Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) defeated former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in the Maryland Senate race, keeping a Democratic seat in party hands, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.

She will replace Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who is stepping away after three terms in the upper chamber and 40 years combined in the House and the state House of Delegates.

Alsobrooks and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), who was favored to win her race to replace Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), will be the only Black women in the Senate.

Much like most years in Maryland, politicos widely expected the Democratic primary to determine who would succeed Cardin. That all changed when Hogan, the popular two-term governor, filed to run for the seat hours before the filing deadline, ensuring the general election would matter.

Perhaps more than anything, Hogan’s decision meant Democrats would be forced to spend precious resources in the deep blue state that could otherwise be spent to prop up a number of key incumbents in red and purple states.

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