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Big Political Celebrities Highlight MD Governor's Race

First Lady Michelle Obama
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First Lady Michelle Obama

BALTIMORE (AP) - First Lady Michelle Obama is planning to rally voters for Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown in Maryland's gubernatorial race.

Brown's campaign announced Thursday that Obama will attend a campaign rally Monday in Baltimore. It's Brown's last get-out-the-vote rally ahead of Tuesday's election. COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton is coming to Maryland to rally for Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown's bid for governor.

Clinton is scheduled to attend the rally at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Thursday.

The event in Ritchie Coliseum is taking place five days before Election Day. It's also the last day of early voting in Maryland.

It's the second big rally recently for Brown in Prince George's County. President Barack Obama attended a rally for Brown in Upper Marlboro earlier this month.

Clinton had been scheduled to attend a fundraiser for Brown last month. But she canceled to spend time with her newborn granddaughter. Former President Bill Clinton attended the fundraiser in her place.

Chris Christie

Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ)
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Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ)

Brown's Republican opponent, Larry Hogan, has been getting regular support from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Christie is planning to make his fourth stop in Maryland on Sunday to campaign for Hogan.

Christie stopped at a diner in Glen Burnie on Tuesday with Hogan and at a Bethesda pancake house last week.

Last month, Christie attended a fundraiser for Hogan in Bethesda that netted more than $400,000.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is set to attend a rally for Brown at the University of Maryland on Thursday.

Martin O’Malley

Governor Martin O'Malley (D-Md)
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Governor Martin O'Malley (D-Md)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is heading back to South Carolina for the third time this year.

O'Malley is scheduled to campaign on Saturday for state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, who is running for governor.

O'Malley was in South Carolina in September to campaign for Sheheen. He also made a visit in May.

The campaign stop brings O'Malley to an early primary state. The term-limited Democrat is considering a run for the White House in 2016.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.