2024 Baltimore mayoral election

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2024 Baltimore mayoral election
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Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent Mayor

Brandon Scott
Democratic



The 2024 Baltimore mayoral election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. The Democratic and Republican primary elections will be held on May 14, 2024. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Brandon Scott was first elected in 2020 with 70.5% of the vote and is running for re-election to a second term. [2] Scott is considered vulnerable, as polls have found that Baltimore residents have been split on his performance as mayor. [3] He has faced criticism for his handling of important issues in the city, including schools, constituent services, and crime. [4] However, Scott's response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, as well as his progress in growing the economy and reducing homicides has allowed him to make inroads with voters and boost his approval rating. [5] [6]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

  • Zeke Cohen, city councilor from the 1st district (2016–present) [14] (running for city council president) [15]
  • Eric Costello, city councilor from the 11th district (2014–present) (running for re-election, endorsed Dixon) [16] [17]
  • Bill Henry, Baltimore City Comptroller (2020–present) (running for re-election) [18]
  • Nick Mosby, president of the Baltimore City Council (2020–present) and former state delegate from the 40th district (2017–2020) (running for re-election) [19]

Endorsements

Wendy Bozel
Organizations
Sheila Dixon
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Brandon Scott
U.S. senators
Statewide elected officials
State legislators
County officials
Local officials
Organizations
Labor unions
Newspapers

Debates and forums

2024 Baltimore mayoral election Democratic primary debates
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
 P Participant   A Absent   N Non-invitee   I Invitee
Wendy Bozel Sheila Dixon Kevin HarrisWendell Hill-FreemanYolanda Pulley Brandon Scott Keith Scott Thiru Vignarajah Bob Wallace
1 [34] February 28, 2024"More than two dozen
environmental groups"		Tom Hall
Lisa Snowden		N/APPPPPAPPP
2 [35] March 4, 2024North Baltimore
neighborhood associations		 Karsonya Wise Whitehead YouTube NPNNNPNPP
3 [36] April 11, 2024 Bikemore
The Real News Network 		Jaisal Noor YouTube NPNNNPNPP
4 [37] April 13, 2024North Baltimore
neighborhood associations		Claudia WilsonTBDNPNNNPNPP
5 [38] April 17, 2024 WBAL-TV Jason Newton Website NPNNNPNPP
6 [39] April 30, 2024 The Baltimore Banner
WYPR 		Emily Sullivan
Tom Hall
Denise Koch		TBDNINNNINII

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 2, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Sheila Dixon (D)$797,094$304,843$497,190
Kevin Harris (D)<$1,000<$1,000N/A
Wendell Hill-Freeman (D)<$1,000<$1,000N/A
Yolanda Pulley (D)<$1,000<$1,000N/A
Brandon Scott (D)$913,153$456,655$906,981
Thiru Vignarajah (D)$100,495$4,326$96,169
Robert Wallace (D)$500,216 [lower-alpha 2] $107,596$409,968
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections [40]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 3] 		Margin
of error		Sheila
Dixon		Brandon
Scott		Thiru
Vignarajah		Bob
Wallace		OtherUndecided
OpinionWorks [upper-alpha 1] April 7–11, 2024508 (LV)± 4.3%35%38%10%4%5% [lower-alpha 4] 7%
Goucher College April 3–7, 2024440 (RV)± 4.7%32%40%11%3%3% [lower-alpha 5] 10%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group [upper-alpha 2] February 24–26, 2024400 (LV)± 5%40%37%10%6%–8%
Lake Research Partners October 16–22, 2023800 (LV)± 3.5%39%31%–10%–15%
Goucher College September 19–23, 2023537 (RV)± 4.2%39%27%––23% [lower-alpha 6] 8%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 3] 		Margin
of error		Eric
Costello		Sheila
Dixon		Bill
Henry		Jayne
Miller		Brandon
Scott		Thiru
Vignarajah		Undecided
Lake Research Partners [upper-alpha 3] Late March 2023500 (LV)± 4.4%3%18%6%7%21%11%34%

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wayne Baker
Democratic Texas Brown
Democratic Wendy Bozel
Democratic Sheila Dixon
Democratic Kevin Harris
Democratic Wendell Hill-Freeman
Democratic Yolanda Pulley
Democratic Brandon Scott (incumbent)
Democratic Joseph E. Scott
Democratic Keith B. Scott
Democratic Thiruvendran Vignarajah
Democratic Robert Wallace
Democratic Yasaun Young
Total votes

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Michael Moore, activist [8]
  • Donald Scoggins, urban planner, perennial candidate, and retired U.S. Army veteran [8]
  • Shannon Wright, nonprofit executive, former pastor, and nominee for city council president in 2016 and mayor in 2020 [8]

Endorsements

Shannon Wright
Statewide elected officials

Debates and forums

Scoggins, Moore, and Wright attended the candidate forum sponsored by over two dozen environmental groups on February 28, 2024. [34]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 2, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Michael Moore (R)<$1,000<$1,000N/A
Donald Scoggins (R)$410$0$410
Shannon Wright (R)<$1,000<$1,000N/A
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections [40]

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Moore
Republican Donald Scoggins
Republican Shannon Wright
Total votes

Third-party candidates

Candidates

Withdrawn

  • Chukwuemeka Egwu (Independent) [8]

Debates and forums

Egwu attended the candidate forum sponsored by over two dozen environmental groups on February 28, 2024. [34]

General election

Results

2024 General Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic TBD
Republican TBD
Total votes

Notes

  1. 1 2 Unrelated to Brandon Scott
  2. ↑ $352,685 of this total was self-funded by Wallace
  3. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. ↑ Wendy Bozel, Kevin Harris, Joseph Scott, Texas Brown, and "Someone else" with 1%
  5. ↑ "Some other candidate" with 2%, "Refused" with 1%
  6. ↑ "Some other candidate" with 23%. 33% of those voters lean Dixon, 36% lean Scott, and 21% reported no lean or said they wouldn't for either
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ This poll was sponsored by The Baltimore Sun and WBFF
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by Sheila Dixon
  3. ↑ Poll was sponsored by Bill Henry

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