2024 Baltimore mayoral election

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]

2024 Baltimore mayoral election

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Mayor Brandon Scott Democratic

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

• Wayne Baker^[7]
• Texas Brown^[8]
• Wendy Bozel, teacher^[9]
• Sheila Dixon, former mayor (2007–2010) and candidate in 2016 and 2020^[10]
• Kevin Harris^[8]
• Wendell Hill-Freeman^[7]
• Yolanda Pulley, activist and candidate for mayor in 2020^[11]
• Brandon Scott, incumbent mayor (2020–present)^[2]
• Joseph E. Scott^[8][a]
• Keith B. Scott, candidate for mayor in 2020^[7][a]
• Thiruvendran Vignarajah, former Maryland deputy attorney general and candidate for mayor in 2020^[12]
• Robert Wallace, businessman and independent candidate for mayor in 2020^[13]
• Yasaun Young, candidate for mayor in 2020^[8]

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

• Maryland Forward Party^[20]

Sheila Dixon

State legislators

• Samuel I. Rosenberg, state delegate from the 41st district (1983–present)^[21]

Local officials

• Ivan Bates, Baltimore State's Attorney (2023–present)^[22]
• Eric Costello, city councilor from the 11th district (2014–present)^[17]

Individuals

• David D. Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group and co-owner of The Baltimore Sun (Republican)^[23]

Brandon Scott

U.S. senators

• Ben Cardin, Maryland (2007–present)^[24]
• Chris Van Hollen, Maryland (2017–present)^[24]

State legislators

• Cory V. McCray, state senator from the 45th district (2019–present)^[2]
• Caylin Young, state delegate from the 45th district (2023–present)^[2]

County officials

• Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County Executive (2019–present)^[2]

Local officials

• Kristerfer Burnett, city councilor from the 8th district (2016–present)^[2]
• Ryan Dorsey, city councilor from the 3rd district (2016–present)^[2]
• Danielle McCray, city councilor from the 3rd district (2019–present)^[2]
• James Torrence, city councilor from the 7th district (2020–present)^[2]

Labor unions

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 3^[25]
• International Association of Fire Fighters Locals 734 and 964^[26]
• Metropolitan Baltimore AFL-CIO^[27]
• Service Employees International Union Locals 1199, 32BJ, and 500^[28]

Debates and forums

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^[29]	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^[30]	March 4, 2024	North Baltimore neighborhood associations	Karsonya Wise Whitehead	TBD	N	P	N	N	N	P	N	P	P

Fundraising

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^[31]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[c]	Margin of error	Sheila Dixon	Brandon Scott	Thiru Vignarajah	Bob Wallace	Other	Undecided
Goucher College	April 3–7, 2024	440 (RV)	± 4.7%	32%	40%	11%	3%	3%^[d]	10%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group^[A]	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%^[e]	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^[B]	Late March 2023	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	3%	18%	6%	7%	21%	11%	34%

Results

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

Candidates

Declared

• Michael Moore^[8]
• Donald Scoggins, activist^[8]
• Shannon Wright, nonprofit executive, former pastor, and nominee for city council president in 2016 and mayor in 2020^[8]

Debates and forums

Scoggins, Moore, and Wright attended the candidate forum sponsored by over two dozen environmental groups on February 28, 2024.^[29]

Fundraising

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^[31]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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.^[29]

General election

Results

2024 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	TBD
	Republican	TBD
Total votes

Notes

1. Unrelated to Brandon Scott
2. $352,685 of this total was self-funded by Wallace
3. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
4. "Some other candidate" with 2%, "Refused" with 1%
5. "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. Poll sponsored by Sheila Dixon
2. Poll was sponsored by Bill Henry

References

1. . Maryland General Assembly. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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External links

Official campaign websites for mayoral candidates

• Wendy Bozel (D) for Mayor
• Texas Brown (D) for Mayor
• Sheila Dixon (D) for Mayor
• Yolanda Pulley (D) for Mayor
• Brandon Scott (D) for Mayor
• Thiruvendran Vignarajah (D) for Mayor
• Robert Wallace (D) for Mayor