Sun coverage: 1st District race

Harris leads in fundraising in 1st

Republican state Sen. Andy Harris raised nearly twice as much as Democratic Queen Anne's County State's Attorney Frank Kratovil Jr. during the past two months in the race for Maryland's 1st Congressional District, according to figures released yesterday by the campaigns and the Federal Election Commission.

Gilchrest's ouster lifts Democrats' hopes in 1st

With the primary election defeat of Republican Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest, Democrats nationally are taking a new look at Maryland's 1st Congressional District, a GOP stronghold they have long considered beyond their reach - until now.

Election 2008

Sen. Harris is basking in victory

State Sen. Andy Harris returned to Annapolis a conquering hero yesterday, having done what many considered impossible: taking out longtime incumbent Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest in a Republican primary.

Incumbents' losses raise change theme

Something rare, and potentially significant, happened in Maryland's election this week, and it had nothing to do with picking a new president.

Congress

Incumbents Wynn, Gilchrest ousted

Democratic activist Donna Edwards defeated longtime incumbent Rep. Albert R. Wynn, and state Sen. Andy Harris upset Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest, in a pair of fiercely contested races that drew national attention.

Election 2008

Gilchrest fights back

By now, it is a familiar script for Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest: Every two years, as if on cue, fellow Republicans lambaste the 61-year-old former social studies teacher as too liberal.