Governor
Statewide: Wes Moore wins. Called.
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2026 election results. Dan Cox (R) has 64% of the vote for governor in Allegany County, with about 92% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 8.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.
Statewide: Wes Moore wins. Called.
Whole district: April McClain-Delaney wins. Called.
The leader in Allegany County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 13, 10:39 AM.
County offices, city and town races, school boards and judges on Allegany County's ballots, from Maryland's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Caporale R | 13,148 | 23.6% |
| Bill Atkinson R | 11,314 | 20.3% |
| Creade Brodie, Jr. R | 9,852 | 17.7% |
| Chelsea Boor D | 9,060 | 16.3% |
| Kit Pepper Lescallette | 6,663 | 12.0% |
| Carol Taccino D | 5,574 | 10.0% |
| Other Write-Ins | 142 | 0.3% |
Dave Caporale, Bill Atkinson and Creade Brodie, Jr. ahead in Allegany County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| James F. Elliott R | 17,250 | 98.0% |
| Other Write-Ins | 356 | 2.0% |
James F. Elliott is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dawne Lindsey R | 17,965 | 98.4% |
| Other Write-Ins | 284 | 1.6% |
Dawne Lindsey is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Beth Pirolozzi R | 18,038 | 98.6% |
| Other Write-Ins | 249 | 1.4% |
Mary Beth Pirolozzi is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David R. Morgan R | 17,460 | 97.7% |
| Juliana Marie Hong, write-in D | 76 | 0.4% |
| Other Write-Ins | 336 | 1.9% |
David R. Morgan ahead in Allegany County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond Morriss | 2,803 | 57.7% |
| Darrell Lee Powell | 2,059 | 42.3% |
Raymond Morriss ahead in Allegany County. Cumberland's page.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| James Leo Furstenberg, III | 2,974 | 38.3% |
| Joe George | 2,453 | 31.6% |
| Brandon Timothy Scarlett | 923 | 11.9% |
| William Valois | 790 | 10.2% |
| Gregory Elias Triantafillides | 630 | 8.1% |
James Leo Furstenberg, III and Joe George ahead in Allegany County. Cumberland's page.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lori D. Lepley | 10,772 | 23.9% |
| Linda Alderman Widmyer | 8,914 | 19.8% |
| David A. Bohn | 8,514 | 18.9% |
| Caren Phillips Kurtz | 6,443 | 14.3% |
| Steven Jay Moon | 6,117 | 13.6% |
| Gary Taylor | 4,082 | 9.1% |
| Other Write-Ins | 158 | 0.4% |
Lori D. Lepley, Linda Alderman Widmyer and David A. Bohn ahead in Allegany County.
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 15,450 | 83.5% |
| No | 3,045 | 16.5% |
Yes ahead with 83.5% in Allegany County. The contest crosses into 23 other counties; across all of them: Yes 1,535,519 (84.0%), No 291,559 (16.0%).
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Robertson R | 15,165 | 37.2% |
| Penny Lyn Walker R | 12,670 | 31.1% |
| Edward C. Crossland R | 12,522 | 30.7% |
| Other Write-Ins | 388 | 1.0% |
Craig Robertson, Penny Lyn Walker and Edward C. Crossland are unopposed.
Maryland's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:48 PM. Unofficial until certified.
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD Governor | R +32.4 | R +41.2 | D +8.8 |
| MD-06 | R +26.9 | R +41.2 | D +14.3 |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 28.7% | Donald Trump | 68.9% | R +40.2 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 29.9% | Donald Trump | 68.2% | R +38.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 25.7% | Donald Trump | 69.4% | R +43.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 32.8% | Mitt Romney | 64.4% | R +31.6 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 36.0% | John McCain | 61.9% | R +25.9 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 35.4% | George W. Bush | 63.6% | R +28.1 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 41.3% | George W. Bush | 55.6% | R +14.3 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +25.9.
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Maryland certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Maryland's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.