1991 Baltimore mayoral election

Last updated

1991 Baltimore mayoral election
Flag of Baltimore, Maryland.svg
  1987 November 15, 1991 1995  
  Schmoke (1).JPG 3x4.svg
Candidate Kurt Schmoke Samuel A. Culotta
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote66,96925,859
Percentage72.14%27.86%

Mayor before election

Kurt Schmoke
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Kurt Schmoke
Democratic

The 1991 Baltimore mayoral election saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Kurt Schmoke.

Contents

Nominations

Primary elections were held September 12. [1]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schmoke (incumbent) 63,229 57.60%
Democratic Clarence Du Burns 32,61229.71%
Democratic William A. Swisher10,7419.78%
Democratic Gene L. Michaels1,0760.98%
Democratic John B. Ascher8520.78%
Democratic Philip C. Dypsky Sr.6770.62%
Democratic Sheila Hopkins3150.29%
Democratic Ronald W. Williams2770.25%
Total votes109,779

Republican primary

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Samuel A. Culotta 1,712 29.24%
Republican Joseph A. Scalia1,62727.79%
Republican Bruce K. Price1,49025.45%
Republican Roy F. Carraher5258.97%
Republican William Edward Roberts Sr.3606.15%
Republican Dan Heigel1412.41%
Total votes5,855

General election

The general election was held November 15. [1]

Baltimore mayoral general election, 1991 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schmoke (incumbent) 66,969 72.14%
Republican Samuel A. Culotta25,85927.86%
Total votes92,828
Democratic hold

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martin O'Malley</span> Governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015

Martin Joseph O'Malley is an American lawyer and former politician who currently serves as commissioner of the Social Security Administration since December 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 61st governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015 and the 48th mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Maryland gubernatorial election</span> Election for governor of Maryland, U.S.

The 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich ran for a second term, but was defeated by the Democratic nominee, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley. Ehrlich was the only incumbent governor from either party to lose a general election in the 2006 midterms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sheila Dixon</span> American mayor

Sheila Ann Dixon is an American politician who served as the forty-eighth mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, after mayor Martin O'Malley was sworn in as governor on January 17, 2007. Dixon, then president of the Baltimore City Council, served out the remaining year of her term and won the mayoral election in November 2007. Dixon was the first African-American woman to serve as president of the City Council, Baltimore's first female mayor, and Baltimore's third black mayor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clarence H. Burns</span> American politician

Clarence Henry "Du" Burns was a Democratic politician and the first African American mayor of Baltimore, Maryland in 1987.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephanie Rawlings-Blake</span> American mayor, politician and attorney

Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake is an American politician and attorney who served as the 50th Mayor of Baltimore from 2010 to 2016, the second woman to hold that office. She has also served as secretary of the Democratic National Committee and as president of the United States Conference of Mayors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baltimore City Council</span> Legislature of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

The Baltimore City Council is the legislative branch that governs the City of Baltimore. It has 14 members elected by district and a president elected at-large; all serve four-year terms. The council holds regular meetings on alternate Monday evenings on the fourth floor of the Baltimore City Hall. The council has seven standing committees, all of which must have at least three members. As of 2022, the president receives an annual salary of $131,798, the vice president gets $84,729 and the rest of councillors receive $76,660. The current city council president, Nick Mosby, was sworn on December 10, 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1999 Baltimore mayoral election</span>

On November 2, 1999, the city of Baltimore, Maryland, elected a new mayor, the 47th in the city's history. Primary elections were held to determine the nominees for the Democratic Party and Republican Party on September 14. Incumbent mayor Kurt Schmoke, a Democrat, opted not to run for reelection. Martin O'Malley, a member of the Baltimore City Council, won the election to succeed Schmoke.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 2011 Baltimore mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011. Because Baltimore's electorate is overwhelmingly Democratic, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's victory in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2011 all but assured her of victory in the general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Maryland Attorney General election</span>

The Maryland Attorney General election of 2014 was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Doug Gansler was eligible to seek a third term in office, but instead ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maryland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1999 United States elections</span>

The 1999 United States elections, which were held on Tuesday, November 2, were off-year elections in which no members of the Congress were standing for election. However, there were three gubernatorial races, state legislative elections in four states, numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races in several major cities, and a variety of local offices on the ballot.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 2016 Baltimore mayoral election was held November 8, 2016 concurrent with the General Election. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the incumbent mayor, did not run for reelection. Catherine Pugh won the election on November 8, 2016, with 57% of the popular vote, and took office on December 6, 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 2020 Baltimore mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020, concurrent with the general election. Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott, the Democratic Party nominee, won a sizable victory over independent candidate Bob Wallace, Republican Party nominee Shannon Wright, and Working Class Party nominee David Harding.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1995 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1995 Baltimore mayoral election saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Kurt Schmoke to a third term.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1987 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1987 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of Kurt Schmoke.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1983 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1983 Baltimore mayoral election saw the reelection of William Donald Schaefer to a fourth consecutive term.

<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">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">1911 Baltimore mayoral election</span> Election in Baltimore, Maryland, US

The 1911 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of James H. Preston.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "1991 Baltimore City Election". Maryland State Board of Elections . Retrieved May 6, 2019.