Democrat April Delaney has won against Republican Neil Parrott in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, maintaining Democratic domination in the state’s House delegation.
Delaney beat Parrott with 52.1% of the vote to Parrott’s 47.9%. The Associated Press called the race at 9:32 p.m., with 92% of the vote counted so far.
The wife of former district representative John Delaney, April Delaney fought through a wide-ranging Democratic primary to take her seat in Congress. April Delaney had to fend off state Del. Joe Vogel, among a host of other Democrats, to get the nomination. She led the candidates decisively in fundraising, helping her grab the win.
The Democrat had a heated campaign against Parrott, getting into a shouting match with him at an October candidate forum. Parrott had been criticizing Delaney in the closing minutes of the forum, saying she had been lying about his record in her campaign ads.
That prompted her to respond to him before Parrott wagged his finger at her and yelled that it was his “two minutes” to speak. The pair’s supporters then erupted in turn in support of their respective candidate. Parrott finished his remarks, saying Delaney “had no record to run on,” before he left the stage.
Both candidates then began shouting at each other off-microphone before the event’s hosts closed out the event. Parrott later returned to shake Delaney’s hand.
The district is easily the most competitive in Maryland, and the forum could’ve shown the heat the candidates were under to win.
Delaney has often criticized Parrott for his “extreme policies” and worked to make his past stances on abortion a prominent election issue. With her election, it appears to have worked.
The State of Maryland ends up on the losing side again. When will it learn?