Republicans feel particularly confident about picking up a northern Baltimore County seat now held by Sen. Jim Brochin, who ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for Baltimore County executive. In a match-up between two lawyers from different generations, Republican Chris West, 68, promises to practice bipartisanship if he’s voted into the Senate in a district that’s become increasingly conservative. West also wants the state to follow through on a plan to add one lane in each direction on the Baltimore Beltway and to start a Towson circulator bus.