2026 results · Maryland · Maryland Governor
Wes Moore, the Democrat, wins re-election as governor of Maryland
Kamala Harris carried Maryland by 28.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 2.7-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wes MooreDemocrat, incumbent | 1,282,279 | 63.6% | |
 Dan CoxRepublican | 647,368 | 32.1% | |
| Andy EllisGreen | 41,950 | 2.1% | |
| Cathy WhiteOther party | 39,186 | 1.9% | |
| Other Write-InsOther party | 5,207 | 0.3% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST · 92% counted.
About 92% of the expected vote counted2,015,990 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:06 PM ESTSource: Maryland State Board of Elections
The map
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What moved most
Scroll through Maryland, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 24 counties compared moved 2.7 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 67% as many votes as in 2024, from 79% in Talbot County to 60% in Cecil County. Turnout and the move from 2024 were barely related.
Montgomery County moved most: D+53.3 for president in 2024, D+62.7 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Prince George's County added 90,797 net votes for Cox against the 2024 margin, 39% of the statewide change
Across the 24 counties compared, the margin moved by 232,116 votes toward Cox: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Prince George's County+90,797 Cox
- Montgomery County+67,387 Cox
- Baltimore city+59,824 Cox
- Baltimore County+39,465 Cox
- Howard County+13,324 Cox
- Anne Arundel County+12,977 Cox
- Washington County+9,772 Moore
- Harford County+6,825 Moore
How the vote came in
Moore did best among mail ballots (D+58.6) and Cox among Election Day votes(D+19.2).
- Election Day1,080,778 votes, 54% of the countD+19.2
- Early Voting598,989 votes, 30% of the countD+38.4
- Mail-In Ballot336,223 votes, 17% of the countD+58.6
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Maryland’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Maryland’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 3 of Maryland's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 7–1, now D 7–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Maryland State Board of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes. Photos: Wes Moore, by Maryland State Government, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Dan Cox, by Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
