2016 Baltimore mayoral election

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2016 Baltimore mayoral election
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Nominee Catherine Pugh Sheila Dixon
(write-in)
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote134,84851,716
Percentage57.6%22.1%
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NomineeAlan WaldenJoshua Harris
Party Republican Green
Popular vote23,31623,155
Percentage10.0%10.0%
Mayor of Baltimore before election

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Democratic

Elected Mayor of Baltimore

Catherine Pugh
Democratic

The 2016 Baltimore mayoral election was held November 8, 2016 concurrent with the General Election. [1] 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, [2] and took office on December 6, 2016. [3]

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Background and candidates

Incumbent Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake did not seek re-election in 2016. She completed former Mayor Dixon's term, and won the mayoral seat in the 2011 mayoral race. After holding the office for five years, she faced challenges and criticism during her tenure. Notable events include the 2015 Freddie Gray Protests, Governor Hogan's rejection of the Baltimore Red Line, and an increase in crime since the Freddie Gray Protests in April 2015. [4]

On July 1, 2015, Sheila Dixon entered the 2016 mayoral race. [5] (The terms of Dixon's probation prevented her from running for office until after December 2012.) Since her announcement, Dixon had campaigned in West Baltimore about the city's increasing transportation issues. [6] Additional candidates included Baltimore City Council members Nick Mosby [7] and Carl Stokes, [8] Baltimore Police Sergeant Gersham Cupid, writer Mack Clifton, [9] engineer Calvin Young, [10] Baltimore Sun op-ed contributor Connor Meek, [11] attorney and public servant Elizabeth Embry, [12] and Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson. [13]

On September 11, 2015, Rawlings-Blake announced that she would not seek re-election as mayor, stating, "It was a very difficult decision, but I knew I needed to spend time focused on the city's future, not my own". [14]

Democratic primary

The Democratic mayoral primary was held on April 26, 2016. [15] Catherine Pugh won the Democratic primary running against former Mayor Sheila Dixon and 11 other challengers in a crowded field to replace Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. [16]

Declared

Declined

Democratic primary results [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Catherine Pugh 48,665 36.6
Democratic Sheila Dixon46,21934.7
Democratic Elizabeth Embry15,56211.7
Democratic David Warnock10,8358.1
Democratic Carl Stokes4,6203.5
Democratic DeRay Mckesson3,4452.6
Democratic Nick Mosby1,9891.5
Democratic Calvin Young6440.5
Democratic Patrick Guiterrez3980.3
Democratic Cindy Walsh2130.2
Democratic Mack Clifton2040.2
Democratic Gersham Cupid1380.1
Democratic Wilton Wilson770.1
Total votes133,009 100.00

Republican primary

Declared

Republican primary results [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Walden 3,068 41.2
Republican Larry Wardlow1,36718.3
Republican Brian Vaeth1,21616.3
Republican Armand Girard94012.6
Republican Chancellor Torbit85911.5
Total votes7,450 100.00

Green Party primary

Declared

Green primary results [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Joshua Harris --- 85
Green Emanuel McCray---7
Green None Of The Above---5
Green David Marriot---3
Total votes--- 100.00

Write-in candidates

Former Mayor of Baltimore Sheila Dixon, who lost in the Democratic primary, re-entered the race as a write-in candidate and came in second to Pugh with 22% of the popular vote. [24] Democratic candidate Mack Clifton, who also lost in the primaries, re-entered as a write-in candidate. In addition, Republican Steven H. Smith, Independent Frank Logan, and unaffiliated candidates Sarah Klauda and Lavern Murray, who did not run in the primaries, joined the race as write-in candidates. [25]

Results

2016 General Election [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Catherine Pugh 134,848 57.61
Write-in Sheila Dixon51,71622.10
Republican Alan Walden23,3169.96
Green Joshua Harris23,1559.89
Write-in Others8850.38
Total votes234,055 100

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