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Baltimore re-elects Mayor Scott, Cohen set to become Council President

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Published November 6, 2024 at 10:57 AM EST

This week, Morgan State's Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. held a discussion on the power of the vote with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott.

(Baltimore, MD) -- As expected, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has been re-elected to a second term in office.

Thank you, Baltimore! pic.twitter.com/LOwQTBeFcM
— Brandon M. Scott (@MayorBMScott) November 6, 2024

According to the unofficial results, the mayor garnered more than 82-percent of the vote over Republican Shannon Wright.

In the race for Baltimore City Council President, Democrat Zeke Cohen pulled in more than 88-percent of the vote compared to opponent Emmanuel Digman's 11-percent.

Declaring victory in the race for City Council President, Zeke Cohen is also celebrating early in the contest over Question H, the David Smith-financed measure to shrink the City Council:

“You can buy a building. You can even buy a newspaper. But you can’t buy us.” pic.twitter.com/Xku3yc7Iz9
— Adam Willis (@adampwillis) November 6, 2024

Democratic Comptroller Bill Henry ran unopposed.

24/7 News Source contributed to this report.