Trump-Backed Republican Dan Cox Wins Maryland Gubernatorial Primary
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Dan Cox, a conservative state legislator endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Maryland on Tuesday over former state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz, the Associated Press projected.
The primary election outcome sets up what political analysts predict will be an uphill battle for Mr. Cox in the November general election, given that registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 2 to 1 in Maryland and that President Biden defeated Mr. Trump 65% to 32% in 2020.
Maryland, whose incumbent is outgoing moderate Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, is one of the few largely Democratic states where the GOP currently holds the governor’s office.
On the Democratic side, the AP hadn’t declared a winner. Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, polls showed a close race between former U.S. Labor Secretary and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, state Comptroller Peter Franchot and Wes Moore, an author who was chief executive of Robin Hood, an antipoverty foundation.
