Dan Cox
- Republican · On the Nov 3 ballot for Governor of Maryland
- Background
- Attorney
- First race on record
- 2022
- Age
- 52
- Races
- Won 0 of 1
Spectrum
Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2022 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Matched by name only, so it could be the wrong person.
Method and limits
Published score 1.347 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 3,030 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
Governor of Maryland · Tue, Nov 3
Dan Cox RepublicanAndy Ellis GreenWes Moore Democratic (inc.)Cathy White Other
- Newest poll
- Moore 51, Cox 24, Ellis 3, White 3 · University of Maryland Baltimore County Institute of Politics, Sep 27, 2026 · polls as of Oct 30, 2026, from VoteHub
Career
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Governor, MD | Lost | 32.2% | Wes Moore 64.7% |
Races in our results files. Other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss. Some races are matched to this person by name and seat, not by an ID, so one could belong to someone with the same name.
More about Dan Cox
Background
- Attorney
Source: Campaign site
Sources (5 sources)
Ballot listing, elections.maryland.gov
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
Election Wrld governor returns (web/data/results/governor); upstream sources are listed in web/data/sources.json
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
- Age: Wikidata, counted to Nov 3, 2026. A community-edited source, not an official record. We show the age, never the birth date.
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
Not available for Dan Cox: state campaign finance.
DataSources: DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits