Former Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, leads U.S. Rep. David Trone and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, both Democrats, in Maryland’s U.S. Senate race according to a recent poll by the Washington Post and University of Maryland.
However, the poll also found Maryland voters, by a 20-point gap, would prefer the U.S. Senate to be controlled by Democrats rather than Republicans.
Since U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin announced in May 2023 that he will not seek reelection, the Democratic field in the race to replace him has largely narrowed to Alsobrooks and Trone.
But Hogan’s late entry into the race as a Republican could present a general election obstacle for whomever voters choose as the Democratic nominee in the May 14 primary.
In the Democratic primary, 39% of registered Democratic voters were still undecided, while 34% said they would back Trone and 27% said they would cast their ballot for Alsobrooks.
Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1 in Maryland, which has been considered a solidly blue state. But the Washington Post-UMD poll shows Hogan’s support among voters has held strong since the two-term governor left office.
In a faceoff between Trone and Hogan, voters overall prefer Hogan (49%) over Trone (37%). A similar margin appears in a matchup of Alsobrooks and Hogan, with Hogan garnering 50% of voters’ support, while Alsobrooks received 36%.
Yet Hogan may face a roadblock in the general election, as a majority of Maryland voters said they want the U.S. Senate to be controlled by Democrats (55%) over Republicans (35%).
The poll surveyed a random sample of 1,004 registered Maryland voters by phone between March 5-12. There is a margin or error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points for overall results, and a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points for questions asked solely of registered Democrats. Braun Research of Princeton, New Jersey conducted the sampling, data collection and tabulation for this poll.
Teachers…do not forget that Hogan called us UNION THUGS!