2024 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 2024 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maryland. Democratic Prince George's County executive Angela Alsobrooks won her first term in office, defeating Republican former governor Larry Hogan. She succeeded Democratic incumbent Ben Cardin, who did not seek a fourth term. Alsobrooks became the first African American and second woman to represent Maryland in the Senate. After Cardin announced his retirement, Alsobrooks and Congressman David Trone emerged as the frontrunners in the Democratic primary. Although Trone heavily outspent Alsobrooks and led most public opinion polls, Alsobrooks won her party's nomination with 53% of the vote after taking a polling lead during the primary's final weeks. Hogan, who entered the race hours before the filing deadline, quickly emerged as the Republican frontrunner and won his party's nomination with 64% of the vote against former state delegate Robin Ficker. Despite Maryland's status as a reliably Democratic state, the election was considered more competitive than usual due to Hogan's popularity, reputation as a moderate Republican, and opposition to Donald Trump. Alsobrooks was still considered the favorite to win, due to Maryland's heavy Democratic lean and the concurrent presidential election. Hogan's margin was 17 points better than Trump's margin in Maryland, the largest gap between senatorial and presidential margins in the 2024 cycle. Hogan carried Anne Arundel and Frederick counties—both won by Kamala Harris in the presidential race—and became the first Republican to exceed one million votes in a Maryland Senate election, the highest total for a Republican in the state's history. Despite this, Hogan could not overcome Alsobrooks's margins in the Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area, marking the closest Senate race in Maryland since 2006. Alsobrooks's election, alongside Lisa Blunt Rochester's victory in neighboring Delaware, marks the first time that two African American women have served concurrently in the United States Senate.