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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]

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Declined[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Wendy Bozel
Organizations
Sheila Dixon
U.S. senators
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[edit]

2024 Baltimore mayoral election Democratic primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee
Wendy Bozel Sheila Dixon Kevin Harris Wendell Hill-Freeman Yolanda Pulley Brandon Scott Keith Scott Thiru Vignarajah Bob Wallace
1[36] February 28, 2024 "More than two dozen
environmental groups"
Tom Hall
Lisa Snowden
N/A P P P P P A P P P
2[37] March 4, 2024 North Baltimore
neighborhood associations
Karsonya Wise Whitehead YouTube N P N N N P N P P
3[38] April 11, 2024 Bikemore
The Real News Network
Jaisal Noor YouTube N P N N N P N P P
4[39] April 13, 2024 North Baltimore
neighborhood associations
Claudia Wilson TBD N P N N N P N P P
5[40] April 17, 2024 WBAL-TV Jason Newton Website N P N N N P N P P
6[41] April 30, 2024 The Baltimore Banner
WYPR
Emily Sullivan
Tom Hall
Denise Koch
TBD N I N N N I N I I

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of April 2, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Sheila Dixon (D) $797,094 $304,843 $497,190
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) $913,153 $456,655 $906,981
Thiru Vignarajah (D) $100,495 $4,326 $96,169
Robert Wallace (D) $500,216[b] $107,596 $409,968
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[42]

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[c]
Margin
of error
Sheila
Dixon
Brandon
Scott
Thiru
Vignarajah
Bob
Wallace
Other Undecided
OpinionWorks[A] April 7–11, 2024 508 (LV) ± 4.3% 35% 38% 10% 4% 5%[d] 7%
Goucher College April 3–7, 2024 440 (RV) ± 4.7% 32% 40% 11% 3% 3%[e] 10%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group[B] 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%[f] 8%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[c]
Margin
of error
Eric
Costello
Sheila
Dixon
Bill
Henry
Jayne
Miller
Brandon
Scott
Thiru
Vignarajah
Undecided
Lake Research Partners[C] Late March 2023 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 3% 18% 6% 7% 21% 11% 34%

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Shannon Wright
Statewide elected officials

Debates and forums[edit]

Scoggins, Moore, and Wright attended the candidate forum sponsored by over two dozen environmental groups on February 28, 2024.[36]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of April 2, 2024
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[42]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Moore
Republican Donald Scoggins
Republican Shannon Wright
Total votes

Third-party candidates[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Withdrawn[edit]

  • Chukwuemeka Egwu (Independent)[8]

Debates and forums[edit]

Egwu attended the candidate forum sponsored by over two dozen environmental groups on February 28, 2024.[36]

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

2024 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic TBD
Republican TBD
Total votes

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Unrelated to Brandon Scott
  2. ^ $352,685 of this total was self-funded by Wallace
  3. ^ a b 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

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

Official campaign websites for mayoral candidates