Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake had a little fun with reporters trying to confirm The Daily Record’s story that she will be seeking re-election in 2016. During her regular Wednesday question and answer session with reporters, Mark Reutter, of Baltimore Brew, asked ...

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FREDERICK — Randy McClement has won a second term as Frederick mayor. The Republican won 49 percent of the vote in the city’s general election Tuesday, according to unofficial results. Democratic Alderwoman Karen Young garnered 32 percent and former Mayor ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the House’s second-ranked Democrat, has filed to run for re-election. Hoyer announced that he officially filed on Friday. The 74-year-old Hoyer has served in the House since May 1981, when he won a ...

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ANNAPOLIS — State Sen. Nancy Jacobs says she will not seek re-election next year. The 61-year-old Republican senator who represents Cecil and Harford counties made the announcement Tuesday in a news release. She says the difficult decision was made after ...

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A Baltimore jury will continue deliberating Tuesday morning on whether Paul E. Schurick tried to sabotage Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley’s re-election last fall with Election Day robocalls telling Democrats in the city and Prince George’s County that victory was at ...

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U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin is scheduled to kick off his bid for re-election this weekend in Baltimore. The Maryland Democrat will make the announcement on Sunday at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Cardin will be the favorite in heavily Democratic ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama formally launched his re-election campaign Monday, urging grass-roots supporters central to his first White House run to mobilize again to protect the change he’s brought over the past two years. The official start of his ...

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EMMITSBURG  — U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett says he will seek an 11th term representing Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. Bartlett told The Associated Press after an event in Emmitsburg on Friday that he will file for re-election at the earliest opportunity. ...

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OXON HILL — GOP Chairman Michael Steele has dropped his re-election bid after falling behind in balloting for the leadership of the Republican National Committee. He asked his backers to give their votes to GOP operative Maria Cino. Steele got ...

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WASHINGTON — Embattled GOP Chairman Michael Steele could disclose late Monday whether he’ll seek re-election to the two-year post as a stream of challengers line up to challenge him in balloting next month. The latest to formally announce a candidacy: ...

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