Feb 28
Three Seats, Limited Competition: The Hidden Math Behind Maryland’s Delegate Primaries
By MDBayNews Staff At first glance, Maryland’s 2026 candidate filings suggest healthy participation in House of Delegates races. Across the state’s 47 legislative districts, dozens of candidates have entered contests for one of the 141 delegate seats. But Maryland’s delegate system is not a typical one-seat-per-district structure. Each legislative district elects three delegates — either…
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