Longshot governor candidate Douglas Larcomb convicted of stalking, intimidation

Dwight Douglas Larcomb, a longshot Republican candidate for governor, was convicted of stalking, witness intimidation and multiple counts of violating a protective order following a trial this week in Frederick County Circuit Court.

Larcomb, a Frederick resident who uses the name “Douglas Larcomb” in his political campaign, asserted his innocence, alleged he’s a victim of “vindictive” prosecution and said he plans to appeal.

The case dates to October 2020, when protective orders were issued against Larcomb and his then-wife. Larcomb was ordered not to contact her.

A few months later, in February and March, law enforcement and prosecutors allege that he sent a barrage of Facebook messages to the woman and called her repeatedly, in violation of the protective order. Larcomb sent messages from his own accounts and also using aliases, according to police and court records.

“You have to fix this and fast,” Larcomb wrote the woman, using an alias. “And, the very first thing is that you have to STOP INVOLVING LAW ENFORCEMENT for attention!!!!”

In another series of messages introduced at trial, Larcomb wrote: “What do I want from you? Most expedient is truth to officials. I want all legal matters against me gone. I don’t care if you have to kick and scream to the gallows, you have to tell them that you aren’t testifying to ANYTHING. PERIOD. No matter if they say you have to.”

Larcomb was initially found guilty at trial in 2022 and was sentenced to nine years in prison. After appeals, Larcomb won a new trial in 2025 and was released from custody.

The case was prosecuted at trial by the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office.

“I am happy to see another jury came to the same result for the victim,” said Karla Goldman, assistant state’s attorney.

The verdict was first reported by The Carroll County Times.

Larcomb represented himself at this week’s trial. He said he did so because of corruption in the legal system.

“I’m going to stand my ground and I’m going to stand up against injustice, vindictive and selective prosecution,” he said in an interview.

Asked why he felt he was being targeted by prosecutors, Larcomb said: “Seriously: Gender.” He said he feels he was treated unfairly compared to his ex-wife. She has never been convicted of a crime related to Larcomb.

Sentencing is scheduled for August.

Larcomb believes he won’t be sentenced to additional time in custody and will succeed in getting his conviction overturned.

He would not say how much time he has already spent in custody, but court records from lawsuits he has filed indicate that he has been held both in state prison and in a state psychiatric hospital.

Larcomb said his conviction will “not at all” affect his campaign for governor.

“People that know me would say: You know, this case is five years old. It’s old hat. It’s with an ex-partner. Let’s move on,” he said.

Larcomb is among nine Republican candidates on the ballot for governor, all vying for a chance to take on the incumbent governor, Democrat Wes Moore, in the general election. The front-runners are considered to be 2022 nominee Dan Cox and retired banker Ed Hale Sr.

In his May 19 campaign finance report, Larcomb filed an affidavit saying that he planned to raise and spend no more than $1,000 on his campaign.