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The 1983 Baltimore mayoral election saw the reelection of William Donald Schaefer to a fourth consecutive term.
Primary elections were held September 13. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Donald Schaefer (incumbent) | 165,986 | 71.78% | |
Democratic | William H. Murphy Jr. | 60,353 | 26.10% | |
Democratic | Monroe Cornish | 4,033 | 1.74% | |
Democratic | Lawrence Freeman | 866 | 0.38% | |
Total votes | 231,238 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Samuel A. Culotta | 5,586 | 64.92% | |
Republican | Byron P. Roberts Jr. | 1,636 | 19.01 | |
Republican | Melvin C. Perkins | 1,383 | 16.07% | |
Total votes | 8,605 |
The general election was held November 8. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Donald Schaefer (incumbent) | 130,741 | 93.71% | |
Republican | Samuel A. Culotta | 8,771 | 6.29% | |
Total votes | 139,512 | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
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