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		<title>Cecil County Judges: Baynes, Murray are Active Fundraisers for Election to Circuit Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County’s newest Circuit Court judges, who must run for election to their seats this year, have been busy on the fundraising front and are already running active campaigns for the April primary election. Keith Baynes, a Republican, and Jane Cairns Murray, a Democrat, were appointed to their seats on the Circuit Court by Gov. Martin O’Malley. A third candidate is on the ballot, Del. Michael Smigiel (R-36), who did not go through the vetting process for appointment to a court seat and chose instead to file as an election challenger this year. Circuit Court judges must run for election to their seats in the first election after their appointment but they run on a non-partisan basis in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. With two bench seats at stake, the two top vote-getters in each primary would proceed to a general election, with a potential three-way contest if different candidates win in the primaries. But if the same two candidates win in each primary, they would be unopposed in November. That’s why Baynes and Murray have been actively holding fundraisers and meeting with citizens at various events around the county. And, in the non-partisan tone of a judicial race, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Votes: Over 23 percent turnout at 3 pm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voters in Cecil County turned out at a steady pace Tuesday to decide three County Commissioner contests, Sheriff, State’s Attorney and other local offices, as well as State Senate and Delegate races. Also at stake is the hotly contested 1st District Congress race between incumbent Frank Kratovil (D) and Andy Harris (R). By 3 p.m., Cecil County turnout was 23.4 percent of all eligible voters, according to local election board officials. Turnout among Republicans, 27.7 percent of those eligible, was higher than for Democrats, with 23.4 percent. Turnout among other eligible voter groups was 15.2 percent. The stronger showing among Republicans could compensate for their lower registration figures in Cecil County. Overall, there were 59,837 eligible voters in the county, with 24,530 Democrats and 22,853 Republicans. Unaffiliated voters numbered 11,218 while 208 voters registered as Libertarians, 143 Green Party members, 25 Constitution Party members and 860 listed as “other.” Reports from precincts around the county showed lines at many polling places throughout the day. In late afternoon, elections board officials were getting ready to count the tallies from early voting but results would not be released until after polls closed at 8 p.m. State elections officials report that there were [&#8230;]]]></description>
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