Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Dan Cox
- Office
- Governor of Maryland
- Party
- Republican (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Rob Krop (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Incumbent running · current governor: Wes Moore
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Campaign website: dancoxforgovernor.com
- Candidate list
- Maryland State Board of Elections — 2026 Gubernatorial General Election State Candidates List
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Says they will reduce the corporate and income tax rate to 4.9% and reverse recent fee increases. | Campaign website — dancoxforgovernor.com/issues Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Energy | Says they will bring power plants back online and pursue small modular reactors and natural gas while preserving farmland. | Campaign website — dancoxforgovernor.com/issues Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Infrastructure | Says they will use an emergency order to begin rebuilding the Key Bridge immediately. | Campaign website — dancoxforgovernor.com/issues Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Housing | Says they plan an affordability program for first-time home buyers, including considering down payment assistance. | Campaign website — dancoxforgovernor.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Maryland’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Maryland campaign-finance search.
Record in office
No legislative record is linked to this candidate. Records are linked only through official identifiers (Bioguide ID) or a hand-checked state officeholder record, to avoid misattribution.
Sources
- Candidate list: Maryland State Board of Elections — 2026 Gubernatorial General Election State Candidates List — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — dancoxforgovernor.com/issues — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — dancoxforgovernor.com — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: MDGovpics, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Listed for the candidate in: Maryland State Board of Elections — 2026 Gubernatorial General Election State Candidates List
- Maryland campaign-finance search (official)
