From Hogan to a Trumpier Senate: Early takeways from Tuesday’s primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential primary may be decided, but election season marches on.

Voters in several states, including Maryland and West Virginia, chose nominees Tuesday in critical races that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year.

Here are some early takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries:

HOGAN: GAME-CHANGER OR SACRIFICIAL LAMB?

Maryland’s former Republican governor, Larry Hogan, easily won his party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate seat opened by Democratic Sen.