1971 Baltimore mayoral election

The 1971 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of William Donald Schaefer.

1971 Baltimore mayoral election
November 9, 1971
 
Candidate William Donald Schaefer Ross Zimmerman Pierpont
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 120,726 17,680
Percentage 87.23% 12.77%
Mayor before election

Thomas D'Alesandro III
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

William Donald Schaefer
Democratic

Elections in Maryland
Federal government
Presidential elections
U.S. Senate elections
U.S. House elections
State government
State Elections
Gubernatorial elections
Attorney General elections
Comptroller elections
General Assembly elections
County government
County executive elections
County offices
Ballot measures
2012
Annapolis
Mayoral elections
Baltimore
Mayoral elections
Other elections
Frederick
Mayoral elections
Government

Nominations

Primary elections were held September 14.[1][2][3]

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Donald Schaefer 95,315 56.23%
Democratic George L. Russell, Jr. 58,528 34.53%
Democratic Francis J. Valle 7,202 4.25%
Democratic Clarence M. Mitchell, II 6,354 3.75%
Democratic Joseph M. Heinle 1,185 0.70%
Democratic William Edward Roberts, Sr. 938 0.55%
Total votes 169,522

Republican primary
Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ross Zimmerman Pierpont 5,474 43.96%
Republican Monroe Cornish 4,126 33.14%
Republican Samuel D. Shapiro 1,695 13.61%
Republican Louis R. Milio 1,157 9.29%
Total votes 12,452

General election

The general election was held November 6.[3]

Baltimore mayoral general election, 1971[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Donald Schaefer 120,726 87.23%
Republican Ross Zimmerman Pierpont 17,680 12.77%
Total votes 138,406
Democratic hold

References
  1. "RaceID=417694". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. "RaceID=656944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. "RaceID=21400". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.