U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan debated Thursday for the first — and likely only — time during the general election campaign. Alsobrooks, the Democrat Prince George’s County executive,

In their only faceoff in the solidly blue state, Hogan sought distance from Trump and the national GOP, while Alsobrooks touted her support for "the Democratic agenda."

In Maryland, a historically deep blue state, the Senate race is turning out to be unexpectedly competitive. Former two-term Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, is making a strong bid to flip the seat.