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2024 Baltimore mayoral election

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2024 Baltimore mayoral election

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Reporting
80.5%
as of Nov. 8, 8:05 PM EDT
 
Nominee Brandon Scott Shannon Wright
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 87,221 18,515
Percentage 81.74% 17.06%

Mayor before election

Brandon Scott
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Brandon Scott
Democratic

The 2024 Baltimore mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland.

Incumbent Brandon Scott was first elected in 2020 with 70.5% of the vote and is running for re-election to a second term.[1] Scott was considered vulnerable, as polls found that Baltimore residents were split on his performance as mayor.[2] He faced criticism for his handling of important issues in the city, including schools, constituent services, and crime.[3] However, Scott's response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, as well as his progress in growing the economy and reducing homicides, allowed him to make inroads with voters and boost his approval rating.[4][5]

Scott defeated former mayor Sheila Dixon in the Democratic primary, a result that is considered tantamount to victory in the heavily Democratic city.[6] His path to victory involved running up massive margins in Baltimore's majority-white precincts while running close to Dixon in its majority-Black areas.[7] Scott defeated Republican challenger Shannon Wright in the general election on November 5, 2024, becoming the first mayor to win re-election to a second term since Martin O'Malley.[8]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Wendy Bozel
Organizations
Sheila Dixon
U.S. senators
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Brandon Scott
U.S. senators
Statewide elected officials
State legislators
County officials
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions
Newspapers
Declined to endorse
Statewide elected officials

Debates and forums

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2024 Baltimore mayoral election Democratic primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee
Sheila Dixon Brandon Scott Thiru Vignarajah Bob Wallace Others
1[45] February 28, 2024 "More than two dozen
environmental groups"
Tom Hall
Lisa Snowden
N/A P A P P P[b]
2[46] March 4, 2024 North Baltimore
neighborhood associations
Karsonya Wise Whitehead YouTube P P P P
3[47] April 11, 2024 Bikemore
The Real News Network
Jaisal Noor YouTube P P P P
4[48] April 13, 2024 North Baltimore
neighborhood associations
Claudia Wilson N/A P P P P
5[49] April 17, 2024 WBAL-TV Jason Newton Website P P P P
6[50] April 30, 2024 The Baltimore Banner
WYPR
Emily Sullivan
Tom Hall
Denise Koch
YouTube P P P P
7[51] May 7, 2024 Baltimoreans United In
Leadership Development
Kevin Daniels
Melissa Zieve
Andrew Connors
Facebook P P W N

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Sheila Dixon (D) $916,517 $811,374 $110,082
Kevin Harris (D) <$1,000 <$1,000 N/A
Wendell Hill-Freeman (D) <$1,000 <$1,000 N/A
Yolanda Pulley (D) <$1,000 <$1,000 N/A
Brandon Scott (D) $1,262,407 $1,244,937 $449,952
Robert Wallace (D) $529,207[c] $131,323 $415,233
Thiru Vignarajah (D)[d] $718,013[e] $195,787 $522,226
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[52]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[f]
Margin
of error
Sheila
Dixon
Brandon
Scott
Thiru
Vignarajah
Bob
Wallace
Other Undecided
OpinionWorks[A] April 7–11, 2024 508 (LV) ± 4.3% 35% 38% 10% 4% 5%[g] 7%
Goucher College April 3–7, 2024 440 (RV) ± 4.7% 32% 40% 11% 3% 3%[h] 10%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group[B] February 24–26, 2024 400 (LV) ± 5% 40% 37% 10% 6% 8%
Lake Research Partners October 16–22, 2023 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 39% 31% 10% 15%
Goucher College September 19–23, 2023 537 (RV) ± 4.2% 39% 27% 23%[i] 8%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[f]
Margin
of error
Eric
Costello
Sheila
Dixon
Bill
Henry
Jayne
Miller
Brandon
Scott
Thiru
Vignarajah
Undecided
Lake Research Partners[C] Late March 2023 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 3% 18% 6% 7% 21% 11% 34%

Results

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Results by precinct
  Scott
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Dixon
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Tie 40–50%
  No data
Results by city council district
Democratic primary results[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Scott (incumbent) 48,806 52.8%
Democratic Sheila Dixon 35,947 38.9%
Democratic Thiruvendran Vignarajah (withdrawn) 3,379 3.7%
Democratic Robert Wallace 2,823 3.1%
Democratic Wendy Bozel 338 0.4%
Democratic Kevin Harris 248 0.3%
Democratic Wayne Baker 210 0.2%
Democratic Yolanda Pulley 238 0.3%
Democratic Joseph E. Scott 115 0.1%
Democratic Keith B. Scott 108 0.1%
Democratic Wendell Hill-Freeman 98 0.1%
Democratic Yasaun Young 92 0.1%
Democratic Texas Brown 60 0.1%
Total votes 92,462 100%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Shannon Wright, nonprofit executive and nominee for mayor in 2020[10]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Michael Moore, activist[10]
  • Donald Scoggins, urban planner and perennial candidate[10]

Endorsements

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Shannon Wright
Statewide elected officials

Debates and forums

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Scoggins, Moore, and Wright attended the candidate forum sponsored by over two dozen environmental groups on February 28, 2024.[45]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 2, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Michael Moore (R) <$1,000 <$1,000 N/A
Donald Scoggins (R) $410 $0 $410
Shannon Wright (R) <$1,000 <$1,000 N/A
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[52]

Results

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Results by precinct
  Wright
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Moore
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   >90%
  Scoggins
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   >90%
  Tie
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50%
  No data/no votes
Republican primary results[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shannon Wright 1,468 39.8%
Republican Michael Moore 1,331 36.1%
Republican Donald Scoggins 887 24.1%
Total votes 3,686 100%

Third-party candidates

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Candidates

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Failed to qualify

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  • Timothy Sewell (Independent)[10]

Withdrawn

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  • Chukwuemeka Egwu (Independent)[10]

Debates and forums

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Egwu attended the candidate forum sponsored by over two dozen environmental groups on February 28, 2024.[45]

General election

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Results

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2024 Baltimore mayoral election[55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brandon Scott (incumbent) 151,449 81.74% +11.25%
Republican Shannon Wright 31,615 17.06% +9.93%
Write-in 2,225 1.20% +0.77%
Total votes 185,289 100.00

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Unrelated to Brandon Scott
  2. ^ Wendy Bozel, Kevin Harris, Wendell Hill-Freeman, Yolanda Pulley, and Keith Scott
  3. ^ $352,685 of this total was self-funded by Wallace.
  4. ^ Withdrawn candidate
  5. ^ $600,826 of this total was funded by the taxpayer-funded Baltimore City Fair Election Fund.
  6. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  7. ^ Wendy Bozel, Kevin Harris, Joseph Scott, Texas Brown, and "Someone else" with 1%
  8. ^ "Some other candidate" with 2%, "Refused" with 1%
  9. ^ "Some other candidate" with 23%. 33% of those voters lean Dixon, 36% lean Scott, and 21% reported no lean or said they wouldn't for either
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by The Baltimore Sun and WBFF
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by Sheila Dixon
  3. ^ Poll was sponsored by Bill Henry

References

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Official campaign websites for mayoral candidates