Maryland 1 Absentee Ballot Update
An article in this morning’s Baltimore Sun gives these details on who sent in an absentee ballot:
According to the state board, 32,535 absentee ballots had been requested and 25,539 returned to the county boards through Tuesday. They include ballots requested by members of the military and other Marylanders living overseas.
Of the returned ballots, 11,371 came from Democrats, 10,924 from Republicans and 3,244 from independents and others. Three out of five, meanwhile, came from the Eastern Shore - a ratio that could favor Kratovil, a Stevensville resident who currently leads in all nine counties on that side of the Chesapeake. Harris, who represents Baltimore County in the state Senate, leads in Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Harford counties.
There are a few more days for the ballots to arrive, and it is possible that GOP absentee ballots will arrive later. That has been the case in other states. If the current ratio in the make up of the absentee ballots holds, I don’t see how Harris can close his 915 vote gap. I hope I'm wrong.
