A service of Salisbury University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Early Balloting in MD Nets 8.3% of Eligible Voters

crreative commons

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - About 8.3 percent of eligible voters in Maryland have cast ballots during eight days of early voting.

The Maryland State Board of Elections posted Friday that 307,646 people voted early.

Early voting ended Thursday. Montgomery County, the state's largest jurisdiction, had 5.6 percent of eligible voters make it to the polls. That's the third lowest percentage of eligible voters in the state's 24 jurisdictions.

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, a Democrat who is running for governor, has drawn big names to urge voters to the polls, including President Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. First lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to come to Baltimore Monday.

Republican Larry Hogan also has drawn support from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is making his fourth stop for Hogan Sunday.

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.