Democratic Congressman David Trone of Maryland lost his state’s Democratic Senate primary despite spending approximately $60 million on his campaign. Trone, a wealthy co-founder of Total Wine & More, was defeated by Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks by a double-digit margin. Critics mocked Trone’s loss, calling him a ‘loser’ and ‘pathetic.’
Voters in Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia head to the polls on Tuesday in some competitive and contentious Democrat and Republican primaries. The most high-profile of the May 14 primary contests is in Maryland, where Republicans are aiming to flip a Senate seat long held by the Democrats in one of the bluest states in the nation. Popular former two-term Gov. Larry Hogan is considered the overwhelming front-runner for the GOP Senate nomination in a field of more than a half dozen Republican candidates.
