Leading his 1st District Congressional opponent by fewer than 1,000 votes when the polls closed on Election Day, Democrat Frank Kratovil more than doubled his lead over Republican challenger Andy Harris in the subsequent days as the provisional, absentee and overseas ballots were counted. At about noon today, once it became clear he would not […]
Problems With Absentee Ballots Have All Eyes On Harford Board Of Elections
The Dagger is hearing that there is some sort of problem or discrepancy with the absentee ballot counting in Harford County which has lawyers and representatives from the local Republican and Democratic parties speeding to the Board of Elections office in Forest Hill. Apparently, the tallying was expected to be completed today, but now won’t […]
Harford Votes For McCain/Harris/Slots: Unofficial 2008 Presidential General Election Results
Bucking state and national trends and once again showing its conservative leanings, Harford County voted overwhelmingly for Sen. John McCain as president and state senator Andy Harris as congressman – both of whom were losing when the polls closed Tuesday night. Among Harford County residents who voted on Election Day, McCain garnered 66,744 votes (58.5%) […]
Harris vs. Kratovil – Would-be Congressmen Square Off Tonight At Harford Community College Forum
Outgoing Republican Congressman Wayne Gilchrest (District 1) threw his support behind Barack Obama for president this week, saying that the Obama-Biden ticket will do more to rebuild America’s image abroad. A moderate Republican from the Eastern shore, Gilchrest lost to State Sen. Andy Harris in the primary. Gilchrest’s support of Obama follows his recent endorsement […]
Kratovil Brunch (Not Fundraiser) At Helton Home (Not In Aberdeen)
Harford County Democrats were briefly invited Monday morning to a fundraiser for Democratic First District Congressional candidate Frank Kratovil. Minutes after Art Helton of the New Harford Democratic Club invited local Democrats to his house for next week’s fundraiser, the message was rescinded. Instead the Democrats were invited to a brunch at the Helton home […]