A new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll shows Democrat Wes Moore is ahead of Republican Dan Cox by 32 points in the state’s gubernatorial race.
The poll, which was released on Saturday, shows 60 percent of respondents supported Moore, compared to only 28 percent who backed Cox.
The Post and the University of Maryland surveyed 810 registered Maryland voters by telephone from Sept. 22-27. The results mirror those of the 2020 election, when now President Joe Biden defeated then-President Donald Trump in Maryland by 33 percentage points.
The former president has endorsed Cox, who opposes LGBTQ rights. While the poll reflects the candidate for whom Marylanders are more likely to vote, it also shows the one who is generally more liked.