Dan Cox, Gubernatorial candidate

Dan Cox

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
August 9, 1974
Current age
51
Home state
Maryland
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2016–2022

Photo: MDGovpics, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cox768,651
Opponents1.5M
2
Elections run

Between 2016 and 2022, Dan Cox ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), losing all 2. Cox's biggest single-election total was 644,000 votes, in the 2022 governor election in Maryland.

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How many votes has Dan Cox received?

Dan Cox has received 768,651 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Dan Cox’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022GovernorMarylandLost644,00032.12%Wes Moore
2016U.S. HouseMarylandLost124,65134.21%Jamie Raskin
Nancy Wallace

Jasen Wunder
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q84523051). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Dan Cox: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/dan-cox-maryland. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.