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Dan Cox
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Dan Cox ran for Governor in MD in 2026 as a Republican (lost).
American politician (born 1974)
Ran for Governor, MD, 2026 · Lost to Wes Moore (Democratic). Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia (race summary table)
On the Maryland ballot, Nov 3, 2026 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 4 names on the official list. Election Day has passed; see the ballot as it was.Do you approve of Dan Cox?
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Races
- 2026 · Governor, MD · General · Republican · on the ballot
- 2024 · U.S. House, MD-06 · Primary · Republican · result not on file · source
- 2018 · State House / Assembly, MD District 4 · General · Republican · won · 33,303 votes (20.6%) · source
Background
Dan Cox is a lawyer and Republican politician. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates for District 4 from January 9, 2019 to January 11, 2023. Before that he taught at Walkersville Christian Family Schools from 1995 to 2005 and was president of the Town Commission of Secretary, Maryland, from 2007 to 2009. He earned a bachelor's degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland Global Campus in 2002 and a J.D. from Regent University School of Law in 2006, joined the Maryland State Bar Association in 2006, and practiced as a sole practitioner near Emmitsburg. He was the Republican nominee for Maryland's 8th congressional district in 2016, losing to Jamie Raskin, and the Republican nominee for governor in 2022, losing to Wes Moore. He won the Republican primary for governor on June 23, 2026, and is the Republican nominee in the November 3, 2026 general election.
In the news
- Amid 2028 speculation, Wes Moore urges Marylanders to back him on redistricting
- Josh Shapiro refuses to commit to finishing term as Pa. governor, similar to another 2028 hopeful
- Maryland candidate for governor disavows son’s antisemitic remarks
- Wes Moore – potential 2028 White House hopeful – won’t commit to serving full term if re-elected Maryland governor
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Sources
- Background, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-11-14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Cox
- Website and social links, Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84523051
- Roster, Wikipedia (secondary source) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Maryland_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1375040369
- photo_headshot https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dan_Cox_MD08_debate_(30227474111).jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dan_Cox.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dan_Cox_MD08_debate_(cropped).jpg
- bio_official https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Cox
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