Maryland Democrats appeared to make history Tuesday by nominating a Black woman to be their standard-bearer in the U.S. Senate race against Republican former Governor Larry Hogan in November. With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks had 54 percent of the vote to 42 percent for Democratic Rep. David Trone, ending a bitter campaign and the most expensive Senate primary in state history. Alsobrooks will face off against Hogan in November, a rare Senate general election of consequence in Maryland.
Election 2024: Despite a nearly 2-to-1 Democratic voter registration advantage in Maryland, Alsobrooks will bank on the support of the Democratic establishment to beat Hogan, who was twice elected to statewide office. This Maryland race could determine political control of the U.S. Senate come November.
