Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Maryland
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
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Maryland is holding an election for governor and lieutenant governor on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Governor

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Maryland

John Myrick is running in the general election for Governor of Maryland on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		John Myrick (R)

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Lieutenant Governor

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Maryland

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Maryland gubernatorial election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	3/25/2025	3/18/2025	3/11/2025	3/4/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Maryland

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Maryland on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wes Moore (D)	64.5	1,293,944
		Dan Cox (R)	32.1	644,000
		David Lashar (L)	1.5	30,101
		David Harding (Working Class Party)	0.9	17,154
		Nancy Wallace (G)	0.7	14,580
		Kyle Sefcik (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	596
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	4,848

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,005,223
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wes Moore	32.4	217,524
		Tom Perez	30.1	202,175
		Peter Franchot	21.1	141,586
		Rushern Baker III (Unofficially withdrew)	4.0	26,594
		Douglas F. Gansler	3.8	25,481
		John B. King Jr.	3.7	24,882
		Ashwani Jain	2.1	13,784
		Jon Baron	1.8	11,880
		Jerry Segal	0.6	4,276
		Ralph Jaffe	0.4	2,978

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 671,160
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Laura Neuman (D)
• Mike Rosenbaum (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Maryland

Dan Cox defeated Kelly Schulz, Robin Ficker, and Joe Werner in the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Cox	52.0	153,423
		Kelly Schulz	43.5	128,302
		Robin Ficker	2.8	8,268
		Joe Werner	1.7	5,075

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 295,068
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2018

See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Maryland

Incumbent Larry Hogan defeated Ben Jealous, Shawn Quinn, and Ian Schlakman in the general election for Governor of Maryland on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Hogan (R)	55.4	1,275,644
		Ben Jealous (D)	43.5	1,002,639
		Shawn Quinn (L)	0.6	13,241
		Ian Schlakman (G)	0.5	11,175
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,813

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,304,512
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ben Jealous	40.9	231,895
		Rushern Baker III	30.3	171,697
	Submit photo	Jim Shea	8.6	48,647
		Krishanti Vignarajah	8.5	48,042
		Richard Madaleno	6.0	34,184
	Submit photo	Alec Ross	2.4	13,780
		Ralph Jaffe	1.7	9,405
	Submit photo	James Jones	1.6	9,188

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 566,838
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Maryland

Incumbent Larry Hogan advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Hogan	100.0	210,935

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 210,935
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2014

See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry Hogan/Boyd Rutherford	51%	884,400
	Democratic	Anthony Brown/Ken Ulman	47.2%	818,890
	Libertarian	Shawn Quinn/Lorenzo Gaztanaga	1.5%	25,382
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	4,505
Total Votes				1,733,177
Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections

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