1971 Baltimore mayoral election

1971 Baltimore mayoral election
	November 9, 1971
Mayor before election; Thomas D'Alesandro III; Democratic	Elected mayor ; William Donald Schaefer; Democratic

The 1971 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of William Donald Schaefer.

Nominations

Primary elections were held September 14.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Donald Schaefer	95,315	56.23%
	Democratic	George L. Russell, Jr.	58,528	34.53%
	Democratic	Francis J. Valle	7,202	4.25%
	Democratic	Clarence M. Mitchell, II	6,354	3.75%
	Democratic	Joseph M. Heinle	1,185	0.70%
	Democratic	William Edward Roberts, Sr.	938	0.55%
Total votes			169,522

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Zimmerman Pierpont	5,474	43.96%
	Republican	Monroe Cornish	4,126	33.14%
	Republican	Samuel D. Shapiro	1,695	13.61%
	Republican	Louis R. Milio	1,157	9.29%
Total votes			12,452

The general election was held November 6.^[3]

Baltimore mayoral general election, 1971^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Donald Schaefer	120,726	87.23%
	Republican	Ross Zimmerman Pierpont	17,680	12.77%
Total votes			138,406
	Democratic hold

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