2024 Baltimore mayoral election
The 2024 Baltimore mayoral election was 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 ran re-election to a second term in 2024. Scott was considered vulnerable, as polls found that Baltimore residents were split on his performance as mayor. He faced criticism for his handling of important issues in the city, including schools, constituent services, and crime. 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.
Scott defeated former mayor Sheila Dixon in the Democratic primary, a result that is considered tantamount to victory in the heavily Democratic city. 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. Scott defeated Republican challenger Shannon Wright in the general election on November 5, 2024, becoming the first mayor to win re-election to a second term since Martin O'Malley.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Brandon Scott, incumbent mayor
Eliminated in primary
- Wayne Baker
- Texas Brown, hospitality manager
- Wendy Bozel, teacher
- Sheila Dixon, former mayor and candidate in 2016 and 2020
- Kevin Harris, Community College of Baltimore County faculty
- Wendell Hill-Freeman, marketing executive
- Yolanda Pulley, activist and candidate for mayor in 2020
- Joseph E. Scott
- Keith B. Scott, candidate for mayor in 2020
- Robert Wallace, businessman and independent candidate for mayor in 2020
- Yasaun Young, candidate for mayor in 2020
Withdrawn
- Thiruvendran Vignarajah, former Maryland deputy attorney general and candidate for mayor in 2020
Declined
- Zeke Cohen, city councilor from the 1st district
- Eric Costello, city councilor from the 11th district
- Bill Henry, Baltimore City Comptroller
- Nick Mosby, president of the Baltimore City Council and former state delegate from the 40th district
Polling
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Eric Costello | Sheila Dixon | Bill Henry | Jayne Miller | Brandon Scott | Thiru Vignarajah | Undecided |
| Lake Research Partners | Late March 2023 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 3% | 18% | 6% | 7% | 21% | 11% | 34% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Shannon Wright, nonprofit executive and nominee for mayor in 2020
Eliminated in primary
- Michael Moore, activist
- Donald Scoggins, urban planner and perennial candidate
Debates and forums
Scoggins, Moore, and Wright attended the candidate forum sponsored by over two dozen environmental groups on February 28, 2024.Third-party candidates
Candidates
Failed to qualify
- Timothy Sewell
Withdrawn
- Chukwuemeka Egwu