Crofton Election Guide

As we look ahead to November’s elections, Crofton Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need to be informed. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. Bookmark this page for updates.

U.S. President
President Barack Obama: Maryland is a reliably Democratic state for presidential candidates. Obama held as well as campaigned in Baltimore with Gov. Martin O'Malley. Obama announced his .

Mitt Romney: The former Massachusetts governor and GOP presidential nominee . Romney . His wife, , was in Linthicum in June for a local fundraiser.

U.S. Senate
Sen. Ben Cardin: The incumbent Democrat is seeking a second term in the U.S. Senate. He has shared many of his views in .

Daniel Bongino: Cardin's Republican opponent is Daniel Bongino of Severna Park. He is a former Secret Service agent. He after winning the Republican primary in April.

3rd Congressional District
Rep. John Sarbanes: The Democrat is seeking a fourth term in Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. If re-elected, the Towson resident will represent parts of Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel and Montgomery counties as well as parts of Baltimore City in the newly reconfigured district. Sarbanes made headlines in May when he announced that would come from small donors. In 2010, he was re-elected with 61 percent of the district’s vote. Sarbanes will face Republican candidate Eric Knowles.

: On March 1, in Maryland. Despite celebrations from supporters, opponents in May in November. Until then, supporters of same-sex marriage, such as Equality Maryland are mobilizing support, canvassing and holding public events. Groups that oppose same-sex marriage, including the Maryland Catholic Conference, are still soliciting support and fundraising.