SUN: Dan Cox files to run in Maryland’s upcoming gubernatorial race

MARYLAND — Former Republican State Del. Dan Cox has filed to run for governor in the upcoming November election.

Cox won the Republican gubernatorial primary in 2022 but was handily defeated by Gov. Wes Moore in the general election. He filed to join the 2026 race on Friday, according to the Maryland State Board of Elections’ website.

President Donald Trump offered an early endorsement to Cox shortly after he announced his candidacy in 2021. However, then-Republican Governor Larry Hogan declined to endorse Cox during his initial run for governor, calling him a “conspiracy-theory-believing QAnon whack-job.”

During his time at the State House, Cox tried to impeach Hogan over his COVID-19 prevention policies.

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