Governor
Statewide: Wes Moore wins. Called.
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2026 election results. Dan Cox (R) has 52% of the vote for governor in Calvert County, with about 98% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 2.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 12 local contests from the state's own results.
Statewide: Wes Moore wins. Called.
Whole district: Adrian Boafo wins. Called.
The leader in Calvert 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, school boards and judges on Calvert 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Patti Stueckler R | 17,303 | 24.2% |
| Judy Pedersen D | 16,322 | 22.8% |
| Antoine S. White D | 16,098 | 22.5% |
| Jason Scaggs R | 15,881 | 22.2% |
| Steve Jones | 5,904 | 8.2% |
| Other Write-Ins | 109 | 0.2% |
Patti Stueckler and Judy Pedersen ahead in Calvert County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Hart R | 20,306 | 51.1% |
| Ethan Cox D | 19,328 | 48.7% |
| Other Write-Ins | 65 | 0.2% |
Mike Hart ahead in Calvert County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth B. Lee R | 25,769 | 95.0% |
| Other Write-Ins | 1,367 | 5.0% |
Kenneth B. Lee is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine M. Grasso R | 19,771 | 50.1% |
| Michael Bennett D | 19,619 | 49.7% |
| Other Write-Ins | 48 | 0.1% |
Catherine M. Grasso ahead in Calvert County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda N. Dolina R | 26,519 | 95.9% |
| Other Write-Ins | 1,130 | 4.1% |
Amanda N. Dolina is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Harvey R | 26,645 | 96.1% |
| Other Write-Ins | 1,089 | 3.9% |
Bob Harvey is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jourdan Sturdivant R | 26,149 | 96.4% |
| Other Write-Ins | 982 | 3.6% |
Jourdan Sturdivant is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret H. Phipps D | 23,101 | 58.9% |
| Mark S. Lynch R | 16,112 | 41.1% |
| Other Write-Ins | 23 | 0.1% |
Margaret H. Phipps ahead in Calvert County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Cox R | 27,639 | 96.2% |
| Other Write-Ins | 1,093 | 3.8% |
Ricky Cox is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Grenis | 15,902 | 26.2% |
| Dona Cox Ostenso | 14,953 | 24.7% |
| Jana Post | 14,695 | 24.2% |
| Anne Jones | 14,686 | 24.2% |
| Other Write-Ins | 374 | 0.6% |
Lisa Grenis and Dona Cox Ostenso ahead in Calvert County.
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 27,010 | 82.6% |
| No | 5,687 | 17.4% |
Yes ahead with 82.6% in Calvert 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Piereck D | 21,178 | 34.5% |
| Leslie M. Downs R | 20,452 | 33.3% |
| Ted LeBlanc R | 19,080 | 31.1% |
| Other Write-Ins | 733 | 1.2% |
Rick Piereck, Leslie M. Downs and Ted LeBlanc are unopposed.
Maryland's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:04 PM. Unofficial until certified.
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD Governor | R +8.7 | R +11.2 | D +2.5 |
| MD-05 | R +4.1 | R +11.2 | D +7.1 |
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 | 43.3% | Donald Trump | 54.2% | R +10.9 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 46.0% | Donald Trump | 51.6% | R +5.6 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 38.4% | Donald Trump | 55.2% | R +16.8 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 45.1% | Mitt Romney | 52.6% | R +7.5 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 46.1% | John McCain | 52.4% | R +6.3 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 40.6% | George W. Bush | 58.5% | R +17.9 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 43.6% | George W. Bush | 53.7% | R +10.1 |
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 +0.8.
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.