Maryland
Governors race
| 59.60 | BPI |
|---|---|
| 68.22 | Poll avg. |
| Candidate | Predicted Vote % | Win Prob. |
|---|---|---|
| Wes Moore | 65.2% | 98% |
| Dan Cox | 34.8% | 2% |
About Maryland
Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic bordering both the Atlantic Ocean and Chespeake Bay. In 2021, 49% of residents of Maryland identified as White/non-hispanic. 11.1% identified as Hispanic/Latino, 30.2% identified as Black, 6.8% identified as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 2.6% as multiracial. As for political leanings, 55% identified as Democratic/Democratic leaning, 31% identified as Republican/Republican leaning, and 14% identified as no leaning.
Candidates
Wes Moore (D)
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Source: Baltimore Sun
Dan Cox (R)
Source: WYPR
Wes Moore is a bestselling author in addition to serving in the United States Army from 1998 to 2006 and working to alleviate poverty in New York as the CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation. He has not previously served in public office, even expressing a disinterest in doing so. Obviously he has recently reversed this stance.
Dan Cox is a Trump endorsed Republican who managed to beat previous governor, Larry Hogan’s, cabinet member, Kelly Schulz, in the Republican primary election. He previously ran to represent Maryland’s eighth congressional district in the House of Representatives, but was defeated by Democrat Jamie Raskin. After this defeat he ran for the Maryland House of Delegates where he has served since 2019.
Primaries
The Democratic primary was very contested, featuring ten candidates. The three frontrunners were Wes Moore, Tom Perez, and Peter Franchot. Wes Moore won with 33.8% of the vote.
The Republican primary was less competitive with only four candidates and two frontrunners, Dan Cox and Kelly Schulz. Kelly Schulz was a cabinate member of previous governor Larry Hogan.
Issues & controversies
Wes Moore is running on a campaign platform of investing heavily into combating climate change, increasing transit, reforming education, and improving equity by increasing the minimum wage and expanding affordable housing and healthcare programs. Meanwhile, Dan Cox wants to reduce gun control while limiting abortions and immigration.
Campaign ads
Chance of winning over time
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Recent polls
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