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Valerie Ervin, who lost a fight to get her name on the ballot of the Democratic gubernatorial primary, gave up her plans for governor late Tuesday and threw her support behind Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker. Ervin, who served on the Montgomery County Council, had been the running mate of Kevin Kamenetz, the Baltimore […]

Comptroller Peter Franchot endorsed David Blair of Potomac on Monday, choosing the former health care executive as his pick to succeed Ike Leggett as Montgomery County executive. Proud to endorse @DavidTBlair for Montgomery County Executive. David has the vision and the experience of a leader that our county deserves, and I respectfully urge you to […]

A judge ruled against Valerie Ervin’s lawsuit to reprint ballots for the upcoming primary election’s, according to reports. Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge William Mulford made his decision Monday afternoon. Ervin’s decision to run for governor came after the sudden death of Kevin Kamenetz.  She had planned to run as lieutenant governor on Kamenetz’ ticket. […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett said Wednesday night that he told the county Board of Elections it should give up an attempt to alter the county’s sample Democratic ballots — to inform voters of Kevin Kamenetz’s death and his replacement by Valerie Ervin. The Republican majority of the election board didn’t support a change in […]

Ballots for the June 26 primary will not be reprinted replacing Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz’s name with Valerie Ervin, an official with the Maryland State Board of Elections said Friday. “The state administrator [Linda Lamone] determined there is not sufficient time to reprint the ballots in advance of the primary election,” said Donna Duncan, […]

Update, 7:30 p.m.: Former Montgomery County Council member Valerie Ervin entered the governor’s race Thursday, taking the place of her deceased running mate, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. Kamenetz died of a heart attack last week. With Ervin running for governor, her lieutenant governor would be former Baltimore County school board member, Marisol Johnson, the […]

The Washington Post upended the Montgomery County executive’s race with its Saturday endorsement of David Blair, a Potomac businessman who made a fortune starting a health-care company. Blair is the only one of the six Democrats seeking to succeed incumbent Ike Leggett who has no elected experience. Leggett is term-limited from seeking a fourth term. […]

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, who died early Thursday morning from cardiac arrest, suffered from a ventricular fibrillation, which are difficult to treat, a doctor who oversaw his treatment said Thursday morning. A ventricular fibrillation is a sign the heart is not getting enough blood, said Dr. Gail Cunningham of St. Joseph’s Medical Center in […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett released this statement on the passing of Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz: “I am deeply saddened by the untimely passing of my friend Kevin Kamenetz. I worked closely with Kevin to win additional State school construction funding for our two counties and other jurisdictions throughout Maryland, as well as on […]

Montgomery County voters can cast their ballots for the June 26 Gubernatorial Primary Election at eleven Early Voting Centers from June 14 through June 21. Hours of operation are from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Any registered voter may cast a ballot at any one of these sites on the same voting equipment used on Election Day. […]