2020 Baltimore mayoral election

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2020 Baltimore mayoral election
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Turnout60.88% Increase[quantify] pp[1]
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Nominee Brandon Scott Bob Wallace Shannon Wright
Party Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote 164,661 47,275 16,664
Percentage 70.49 20.24 7.13
Mayor of Baltimore before election

Jack Young
Democratic

Elected Mayor of Baltimore

Brandon Scott
Democratic

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The 2020 Baltimore mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020, concurrent with the general election.

The primary election was to be held on April 28, 2020, with early voting from April 16 to 23.[2] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced on March 17, 2020, that the primary election was postponed to June 2.[3] Brandon Scott won the Democratic Party's nomination for mayor and went on to win the general election.

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[]

  • Carlmichael "Stokey" Cannady, anti-violence activist and mediator[7][8]
  • Lou Catelli (a.k.a. Will Bauer), unofficial "Mayor of Hampden"[9][8]
  • Valerie L. Cunningham[8]
  • Sheila Dixon, former Mayor of Baltimore and 2016 mayoral candidate[10]
  • Liri Fusha[8]
  • Sean B. Gresh, author, professor of communications, former IBM Global Smart Cities communications lead[11]
  • Michael Douglas Jensen, private citizen[8]
  • Ralph E. Johnson Jr., author[12][8]
  • James Hugh Jones, II,[13][8] 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidate[14]
  • Terry Jay McCready[8]
  • Mary J. Miller, former T. Rowe Price executive and former Acting Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury[15]
  • Erik Powery[8]
  • Yolanda Pulley, property manager and tenant activist[16][8]
  • Brian J Salsberry[8]
  • Brandon M. Scott, Baltimore City Council President[17]
  • Keith B. Scott[8]
  • T.J. Smith, former Baltimore County Executive Press Secretary and Baltimore City Police Spokesperson[18]
  • Dante Swinton, environmental justice researcher & community organizer[19][8]
  • Rikki Vaughn, MBA, 2016 U.S. Senate candidate and multi-restaurant businessman[8]
  • Thiruvendran "Thiru" Vignarajah, former Maryland Deputy Attorney General[20]
  • Robert Wallace, Independent candidate and businessman[21]
  • Frederick Ware-Newsome, perennial candidate[13][8]
  • Bernard C. "Jack" Young, incumbent Mayor of Baltimore[5]
  • Yasaun Young (No affiliation or relation to Jack Young)[8]

Withdrawn candidates[]

  • Lynn Sherwood Harris, former President of the Sandtown-Winchester Improvement Association ⁠— withdrew candidacy on September 23, 2019[8]
  • Mary Washington, Maryland State Senator for District 43 ⁠— suspended campaign on March 16, 2020[22][8]

Declined to be candidates[]

  • Jill P. Carter, Maryland State Senator for District 41 and 2007 mayoral candidate[23]
  • Bill Ferguson, President of the Maryland Senate[24]
  • Ben Jealous, Former Director of the NAACP and 2018 Maryland gubernatorial candidate[25]
  • Nick Mosby, Maryland State Delegate for District 40[26]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sheila
Dixon 		Brandon
Scott 		Thiru
Vignarajah 		Jack
Young 		T.J.
Smith 		Mary
Miller 		Mary
Washington 		Undecided
Gonzales Research May 14, 2019 23% – 16% 19% – – – 24%
Baltimore Fox 45 January 14, 2020 15.7% 17.9% 18.2% 15% 11% – – 12.2%
GQR Research/Sheila Dixon[A] February 6–10, 2020 20% 16% 11% 11% 13% 2% 9% 17%
Fox Gonzales February 26, 2020 17% 11% 15% 9% 15% – – –
WYPR, Baltimore Sun March 4, 2020 16% 10% 10% 6% 9% 7% – 31%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy March 24, 2020 18% 15% 12% 7% 22% 9% – 15%
WYPR, U of Baltimore Baltimore Sun May 11–18, 2020 18% 15% 11% 5% 6% 18% – 22%

Results[]

Democratic primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Scott 43,927 29.6
Democratic Sheila Dixon 40,782 27.5
Democratic Mary Miller 23,193 15.6
Democratic Thiru Vignarajah 17,080 11.5
Democratic Bernard C. "Jack" Young (incumbent) 9,256 6.2
Democratic T. J. Smith 8,593 5.8
Democratic Carlmichael Cannady 2,473 1.7
Democratic Mary Washington 1,028 0.7
Democratic Valerie Cunningham 339 0.2
Democratic Keith Scott 303 0.2
Democratic Yasaun Young 188 0.1
Democratic Ralph Johnson, Jr. 177 0.1
Democratic Yolanda Pulley 152 0.1
Democratic Lou Catelli 151 0.1
Democratic Dante Swinton 143 0.1
Democratic Michael Jenson 131 0.1
Democratic Brian Salsberry 129 0.1
Democratic Rikki Vaughn 116 0.1
Democratic Liri Fusha 57 0.0
Democratic Terry McCready 46 0.0
Democratic Sean Gresh 45 0.0
Democratic James Jones II 33 0.0
Democratic Erik Powery 32 0.0
Democratic Frederick Ware-Newsome 31 0.0
Total votes 148,405 100.00

Republican primary[]

Declared candidates[]

  • Zulieka A. Baysmore[8]
  • Catalina Byrd, political strategist and member of Baltimore's Women's Commission and Community Oversight Task Force[28][8]
  • Ivan Gonzalez[8]
  • William G. Herd, private citizen[28][8]
  • Collins Otonna,[8] 2016 independent candidate for mayor[29][30]
  • David Anthony Wiggins, Ranking Member, 2nd Councilmanic District, Baltimore City Republican Central Committee, Co-Founder Temple Afrika, Inc, President, Baltimore Black Think Tank Incorporated[8]
  • Shannon Wright, nonprofit executive and former pastor, nominee for Baltimore City Council President in 2016[28][8]

Results[]

Republican primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shannon Wright 1,630 29.1%
Republican Catalina Byrd 1,068 19.0%
Republican William Herd 757 13.5%
Republican David Anthony Wiggins 729 13.0%
Republican Ivan Gonzalez 671 12.0%
Republican Zulieka Baysmore 641 11.4%
Republican Collins Otonna 112 2.0%
Total votes 5,608 100%

Independent[]

Declared candidate[]

  • Kahan Singh Dhillon, Jr. filed his candidacy but failed to submit the required number of signatures and does not appear on the general election ballot.[31]
  • Robert Wallace, Independent candidate and businessman[21]
  • David Harding, Working Class Party[31]

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Brandon
Scott (D) 		Shannon
Wright (R) 		Robert
Wallace (I) 		Undecided
GSG/Brandon Scott[B] September 4–6, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 65% 6% 14% 16%[b]

Results[]

2020 General Election[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Scott 164,661 70.49
Independent Bob Wallace 47,275 20.24
Republican Shannon Wright 16,664 7.13
Working Class David Harding 3,973 1.70
Write-in Others 1,007 0.43
Total votes 233,580 100

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

References[]

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External links[]

Official campaign websites for mayoral candidates
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