Dan Cox

New campaign finance reports were released for Democratic Gov.-elect Wes Moore and Republican Dan Cox.

The Frederick County Republican told supporters on Tuesday night that his campaign is waiting for all the ballots to be counted first despite Democrat Wes Moore winning nearly 60% of the vote. But on Wednesday morning he conceded.

As mail-in ballots capture a larger share of voter turnout, hundreds of thousands of voters in Maryland are expected to vote on Election Day.

Nominees were asked to give outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan’s tenure a letter grade.

Baltimore County Elections Director Ruie Lavoie previously said the state’s highest court ruling came down too late to change plans but has since secured space to do so.

The Maryland Court of Appeals upheld lower court rulings that allow state election officials to begin counting mail-in ballots early.

An event hosted by the Maryland Disabilities Forum and the National Federation of the Blind highlighted Dan Cox and Wes Moore’s conflicting views of the role government plays.

While a Court of Special Appeals judge was issuing its ruling top Maryland Democrats were pushing for a quick answer to the question of when mail-in ballots could be counted.

The Republican gubernatorial nominee argues that the ruling violates the separation of powers between the legislature and the judicial system in Maryland.

The Maryland State Board of Elections estimates that it wouldn’t have results from the November election until January if the mail-in ballots are not processed early.