I laughed pretty hard when I saw how the votes broke down:
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Voting in favor of the bill (25):
Sen. James Brochin (D-Baltimore County)
Sen. Joan Carter Conway (D-Baltimore)
Sen. William C. Ferguson (D-Baltimore)*
Sen. Jennie M. Forehand (D-Montgomery)*
Sen. Brian E. Frosh (D-Montgomery)*
Sen. Robert J. Garagiola (D-Montgomery)*
Sen. Lisa A. Gladden (D-Baltimore)*
Sen. Verna L. Jones-Rodwell (D-Baltimore)*
Sen. Edward J. Kasemeyer (D-Baltimore County)
Sen. Dolores G. Kelley (D-Baltimore County)*
Sen. Nancy J. King (D-Montgomery)*
Sen. Allan H. Kittleman (R-Howard)*
Sen. Katherine A. Klausmeier (D-Baltimore County)
Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. (D-Montgomery)*
Sen. Roger Manno (D-Montgomery)*
Sen. Nathaniel J. McFadden (D-Baltimore)*
Sen. Karen S. Montgomery (D-Montgomery)*
Sen. Paul G. Pinsky (D-Prince George’s)*
Sen. Catherine E. Pugh (D-Baltimore)*
Sen. Victor R. Ramirez (D-Prince George’s)*
Sen. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Montgomery)*
Sen. James N. Robey (D-Howard)*
Sen. James C. Rosapepe (D-Prince George’s)
Sen. Ronald N. Young (D-Frederick)*
Sen. Robert A. Zirkin (D-Baltimore County)*
* Indicates sponsor or co-sponsor
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So, out of the 25 supporters, only 1 was a Republican. If you break down state senators by Geography, you get; 2 from Prince George’s 5 were from Baltimore county, 6 from Baltimore itself, 8 from Montgomery, and the remainder elsewhere. Meaning, of course, that the supporters are incredibly concentrated geographically.
As compared to:
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Voting against the bill (22):
Sen. John C. Astle (D-Anne Arundel)
Sen. Joanne C. Benson (D-Prince George’s)
Sen. David R. Brinkley (R-Frederick)
Sen. Richard E. Colburn (R-Dorchester)
Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-Prince George’s)
Sen. James E. DeGrange Sr. (D-Anne Arundel)
Sen. Roy P. Dyson (St. Mary’s)
Sen. George C. Edwards (R-Garrett)
Sen. Joseph M. Getty (R-Carroll)
Sen. Barry Glassman (R-Harford)
Sen. Nancy Jacobs (R-Harford)
Sen. J.B. Jennings (R-Baltimore County)
Sen. James N. Mathias Jr. (D-Worcester)
Sen. Thomas M. Middleton (D-Charles)
Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert)**
Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-Prince George’s)
Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters (D-Prince George’s)
Sen. E.J. Pipkin (R-Queen Anne’s)
Sen. Edward R. Reilly (R-Anne Arundel)
Sen. Christopher B. Shank (R-Washington)
Sen. Bryan W. Simonaire (R-Anne Arundel)
Sen. Norman R. Stone Jr. (D-Baltimore County)
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Whereas, for opponents, 10(!) of the 22 were Democrats. If you break down state senators by Geography, you get; 4 from Anne Arundel, 3 from Prince George’s, and 2 from Harford - meaning opponents represent a wider geographical area.
It certainly seems there will be interesting primaries for all the Democrats, especially for those state senators of St. George's island, since they're all five of them are Democrats, but 3 went against and 2 went for.