A day before the election Americans United for Separation of Church and State asked the IRS to investigate four churches because of their political activities. Two of the cases involve Republicans and two Democrats. Bethel AME Church in Cambridge, Maryland hosted a rally for gubernatorial candidate O'Malley, of which AU considers was a partisan rally. Lakeview Assembly of God in Hot Springs, Arkansas advertised in the local newspaper the appearance of gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson, while the opponent was not included in the program.