2016 Election to Effect Many 2017 Maryland Policy Decisions

The 2017 General Assembly session will be greatly affected by the results of the recently completed 2016 election. It will provide the overriding context for all the decisions that will be made between now and April.

Already certain questions are emerging which, although not answerable now, will shape all the public decisions made in Maryland over the next two years. Those include:

• Does Governor Hogan have the potential to get more votes in 2018 than he got in 2014?
• Will turnout in Democrat strongholds like Montgomery and Prince George’s counties continue a downward trend?
• Will Anne Arundel and Charles County continue to trend toward Democrat candidates?
• How will a Trump Presidency affect the candidacies of Democrat elected officials in rural Maryland in 2018?
• Can Republicans use the popularity of Governor Hogan and the votes for President –elect Trump to elected more Republicans in places like Baltimore County?

The Tech Council of Maryland will be analyzing many of the election results, including those in the attached chart, to determine how they will change Maryland policy makers and their thinking. Many of those effects will be discussed at the TCM legislative committee meeting over the next few months. Click here for election results.