WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has surged ahead with Maryland’s large share of early votes, remaining close to Republican Larry Hogan among Election Day voters at the time The Associated Press called the race.
Alsobrooks was sweeping Washington’s densely populated suburbs, where she holds a county elected office, and also winning in Baltimore and its periphery when the race was called at 9:32 p.m. She won in deeply Democratic areas and won with moderate voters, whom Hogan courted in a state that leans Democratic, especially in presidential years.
Hogan would need to win about 55% of the outstanding ballots at the time the race was called, more than the share he got.
CANDIDATES: Alsobrooks (D) vs. Hogan (R) and one other.
WINNER: Alsobrooks
POLL CLOSING TIME: 8:00 PM ET
ABOUT THE RACE: Hogan, a twice-elected former Republican governor, distanced himself from Republican Donald Trump in a state that voted against the former president twice by large margins in 2016 and even more broadly in 2020.
Alsobrooks is the chief executive of Prince George’s County, a densely populated suburb of Washington. She has argued that even if voters liked Hogan and were more likely to vote for him, the equation has changed because control of the Senate is at stake.
Maryland hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate in 40 years. Hogan has campaigned to end division in Washington and although he opposes Trump, he has been careful not to alienate Trump voters.
WHY AP CALLED THE RACE: Alsobrooks received nearly 60% of the early vote share. That accounted for about 55% of the expected vote at the time the race was called. She also closed the gap with Hogan by winning votes on Election Day, which he won by a larger margin. On her home turf, the state’s most populous region, she won overwhelmingly — by about 76% when the race was called.
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