1.0MarylandReporter.comhttps://marylandreporter.comAnalysis: Primary results were not as close as some polls showed; $300 per vote was not enough to win - MarylandReporter.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="O5MrcF2dtF"><a href="https://marylandreporter.com/2024/05/15/analysis-primary-results-were-not-as-close-as-some-polls-showed-300-per-vote-was-not-enough-to-win/">Analysis: Primary results were not as close as some polls showed; $300 per vote was not enough to win</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://marylandreporter.com/2024/05/15/analysis-primary-results-were-not-as-close-as-some-polls-showed-300-per-vote-was-not-enough-to-win/embed/#?secret=O5MrcF2dtF" width="600" height="338" title="“Analysis: Primary results were not as close as some polls showed; $300 per vote was not enough to win” — MarylandReporter.com" data-secret="O5MrcF2dtF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://marylandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Elfreth-primary-night-5-14-2024.jpeg16351121Polling in primaries when many voters are undecided and turnout is low is notoriously unreliable. Surveys were showing close Democratic races for the U.S. Senate and the 3rd Congressional District, but those weren’t even close.