May 14, 2024, 9:00 PM EDT
Polls are now closed in Nebraska
It's 8 p.m. Central, and the polls are now closed in the final state we're watching tonight: Nebraska.
—Nathaniel Rakich, 538
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Maryland, West Virginia and Nebraska primaries 2024: Alsobrooks beats Trone
538 tracked over 10 competitive primaries for Senate, House and governor.
By538 and ABC News 
Last Updated: May 14, 2024, 5:59 PM EDT
Tuesday, May 14 was another busy primary day, as voters in three states decided who would be on their general election ballots this fall. In Maryland, Democrats nominated women in two safely Democratic congressional seats, including Angela Alsobrooks, who is poised to become only the third Black woman ever elected to the Senate. In West Virginia and Nebraska, incumbent Republican representatives fended off far-right challengers.
538 reporters and contributors broke down the election results as they came in with live updates, analysis and commentary. Read our full live blog below.
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Here's how the news is developing.
May 14, 2024, 8:59 PM EDT
Johnny O is no Johnny-come-lately
He may be new on the national scene, but us Marylanders have been watching Johnny O's career with great interest for nearly two decades. He got to the state house in 2006 at just 24 years old and has been pegged as a rising star ever since then. At just 41, he's young enough to be a credible Senate or gubernatorial candidate down the line.
—Jacob Rubashkin, Inside Elections
May 14, 2024, 8:56 PM EDT
Johnny O's lead is Johnny whoa
Not only did Olszewski win, Elliott, but he is blowing the competition out of the water with 82 percent of the vote (with 30 percent of the expected vote reporting). I can't remember ever seeing a non-incumbent doing that well in a primary.
—Nathaniel Rakich, 538
May 14, 2024, 8:54 PM EDT
Maryland race has its GOP Senate nominee, but Democratic race is close
ABC News reports that former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is projected to win the Maryland Republican Senate primary. He leads Ficker 68 percent to 24 percent with 28 percent of the expected vote reporting. The popular former governor can now look ahead to a difficult campaign to win in his blue state, but one that has put the race on the map.
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And with 25 percent of the expected vote reporting in the Democratic primary, Alsobrooks holds a slim lead over Trone, 49 percent to 48 percent. It's early to make much of the county-level patterns here, but it may be a good sign for Alsobrooks that she's down only 53 percent to 43 percent in Montgomery County, which is Trone's home county and where part of his congressional district sits. Meanwhile, she's taking care of business at home, as Alsobrooks leads 69 percent to 29 percent in Prince George's County.
—Geoffrey Skelley, 538
