Who is Wes Moore, the first Black governor of Maryland?

His opponent, the Republican Dan Cox, a state legislator, did not immediately concede defeat, even after networks called the race and Moore addressed supporters at a hotel on the Baltimore waterfront around 10pm.

Moore said he had spoken to Larry Hogan, the Republican governor, who opposed Cox over his support for Donald Trump and participation in events at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, but who did not endorse Moore.

Moore also paid tribute to his family and to his lieutenant governor-elect, Aruna Miller, who came to the US from India at seven.