1979 Baltimore mayoral election

Last updated

1979 Baltimore mayoral election
Flag of Baltimore, Maryland.svg
  1975 November 6, 1979 1983  
  William Donald Schaefer (1975).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate William Donald Schaefer Samuel A. Culotta
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote118,70625,072
Percentage82.56%17.44%

Mayor before election

William Donald Schaefer
Democratic

Elected Mayor

William Donald Schaefer
Democratic

The 1979 Baltimore mayoral election saw the reelection of William Donald Schaefer to a third consecutive term.

Contents

Nominations

Primary elections were held September 11. [1] [2] [3]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Donald Schaefer (incumbent) 70,035 68.81%
Democratic Patrick L. McDonough 14,24113.99%
Democratic Clarence Davis 10,99910.81%
Democratic William Edward Roberts, Sr.3,6613.60%
Democratic E. Zatella S. Giles2,8482.80%
Total votes101,784

Republican primary

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Samuel A. Culotta 3,932 68.96%
Republican Eugene E. Dailey72512.72%
Republican Melvin C. Perkins5519.66%
Republican Louis R. Milio4948.66%
Total votes5,702

General election

The general election was held November 6. [3]

Baltimore mayoral general election, 1979 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Donald Schaefer (incumbent) 118,706 82.56%
Republican Samuel A. Culotta25,07217.44%
Total votes143,778
Democratic hold

Related Research Articles

The 1908 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 3, 1908, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the 1908 United States presidential election, which William Howard Taft won. Elections were held for all 391 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 46 states, to serve in the 61st United States Congress.

The 1836–37 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 4, 1836, and November 7, 1837. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives, either before or after the first session of the 25th United States Congress convened on September 4, 1837. With Arkansas and Michigan officially achieving statehood in 1836 and 1837, respectively, the size of the House was set at 242 seats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mayoral elections in Chicago</span> Elections since 1837

Chicago has held regularly-scheduled popular elections to select the city's mayor ever since it was incorporated as a city in 1837.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1963 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1963 Baltimore mayoral election saw the former mayor and governor Theodore McKeldin return to office for a second non-consecutive term as mayor by defeating incumbent mayor Philip H. Goodman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1959 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1959 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of J. Harold Grady. Grady unseated incumbent mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. in the Democratic primary, and went on to defeat former mayor and governor Theodore McKeldin in the general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1951 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1951 Baltimore mayoral election saw the reelection of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1947 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1947 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1967 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1967 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of Thomas D'Alesandro III.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1971 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1971 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of William Donald Schaefer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1975 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1975 Baltimore mayoral election saw the reelection of William Donald Schaefer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1907 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1907 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of J. Barry Mahool.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1935 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1935 Baltimore mayoral election saw the reelection of Howard W. Jackson for a second consecutive and third overall term.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1927 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1927 Baltimore mayoral election saw the return of William Frederick Broening to the mayoralty for a second nonconsecutive term.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1923 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1923 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of Howard W. Jackson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1919 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1919 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of William Frederick Broening.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1989 Cleveland mayoral election</span>

The 1989 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 7, 1989, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the October 3 primary advancing to the general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1971 Cleveland mayoral election</span> 1971 mayoral election in Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland mayoral election of 1971 saw the election of Ralph Perk.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1967 Cleveland mayoral election</span> 1967 mayoral election in Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland mayoral election of 1967 saw the election of Carl Stokes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1967 Gary, Indiana, mayoral election</span> 1967 mayoral election in Gary, Indiana

The 1967 Gary, Indiana, mayoral election, held on November 7, saw the election of Richard G. Hatcher.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1943 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election</span> 1943 Columbus mayoral election

The Columbus, Ohio, mayoral election of 1943 saw the election of Jim Rhodes.

References

  1. 1 2 "RaceID=656947". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "RaceID=656946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "RaceID=21331". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2019.