Winners and losers (so far) in the Maryland primaries

Loser: Michael Hough

Hough, a Republican state senator, had planned to run for Frederick County executive as a suburban dad and common sense center-right candidate, but Cox’s victory in the GOP primary for governor makes his task more difficult. The two share a legislative district and Hough, like other Republican candidates in competitive races, will be asked to account for some of the gubernatorial nominee’s more outrageous statements — and Democrats are sure to plumb his record in Annapolis for problematic votes. What’s more, Republicans saw the Democrat they thought they could beat more easily, County Councilmember Kai Hagen, lose in his primary.

Winner: Jessica Fitzwater

See above. The Frederick County councilmember, who won the Democratic nomination for county executive, benefits from the political terrain in the gubernatorial race. Her race has probably gone from tossup to tilt Democrat.