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Carl Stokes
Carl Stokes was a member of the Baltimore City Council in Maryland, representing District 12. Stokes assumed office in 2010. Stokes left office in 2016.
Stokes (Democratic Party) ran for election as President of the Baltimore City Council in Maryland. Stokes lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Baltimore, Maryland (2020)
General election
General election for Baltimore City Council President
Nick Mosby defeated Jovani Patterson in the general election for Baltimore City Council President on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nick Mosby (D) | 79.5 | 178,689 |
 | Jovani Patterson (R)  | 19.0 | 42,628 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 3,361 | ||
| Total votes: 224,678 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Baltimore City Council President
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Baltimore City Council President on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nick Mosby | 40.2 | 55,424 |
 | Shannon Sneed | 29.4 | 40,474 | |
 | Carl Stokes | 21.1 | 29,012 | |
| Leon Pinkett III | 4.0 | 5,503 | ||
| Dan Sparaco | 2.7 | 3,755 | ||
 | Marques Dent | 1.6 | 2,199 | |
| Leo Burroughs | 1.0 | 1,408 | ||
| Total votes: 137,775 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Baltimore City Council President
Jovani Patterson advanced from the Republican primary for Baltimore City Council President on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jovani Patterson | 100.0 | 4,918 |
| Total votes: 4,918 | |||
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2016
| 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
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carl Stokes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Stokes highlighted eight different areas of his "plan to get Baltimore working":[2]
Education
| “ |
Eighty-nine percent of 4th graders are below grade proficiency in reading and math. I commit to turning that number around in two school years.[2][3] |
” |
Public Safety
| “ |
The greater impact to improving public safety is education and jobs. Education and jobs are a solution to eliminating crime; policing is a reaction.[2][3] |
” |
Neighborhoods
| “ |
It is time to pay attention to one of Baltimore’s greatest assets, our neighborhoods, the outer harbor.[2][3] |
” |
Tax Reform
| “ |
Incentivizing investment with a lower tax rate will create both jobs and economic viability. I propose cutting the tax by 50 percent within 5-8 years.[2][3] |
” |
Jobs
| “ |
Baltimore residents need more job opportunities with higher paying wages. With an annual per capita income of $24,750 and a median value of housing units at $157,900, many of our residents don’t earn enough to pay the rent or make ends meet.[2][3] |
” |
Business Environment
| “ |
Reducing the property tax, improving transit, high speed internet service, and a review of licensing and regulations will make businesses work in Baltimore.[2][3] |
” |
Good Government
| “ |
With a focus on accountability, my Administration will transform Baltimore City to become an energetic catalyst for entrepreneurship and smart business growth.[2][3] |
” |
Health & Transit
| “ |
Healthy citizens, healthy homes and communities and transit that works to get you from home to where you learn, work, and pray are part of the plan to Get Baltimore Working![2][3] |
” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Maryland Board of Elections, "Baltimore City 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," accessed February 4, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Carl Stokes for Mayor, "Carl Stokes Plan to Get Baltimore Working," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by - |
Baltimore City Council, District 12 2010 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Robert Stokes, Sr. (D) |
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