Democrat Brandon Maurice Scott was easily elected mayor on Tuesday, an unsurprising outcome in a city where almost all registered voters are Democrats.

After a close victory last June against former Mayor Sheila Dixon in the Democratic primary, the result of the general election was never in doubt.

Preliminary results had him far ahead of independent Bob Wallace with 115,175 votes compared to Wallace’s 31,394. Wallace conceded just after 10 p.m.

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