Late Deciders Propelled Scott to Mayoral Primary Win, Data Show

6/24/20

By Ian round, BaltimoreBrew

Young voters and late deciders delivered the Democratic mayoral nomination to City Council President Brandon Scott.

That’s according to Ben Smith’s analysis of an exit poll (of 400 registered Democrats who voted in the June 2 primary) conducted by the Democratic consulting group, Tidemore, where he is a partner.

His analysis includes some revealing tidbits:

City Council President nominee Nick Mosby, whose wife is the well-known Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, did very well with women. “His voters being comprised 66% of women puts him just behind Comptroller Joan Pratt (67%) and former Mayor Sheila Dixon (69%) for having the most woman-centric coalition of any citywide candidate.”

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE