Tuesday is election day.
In case that news has caught you unprepared, the Maryland State Board of Elections has an easy way to find out everything you need to know, including your voter registration status, where to vote, and sample ballots to show you who and what you’ll be voting on.
Polls in Montgomery County will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
In heavily-Democratic Bethesda and Chevy Chase, incumbent Democrats and some newcomers are favored to win. That doesn’t mean election day will be devoid of drama.
District 16 Republican candidate Rose Li got credit for being one of the few Republicans running a viable campaign a few weeks ago, when the Washington Post endorsed her. Incumbents Bill Frick and Ariana Kelly and first-time candidate Marc Korman are running on the Democratic side.
Statewide, it’s likely to be a big day for Somerset’s Brian Frosh, the longtime District 16 state senator expected to win the attorney general race.
As for the gubernatorial race between Democrat Anthony Brown and Republican Larry Hogan, different reports show conflicting opinions of whether underdog Hogan has closed the gap. If elected, Brown would be the state’s first black governor and the first Maryland lieutenant governor to win a promotion to the Government House in Annapolis.
As always, turnout is a key concern for candidates and campaigns on all sides.
Montgomery County’s early voting totals were, at best, subpar. A total of 35,444 registered county voters voted early, good for a 5.58 percent early voting turnout rate. Only Allegany and Washington Counties had worse numbers.
