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Here’s a List of Baltimore City Council Candidates in the April Primary

Editor’s Note: This article lists candidates in the April Democratic and Republican primaries. Candidates in the November General Election, including Green and Working Class Party candidates, are listed here

Here’s a list of all the candidates running for the Baltimore City Council in the April 28 primaries. There are 14 single-members districts.

District 1

Democrats

  1. Paris O’C. Bienert, 27
  2. Ezekiel B. “Zeke” Cohen, 34*

Republicans

None

District 2

Democrats

  1. Melissa Y. “Mel B.” Bagley, 36**
  2. Chanel A. Branch, 39

  3. Tamira Dunn, 33

  4. Danielle McCray, 35*

Republicans

None

District 3

Democrats

  1. Ryan L. Dorsey, 38*
  2. Melvin F. “Mel” Munk, 76

  3. Rain Pryor, 50

[N.B.: Nichelle J. Henson, 33, withdrew as a Democratic candidate for District 3 on Nov. 19, 2019.]

Republicans

None

District 4

(No incumbent)

Democrats

  1. Anson Asaka, 49
  2. V. Lee Brady, 60**

  3. William S. “Sam” Broaddus III, 47

  4. Stanley Cole, n/a**

  5. Mark S. Conway, 31

  6. Zachery S. “Zac” Dingle, 49

  7. Logan S. Endow, 28

  8. Timothy L. “Tim” Goldsby Jr., 26

  9. Nicole E. Harris-Crest, 34

  10. Angela D. “Angie” Winder, 39

Republicans

None

District 5

Democrats

  1. Christopher R. “Chris” Ervin, 51
  2. Isaac Yitzchok “Yitzy” Schleifer, 30*

Republican

  1. Maria Mandela Vismale, n/a**

District 6

Democrats

  1. Michelle Y. Andrews, n/a**
  2. Taurus Barksdale, n/a**

  3. Sharon Green Middleton, 65*

  4. Timothy Mercer, 64

Republicans

None

District 7

(No incumbent)

Democrats

  1. Rodney R. Hudson, 51
  2. Victoria N. “Tori” Rose, 35

  3. Brian Sims, 37

  4. Michael C. Ter Avest, 37

  5. James R. Torrence, 32

Republicans

  1. Christopher M. Anderson, n/a**

(Anderson withdrew as a Republican candidate in District 6 on Jan. 08, 2020, but then refiled as a candidate on Jan. 23, 2020.)

[N.B.: Jovani M. Patterson, 33, withdrew as a Republican candidate in District 6 on Jan. 16, 2020, and entered the race as the sole GOP candidate for City Council president.]

District 8

Democrats

  1. Kristerfer A. Burnett, 33*
  2. Anthony Greene, n/a**

Republicans

None

District 9

Democrats

1.Tyrone L Barnwell, 36

  1. John T. Bullock, 41*
  2. Amefike Kofi Changamire, 38

  3. Derwin C. Hannah, 56

Republicans

None

District 10

(No incumbent)

Democrats

  1. Keisha D. Allen, 44
  2. Robert G. “Bob” Cockey, 70

  3. Raekwon “Ray” Conaway, 24

  4. Natasha N. Guynes, 39

  5. Kerry Eugene Hamilton, 62

  6. Ebony Harvin, n/a**

  7. Cynthia D. Hendricks Jones, 71

  8. William B. “Bill” Marker, 69

  9. Richard M. Parker, 42

  10. Phylicia R. Porter, 32

Republicans

  1. Mekkah X. Mohammed, n/a**
  2. Michael W. Nolet, 55

District 11

Democrats

  1. Eric T. Costello, 39*

Republicans

None

District 12

Democrats

  1. Eugene Z. Boikai, 42
  2. Haroon Ajaz, 53

  3. Gary T. Crum, 37

  4. David J. “Dave” Heilker, 38

  5. Matthew D. Reeds, 24

  6. Robert R. Stokes Sr., 61*

  7. Phillip Lee Westry, 34

Republicans

None

District 13

(No incumbent)

Democrats

  1. Jacqueline T. “Jackie” Addison, 57
  2. Raymond Wallace David, n/a**

  3. Antonio “Tony” Glover, 42

  4. Wesley D. Hawkins, 33

  5. Akil S. Patterson, 37

  6. Clarence J. Thomas, 48

[N.B.: Duane E.I. Williams Jr., 32, withdrew as a Democratic candidate for District 13 on Jan. 21, 2020.]

Republicans

None

District 14

(No incumbent)

Democrats

  1. Rita M. Church, 58
  2. Joseph A. “Joe” Kane II, 34

  3. Stephanie Murdock, n/a**

  4. Odette T. Ramos, 47

Republicans

None


  • Incumbent

** No candidate committee registration paperwork on file at Maryland State Board of Elections for active candidacy as of 9 p.m., Fri., Jan. 24, 2020, filing deadline.

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