Municipal elections in Baltimore, Maryland (2018)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 27, 2018 |
| Primary election: June 26, 2018 General election: November 6, 2018 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: State's attorney, Clerk of the circuit court, Register of wills, Sheriff, Eighth circuit court, orphans' court (3 seats) |
| Total seats up: 12 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2018 |
Elections
State's Attorney
General election candidates
- Marilyn Mosby (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
- Marilyn Mosby (Incumbent) ✔
- Ivan Bates
- Thiru Vignarajah
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
General election candidates
- Marilyn Bentley (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
- Marilyn Bentley (Incumbent) ✔
- William Allen
- Valerie Cunningham
- Lenora Dawson
- Shanai Dunmore
- Hassan Giordano
- Narine Hoffman
- Rodney Leach
- Anika Middleton
- Kevin Parson
- Danny Smith
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Register of Wills
General election candidates
- Belinda Conaway (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
- Belinda Conaway (Incumbent) ✔
- Robert Higginbotham
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Sheriff
General election candidates
- John Anderson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- David Wiggins (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- John Anderson (Incumbent) ✔
- Stanley Brandford
Republican primary candidates
Eighth circuit court
General election candidates
- Charles Dorsey (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Dana Middleton (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- John Nugent (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Jennifer Schiffer (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Lynn Stewart Mays (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Orphans' Court
General election candidates
- Charles Bernstein (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Lewyn Scott Garrett (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Michele E. Loewenthal (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
- Charles Bernstein (Incumbent) ✔
- Lewyn Scott Garrett (Incumbent) ✔
- Michele E. Loewenthal (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Maryland elections, 2018
State's Attorney primary election
Three candidates ran in the Democratic primary for state's attorney on June 26, 2018, hoping to be the city's top criminal prosecutor. No Republicans filed to run for the office so the winner was decided in the primary election.
Incumbent Marilyn Mosby (D) ran on her record in office. In an ad released by her campaign, U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D - Md.) touted the state's attorney's office's 92 percent felony conviction rate under Mosby.[1]
Defense attorney Ivan Bates(D) cited 23 years of experience in criminal law and an undefeated record in murder cases as a prosecutor in his first campaign ad.[2]
Former Deputy Attorney General for Maryland Thiru Vignarajah (D) ran on a five-step plan to reduce the city’s murder rates by 50 percent in three years and a promise to reform the cash bail system.[3]
Municipal partisanship
Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.
About the city
- See also: Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore is an independent city in Maryland. As of 2010, its population was 620,961.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Baltimore uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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| Demographic Data for Baltimore, Maryland | ||
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| Baltimore | Maryland | |
| Population | 620,961 | 5,773,552 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 80 | 9,711 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 30.5% | 55.5% |
| Black/African American | 62.4% | 29.9% |
| Asian | 2.6% | 6.3% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.3% | 10.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 85.2% | 90.2% |
| College graduation rate | 31.9% | 40.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $50,379 | $84,805 |
| Persons below poverty level | 21.2% | 9.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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