Talk:2024 United States Senate election in Maryland

Michelle Obama

Should Michelle Obama be listed? I get that it's cited by a reliable source, but the Obamas don't even live in Maryland. Not to mention how much she's said she doesn't have any interest in running for public office. Y2hyaXM (talk) 22:50, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Infobox

Why are David Throne and Larry Hogan in the infobox as the Democratic and Republican candidates respectively? Primary elections have not been held in Maryland yet, and neither are running unopposed to be considered their party's respective presumptive nominee. 79.2.217.142 (talk) 08:31, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

"enshrining reproductive care"

What a euphemism for killing an innocent, unborn human being. This article is clearly written from a left-wing biased perspective. 2003:DA:C711:5400:FD37:259C:B578:10B0 (talk) 04:38, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

I think "enshrining reproductive rights" (in the "Campaign" section under "General election") should be changed to "enshrining a woman's ability to get an abortion" for better clarity. "Reproductive rights" is a vague statement that could imply something along the lines of contraception, when the subject is specifically an abortion referendum. AmericanBaath (talk) 11:41, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

No, because that's only part of what the referendum would do. The bill containing the text of the amendment to be approved by voters this November covers all reproductive health products and is not limited to just abortion care. The page "2024 Maryland abortion referendum" is named that only because it's similar to the name that was used for the November 2023 Ohio Issue 1 referendum before the Ohio Secretary of State gave it its issue number (which is exactly what I'm waiting for the Maryland Secretary of State to do here). Y2hyaXM (talk) 12:08, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

"Other Representatives" in the Endorsements section

I don't understand why someone would list "9 other Representatives" or "68 other Representatives" or anything like that in the endorsement section. Documentation isn't supposed to be succinct; it's supposed to be accurate. Stating the number of endorsers instead of their identities (without even creating a separate page listing them all) is an ineffective and juvenile way to get out of writing a proper list. 2601:42:1:3FF0:4E7:A624:A507:4723 (talk) 14:20, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

There was a proper list at one point, but it got too lengthy and much of the Representatives that've endorsed Trone are out-of-state or don't have as significant as a role as Hakeem Jeffries. Y2hyaXM (talk) 14:40, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia's goal isn't "documentation." This is an encyclopedia, meaning that we must take into account convenience for the reader, and having gigantic endorsement boxes that crowd the page is inconvenient for the reader. Anyone who wants to see the full list can view it on Trone's website. Take a chill pill. "Juvenile" lmfao get a grip BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 19:08, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

New Hogan internal - how to add?

Axios is reporting on a new internal poll from Hogan's campaign that has him up 47-41%, but it doesn't give much other details, including sample size, dates, or margin of error. How should this poll be added to the table, if at all? Y2hyaXM (talk) 23:16, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Nevermind, I think I figured it out. If what I ended up adding gets removed I probably won't contest it since we have so few numbers to go off. Hopefully the full poll leaks. Y2hyaXM (talk) 01:30, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Should the page include write-ins?

I think it is worth considering including candidates who achieve write-in status for this federal race. It is my understanding (based on comments made in the page edit summaries) that past senate elections did not include write-ins. However, for other federal races, such as presidential or particular congressional House races on Wikipedia, the pages do include write-ins.

It could be the case that some compromise is reached, such as only including candidates who are nominated by a party primary process or possess a working campaign website. However, I wanted to seek consensus on whether or not write-in candidates should be included on this page. This question was initially brought because the Baltimore Sun does include a write-in candidate, Patrick Burke (nominated by the American Solidarity Party) on their list of official senate candidates. Since Baltimore Sun is one of, if not the most prominent news source in the state of Maryland, I think it would be worth including at least some candidates with particular recognition (such as Burke). Roccoharde (talk)

Could you give an example of a page that does? Y2hyaXM (talk) 22:08, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

For example, 2024 United States presidential election page includes candidates that lack sufficient ballot access across the country, and when you look specifically at Maryland, the 5th, 6th, and 7th Congressional District pages include write-ins in their voting tables in the last few cycles.

Since there is a formal, state-recognized procedure for gaining ballot access as a write-in, and the candidates are included in the official list of candidates found on the Maryland Board of Elections, I think we ought to at least include some of the write-in candidates. I understand not wanting write-ins because most of the time, the campaigns receive little to no traction, however, I think if the Baltimore Sun interviews and includes a candidate, either as a write-in or as someone who receives standard ballot access, and they have been nominated by a party that has some precedence (especially since the American Solidarity Party is one of the larger of the minor parties), they warrant recognition on the wiki page, fitting within Wikipedia's typical guidelines. See also 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania; other state election pages for the Senate also include declared write-ins. Roccoharde (talk) 01:07, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Good point on the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania page. I'll go ahead and add a section for write-in candidates to the page, but please do not add them to the general election results box, as they are not on the general election results box for that page either. Y2hyaXM (talk) 01:10, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

I totally agree with you on that point. I really appreciate your work on this page! Roccoharde (talk) 02:03, 11 October 2024 (UTC)