Recent polls show the Democratic candidate in Maryland's Senate race holding a large lead over his Republican rival.
A Washington Post/University of Maryland poll released Thursday showed Democratic candidate Angela Alsobrooks leading her Republican rival Larry Hogan by 11 percentage points.
A Washington Post/University of Maryland poll showed Alsobrooks leading Hogan 51% to 40%.
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Maryland Democratic Senate candidate and Prince George's County Mayor Angela Alsobrooks speaks at a Gun Violence Awareness Day campaign event at the Kentland Community Center in Landover, Maryland. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
Given that both candidates were equally popular among respondents, the difference in support between them among voters is surprising.
About 53% of respondents expressed a favorable impression of Hogan and 27% reported an unfavorable impression. Respondents gave Alsobrooks a 50% favorable rating and 22% an unfavorable rating.
Voters registered to the poll cited the economy as the most important issue in the November election, followed by immigration and abortion.
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The Washington Post/University of Maryland poll was conducted Sept. 19-23 among 1,012 registered voters.
The margin of error is reported to be plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
Democrats outnumber Republicans in the state by roughly two to one, meaning Hogan needs the support of a significant number of crossover voters to win, and in his Senate candidacy he has emphasized his opposition to Trump and his independence from the party.
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Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual conference. (AP Photo/John Rocker)
Hogan, who considered but then dropped a 2024 presidential bid, distinguished himself from many other Republicans this spring when he publicly called for respecting Trump's criminal conviction.
Hogan said he would skip the Republican National Convention in July, where Trump was formally nominated, and would not vote for the former president. In response to the former president's remarks, Hogan's campaign emphasized in a statement, “Governor Hogan has been clear that he will not support President Trump, as he did in 2016 and 2020.”
Republicans are also aiming to retake Ohio and Montana, congressional seats that Trump handily won four years ago, and five more Democratic seats up for grabs this year are in key battleground states.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
