
Kamala Harris has won the state, as per Associated Press.
Maryland US Presidential Election 2024: The United States presidential election was held onNovember 5. Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat nominee Kamala Harris are vying to win the race to the White House.
Maryland lies in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US and is the ninth-smallest state by land area. It has a population of 6,177,224. You need to be a registered voter to poll in the elections.
Kamala Harris led the polls in Maryland, with 63 per cent saying they'llvote for the Democrat, and 33 per cent in favour of Trump.
It currently has a Democratic Governor, Wes Moore and also has two Democrats in the Senate – Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen.
In the US House, Maryland has seven Democrats and one Republican representative.
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Maryland was a bellwether state during the 20th century, voting for the losing candidate only three times. It is today one of the most blue, or Democratic, states, and last voted for a Republican candidate in 1988.
Elections for class 1 seats are scheduled to take place with the 2024 presidential elections. One Senate seat in Maryland is up for polls. Democratic Angela Alsobrooks and Republican Larry Hogan are seeking their first term in office and the winner will succeed incumbent Ben Cardin (Democrat), who is not seeking re-election to a fourth term.
Angela Alsobrooks is a Prince George's County executive, while Hogan is a former governor.
Eight US representatives will be chosen from the state of Maryland, one each from the state's eight congressional districts.
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The Democrat nominees for the House in Maryland are – Blane H. Miller, III (Congressional District 1), John "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr (Congressional District 2), Sarah Elfreth (Congressional District 3), Glenn F Ivey (Congressional District 4), Steny Hoyer (Congressional District 5), April McClain Delaney (Congressional District 6), Kweisi Mfume (Congressional District 7) and Jamie Raskin (Congressional District 8).
The Republican nominees for the House in Maryland are – Andy Harris (Congressional District 1), Kim Klacik (Congressional District 2), Robert J Steinberger ((Congressional District 3), George McDermott (Congressional District 4), Michelle Talkington (Congressional District 5), Neil C Parrott (Congressional District 6), Scott M. Collier (Congressional District 7) and Cheryl Riley (Congressional District 8).
In the 2020 presidential election, Maryland polled 1,985,023 votes for incumbent President Joe Biden, 976,414 votes for Trump and had 10 electoral votes. In 2016, it voted for Hillary Clinton.