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The 2024 Baltimore mayoral election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland.
Incumbent Brandon Scott was first elected in 2020 with 70.5% of the vote and is running for re-election to a second term. [1] Scott was considered vulnerable, as polls found that Baltimore residents were split on his performance as mayor. [2] He faced criticism for his handling of important issues in the city, including schools, constituent services, and crime. [3] However, Scott's response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, as well as his progress in growing the economy and reducing homicides, allowed him to make inroads with voters and boost his approval rating. [4] [5]
Scott defeated former mayor Sheila Dixon in the Democratic primary, a result that is considered tantamount to victory in the heavily Democratic city. [6] His path to victory involved running up massive margins in Baltimore's majority-white precincts while running close to Dixon in its majority-Black areas. [7]
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | ||||
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P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee | |||||||||
Sheila Dixon | Brandon Scott | Thiru Vignarajah | Bob Wallace | Others | |||||
1 [44] | February 28, 2024 | "More than two dozen environmental groups" | Tom Hall Lisa Snowden | N/A | P | A | P | P | P [lower-alpha 2] |
2 [45] | March 4, 2024 | North Baltimore neighborhood associations | Karsonya Wise Whitehead | YouTube | P | P | P | P | – |
3 [46] | April 11, 2024 | Bikemore The Real News Network | Jaisal Noor | YouTube | P | P | P | P | – |
4 [47] | April 13, 2024 | North Baltimore neighborhood associations | Claudia Wilson | N/A | P | P | P | P | – |
5 [48] | April 17, 2024 | WBAL-TV | Jason Newton | Website | P | P | P | P | – |
6 [49] | April 30, 2024 | The Baltimore Banner WYPR | Emily Sullivan Tom Hall Denise Koch | YouTube | P | P | P | P | – |
7 [50] | May 7, 2024 | Baltimoreans United In Leadership Development | Kevin Daniels Melissa Zieve Andrew Connors | P | P | W | N | – |
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2024 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Sheila Dixon (D) | $916,517 | $811,374 | $110,082 |
Kevin Harris (D) | <$1,000 | <$1,000 | N/A |
Wendell Hill-Freeman (D) | <$1,000 | <$1,000 | N/A |
Yolanda Pulley (D) | <$1,000 | <$1,000 | N/A |
Brandon Scott (D) | $1,262,407 | $1,244,937 | $449,952 |
Robert Wallace (D) | $529,207 [lower-alpha 3] | $131,323 | $415,233 |
Thiru Vignarajah (D) [lower-alpha 4] | $718,013 [lower-alpha 5] | $195,787 | $522,226 |
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections [51] |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 6] | Margin of error | Sheila Dixon | Brandon Scott | Thiru Vignarajah | Bob Wallace | Other | Undecided |
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OpinionWorks [upper-alpha 1] | April 7–11, 2024 | 508 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 35% | 38% | 10% | 4% | 5% [lower-alpha 7] | 7% |
Goucher College | April 3–7, 2024 | 440 (RV) | ± 4.7% | 32% | 40% | 11% | 3% | 3% [lower-alpha 8] | 10% |
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group [upper-alpha 2] | February 24–26, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 5% | 40% | 37% | 10% | 6% | – | 8% |
Lake Research Partners | October 16–22, 2023 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 39% | 31% | – | 10% | – | 15% |
Goucher College | September 19–23, 2023 | 537 (RV) | ± 4.2% | 39% | 27% | – | – | 23% [lower-alpha 9] | 8% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 6] | Margin of error | Eric Costello | Sheila Dixon | Bill Henry | Jayne Miller | Brandon Scott | Thiru Vignarajah | Undecided |
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Lake Research Partners [upper-alpha 3] | Late March 2023 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 3% | 18% | 6% | 7% | 21% | 11% | 34% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brandon Scott (incumbent) | 48,806 | 52.8% | |
Democratic | Sheila Dixon | 35,947 | 38.9% | |
Democratic | Thiruvendran Vignarajah (withdrawn) | 3,379 | 3.7% | |
Democratic | Robert Wallace | 2,823 | 3.1% | |
Democratic | Wendy Bozel | 338 | 0.4% | |
Democratic | Kevin Harris | 248 | 0.3% | |
Democratic | Wayne Baker | 210 | 0.2% | |
Democratic | Yolanda Pulley | 238 | 0.3% | |
Democratic | Joseph E. Scott | 115 | 0.1% | |
Democratic | Keith B. Scott | 108 | 0.1% | |
Democratic | Wendell Hill-Freeman | 98 | 0.1% | |
Democratic | Yasaun Young | 92 | 0.1% | |
Democratic | Texas Brown | 60 | 0.1% | |
Total votes | 92,462 | 100% |
Scoggins, Moore, and Wright attended the candidate forum sponsored by over two dozen environmental groups on February 28, 2024. [44]
Campaign finance reports as of April 2, 2024 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Michael Moore (R) | <$1,000 | <$1,000 | N/A |
Donald Scoggins (R) | $410 | $0 | $410 |
Shannon Wright (R) | <$1,000 | <$1,000 | N/A |
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections [51] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Shannon Wright | 1,468 | 39.8% | |
Republican | Michael Moore | 1,331 | 36.1% | |
Republican | Donald Scoggins | 887 | 24.1% | |
Total votes | 3,686 | 100% |
Egwu attended the candidate forum sponsored by over two dozen environmental groups on February 28, 2024. [44]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Brandon Scott | ||||
Republican | Shannon Wright | ||||
Total votes |
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