Elections are less than a month away and races across the region are heating up. Tune in for this week's Politics Hour as we welcome:

Congressman Anthony Brown (D-MD) currently represents Maryland's 4th congressional district, but last year announced he would not seek another term. Instead, he's running for Maryland Attorney General. Brown is widely seen as the favorite to win the post, as he's up against far-right attorney Michael Peroutka in deep-blue Maryland. Peroutka --- who joined us on The Politics Hour late last month --- is anti-abortion, pro-gun rights and says he "doesn't know" if the 2020 presidential election was stolen. But Brown ran against another Republican for statewide office before and lost --- in 2014 against current Governor Larry Hogan.

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is up for re-election in Virginia's 7th congressional district, but it isn't the same district she ran for previously. After redistricting, her district may include more of blue Northern Virginia, but many of her constituents have now 448e-11ed-8469-e7a8cfe5ef0c.html">never been represented by her before. Her district now includes a good chunk of Prince William County, where her opponent Yesli Vega is the first Latina Board of Supervisors member ever elected in the county. Spanberger has made opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on abortion, along with a host of other national issues, a centerpiece of her campaign. But although a recent poll shows most Virginians 10-12.html">agree with her views on abortion, she still has to contend with reintroducing herself to her own district and her opponent's powerful personal story.

It’s election season! WAMU and DCist have put together voter guides and election stories for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Find them here.