NBC News reports that Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has defeated former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in Maryland’s U.S. Senate race. She is the first Black woman to win statewide office in Maryland.
Alsobrooks was first elected State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County in 2010, the youngest and first woman to hold the office. Among those who supported her was Kamala Harris, then the Democratic candidate for the Senate in California. After two terms as State’s Attorney, Alsobrooks won the race for Prince George’s County Executive in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022.
In the primaries, Alsobrooks received the support of many of the state’s most prominent Democrats, including Governor Wes Moore, Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representative Jamie Raskin. But her main opponent, Rep. David Trone, D-Md., poured more than $60 million of his own money into the race, making it one of the most expensive Senate primaries ever. Nevertheless, Alsobrooks won decisively with 53% of the votes.
In the general election, Alsobrooks faced Hogan, a popular two-term governor who won re-election in 2018 with 55% of the vote. His entry into the race, after lobbying from Republicans like Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., made what would otherwise be a safe Democratic seat competitive. Several polls taken immediately after his announcement showed Hogan in the lead, likely a reflection of his statewide name recognition. But Alsobrooks continued throughout the summer, as she campaigned heavily against the threat of a Hogan victory that would tilt the Senate toward the Republican Party.
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This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
