Alsobrooks makes history in Senate race, as Hogan cannot repeat his magic

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Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is on her way to the U.S. Senate following a historic win Tuesday. With 92 percent of the 1,958 precincts reporting at 11:20 p.m. that evening, Alsobrooks, a Democrat, had 1.2 million votes to 1.1 million for Hogan, a Republican, a 52 to 46 percent lead. Libertarian Mike Scott had 59,395 votes for 2 percent of the early total. They were running to replace Sen. Ben Cardin, a Democrat, who sought not to seek reelection after 58 years in elected office.

What’s next: In a campaign that was highly focused on social issues such as abortion, Alsobrooks will head to the Senate in January serving as member of the minority party in a recently-flipped GOP Senate.