1983 Baltimore mayoral election

The 1983 Baltimore mayoral election saw the reelection of William Donald Schaefer to a fourth consecutive term.

Nominations

Primary elections were held September 13.^[1]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Donald Schaefer (incumbent)	165,986	71.78%
	Democratic	William H. Murphy Jr.	60,353	26.10%
	Democratic	Monroe Cornish	4,033	1.74%
	Democratic	Lawrence Freeman	866	0.38%
Total votes			231,238

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samuel A. Culotta	5,586	64.92%
	Republican	Byron P. Roberts Jr.	1,636	19.01
	Republican	Melvin C. Perkins	1,383	16.07%
Total votes			8,605

The general election was held November 8.^[1]

Baltimore mayoral general election, 1983^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Donald Schaefer (incumbent)	130,741	93.71%
	Republican	Samuel A. Culotta	8,771	6.29%
Total votes			139,512
	Democratic hold

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