Governor
Statewide: Wes Moore wins. Called.
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2026 election results. Dan Cox (R) has 62% of the vote for governor in Queen Anne's County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. That's about the same margin as the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 13 local contests from the state's own results.
Statewide: Wes Moore wins. Called.
Whole district: Andy Harris wins. Called.
The leader in Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Moran R | 15,056 | 61.8% |
| Liz Filter D | 9,262 | 38.0% |
| Other Write-Ins | 29 | 0.1% |
Jim Moran ahead in Queen Anne's County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Wilson R | 17,572 | 96.8% |
| Other Write-Ins | 589 | 3.2% |
Jack Wilson is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick McLaughlin R | 14,708 | 61.6% |
| Andrea Alduino D | 9,139 | 38.3% |
| Other Write-Ins | 16 | 0.1% |
Patrick McLaughlin ahead in Queen Anne's County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Donadio R | 14,216 | 64.9% |
| Lamont D. Wright, Sr. | 7,587 | 34.6% |
| Other Write-Ins | 118 | 0.5% |
Barry Donadio ahead in Queen Anne's County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Corchiarino R | 17,336 | 97.2% |
| Other Write-Ins | 507 | 2.8% |
Chris Corchiarino is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lance G. Richardson R | 18,499 | 97.8% |
| Other Write-Ins | 411 | 2.2% |
Lance G. Richardson is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Beane Hager R | 18,027 | 98.0% |
| Other Write-Ins | 367 | 2.0% |
Katherine Beane Hager is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Nan Cook R | 18,122 | 98.0% |
| Other Write-Ins | 364 | 2.0% |
Laura Nan Cook is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Hofmann R | 19,477 | 97.8% |
| Other Write-Ins | 439 | 2.2% |
Gary Hofmann is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Kohler | 9,678 | 53.7% |
| Mark Wade, Jr. | 8,173 | 45.3% |
| Other Write-Ins | 180 | 1.0% |
Linda Kohler ahead in Queen Anne's County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Long Bent | 9,404 | 55.0% |
| Chris Blanton | 7,540 | 44.1% |
| Other Write-Ins | 157 | 0.9% |
Shannon Long Bent ahead in Queen Anne's County.
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 15,976 | 82.0% |
| No | 3,499 | 18.0% |
Yes ahead with 82.0% in Queen Anne's 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Jean Cascia R | 13,465 | 21.6% |
| John T. McQueeney, Jr. R | 12,981 | 20.8% |
| Laurie J. Plemons R | 12,241 | 19.6% |
| Barry A. Schwartz D | 8,341 | 13.4% |
| Don McKeough D | 7,746 | 12.4% |
| Jeff H. Starling D | 7,638 | 12.2% |
| Other Write-Ins | 31 | 0.0% |
Kimberly Jean Cascia, John T. McQueeney, Jr. and Laurie J. Plemons ahead in Queen Anne's County.
Maryland's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:48 PM. Unofficial until certified.
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD Governor | R +28.5 | R +28.4 | R +0.2 |
| MD-01 | R +14.4 | R +28.4 | D +14.0 |
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 | 34.9% | Donald Trump | 62.4% | R +27.6 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 35.4% | Donald Trump | 61.9% | R +26.5 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 30.1% | Donald Trump | 64.1% | R +34.0 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 34.4% | Mitt Romney | 63.6% | R +29.2 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 35.7% | John McCain | 62.7% | R +27.1 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 32.4% | George W. Bush | 66.5% | R +34.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 37.3% | George W. Bush | 59.5% | R +22.2 |
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 +5.4.
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.