2020 Baltimore mayoral election

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2020 Baltimore mayoral election
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Nominee Brandon Scott Bob WallaceShannon Wright
Party Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote164,66147,27516,664
Percentage70.49%20.24%7.13%
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Precinct results
Scott:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
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Mayor of Baltimore before election

Jack Young
Democratic

Elected Mayor of Baltimore

Brandon Scott
Democratic

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.

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Incumbent acting mayor Jack Young, who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic Party nomination, had become mayor following the resignation of Catherine Pugh. Pugh's resignation had come after she was embroiled in a scandal.

Scott won the Democratic nomination in a crowded primary election that had 24 candidates listed on the ballot. Six of these candidates received in excess of 5 percent of the vote. With 29.6% of the vote, Scott's margin-of-victory over former mayor Sheila Dixon's second-place finish was 2.1%. The acting incumbent, Young, placed a weak fifth, with 6.2% of the vote. In addition to Scott, Dixon, and Young, the primary included the candidacies of businesswoman and former United States Department of the Treasury executive Mary J. Miller; former Maryland Deputy Attorney General Thiruvendran Vignarajah; and former county and police department press secretary/spokesperson T.J. Smith. State Senator Mary L. Washington also ran and was listed on the ballot, but had suspended her campaign before the election. In the Republican primary, Shannon Wright defeated six other candidates. The Democratic primary had 148,405 votes cast, while the Republican primary only had 5,608 votes.

The primary elections were originally scheduled to be held on April 28, 2020, with early voting running from April 16 to 23. [2] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced on March 17, 2020, that the primary election would be postponed to June 2. [3]

Background and candidates

Incumbent Mayor Jack Young, took office by default on May 2, 2019, following the resignation of Mayor Catherine Pugh. [4] In October 2019, Young announced that he would seek election to remain mayor in 2020. [5]

Notable events since the 2016 election include an escalation of crime following the death of Freddie Gray in April 2015, the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials in 2017, the 2018 rebranding and launch of the BaltimoreLink bus system following Governor Larry Hogan's cancellation of the Red Line, and the Healthy Holly scandal which resulted in Mayor Pugh's resignation in 2019.

Democratic primary

After the first campaign finance reporting date in mid-January 2019, Bernard C. "Jack" Young had $960,000 cash on hand, Thiru Vignarajah reported having about $840,000, Brandon Scott had nearly $430,000, Rikki Vaughn $218,000 cash on-hand, Mary Washington had more than $116,000, Sheila Dixon had nearly $89,000, Carlmichael "Stokey" Cannady had nearly $36,000, and T.J. Smith had about $22,000. [6]

Declared candidates

Withdrawn candidates

Declined to be candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sheila
Dixon		Brandon
Scott		Thiru
Vignarajah		Jack
Young		T.J.
Smith		Mary
Miller		Mary
Washington		Undecided
Gonzales Research [27] May 14, 201923%–16%19%–––24%
Baltimore Fox 45 [28] January 14, 202015.7%17.9%18.2%15%11%––12.2%
GQR Research/Sheila Dixon [29] [A] February 6–10, 202020%16%11%11%13%2%9%17%
Fox Gonzales [30] February 26, 202017%11%15%9%15%–––
WYPR, Baltimore Sun [31] March 4, 202016%10%10%6%9%7%–31%
WYPR, U of Baltimore Baltimore Sun [32] May 11–18, 202018%15%11%5%6%18%–22%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy [33] March 24, 202018%15%12%7%22%9%–15%

Results

Democratic primary results [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brandon Scott 43,927 29.6
Democratic Sheila Dixon40,78227.5
Democratic Mary Miller23,19315.6
Democratic Thiru Vignarajah17,08011.5
Democratic Bernard C. "Jack" Young (incumbent)9,2566.2
Democratic T. J. Smith8,5935.8
Democratic Carlmichael Cannady2,4731.7
Democratic Mary Washington1,0280.7
Democratic Valerie Cunningham3390.2
Democratic Keith Scott3030.2
Democratic Yasaun Young1880.1
Democratic Ralph Johnson, Jr.1770.1
Democratic Yolanda Pulley1520.1
Democratic Lou Catelli1510.1
Democratic Dante Swinton1430.1
Democratic Michael Jenson1310.1
Democratic Brian Salsberry1290.1
Democratic Rikki Vaughn1160.1
Democratic Liri Fusha570.0
Democratic Terry McCready460.0
Democratic Sean Gresh450.0
Democratic James Jones II330.0
Democratic Erik Powery320.0
Democratic Frederick Ware-Newsome310.0
Total votes148,405 100.00

Republican primary

Declared candidates

Results

Republican primary results [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shannon Wright1,63029.1%
Republican Catalina Byrd1,06819.0%
Republican William Herd75713.5%
Republican David Anthony Wiggins72913.0%
Republican Ivan Gonzalez67112.0%
Republican Zulieka Baysmore64111.4%
Republican Collins Otonna1122.0%
Total votes5,608 100%

Independent

Declared candidate

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Brandon
Scott (D)		Shannon
Wright (R)		Robert
Wallace (I)		Undecided
GSG/Brandon Scott [39] [B] September 4–6, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%65%6%14%16% [b]

Results

2020 General Election [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brandon Scott 164,661 70.49
Independent Bob Wallace47,27520.24
Republican Shannon Wright16,6647.13
Working Class David Harding3,9731.70
Write-in 1,0070.43
Total votes233,580 100

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Includes "Refused"

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by Dixon's campaign
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by Scott's campaign

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