Two of the most widely discussed ballot questions of the 2012 Election were Question 6, on same-sex marriage, and Question 7, on expanded gambling. Money poured into the state to support both sides of each issue. Question 7 broke records for political spending, topping $87 million by Nov. 5.
Here's a county-by-county breakdown of the results as they come in. Results are incomplete, but more than 95% of precincts are reporting.
SOURCE: Maryland State Board of Elections
GRAPHIC CREDIT: Wes Meltzer and Shane Trotter - Tribune Newspapers | Olivia Hubert-Allen, Nick Tann and Patrick Maynard - The Baltimore Sun
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County-by-county look at same-sex marriage, gambling
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Painful but true at 11:06 AM November 08, 2012
I never ever thought Baltimore City would go for gay marriage. I see that the blacks in East and West Baltimore are truly more sophisticated than the whites in Eastern and Western Maryland.
Wisdomforlife1 at 9:28 AM November 08, 2012
On November 7th, 2008, I wrote, "I hope president-elect Obama will be offended by the comparison of racial discrimination with homosexual lifestyle. This comparison is dangerous to liberty. Civil rights battles should be restricted to matters of nature not lifestyle.
Obviously, in a free nation, people must be asked to treat respectfully those who choose (within law) different lifestyles. But when these lifestyles are forced on others, liberty is wrongly threatened. Forcing affirmation and endorsement of lifestyles on those who disagree with them is not freedom.
I hope our new president will recognize the important difference between required respect (which is necessary) and forced affirmation or indoctrination. In a free and diverse nation, tolerance is an important safeguard to civility. But tolerance that asks for more than respectful treatment of others, is not only profoundly misguided, it is a form of intolerance. If we don’t respect this distinction, the liberty of our nation will be threatened."
bmorecivil at 8:20 PM November 07, 2012
Actually 5 counties plus the City of Baltimore had a majority for it. The map is really hard to understand because they are using 4 colors but only explaining 2 of them in the map legend.
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