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● MD-Sen: Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks overcame a massive financial deficit to defeat self-funding Rep. David Trone in Tuesday’s Democratic primary to succeed retiring Sen. Ben Cardin. Alsobrooks leads 54-42 with the Associated Press estimating that 66% of the vote is tabulated as of Wednesday morning.
Trone, according to data from AdImpact, outspent Alsobrooks and her allies at EMILYs List $48 million to $7 million on the airwaves, but his advertising onslaught was unable to match the depth of Alsobrook’s support from Maryland’s political establishment. Overall, Trone self-funded more than $60 million, a record for a primary.
Alsobrooks will now face former Gov. Larry Hogan, who beat wealthy perennial candidate Robin Ficker 62-30 with 82% of the estimated vote in, in a rare competitive general election in this dark blue state. Republicans argue that Hogan, who decisively won reelection during the 2018 Democratic wave, maintains enough crossover support to put this race in play, and they were encouraged by early polls that showed him easily beating either Alsobrooks or Trone.
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