Republican Larry Hogan Leads Democrats in New Maryland Senate Poll

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is leading the Senate hopefuls pack in a new poll of likely voters in Maryland’s hotly-contested Senate race. The poll, released by Goucher College on April 2, shows that Mr. Hogan, who was a highly popular moderate Republican governor, has a slight lead over either of his Democrat opponents, Democrats Angela Alsobrooks and Rep. David Trone (D-Md.). The three contenders are running to replace Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who is not seeking reelection. The poll’s results are surprising in traditionally blue Maryland, which hasn’t had a Republican in the U.S. Senate since 1987. When placed in a hypothetical matchup against Ms. Alsobrooks, the county executive of Prince George’s County, Mr. Hogan received 44 percent support to Ms. Alsobrooks’s 40 percent, with 11 percent undecided....