Perez Concedes. Hogan Won’t Support Party Nominee. Bremante Bryant July 25, 2022 at 9:05 am in In The News - Morning Headlines, NEWS Tweet Tom Perez concedes elections to Wes Moore. Hogan will not support the Republican nominee. All is clear for Wes Moore as the Democratic nominee for governor in Maryland. Over the weekend, Moore’s closest challenger for the nomination, Tom Perez, conceded the primary contest to Moore. If elected in November, Moore would be Maryland’s first African American governor. Meantime, the current governor, Republican Larry Hogan, says he will not support his party’s nominee, Dan Cox, who was endorsed by Donald Trump. Hogan says Cox has no chance of defeating Wes Moore. Tags: Dan Cox, Larry Hogan, Tom Perez, Wes Moore