How public financing candidates stacked up with private campaign money in county executive primaries

Matching public funds helped some candidates build competitive campaigns, but privately funded candidates often entered races with larger financial advantages.

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Winners denoted with an asterisk (*).

Percentages represent vote share.

Chart: Will HammannSource: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign finance databaseGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper