Southern Maryland voters mirrored their peers across the state, with Angela Alsobrooks beating out David Trone and the rest of the field for Maryland’s Democratic nominee for U.S. senator.
Republicans in the region and state voted for Larry Hogan, former governor, as their candidate to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D).
In addition to Alsobrooks and Trone, other Democratic nominees for the Senate seat included Michael W. Cobb Sr., Marcellus Crews, Brian E. Frydenborg, Scottie J. Griffin, Robert K. Houton, Joseph Perez, Steven Henry Seuferer and Andrew Jaye Wildman.
The also crowded Republican field for the Senate seat featured, in addition to Hogan, Moe H. Barakat, Chris Chaffee, Robin Ficker, Lorie R. Friend, John A. Myrick and Laban Y. Seyoum.
Without mail-in voting tallies, though, statewide races were still technically unofficial. The two eventual winners will face off in November’s general election along with any candidates from the Green, Libertarian and potentially other parties.
“Congratulations to Angela Alsobrooks, who will be the next senator from Maryland,” said in a release. “I am confident that Marylanders will come together now to protect women’s rights, increase public safety and maintain a Democratic majority that will hold the line against Republican extremists.”
As of Tuesday after polls closed, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md., 5th) — with 70% of votes — appeared to easily hold off his Democratic challengers, Quincy Bareebe and Andrea L. Crooms. McKayla Wilkes, another Democratic challenger, had announced earlier that she had dropped out of the race, although she still received 10% of the votes.
Hoyer lead with over 70% of votes in his district, which includes all of Charles, St. Mary’s and Calvert counties along with portions of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties.
Only one Republican, Michelle Talkington, filed for the House seat so she will automatically move on to November’s general election.
Hoyer of Mechanicsville has represented the district since 1981, and touts his work on protecting access to affordable health care, expanding access to economic opportunity and ensuring local military bases and other federal facilities have resources they need.
“I am deeply honored to be entrusted by Democrats in the Fifth District as their candidate for Congress,” Hoyer said in a release. “During the General Election this November, the values, character and very soul of America are at risk. Freedom will be on the ballot, and I am committed to representing the interests of voters in the Fifth District.”
President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic nomination in Maryland, although the number of people voting “uncommitted” was noteworthy at over 10% in Maryland as it was in some other states. Former President Donald Trump again picked up the Republican nomination in Southern Maryland and statewide over Nikki Haley, who despite dropping out of the race earlier this year still claimed more than 20% of Republican votes.
Maryland leans roughly 2 to 1 Democratic, so any statewide races would be uphill battles for Republicans or third-party candidates.
Order of reportingAfter polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, unofficial votes from the day were made available on the state board of elections website. Those results included early voting totals, mail-in ballots canvassed prior to election day and votes tallies from Tuesday.
Mail-in ballot canvass was set to resume on Thursday, May 16, at 10 a.m. in all local board of election offices. And, any mail-in ballots postmarked by May 14 will be accepted until May 24, which is also the second canvass of mail-in ballots.
There were nearly 15,000 mail-in ballots requested in Charles County, nearly 9,000 in St. Mary’s and about 10,500 in Calvert. Statewide, there were more than one-half million mail-in ballots requested; there are nearly 3.7 million people registered to vote in Maryland.
Provisional ballots will be counted on May 22.
The state board anticipates that the final certification and verification of the primary election results on Friday, May 24.
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