MARYLAND, USA — Dan Cox has officially conceded to Wes Moore, who is projected to be the next governor of Maryland. Moore will also make history as the first Black person to hold the position.
Cox published a statement to Twitter Wednesday afternoon, stating that he has called the governor-elect to honor, recognize and wish him well in his service to the state.
He went on to say that a close race was expected, but that the outcome was a "complete surprise." Cox also lamented a reportedly low Republican and Independent voter turnout, alleging it was the lowest GOP turnout in 20 years or more.
Cox then went on to call out exiting Gov. Larry Hogan in his statement.
"Governor Hogan's disrespect of the people of Maryland in his own party will go down in history as disqualifying him from any future office as a Republican," he said. "The Republican majority believes firmly in freedom and never in the lunacy of lockdowns that Larry Hogan forced upon us, along with seeking possession of our children's bodies for experimental vaccines by international big pharma."
Hogan called Cox a "Q-Anon whack job" during the campaign and told reporters in July that he would not vote for Cox to succeed him.
Now, Moore is set to reclaim the governor’s office for Democrats after Hogan held the position for eight years.
Moore is a 44-year-old combat veteran, Rhodes scholar, author and former CEO of an anti-poverty nonprofit, who ran with a "leave no one behind" slogan. According to reporting from the Associated Press, he has promised to maintain funding for the K-12 education plan with sweeping equity goals known as the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, and build on other initiatives to create equal opportunity for Maryland residents.
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