Closer than expected?
The latest poll from AARP reports a deadlocked Senate race in Maryland as Republicans seek to flip a long-held Democrat seat.
Republican nominee and former two-term Gov. Larry Hogan and Democrat nominee Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks both stand at 46% support among likely voters in Maryland, according to an AARP public opinion survey released on Tuesday.
Seven percent were undecided, according to the survey.
While Hogan and Alsobrooks are tied, the poll indicates Vice President Kamala Harris far ahead of former President Donald Trump in Maryland. According to the survey, Harris tops Trump by 30 points in a multi-candidate field and by 32 points in a head-to-head match-up.
“Hogan is running a net 32-points ahead of Trump,” the poll's release highlighted. “Not surprisingly, he is outrunning Trump among all major demographic groups.”
The poll is the first since the May primary in Maryland to indicate a tied race, with previous surveys suggesting Alsobrooks with the lead.
The poll highlights that “Hogan is making the race competitive in spite of Maryland's large Democratic registration advantage by winning Independents by 23-points and also a quarter of Democrats.”
Democrats currently control the Senate by a razor-thin 51-49 margin, and Republicans are looking at a favorable election map this year with vulnerable Democrats defending 23 of the 34 seats up for grabs.
Asked about having Trump at the top of the Republican ticket, Hogan said in a Fox News Digital interview earlier this year that “it's a tough hurdle to overcome because he lost my state by 33 points…It's not going to be helpful to me, but I think we're going to be able to overcome that challenge.”
