballot to count, you must provide ID to your local board of elections before 10 a.m. on Nov. 14.

SEE ALSO: Vandalism Forces Polling Place Change In Baltimore

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