In Maryland, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat, defeated former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan on Nov. 5, keeping the seat blue as Democrats seek to hold their edge in the Senate, projected The Associated Press.
With her win, Alsobrooks will become the first black senator from the former slave state and Maryland’s first female senator since Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.). She takes office on Jan. 3, 2025.

While the GOP is expected to take back the Senate, Republicans saw Hogan as making the race competitive.
More than $39 million was poured into the contest, according to the Federal Election Commission. As of Oct. 16, Alsobrooks raised more than $28 million, while Hogan raised almost $11 million….