罗伯特·尹、卡米尔·贝克 华盛顿 —— 马里兰州民主党籍州长韦斯·摩尔周二寻求连任，他将政治资本押注在一项拟议的宪法修正案上，该修正案将允许其政党在2028年大选前介入中期重新划分选区的角逐。
ROBERT YOON, CAMILLE BAKER WASHINGTON — Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore seeks a second term on Tuesday as he stakes his political capital on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow his party to enter the mid-decade redistricting fray ahead of the 2028 election.
选民同时也在决定联邦众议院、州议会及其他州和地方职位的归属，外界猜测摩尔下一步是否会竞选总统，对此他已予以否认。
Voters are also deciding races for the U.S. House, the state Legislature and other state and local offices, amid speculation about whether Moore will run next for president, which he has denied .
以下是关于此次选举的一些关键事实，以及美联社决策团将在计票过程中监测的数据点：投票于美国东部时间晚上8点截止。
Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied: Polls close at 8 p.m.
美联社将提供投票结果，并宣布联邦众议院、州长、检察长、审计长、州参议院、众议院代表、蒙哥马利县、巴尔的摩县、安妮阿伦德尔县、霍华德县、弗雷德里克县和哈福德县县长、蒙哥马利县议会、弗雷德里克县治安官以及三项全州范围投票提案（包括关于国会选区重新划分的第3号提案）的胜者。2022年马里兰州州长选举共投出近200万张选票。
ET. The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in contested races for U.S. House, governor, attorney general, comptroller, state Senate, House of Delegates, county executive in Montgomery, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Howard, Frederick and Harford counties, Montgomery County Council, Frederick County sheriff and three statewide ballot measures, including Question 3 on congressional redistricting. Just shy of 2 million votes were cast in Maryland’s election for governor in 2022.
2022年州长选举中，约45%的选票通过提前现场投票或邮寄投票方式投出。
About 45% of the vote in the 2022 gubernatorial election was cast early in-person or by mail.
马里兰州最新的提前投票总数可在美联社的提前投票追踪器中查看。
The latest advance vote totals for Maryland can be found in the AP’s advance vote tracker .
预计马里兰州所有24个县将在当晚首批投票报告中公布全部或几乎全部提前现场投票结果。邮寄投票和选举日现场投票的结果将在整晚陆续公布。
All 24 Maryland counties are expected to release all or almost all in-person early voting results in their first vote reports of the night. Results from mail and in-person Election Day voting are released throughout the night.
在2024年大选中，美联社于美国东部时间晚上8点22分首次发布结果，即投票截止后22分钟。计票进度于晚上9点24分达到一半。当晚最后一次投票更新是在凌晨2点，此时约统计了总票数的82%。计票进度于11月11日（选举日后第六天）美国东部时间晚上7点02分达到90%。
In the 2024 general election, the AP first reported results at 8:22 p.m. ET, or 22 minutes after polls closed. The vote count reached the halfway mark at 9:24 p.m. ET. The last vote update of the night was at 2 a.m. ET with about 82% of total votes counted. The count reached 90% at 7:02 p.m. ET on Nov. 11, six days after Election Day.
美联社不进行预测，只有在确定没有任何情形能让落后的候选人缩小差距时，才会宣布胜者。如果竞选尚未宣布结果，美联社将继续报道任何有新闻价值的进展，例如候选人认输或宣布胜利。在这样做时，美联社将明确表示尚未宣布胜者，并解释原因。
The AP does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
马里兰州不会自动重新计票。如果得票最多的两名候选人（或投票议题的两个选项）之间的得票差距在两者总得票数的5%或以内，落选候选人（或投票议题的选民）可以申请并支付重新计票的费用。如果美联社能够确定领先优势大到足以使重新计票或法律挑战无法改变结果，美联社可能会在可能面临重新计票的竞选中宣布胜者。
Recounts in Maryland are not automatic. A losing candidate (or voter on a ballot measure) may request and pay for a recount if the vote margin between the top two is 5% or less of the total votes cast for those two choices. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.