Dan Cox, the Republican nominee for Maryland governor, speaks during a candidate forum at the Maryland Association of Counties conference on August 15, 2026. (Photo by Christine Condon/ Maryland Matters)As two-time Republican nominee for Maryland governor Dan Cox (R) puts it, hyperscale data centers are a “big difference between Wes Moore and me.” One among many. Cox has called for a statewide moratorium banning hyperscalers, and has targeted Mo…