Maryland may yet again have an all-male congressional delegation next year, with former Prince George’s State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey leading former Rep. Donna Edwards in the 4th District Democratic primary.
Former Del. Heather Mizeur won the Democratic primary in the 1st District, but she’ll be the underdog in the general election against Rep. Andy Harris, the lone Republican in the state’s congressional delegation.
Mizeur, the former state delegate, showed a solid victory over Dave Harden, a national security policy expert, in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
With votes in 307 of 312 election day precincts counted as of 2 a.m. Wednesday, Mizeur had 69% of the vote. Harden, a former diplomat and international trade consultant, had 31%.
“Being the nominee to represent this beautiful district is one of the greatest honors of my life,” Mizeur said Tuesday night. “Folks from the Eastern Shore, Harford and Baltimore counties deserve dignified leadership that turns down the partisan rhetoric and turns up the problem-solving, and with me, that’s what they’ll get.”
Harden conceded early Wednesday. Mizeur, he said on social media, “now carries the torch of democracy forward in the First District against Andy Harris. Our democracy is at risk, and Harris remains a fundamental threat to our nation. Good luck Heather!”
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