BALTIMORE — Both the Democratic and Republican nominations for Maryland governor hung in the balance Tuesday evening as a prolonged, competitive and crowded primary campaign season ended without a clear front-runner on either side.
Early voting numbers and initial batches of in-person votes during the day Tuesday showed former nonprofit leader Wes Moore leading the crowded nine-person field, followed by former U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez and state Comptroller Peter Franchot.
Republican voters, meanwhile, were expected to choose between front-runners of former state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz and Del. Dan Cox in a four-way GOP race. Initial returns showed Cox narrowly leading Schulz in the in-person voting.
