City Council President Brandon M. Scott has inched closer to victory over former mayor Sheila Dixon.

Scott’s lead now stands at 1,385 votes, the latest data posted by the Maryland State Board of Elections show.

He’s ahead by a full percentage point, 29.1% to 28.1%.

Roughly 150,000 ballots have been counted, leaving only a few thousand left, Baltimore City Elections Director Armstead B.C. Jones Sr. told The Brew.

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