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Isaac Schleifer
Isaac Schleifer (Democratic Party) (also known as Yitzy) is a member of the Baltimore City Council in Maryland, representing District 5. He assumed office in 2016. His current term ends on December 7, 2028.
Schleifer (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Baltimore City Council to represent District 5 in Maryland. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Baltimore, Maryland (2024)
General election
General election for Baltimore City Council District 5
Incumbent Isaac Schleifer won election in the general election for Baltimore City Council District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Isaac Schleifer (D) | 98.4 | 16,239 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 264 | ||
| Total votes: 16,503 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Baltimore City Council District 5
Incumbent Isaac Schleifer defeated Marvin Briscoe in the Democratic primary for Baltimore City Council District 5 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Isaac Schleifer | 76.2 | 6,229 |
 | Marvin Briscoe | 23.8 | 1,948 | |
| Total votes: 8,177 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Schleifer in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Baltimore, Maryland (2020)
General election
General election for Baltimore City Council District 5
Incumbent Isaac Schleifer defeated Maria Mandela Vismale in the general election for Baltimore City Council District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Isaac Schleifer (D) | 88.4 | 16,688 |
| Maria Mandela Vismale (R) | 10.6 | 2,007 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 190 | ||
| Total votes: 18,885 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Baltimore City Council District 5
Incumbent Isaac Schleifer defeated Christopher Ervin in the Democratic primary for Baltimore City Council District 5 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Isaac Schleifer | 63.1 | 7,923 |
 | Christopher Ervin | 36.9 | 4,635 | |
| Total votes: 12,558 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Baltimore City Council District 5
Maria Mandela Vismale advanced from the Republican primary for Baltimore City Council District 5 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maria Mandela Vismale | 100.0 | 543 | |
| Total votes: 543 | |||
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2016
| Baltimore City Council Election (2016), District 5, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Isaac Schleifer (unopposed) |
92.29% | 15,095 | |
| Write-in votes | 7.71% | 1,261 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,356 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for Baltimore City," accessed December 11, 2016 | ||||
| Baltimore City Council Election (2016), District 5, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Isaac Schleifer |
33.75% | 3,718 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Gardner | 28.83% | 3,176 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Ryan Martinez | 11.44% | 1,260 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Ervin | 10.77% | 1,186 | |
| Democratic | Derrick Lennon | 7.71% | 849 | |
| Democratic | Kinji Pierre Scott | 3.93% | 433 | |
| Democratic | Sharif Small | 3.59% | 395 | |
| Total Votes | 11,017 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Baltimore City," May 31, 2016 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Isaac Schleifer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Isaac Schleifer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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