Maryland voters re-elected Republican Gov. Larry Hogan by an overwhelming margin Tuesday, but Montgomery County voters were less enthusiastic.
With 97.4 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Ben Jealous was leading Hogan in the county by 54.4 percent to 44.5 percent. Statewide, Hogan was winning 56.4 to 42.5 percent.
Hogan, who made numerous campaign appearances in the county, received the highest percentage of the vote by a Republican gubernatorial candidate since Spiro Agnew won in Montgomery County in 1966.
When Hogan was first elected governor in 2014, he received 37 percent of the Montgomery County vote.
In other statewide races, Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh of Chevy Chase defeated Republican Craig Wolf by a vote of 63.8 percent to 36.1 percent, and Comptroller Peter Franchot of Takoma Park defeated Republican Anjali Reed Phukan by a 71.5 to 28.4 margin.
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