Baltimore City Council District 1

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Baltimore City Council's 1st District is a council district located in Southeast Baltimore, Maryland.

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Geography

District 1 includes the neighborhoods of Bayiew, Brewer's Hill, Broening Manor, Butchers Hill, Canton, Douglass Place, Eastwood, Fells Point, Graceland Park Greektown, Harbor East, Harbor Point, Highlandtown, Little Italy, Medford, O'Donnell Heights, Patterson Park, Saint Helena and Upper Fells Point. The current first district City Councilman is Zeke Cohen.

2020 primary election

On June 3, 2020, the City Board of Elections reported that most mail-in style ballots were unable to be counted, due to a typo by the supplier, SeaChange. [1]

Electoral results

Baltimore City General Election, 2016: [2] Council District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Zeke Cohen12,54866.8
Republican Matthew McDaniel6,17032.8
Write-in 670.4
Majority12,54866.8
Turnout 18,785
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. "State Board of Elections Statement on Baltimore City Election Results" (PDF). Annapolis, Maryland. 2020-06-03.
  2. Elections, Maryland State Board of. "2016 Election Results". Elections.maryland.gov. Retrieved 30 November 2018.