Insurgent Dem Knocks Off Wealthy Wine Mogul to Win Senate Primary

After a bitter primary battle against a wealthy wine mogul, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maryland, laying the table for a bruising match-up with former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R).

In Tuesday’s primary, Alsobrooks was projected by the Associated Press to defeat the deep-pocketed Rep. David Trone (D-MD) in this cycle’s most competitive Democratic primary ahead of a flippable Senate race.

Though the primary was a costly brawl, with Trone self-funding to the tune of a staggering $61 million, the general election could be just as pricey—with Alsobrooks set to take on on Hogan, a moderate darling of Maryland politics despite the R next to his name. By jumping into the race earlier this year, Hogan turned a solidly blue state into a tantalizing Republican flip.

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