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Dorchester County, Maryland

2026 election results. Dan Cox (R) has 56% of the vote for governor in Dorchester County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 2.9 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 18 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Dorchester County

Governor

Dan Cox
56.5%7,369
Wes Moore
39.4%5,139
Cathy White
2.7%353
Andy Ellis
1.4%183
100% counted

Statewide: Wes Moore wins. Called.

The leader in Dorchester 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.

18 local contests in Dorchester County

County offices, school boards, local measures and judges on Dorchester 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.

County offices

County Council District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Robert Edwin Kramer, Jr. R1,90062.1%
David Wayne Beverley, II D1,15437.7%
Other Write-Ins70.2%

Robert Edwin Kramer, Jr. ahead in Dorchester County.

County Council District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Yvonne D. Penn D1,38398.5%
Other Write-Ins211.5%

Yvonne D. Penn is unopposed.

County Council District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Ricky C. Travers D1,98369.2%
Grady Wilson, Jr. R88130.7%
Other Write-Ins20.1%

Ricky C. Travers ahead in Dorchester County.

County Council District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Lenny Pfeffer R2,01596.0%
Other Write-Ins834.0%

Lenny Pfeffer is unopposed.

County Council District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Mike Detmer R2,00472.6%
Semuel Thompson, Jr. D75027.2%
Other Write-Ins80.3%

Mike Detmer ahead in Dorchester County.

State's Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
Kenneth E. Thalheimer R9,42795.4%
Other Write-Ins4524.6%

Kenneth E. Thalheimer is unopposed.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

CandidateVotesShare
Amy J. Craig R10,16297.1%
Other Write-Ins3032.9%

Amy J. Craig is unopposed.

Register of Wills

CandidateVotesShare
Terry Dayton Wheatley D7,15855.8%
Walter "Dan" Kurth R5,65944.1%
Other Write-Ins80.1%

Terry Dayton Wheatley ahead in Dorchester County.

Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Mark K. Lewis R7,76260.1%
Christine LaMonica D5,12739.7%
Other Write-Ins260.2%

Mark K. Lewis ahead in Dorchester County.

Schools

Board of Education District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Talibah Chikwendu1,10596.7%
Other Write-Ins383.3%

Talibah Chikwendu is unopposed.

Board of Education District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Sheri R. Hubbard2,13698.8%
Other Write-Ins261.2%

Sheri R. Hubbard is unopposed.

Local measures

Question A: Charter Amendment - Administrative Structure Review

ChoiceVotesShare
For the Charter Amendment8,75072.5%
Against the Charter Amendment3,31827.5%

For the Charter Amendment ahead with 72.5% in Dorchester County.

Question B: Charter Amendment - County Budget Preparation and Adoption Dates

ChoiceVotesShare
For the Charter Amendment8,47070.7%
Against the Charter Amendment3,51429.3%

For the Charter Amendment ahead with 70.7% in Dorchester County.

Question C: Charter Amendment - County Manager Responsibilities

ChoiceVotesShare
For the Charter Amendment8,67472.5%
Against the Charter Amendment3,29027.5%

For the Charter Amendment ahead with 72.5% in Dorchester County.

Question D: Charter Amendment - Governmental Transparency and Public Access

ChoiceVotesShare
For the Charter Amendment10,10983.0%
Against the Charter Amendment2,06717.0%

For the Charter Amendment ahead with 83.0% in Dorchester County.

Judges

Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland At Large - Dan Friedman

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes9,22181.9%
No2,03418.1%

Yes ahead with 81.9% in Dorchester County. The contest crosses into 23 other counties; across all of them: Yes 1,535,519 (84.0%), No 291,559 (16.0%).

Judge of the Orphans' Court District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Jerome Junior Harris D3,75797.1%
Other Write-Ins1122.9%

Jerome Junior Harris is unopposed.

Judge of the Orphans' Court District 2 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Don Murphy R5,37938.4%
Bernie Dryden R4,19029.9%
Amy J. Sareen D2,27916.3%
Benjamin James Cullen D2,13515.3%
Other Write-Ins90.1%

Don Murphy and Bernie Dryden ahead in Dorchester County.

Maryland's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:48 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MD GovernorR +17.8R +14.9R +2.9
MD-01R +4.8R +14.9D +10.1

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.

How Dorchester County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris41.5%Donald Trump56.0%R +14.516,772
2020Joe Biden42.9%Donald Trump54.9%R +11.915,982
2016Hillary Clinton41.0%Donald Trump55.3%R +14.215,225
2012Barack Obama47.0%Mitt Romney51.6%R +4.715,444
2008Barack Obama45.3%John McCain53.5%R +8.215,274
2004John Kerry40.6%George W. Bush58.5%R +17.913,339
2000Al Gore45.9%George W. Bush51.3%R +5.411,392

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 +9.1.

Other counties in Maryland

Maryland results

Sources & scope

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.