By Adam Pagnucco. The District 18 state senate race, the biggest state legislative matchup in MoCo this year, was contested by incumbent Jeff Waldstreicher and challenger Max Socol. How did…
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Another Big Battle in District 18, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. As a political writer, I love living in State Legislative District 18. It’s never boring here! Over the past 30 years, the district has seen contested elections…
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By Adam Pagnucco. We saw it in the Attorney General primary and here it is again in the State’s Attorney primary: MoCo’s patterns of racial voting. The fact that both…
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East County Gets its Own Council District
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the years when Montgomery County had just five county council districts, East County (defined here as the areas around Route 29 and New Hampshire Avenue) did…
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All About Race: O’Malley vs Brown in MoCo
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By Adam Pagnucco. O’Malley vs Brown. It has an odd ring to it, yeah? After all, for eight years, we heard lots about the O’Malley-Brown administration in Annapolis. And when…
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Upcounty’s Battle of the Women
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the old days, most of Upcounty was contained in County Council District 2, which hugged the Frederick and Howard county borders in a rough tilted C. …
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Balcombe’s Comeback
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By Adam Pagnuccco. MoCo political history is full of strong female candidates who run once, lose respectably and never run again. Recent examples include Becky Wagner (2010 council at-large), Beth…
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The Blowouts
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By Adam Pagnucco. Just like in 2014, every single Montgomery County incumbent at the state and county levels who ran for reelection to his or her current office won. In…
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Democratic Turnout, 2022 Primary: Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One examined differences between communities in their turnout rate, something that should not surprise any political insiders in MoCo. Now let’s look at a more recent…
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Democratic Turnout, 2022 Primary: Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. Any analysis of election results must start with turnout. Who voted? If you know that, then you have a head start on deciphering who won – and…