Ballots for the Nov. 5 election will be arriving in your mailbox soon. Here's what you need to know if you're voting in Washington state. Why it matters: Washington this fall will choose its first new governor and attorney general in 12 years.

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Election Day is Nov. 5. In every Pennsylvania county, voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on statewide races for president, U.S. Senate, attorney general, auditor general and treasurer. Washington County will also vote on a congressional race and six state House races.

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and former Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan faced off in a debate on Thursday night ahead of the Senate election in Maryland .

As Kiplinger previously reported, the Washington capital gains tax imposes a 7% levy on profits exceeding $250,000 from the sale of assets, including stocks and bonds. In its first year, the tax generated approximately $786 million in revenue, with collections reaching over $400 million by mid-May 2024.

While most states have a winner-take-all system for electoral votes, some use different and sometimes unique systems to choose elected officials.

Let’s Go Washington, the political action committee behind this year’s slate of voter initiatives, was fined $20,000 with less than a month before Election Day.

The Univision event in Las Vegas featured emotional questions from voters on health care, the economy and the border — and displayed the fine lines Kamala Harris is trying to walk.

In their only faceoff in the solidly blue state, Hogan sought distance from Trump and the national GOP, while Alsobrooks touted her support for "the Democratic agenda."

Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) is perhaps the most endangered Democratic senator. The poll showed him trailing Republican Tim Sheehy by seven points, 52% to 44%, which would give the GOP the extra boost to retake control, provided they don’t lose any incumbent races.

Baltimore voters will soon cast their ballots to decide key leadership positions in local and federal government. Election Day 2024 is on Tuesday, Nov. 5, while early voting in Maryland runs from Oct. 24 through Oct. 31. Here are some of the biggest races on the ballot for Maryland voters.

Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan went head-to-head in their only debate before Maryland chooses a new U.S. Senator this November. Here’s what happened.