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Maryland governor election history

Every Maryland governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Democratic 4
  • Republican 3
D+40R+40D+20R+201998: D+10.319982002: R+3.920022006: D+6.520062010: D+14.520102014: R+3.820142018: R+11.820182022: D+32.42022
Maryland governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 flip Wes Moore Democratic Dan Cox 32.4 2,005,223
2018 Larry Hogan Republican Ben Jealous 11.9 2,304,512
2014 flip Larry Hogan Republican Anthony Brown 3.8 1,733,177
2010 Martin O'Malley Democratic Robert Ehrlich Jr. 14.5 1,857,880
2006 flip Martin O'Malley Democratic Robert Ehrlich Jr. 6.5 1,788,316
2002 flip Robert Ehrlich Jr. Republican Kathleen Townsend 3.9 1,706,179
1998 Parris Glendening Democratic Ellen Sauerbrey 10.3 1,535,978

Maryland Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Maryland governor election?

Wes Moore won in 2022 by 32.4 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Maryland governor race?

In 2022, when Wes Moore won.

When did a Republican last win a Maryland governor race?

In 2018, when Larry Hogan won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.