Angela Alsobrooks is set to make history as Maryland’s first Black senator. She won the contest over Republican Former Governor Larry Hogan in the U.S. Senate race. Alsobrooks who is currently the Prince George’s County Executive garnered almost 52 percent of the vote.

Angela Alsobrooks, the top elected official in Prince George’s County, Maryland, is projected to beat Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan, becoming the state’s first Black female senator.Maryland’s U.S.

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has won Maryland’s Senate race, NBC News projects, defeating popular former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and becoming the first Black woman elected to represent the state in the Senate.