Moore, O’Malley, Lierman win straw poll of Western Maryland Democrats

Wes Moore, who is vying for the Democratic nomination for Maryland governor, won a straw poll of Democratic activists in Western Maryland on Saturday. Retired judge Katie O’Malley was the top voter-getter against U.S. Rep. Anthony G. Brown in the unofficial vote for the Democrats’ choice for attorney general, and Del. Brooke E. Lierman topped Bowie Mayor Tim Adams for state comptroller. The tally, which offers a first glimpse of which candidates the party activists would choose on Election Day, was taken Saturday at the Western Maryland Democratic Summit.