Governor elections in Maryland
● In officeWes MooreDemocratic
Elections won
R 15 · D 55 · Other 2494 gubernatorial elections since 1789
Last decided by
32.4 pts2022, Wes Moore over Dan Cox
Closest ever
0.07 pts1919, Albert Ritchie over Harry Nice
Longest streak
11 in a rowFederalist Party, 1789–1800
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Maryland's governor is Democrat Wes Moore; Moore won the most recent race by 32.4 points in 2022. Moore has held the office since 2022. The 2022 race put Moore ahead of Dan Cox, 32.4 points clear. Across 94 elections since 1789, Republicans have won 15 and Democrats 55, with 24 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1919, decided by 0.07 points; the widest 1986, by 64.7 points.
Larry Hogan R 1,275,644 · Ben Jealous D 1,002,639
Larry Hogan R 884,400 · Anthony Brown D 818,890
Martin O'Malley D 1,044,961 · Bob Ehrlich R 776,319
Martin O'Malley D 942,279 · Bob Ehrlich R 825,464
Bob Ehrlich R 879,592 · Kathleen Kennedy Townsend D 813,422
Parris Glendening D 846,972 · Ellen Sauerbrey R 688,357
Parris Glendening D 708,094 · Ellen Sauerbrey R 702,101
William Donald Schaefer D 664,015 · William S. Shepard R 446,980
William Donald Schaefer D 907,291 · Thomas J. Mooney R 194,185
Harry Hughes D 705,910 · Robert A. Pascal R 432,826
Harry Hughes D 705,910 · John Glenn Beall Jr. R 293,635
Marvin Mandel D 602,648 · Louise Gore R 346,449
Marvin Mandel D 639,579 · Charles Stanley Blair R 314,336
J. Millard Tawes D 428,071 · Frank Small Jr. R 341,271
J. Millard Tawes D 485,061 · James Devereux R 278,173
Theodore McKeldin R 381,451 · Curley Byrd D 319,033
Theodore McKeldin R 369,807 · William Preston Lane Jr. D 275,824
William Preston Lane Jr. D 268,084 · Theodore McKeldin R 221,752
Herbert O'Conor D 198,488 · Theodore McKeldin R 179,204
Herbert O'Conor D 308,372 · Harry Nice R 242,095
Harry Nice R 253,813 · Albert Ritchie D 247,664
Albert Ritchie D 283,639 · William Frederick Broening R 216,864
Albert Ritchie D 207,435 · Addison E. Mullikin R 148,145
Albert Ritchie D 177,871 · Alexander Armstrong R 137,471
Albert Ritchie D 112,240 · Harry Nice R 112,075
Emerson Harrington D 119,317 · Ovington Weller R 116,136
Phillips Lee Goldsborough R 106,392 · Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. D 103,395
Austin Lane Crothers D 102,051 · George Riggs Gaither Jr. R 94,300
Edwin Warfield D 108,548 · Stevenson A. Williams R 95,923
John Walter Smith D 128,409 · Lloyd Lowndes Jr. R 116,286
Lloyd Lowndes Jr. R 124,936 · John E. Hurst D 106,169
Frank Brown D 108,539 · William J. Vannort R 78,388
Elihu Emory Jackson D 99,038 · Walter B. Brooks R 86,622
Robert Milligan McLane D 92,694 · Hart B. Holton R 80,707
William Thomas Hamilton D 90,771 · James Albert Gary R 68,609
John Lee Carroll D 85,454 · James Morrison Harris R 72,530
William Pinkney Whyte D 73,958 · Jacob Tome R 58,838
Oden Bowie D 63,694 · Hugh Lennox Bond R 22,050
Thomas Swann U 40,579 · Ezekiel F. Chambers D 32,068
Augustus Bradford U 57,472 · Benjamin Chew Howard D 26,045
Thomas Holliday Hicks K 47,141 · John Charles Groome D 38,681
Thomas Watkins Ligon D 39,087 · Richard Bowie W 34,939
Enoch Louis Lowe D 36,340 · William B. Clarke W 34,858
Philip Francis Thomas D 34,388 · William Tilghman Goldsborough W 33,676
Thomas Pratt W 35,040 · James Carroll D 34,492
Francis Thomas D 28,959 · William Cost Johnson W 28,320
Levin Winder F 48 · Robert Bowie D 23
Levin Winder F 48 · Robert Bowie D 28
Levin Winder F 52 · Robert Bowie D 29