Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate dies suddenly

[Free Vulcan]

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, one of the leading candidates in Maryland’s crowded Democratic gubernatorial primary, died early Thursday morning after experiencing cardiac arrest.

County police said in a statement that Kamenetz, 60, had woken up at 2 a.m. at his Owings Mills home, feeling sick, and was taken to University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, where he died before 3:30 a.m.

Kamenetz died only hours after participating in a candidates’ forum in Prince George’s County. He had been seen as one of the top contenders to take on Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, who has managed to retain one of the nation’s highest approval ratings even in traditionally blue Maryland.

Read more at: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/10/kevin-kamenetz-maryland-dies-579902

[mountaineer]

One of the candidates in the six-man GOP primary for U.S. Senate in W.Va. (ultimately won by Pat Morrisey) suffered a heart attack on the campaign trail, too. Thankfully, it was minor and he's doing okay now.