Sheila Dixon
Sheila Dixon (Democratic Party) was a member of the Baltimore City Council in Maryland.
Dixon (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Baltimore in Maryland. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.
Biography
Dixon was first elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1987. She was elected City Council President in 1999, and Mayor of Baltimore in 2007.[1] She resigned in February 2010 as part of a plea deal after a corruption investigation.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Baltimore
Incumbent Brandon Scott defeated Shannon Wright in the general election for Mayor of Baltimore on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandon Scott (D) | 82.2 | 130,805 | |
| Shannon Wright (R) | 17.8 | 28,408 | ||
| Total votes: 159,213 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chukwuemeka Egwu (Unaffiliated)
- Timothy Sewell (Unaffiliated)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Baltimore
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Baltimore on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandon Scott | 52.8 | 48,806 | |
| Sheila Dixon | 38.9 | 35,947 | ||
| Thiru Vignarajah (Unofficially withdrew) | 3.7 | 3,379 | ||
| Bob Wallace | 3.1 | 2,823 | ||
| Wendy Bozel | 0.4 | 338 | ||
| Kevin P. Harris | 0.3 | 248 | ||
| Yolanda Pulley | 0.3 | 238 | ||
| Wayne Baker | 0.2 | 210 | ||
| Joseph Scott | 0.1 | 115 | ||
| Keith Scott | 0.1 | 108 | ||
| Wendell Hill-Freeman | 0.1 | 98 | ||
| Yasaun Young (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.1 | 92 | ||
| Texas Brown | 0.1 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 92,462 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Baltimore
Shannon Wright defeated Michael Moore and Donald Scoggins in the Republican primary for Mayor of Baltimore on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shannon Wright | 40.1 | 1,468 | |
| Michael Moore | 35.6 | 1,304 | ||
| Donald Scoggins | 24.2 | 887 | ||
| Total votes: 3,659 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dixon in this election.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland (2020)
General election
General election for Mayor of Baltimore
Brandon Scott defeated Bob Wallace, Shannon Wright, and David Harding in the general election for Mayor of Baltimore on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandon Scott (D) | 70.5 | 164,661 | |
| Bob Wallace (Independent) | 20.2 | 47,275 | ||
| Shannon Wright (R) | 7.1 | 16,664 | ||
| David Harding (Working Class Party) | 1.7 | 3,973 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,006 | ||
| Total votes: 233,579 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kahan Singh Dhillon Jr. (Unaffiliated)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Baltimore
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Baltimore on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandon Scott | 29.6 | 43,927 | |
| Sheila Dixon | 27.5 | 40,782 | ||
| Mary Miller | 15.6 | 23,193 | ||
| Thiru Vignarajah | 11.5 | 17,080 | ||
| Jack Young | 6.2 | 9,256 | ||
| T.J. Smith | 5.8 | 8,593 | ||
| Carlmichael Stokey Cannady | 1.7 | 2,473 | ||
| Mary Washington (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.7 | 1,028 | ||
| Valerie Cunningham | 0.2 | 339 | ||
| Keith Scott | 0.2 | 303 | ||
| Yasaun Young | 0.1 | 188 | ||
| Ralph Johnson Jr. | 0.1 | 177 | ||
| Yolanda Pulley | 0.1 | 152 | ||
| Lou Catelli | 0.1 | 151 | ||
| Dante Swinton | 0.1 | 143 | ||
| Michael Douglas Jenson | 0.1 | 131 | ||
| Brian Salsberry | 0.1 | 129 | ||
| Rikki Vaughn | 0.1 | 116 | ||
| Liri Fusha | 0.0 | 57 | ||
| Terry Jay McCready | 0.0 | 46 | ||
| Sean Bernard Gresh | 0.0 | 45 | ||
| James Jones | 0.0 | 33 | ||
| Erik Powery | 0.0 | 32 | ||
| Frederick D. Ware-Newsome | 0.0 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 148,405 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Baltimore
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Mayor of Baltimore on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shannon Wright | 29.1 | 1,630 | |
| Catalina Byrd | 19.0 | 1,068 | ||
| William Herd | 13.5 | 757 | ||
| David Anthony Wiggins | 13.0 | 729 | ||
| Ivan Gonzalez | 12.0 | 671 | ||
| Zulieka Baysmore | 11.4 | 641 | ||
| Collins Otonna | 2.0 | 112 | ||
| Total votes: 5,608 | ||||
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2016
| Baltimore Mayoral Election (2016), General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Catherine Pugh |
57.61% | 134,848 | |
| Democratic | Sheila Dixon (write-in) | 22.10% | 51,716 | |
| Republican | Alan Walden | 9.96% | 23,316 | |
| Green | Joshua Harris | 9.89% | 23,155 | |
| Unaffiliated | LaVern Murray (write-in) | 0.02% | 46 | |
| Independent | Frank Logan (write-in) | 0.01% | 33 | |
| Unaffiliated | Sarah Klauda (write-in) | 0.01% | 25 | |
| Democratic | Mack Clifton (write-in) | 0.01% | 23 | |
| Republican | Steven Smith (write-in) | 0.00% | 8 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.38% | 885 | ||
| Total Votes | 234,055 | |||
| Source: State of Maryland Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for Baltimore City," accessed September 9, 2019 | ||||
| Baltimore Mayoral Election (2016), Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Catherine Pugh |
36.58% | 48,709 | |
| Democratic | Sheila Dixon | 34.77% | 46,301 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Embry | 11.70% | 15,576 | |
| Democratic | David Warnock | 8.15% | 10,850 | |
| Democratic | Carl Stokes | 3.48% | 4,628 | |
| Democratic | DeRay Mckesson | 2.59% | 3,445 | |
| Democratic | Nick Mosby | 1.50% | 1,992 | |
| Democratic | Calvin Allen Young III | 0.49% | 646 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Gutierrez | 0.30% | 399 | |
| Democratic | Cindy Walsh | 0.16% | 211 | |
| Democratic | Mack Clifton | 0.15% | 203 | |
| Democratic | Gersham Cupid | 0.10% | 136 | |
| Democratic | Wilton Wilson | 0.06% | 75 | |
| Total Votes | 133,171 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Baltimore City," May 31, 2016 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sheila Dixon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sheila Dixon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Dixon's campaign website listed the following themes prior to the primary election:[5]
Environment
| “ |
... Sheila Dixon released an expansive environmental plan to make Baltimore a cleaner, greener safer and healthier city. Sheila Dixon is the only candidate for mayor who has released a comprehensive environmental plan, and has to date released comprehensive plans on crime, economic development, housing and public health.[5][6] |
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Housing
| “ |
The demand for safe, decent and affordable housing in Baltimore greatly exceeds the supply. This is a problem with a direct and immediate impact on the safety, health and economic wellbeing our residents, and it demands a swift response with accountability from our city’s leadership. I propose several initiatives that will increase the number of units of affordable housing and remove barriers to accessing quality affordable housing.[5][6] |
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Health
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In Baltimore, some of the strongest predictors of health and well-being are public safety, housing, education, environmental exposure, and employment. Many of Baltimore’s health challenges have origins in the economic and racial inequities of our city. Promoting health for all means understanding and confronting the root causes of these disparities. This understanding is essential to developing and implementing health policies that lead to successful interventions that in turn make life longer and more enjoyable for every resident.[5][6] |
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Economic Development
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People want to live, work, learn, play and invest in communities that offer a high quality of life. Public safety and economic development work hand in hand. To restore faith and confidence Baltimore must become a much safer city. Therefore, the neighborhood and economic development strategies in this report should be read as companions to my “Four Point Plan for Making Baltimore Safer.”[5][6] |
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Education
| “ |
Each one of our children is precious and born with unlimited potential. We must nurture that potential in our schools, which are the heart and hub of the communities they serve. Our schools must be safe, meet modern building standards, and provide academic rigor enriched with the arts, athletics and community service opportunities.[5][6] |
” |
Crime & Safety
| “ |
I believe the number one job of the Mayor is to make City of Baltimore safer for everyone. This has been a year of profound hardship for our city. With the painful loss of Freddie Gray, the entrenched conflicts that his death brought to the surface, and the horrifying spike in violence that followed, we all strive to find words of healing and actions to match. But that takes leadership, and that is what I’m offering the citizens of this city.[5][6] |
” |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Baltimore |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Sheila Dixon for Mayor, "About Sheila," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Dixon pleads guilty, receives probation, resigns post, effective in February," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ State of Maryland Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for Baltimore City," accessed September 9, 2019
- ↑ State of Maryland Board of Elections, "Baltimore City 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," accessed February 4, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Sheila Dixon for Mayor, "Strategic Plans," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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