State: Maryland
Type of election: Primary
How it works: 37 delegates are at stake, 13 are awarded on a winner-take all basis to the statewide winner. The remaining 24 are awarded on a winner-take-all basis at the congressional district level. The election is a closed primary.
Official election results: Maryland State Board of Elections
Republican candidates: Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum (all others have dropped out or are polling at less than 1 percent)
Democratic candidates: There is no competitive Democratic primary.
Previous performance: In 2008, Romney withdrew before the Maryland primary. Paul finished fourth, with just under six percent, behind Romney. Obama won the Democratic primary with more than 60 percent of the vote.
Newspapers: Baltimore Sun, full list
Television stations: Full list
Progressive blogs: Maryland Juice, Progressive Maryland
Latest polling: New York Times:
Nate Silver gives Romney a 100 percent chance of winning.
District: District of Columbia
Type of election: Primary
How it works: 16 delegates are at stake, and are awarded on a winner-take-all basis district-wide. Write-in ballots will not be allowed and the primary is closed.
Official election results: District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
Republican candidates: Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney. Rick Santorum did not qualify. (All others have dropped out or are polling at less than 1 percent)
Democratic candidates: There is no competitive Democratic primary.
Previous performance: In 2008, Romney withdrew before the primary. Paul finished third with just under eight percent. Obama won the Democratic primary with 75 percent of the vote.
Newspapers: Washington Post, full list
Television stations: Full list
Progressive blogs: Republic of T
Latest polling: Little to no polling has been done in D.C.
Nate Silver says that Romney is likely to win D.C. easily since Santorum is not on the ballot.
Bottom line: Romney should have two relatively easy wins and should net more than 50 delegates more than Santorum, helping sustain the "inevitability" claim about Romney's shot at winning the nomination.
