U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown wins Democratic nomination for Md. attorney general, AP projects
Brown held a substantial lead over O’Malley, a longtime prosecutor and judge in Baltimore and the wife of the former governor.
Brown and O’Malley both emphasized public safety and crime during their campaigns and said they would work to protect civil rights and abortion rights in Maryland. They also said they wanted to enshrine the protections ofIn an interview last month, Brown said the attorney general should also assume a key role in tackling gun control, strengthening environmental regulations and prosecuting polluters.
O’Malley had criticized Brown in campaign ads and literature for what she said was a lack of courtroom and trial experience. “My opponent, Anthony G. Brown, is a fine congressman, but he’s never tried a criminal case in Maryland and he doesn’t have the right experience for this job,” she said in one of her commercials.
The race against O’Malley was expected to be close but there was a lot of uncertainty as Election Day approached. Though a Goucher College poll released in late June showed a tie between Brown and O’Malley, 35 percent of voters said they were undecided about who should replace Attorney General Brian E. Frosh , whoIn the Republican contest for attorney general, many voters appeared to have made up their minds in the final weeks of the campaign.