Wes Moore takes comfortable lead in Democratic race for Maryland Governor

A fluid push into Tuesday’s primary election on July 19, which included support from Oprah Winfrey, has author and military veteran Wes Moore currently in first place and poised to win the Democratic nomination for Maryland governor from among a crowded field of candidates.

Some voters have said Moore, who seeks to become the state’s first Black governor, easily relates to them.

“Voters understand that my story has been their story. I do not come from a place of privilege,” said Moore, a Rhodes Scholar. “My mother didn’t get her first job that gave her benefits until I was 14 years old. When people understand our story, they understand our life’s work and the work to which I’ve devoted my life. It’s their story. That’s why I take this work very personally.”