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Poll: 75% of MD Voters Want a Better Way to Elect Representatives

The Center for Election Science

With the Maryland primary one week away, 75% of Maryland voters agree "we deserve a better way to elect our representatives" according to a joint Center for Election Science/SurveyUSA poll.

While voter discontent is near universal, so is the desire for solutions:

  • 75% of MD voters agree: "I often feel like I have to choose the lesser of two evils when I'm voting for candidates."

  • 69% agree: "While I consider myself a Democrat or a Republican, my party often nominates candidates who aren't fully in line with my values."

  • 65% agree "Voters should be able to choose all the candidates they like and not be forced to choose just one in primary elections." A system similar to the one submitted to the MD Senate this year (SB 913).


    The full results can be found here