Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan sought a job in national politics but was unable to advance beyond a statewide position in Tuesday’s elections.
The Republican was trying to make a comeback in Maryland politics after completing his second consecutive term as governor last year.
But Hogan was defeated by Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who in 2018 was elected the first Black female executive of Prince George’s County in Maryland.
Alsobrooks was well above 54 percent when the race was called by the Associated Press on Tuesday evening.
The campaign began when Democratic Senator Ben Cardin, 81, announced on May 1, 2023, that he would retire after three terms in the Senate and would not seek re-election in 2024.
Maryland’s former Republican governor, Larry Hogan, failed to win a U.S. Senate seat in the state in Tuesday’s elections
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Hogan’s victory would have made the Senate redder, but he is known as a more moderate member of the Republican Party. Instead, Alsobrook’s victory keeps the seat blue.
Hogan was given a term-limited term as governor of Maryland in the 2022 race and left office in January 2023.
After leaving office, Hogan first considered running for the White House under the outside party No Labels, which attempted a bipartisan bid in 2024 but failed to gain enough traction or big names to run a competitive ticket.
Instead, Hogan endorsed Nikki Haley in her Republican primary. She was the last standing in a series of GOP challenges to Trump.
And on February 9, 2024, the former governor launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Maryland. He won the Republican primaries in May this year.
Throughout the summer, Hogan was significantly ahead of Alsobrooks in the polls, but that changed in September when she took a gradually increasing lead of an average of 10 percent before the polls opened on Election Day.
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Angela Alsobrooks is now the first Black candidate ever elected to represent Maryland in the Senate and only the third Black woman ever elected to the Senate
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (right) campaigns for the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (left) during an event in Upper Marlboro, Maryland on October 24, 2024
Alsobrooks served as State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County from 2011 to 2018.
She became Prince George’s County Executive in December 2018 and has served there since.
Alsobrooks defeated Maryland’s 6th Congressional District Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) in the Democratic primary earlier this year.