MD Governor Primary

[Timothy87]

All counties have completed their votes:
Jealous 231,779 - 39.59%
Baker 171,630 - 29.32%

2014 Dem primary - 485,093 votes (2,051,319 registered Dems) 23.65%
2018 Dem primary - 585,377 vote (2,143,288 registered Dems) 27.31%

Change: + 100,284, + 3.66%
Montgomery +8.1% (25 -> 33)
Prince George's +8% (20 -> 28)
Baltimore City +2.4% (23.6 ->26)

Doesn't mean much for Dems but for what its worth fewer votes in Garrett, Caroline, Saint Mary's, Kent, Carroll, Somerset, Dorchester, Queen Anne's, Cecil and Harford

Data is only available for 13 out of 24 jurisdictions but at least 26,000 Dems did not make choice in the gubernatorial contest (aka left it blank). Also, down ballot offices, County Executive or in Balt City, State's Attorney, outpolled the top race in all the major counties:

Montgomery 129,337 vs 126,573
Prince George's 130,742 vs 127,194
Baltimore 84,568 vs 82,359
Baltimore City 80,515 vs 78,700


On the Republican side:
2014: competitive 4 way race - 214,935 votes (950,195 registered Repubs)
2018: Hogan unopposed - 210,935 votes (1,003,153 registered Repubs)

Change: -4,000, -1.59%
+5,161 in Baltimore County
+691 in Montgomery County
-67 in Howard County
-70 in Prince George's County
-4,573 in Anne Arundel County

In the legislative races five incumbent state senators lost their primary:
Waugh (R) Saint Mary's
Middleton (D) Charles
Carter Conway (D) Balt City
Robinson (D) Balt City
McFadden (D) Balt City


You're welcome to spin all of this how you like. I'm impressed republican turnout held despite Hogan being unopposed and a sleepy Senate primary of nobodies. Dem turnout was up solidly but given what a staunchly Democratic state Maryland is, that they had a very competitive primary to unseat an incumbent Republican governor, I don't find 27% turnout impressive

[Timothy87]

Kavanaugh will energize Ethnic minorities who otherwise would of stayed home.

Highly doubt that