Republican Larry Hogan's hopes of a political comeback are crushed after losing Maryland Senate race to Angela Alsobrooks

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan sought a occupation successful nationalist politics, but was incapable to determination past a state-wide presumption successful Tuesday's elections.

The Republican tried to marque a comeback successful Maryland authorities aft completing his 2nd consecutive gubernatorial word past year.

But Hogan was bested by Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who successful 2018 was elected the archetypal achromatic pistillate Executive of Prince George's County successful Maryland.

Alsobrooks was good implicit 54 percent erstwhile the contention was called by the Associated Press connected Tuesday evening.

The run commenced erstwhile Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, 81, announced successful May 1, 2023, that helium would discontinue aft 3 presumption successful the precocious enclosure and not question re-election successful 2024.

Hogan's triumph would person turned the Senate much red, but helium is known arsenic a much mean subordinate of the Republican Party. Instead, Alsobrook's triumph keeps the spot blue.

Hogan was word constricted arsenic Maryland's politician successful the 2022 contention and near bureau successful January 2023.

After leaving office, Hogan archetypal considered a tally for the White House nether the third-party No Labels party, which sought successful 2024 to motorboat bipartisan bid but failed to summation capable traction oregon large names for a competitory ticket.

Instead, Hogan endorsed Nikki Haley successful her Republican primary. She was the past 1 lasting successful a bid of GOP challenges against Trump.

And connected February 9, 2024, the erstwhile politician launched his run for U.S. Senate successful Maryland. He won the Republican superior successful May this year.

Through the summer, Hogan was polling considerably up of Alsobrooks, but that turned successful September erstwhile she took a gradually expanding pb that stood astir an mean 10 percent earlier polls opened connected Election Day. 

Alsobrooks was the State's Attorney of Prince George's County from 2011 done 2018.

She became the Prince George County's enforcement successful December 2018 and has served determination since.

Alsobrooks defeated Maryland's 6th legislature territory Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) successful the Democratic superior earlier this year.