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As of 2024, Moore is the only African-American incumbent governor of a U.S. state?

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True. Moore is the only African-American incumbent governor of a U.S. state as of 2024. He was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Moore is a member of the Democratic Party and is the 77th governor of Maryland. Prior to his election as governor, Moore served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 2007 and in the Maryland Senate from 2007 to 2015.