The first Emerson College Polling/The Hill/DC News Now survey of the 2024 Maryland U.S. Senate Election finds former Governor Larry Hogan tied with Rep. David Trone, with 42% supporting each in a hypothetical general election matchup. Sixteen percent are undecided. Hogan holds a seven-point lead in a hypothetical matchup against County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, 44% to 37%, with 19% undecided.
Hogan leads the Republican senate primary with a plurality of voters’ support (43%) ahead of the May 14 election. No other candidate reaches double digits, and 43% are undecided. In the Democratic primary, 32% of voters support Rep. David Trone, while 17% support County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. A plurality of Democratic Primary voters (37%) are undecided.
“In addition to the majority of Republican voters’ support in the general election, Hogan also holds broad appeal in a matchup against Trone among independents, at 48%, and also garners nearly a quarter of Democratic voters’ support,” Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling, said. “In a matchup between Hogan and Alsobrooks, independents support Hogan 43% to 18%, and 31% of Democrats support Hogan.”
A plurality of Maryland voters (46%) think things in the state are headed in the right direction, while 38% think things are on the wrong track.
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