ANNAPOLIS, MD—Following the 2024 Presidential Election, Governor Wes Moore released a statement acknowledging Donald Trump’s victory and emphasizing the importance of the peaceful transfer of power.

Moore highlighted the historical significance of Maryland’s State House, where George Washington resigned his military commission in 1783, marking the first peaceful transfer of power in the nation’s history. The peaceful transfer of power, which occurred in 1783 when General George Washington resigned his military commission in the Maryland State House, set the precedent for how electoral transitions should occur in the country.

The Governor expressed gratitude towards poll workers, volunteers, and elections officials for their work in ensuring the democratic process. He also praised Vice President Harris for her concession address and her role in facilitating the transfer of power.

Moore reassured the people of Maryland that his administration remains committed to its promise of inclusivity, stating that they will continue to move forward together as a state.

The full statement reads as follows:

The Maryland State House is the place where General George Washington resigned his military commission in 1783–the first time in our nation’s history where the peaceful transfer of power took place and set the precedent for how electoral transitions should occur in this country. And this Tuesday, tens of millions of Americans went to the polls and exercised their democratic right and elected Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States.

Our state is grateful to the poll workers, volunteers, and elections officials who took on the mantle as custodians of our democratic process. And I am thankful to Vice President Harris for her moving concession address and doing her part to advance the successful transfer of power with integrity and patriotism.

I also want th​e people of Maryland to know that the Moore-Miller Administration’s promise to leave no one behind remains steadfast, and we will continue to move forward as we always have in our state—together.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

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