The Alsobrooks campaign convinced many voters that control of the U.S. Senate could come down to Maryland. That possibility turned out to be a mirage — but an extremely effective mirage.

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.

Angela Alsobrooks secured a congressional seat in Maryland Tuesday, becoming the first Black candidate elected to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. Alsobrooks, the Prince George's County Executive, ran against Republican Larry Hogan, a former two ...