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AK: Mike Dunleavy(R,term-limited)
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vs.Nancy Dahlstrom(R)
vs.Tom Begich(D)

AL: Kay Ivey(R,term-limited)
vs.Doug Jones(D)
vs.Tommy Tuberville(R)
vs.Will Boyd(D)
vs.Yolanda Flowers(D)

AR: Sarah Huckabee Sanders(R,for re-election)
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vs.David Schweikert(R)
vs.Karrin Taylor Robson(R)

CA: Gavin Newsom(D,term-limited)
vs.Antonio Villaraigosa(D)
vs.Eleni Kounalakis(D,Withdrew to run for state treasurer)
vs.Eric Swalwell(D)
vs.Tom Steyer(D)
vs.Xavier Becerra(D)
vs.Zoltan Istvan(L)

CO: Jared Polis(D,term-limited)
vs.Greg Lopez(R)
vs.Michael Bennet(D)
vs.Phil Weiser(D)

CT: Ned Lamont(D,for re-election)
vs.Ryan Fazio(R)
vs.Jen Tooker(R,withdrew)

FL: Ron DeSantis(R,term-limited)
vs.Byron Donalds(R)
vs.David Jolly(R)
vs.Jason Pizzo(I)
vs.Jerry Demings(D)

GA: Brian Kemp(R,term-limited)
vs.Brad Raffensperger(R)
vs.Chris Carr(R)
vs.Keisha Lance Bottoms(D)

HI: Josh Green(D,(No opponent yet))

IA: Kim Reynolds(R,retiring)
vs.Brad Sherman (IA)(R)
vs.Randy Feenstra(R)
vs.Rob Sand(D)

ID: Brad Little(R,for re-election)
vs.Terri Pickens(D)

IL: J.B. Pritzker(D,for re-election)
vs.Darren Bailey(R)

KS: Laura Kelly(D,term-limited)
vs.Cindy Holscher(D)
vs.Jeff Colyer(R)
vs.Ty Masterson(R)
vs.Vicki Schmidt(R)

MA: Maura Healey(D,for re-election)
vs.Mike Kennealy(R)

MD: Wes Moore(D,for re-election)
vs.Dan Cox(R)
vs.Christopher Bouchat(R)

ME: Janet Mills(D,term-limited)
vs.Shenna Bellows(D)
vs.Ed Crockett(I)
vs.Robert Charles(R)

MI: Gretchen Whitmer(D,term-limited)
vs.Aric Nesbitt(R)
vs.Perry Johnson(R)
vs.Jocelyn Benson(D)
vs.John James(R)
vs.Mike Cox(R)
vs.Tom Leonard(R)
vs.Mike Duggan(I)
vs.Garlin Gilchrist(D,withdrew)

MN: Tim Walz(D,retiring)
vs.Jeff Johnson 2026(R)
vs.Lisa Demuth(R)
vs.Mike Lindell(R)
vs.Scott Jensen(R)
vs.Amy Klobuchar(D)

NE: Jim Pillen(R,for re-election)
vs.Lynne Walz(D)

NH: Kelly Ayotte(R,for re-election)
vs.Jon Kiper(D)

NJ (2025):
Mikie Sherrill (D), U.S. Rep. NJ-11.
vs.Jack Ciattarelli (R), State Assemblyman (2011-2018).

NM: Michelle Lujan-Grisham(D,term-limited)
vs.Deb Haaland(D)
vs.Gregg Hull(R)
vs.Steve Lanier(R)

NV: Aaron Ford(D,)
vs.Joe Lombardo(R)

NY: Kathy Hochul(D,for re-election)
vs.Antonio Delgado(D)
vs.Bruce Blakeman(R)
vs.Larry Sharpe(L)
vs.Elise Stefanik(R,withdrew)

OH: Mike DeWine(R,term-limited)
vs.Vivek Ramaswamy(R)
vs.Amy Acton(D)
vs.Jon Husted(R,withdrew)

OK: Kevin Stitt(R,term-limited)
vs.Charles McCall(R)
vs.Cyndi Munson(D)
vs.Jake Merrick(R)

OR: Tina Kotek(D,for re-election)
vs.Christine Drazan(R)

PA: Josh Shapiro(D,for re-election)
vs.Ken Krawchuk(L)
vs.Stacy Garrity(R)

RI: Dan McKee(D,for re-election)
vs.Helena Foulkes(D)
vs.Aaron Guckian(R)

SC: Henry McMaster(R,term-limited)
vs.Jermaine Johnson(D)
vs.Nancy Mace(R)
vs.Ralph Norman(R)

SD: Larry Rhoden(R,for re-election)
vs.Dusty Johnson(R)
vs.Jon Hansen(R)
vs.Marty Jackley(R,withdrew)

TN: Bill Lee(R,term-limited)
vs.Marsha Blackburn(R)
vs.Carnita Atwater(D)

TX: Greg Abbott(R,for re-election)
vs.Chris Bell(D)
vs.Gina Hinojosa(D)

VA (2025):
Abigail Spanberger (D), U.S.Rep., VA-7 (2019-2024).
vs.Winsome Earle-Sears (R), Lt. Gov. 2022-2026.

VT: Phil Scott(R,(No opponent yet))

WA: Jay Inslee(D,for re-election)
vs.Bob Ferguson(D)

WI: Tony Evers(D,retiring)
vs.Mandela Barnes(D)
vs.Sara Rodriguez(D)
vs.Kelda Roys(D)
vs.Francesca Hong(D)
vs.Tom Tiffany(R)

WY: Mark Gordon(R,term-limited)
vs.Eric Barlow(R)
vs.Megan Degenfelder(R)


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Wes Moore on Abortion
Click here for 2 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion.
  • Maryland will protect reproductive health and rights. (Apr 2023)
  • Enshrine the right to abortion into Maryland's Constitution. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Budget & Economy
Click here for 3 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.
  • Create new financial tools to drive housing development. (Feb 2024)
  • We can invest today while also preparing for the future. (Feb 2023)
  • Provide Minority Business Enterprises with support. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Civil Rights
Click here for 2 full quotes on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.
  • In this country we have a 10 to 1 racial wealth gap . (Oct 2025)
  • Ensure Maryland schools adopt LGBTQ+ affirming policies. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Corporations
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  • Increase diversity on Maryland corporate boards. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Crime
Click here for 4 full quotes on Crime OR background on Crime.
  • Reform juvenile justice system, give boys a second chance. (Mar 2025)
  • Build on the historic cannabis pardons I signed into law. (Feb 2025)
  • We take an all-of-the-above approach to public safety. (Feb 2024)
  • Remove barriers to state aid for those with criminal records. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Drugs
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  • Legalize cannabis, expunge possession convictions. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Education
Click here for 4 full quotes on Education OR background on Education.
  • $5M in grants to expand access to post-secondary education. (Sep 2025)
  • Our first-order priority is recruiting world-class educators. (Feb 2025)
  • End the myth that every job requires a college education . (Feb 2023)
  • Fully fund Blueprint for Education, Child Care. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Energy & Oil
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  • Reduce 60% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Environment
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  • Will push back against Supreme Court ruling against EPA. (Jun 2022)
Wes Moore on Families & Children
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  • Largest increase in funding for child care in state history. (Feb 2024)
  • Paid sick, family, and medical leave for every Marylander. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Foreign Policy
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Wes Moore on Free Trade
Click here for 2 full quotes on Free Trade OR background on Free Trade.
  • Tariffs are a tool; they're not an ideology. (Mar 2025)
  • Trump's tariffs: an unnecessary and self-imposed trade war. (Mar 2025)
Wes Moore on Government Reform
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  • Fill the jobs we desperately need; eliminate ones we don't. (Feb 2023)
  • Opposed GOP voter ID bill as voter suppression. (Jun 2021)
Wes Moore on Gun Control
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  • Combat gun violence, ban ghost guns. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Health Care
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  • Ensure access to quality, affordable health care coverage. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Homeland Security
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  • Expand and improve quality of care for veterans. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Immigration
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  • We are going to follow the Constitution on ICE cooperation. (Jan 2025)
Wes Moore on Jobs
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  • Create Service Year Option for young people to give back. (Feb 2023)
  • Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023. (Jul 2022)
  • Protect and expand the right of workers to join unions. (Jul 2022)
  • Ensure equal pay for women, remove salary history in hiring. (Jul 2022)
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Wes Moore on Principles & Values
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  • Loving your country does not mean lying about its history. (Mar 2025)
  • People are exhausted by performative politics. (Mar 2025)
  • ENOUGH Act more than an acronym, it's a governing philosophy. (Feb 2024)
  • We all want what's best for the people we represent. (Feb 2023)
  • Everyone deserves an equal opportunity to succeed. (Jul 2022)
Wes Moore on Social Security
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Wes Moore on Tax Reform
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  • Those who have done exceptionally well pay a little more. (Feb 2025)
  • $40,000 tax exemption on military retirement income. (Feb 2023)
  • Supported making child tax credit fully refundable. (Aug 2021)
Wes Moore on Technology
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Wes Moore on War & Peace
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Wes Moore on Welfare & Poverty
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  • We can and we will end child poverty in Maryland. (Feb 2023)
  • Prioritize environmental justice for low-income communities. (Jul 2022)


VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
Enshrine the right to abortion into Maryland's Constitution: Strongly Favors topic 1
Maryland will protect reproductive health and rights: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Provide Minority Business Enterprises with support: Strongly Favors topic 2
In this country we have a 10 to 1 racial wealth gap : Strongly Favors topic 2
Increase diversity on Maryland corporate boards: Strongly Favors topic 2
Ensure equal pay for women, remove salary history in hiring: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+5 points on Social scale)
Ensure Maryland schools adopt LGBTQ+ affirming policies: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Ensure access to quality, affordable health care coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Fully fund Blueprint for Education, Child Care: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Our first-order priority is recruiting world-class educators: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(+5 points on Social scale)
Will push back against Supreme Court ruling against EPA: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
Remove barriers to state aid for those with criminal records: Strongly Opposes topic 9
We take an all-of-the-above approach to public safety: Opposes topic 9
Build on the historic cannabis pardons I signed into law: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Reform juvenile justice system, give boys a second chance: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Combat gun violence, ban ghost guns: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
We are going to follow the Constitution on ICE cooperation: Favors topic 11
Supported making child tax credit fully refundable: Favors topic 11
$40,000 tax exemption on military retirement income: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Those who have done exceptionally well pay a little more: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Tariffs are a tool; they're not an ideology: Strongly Favors topic 13
Trump's tariffs: an unnecessary and self-imposed trade war: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-3 points on Social scale)
Expand and improve quality of care for veterans: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
Opposed GOP voter ID bill as voter suppression: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Reduce 60% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18
Prioritize environmental justice for low-income communities: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
Legalize cannabis, expunge possession convictions: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
We can invest today while also preparing for the future: Strongly Favors topic 20
Create new financial tools to drive housing development: Strongly Favors topic 20
Largest increase in funding for child care in state history: Strongly Favors topic 20

Wes Moore is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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