Maryland Daily Record
Moore wins a second term, AP calls
The governor bests Dan Cox again as voters approve Question 3.
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Leave No One Behind, Again
Marylanders re-elected Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller on November 3, 2026, defeating Republican Dan Cox for the second time by nearly 30 points. Now the work of the second term begins: more jobs, lower costs, and a Maryland where every family has a fair shot.
✔ AP call at poll close
📈 About 63% of the vote
🏛 Second term begins January 2027
Election Results
Maryland Chose Moore, Again
The Associated Press called the race when polls closed at 8 p.m., before the State Board of Elections had reported a single return. Voters also approved Question 3 on congressional redistricting.
Winner · Re-elected
Live official count ↗
Wes Moore (D) & Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller
Defeat Republican Dan Cox and running mate Robert Krop in a rematch of the 2022 race.
Unofficial results with about 78% of the vote counted as of early Wednesday morning. Certified totals will come from the Maryland State Board of Elections.
~29 pts
Margin over Dan Cox in early returns
2 for 2
Statewide wins over Cox, in 2022 and 2026
Q3
Redistricting amendment approved, per the AP
About
Meet Wes Moore
A combat veteran, Rhodes Scholar, bestselling author and anti-poverty leader, and Maryland's first Black governor.
Wes Moore was born in Takoma Park in 1978. After his father died when he was three, his mother moved the family to the Bronx to live with his grandparents, and later back to Maryland. When he started getting into trouble as a teenager, she enrolled him at Valley Forge Military Academy, a turning point he credits with changing his life.
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University and studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He served as a captain and paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan, then as a White House Fellow. He went on to work in finance, write the bestseller The Other Wes Moore, and lead the Robin Hood Foundation, one of the nation's largest anti-poverty organizations.
Elected in 2022, he took office on January 18, 2023, as Maryland's 63rd governor. In August 2026 he became chair of the National Governors Association. He and his wife, Dawn, have two children.
“We've endured a lot, but as Maryland we persevere together.”— Gov. Moore, election night, November 3, 2026
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Army Veteran
Paratrooper and captain who deployed to Afghanistan.
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Rhodes Scholar
Johns Hopkins graduate who studied at Oxford.
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Bestselling Author
Wrote The Other Wes Moore and more.
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Anti-Poverty Leader
Led the Robin Hood Foundation in New York.
Second-Term Priorities
What Governor Moore Is Fighting For
The agenda Marylanders just renewed.
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Grow the Economy
Make Maryland more competitive, bring in good-paying jobs and reduce the state's reliance on federal employment.
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Lower the Cost of Living
Build more housing, bring down energy bills and ease the pressure on working families.
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End Child Poverty
Expand the ENOUGH initiative, which invests in the neighborhoods where child poverty is concentrated.
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Safer Communities
Back law enforcement and community violence prevention so every neighborhood is safe.
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Service to Maryland
Grow the Service Year Option, giving young Marylanders a paid year of service after high school.
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Rebuild the Key Bridge
See the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuilt and keep the Port of Baltimore strong.
The Record
Four Years of Getting It Done
Highlights from Gov. Moore's first term.
$15
Statewide minimum wage under the Fair Wage Act of 2023
175K+
Low-level cannabis convictions pardoned in 2024
1st
State to offer a statewide service year option for graduates
NGA
Chair of the National Governors Association since 2026
January 2023
Sworn In, Making History
Became Maryland's first Black governor and the third Black person ever elected governor of a U.S. state.
2023
Raising Wages, Honoring Veterans
Signed the Fair Wage Act to reach a $15 minimum wage in 2024, created the Service Year Option, and cut taxes on military retirement income.
March 2024
Leading Through the Key Bridge Collapse
Steered Maryland's response after a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, reopening the shipping channel and securing federal funding to rebuild.
2024
The ENOUGH Act & Cannabis Pardons
Signed the ENOUGH Act to fight concentrated child poverty and issued mass pardons for low-level cannabis convictions.
August 2026
Chair of the Nation's Governors
Took over as chair of the National Governors Association.
November 2026
Re-elected
Won a second term over Dan Cox with about 63% of the vote.
In the News
Election Night Coverage
The Washington Post
Maryland governor live results
County-by-county returns in the Moore–Cox rematch.
Read more →Cumberland Times-News
Democrat Wes Moore wins re-election
AP coverage of the governor's victory.
Read more →Keep Maryland Moving Forward
Marylanders renewed the mandate. Stay involved as Gov. Moore and Lt. Gov. Miller get to work on a second term for every Marylander.