Fending off a well-funded challenge by former mayor Sheila Dixon, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has won a decisive victory in the Democratic primary for mayor, setting him on course for a second term.
Declaring victory, Scott made a pointed reference to Dixon’s support by the conservative founder and chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group and his family who, as The Brew reported, backed her heavily, ultimately investing more than $400,000 to support her candidacy.
“Baltimore, you said very clearly that your democracy is not for sale, no matter how rich they are,” Scott said to the cheering crowd gathered at the Baltimore Peninsula.
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