Maryland · 2026 United States general election · November 3

Governor

candidates: 4
researched: 4

Official source: Maryland State Board of Elections ↗(opens in a new tab) · check the state's own candidate list for the final word

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Wes Moore Democratic · Incumbent Wes Moore is the incumbent Democratic Governor of Maryland, seeking reelection in 2026. Full profile → Andy Ellis Green Andy Ellis is the Green Party candidate for Maryland governor in the November 2026 general election. Full profile → Cathy White Working Class Party Factory worker and Working Class Party nominee for Maryland governor in the November 2026 general election Full profile → Dan Cox Republican Republican attorney and former Maryland delegate Dan Cox is the 2026 GOP candidate for Maryland governor. Full profile →

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One line per issue, from each candidate’s own sourced positions. Open a profile for the quotes and sources behind it.

Issue	Wes Moore Democratic	Andy Ellis Green	Cathy White Working Class Party	Dan Cox Republican
Economy & jobs	Promotes economic growth through targeted investment and job creation	Supports higher taxes on wealthy, solidarity economy, union jobs	Advocates for working-class economic organization against low wages and job loss	Opposes tax and fee increases; supports cutting rates to 4.9%
Housing	Supports increasing housing supply and reducing development barriers	Supports housing as a human right	no sourced position	Supports down-payment assistance and property tax limits for homebuyers
Health care	Supports expanding Medicaid and science-based vaccine policy	Supports universal healthcare as a right	Highlights unaffordability of childcare and eldercare for working families	Supports restoring DDA funding; criticized Medicaid audit findings
Immigration	Supports immigrants; opposes unconstitutional federal enforcement	no sourced position	Opposes anti-immigrant attacks; calls for worker unity across immigrant/native-born lines	Supports local law enforcement cooperation with ICE
Abortion & reproductive rights	Strongly supports abortion access and reproductive freedom	no sourced position	no sourced position	Pro-life; opposed to state funding for out-of-state abortions
Education	Supports record public school funding and academic excellence programs	Supports education as a guaranteed right	Decries dilapidated school conditions for working-class children	Supports full school funding directed to classrooms
Climate & energy	Supports 100% clean energy by 2035 and net-zero by 2045	Supports climate emergency declaration; polluters pay; end fossil fuels	no sourced position	Supports bringing power plants back online and pursuing SMRs/LNG
Crime & public safety	Prioritizes public safety with an all-of-the-above approach	Supports public safety approaches beyond policing and incarceration	no sourced position	Supports lawful policing; opposes Flock surveillance cameras
Taxes & budget	Opposes sales and property tax increases; supports middle-class tax cuts	Supports progressive taxes on high earners; cut corporate subsidies	Criticizes misplaced government spending priorities	Pledges no tax increases; proposes cutting income/corporate tax to 4.9%
Guns	Supports legislation to curb gun violence and restrict ghost guns	no sourced position	no sourced position	Pro-gun rights; sponsored handgun carry permit bill in 2022
Democracy & elections	Supports protecting voting rights and fair representation	Supports multiparty democracy and ending two-party dominance	Advocates for third-party access; opposes two-party monopoly	no sourced position
Foreign policy & defense	Skeptical of military intervention without clear objectives or strategy	Opposes U.S./Maryland complicity in Israeli military actions in Gaza	Opposes U.S. involvement in Middle East war	no sourced position

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