Nancy Taylor

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Nancy Taylor

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 23, 2026

Nancy Taylor (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Maryland. Taylor lost in the Republican primary on June 23, 2026.

Elections

2026

See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 23 Democratic primary)

Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Maryland

Incumbent Wes Moore (D), Dan Cox (R), Andy Ellis (G), and Cathy White (Working Class Party) are running in the general election for Governor of Maryland on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Wes Moore (D)  / Aruna Miller (D)
		Dan Cox (R) / Rob Krop (R)
		Andy Ellis (G)  / Owen Silverman Andrews (G)
	Submit photo	Cathy White (Working Class Party) / Cathy Permut (Working Class Party)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland

Incumbent Wes Moore (D) defeated Eric Felber (D) in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wes Moore  / Aruna Miller	88.3	558,768
		Eric Felber / LaTrece Hawkins Lytes	11.7	74,312

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 633,080
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ralph Jaffe (D) / Donald Palmore (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Cox / Rob Krop	43.3	89,982
	Submit photo	Ed Hale / Tyrone Keys Jr.	36.0	74,877
		John Myrick  / Brenda Thiam	6.4	13,200
	Submit photo Submit photo	Carl Brunner Jr. / Kevin Rhodes Sr.	6.1	12,700
		Shannon Wright / Reba Hawkins	2.4	4,907
	Submit photo	L.D. Burkindine / Jeremy Shifflett	1.8	3,746
	Submit photo Submit photo	Nancy Taylor / Rachel Swift	1.8	3,690
	Submit photo Submit photo	Michael Oakes / Ronald Abend	1.2	2,583
	Submit photo	Douglas Larcomb  / Martina Duncan	1.0	2,132

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 207,817
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kurt Wedekind (R) / Shannon Wright (R)

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Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign finance summary

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