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4 BaltimoreMessenger baltimoremessenger.com NEWS porting in the Democratic primary race, Stokes led Ramos by 49 to 23 percent, with Devon Brown at 12 percent, Jason Curtis at 8 percent and three others at 3 percent or less, in one of the most hotly contested races. Ramos won several newspaper endorsements and was supported by City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke and Del. Mary Washington. thought it would be a lot Stokes said. A closely watched rematch in the York Road corridor also fizzled.

Fourth District Councilman Bill Henry, who beat Scherod Barnes in 2007, beat him again, this time 61to 39 percent. And all of the other council members who represent north Baltimore won easily or were unopposed, including Mount Rochelle Spector in District 5, Sharon Greene Middleton, who represents some of Roland Park in District 6, and Clarke, whose 14th District covers much of north Baltimore. The upset was in District 12, representing the Hampden-Remington area, where politically connected challenger Nick Mosby defeated Councilwoman Belinda Conaway possibly with third-place finisher Allen Hicks of Hampden playing a role. Conaway, the daughter of City Clerk of the Circuit Court Frank Conaway, drew fire for supporting development of a shopping center in Remington. Conaway also denied a well-publicized claim that she lived outside the district.

Mosby beat Conaway convincingly, 51to 30 percent. Favorite son Hicks, former president of the Hampden Community Council, ran third with 5 percent. Henry Brim and Timothy Mercer each had 2 percent. Hicks said he personally supported Mosby over Conaway because of shopping center support and disputed residency. He said Mosby talked to him about getting out of the race, fearing that Hicks would deny him votes and possibly hand Conaway the election.

felt I was going to split the vote and allow her to get in. But really, I took votes away from Hicks said. Mosby was the candidate, even though Conaway was the incumbent, Hicks said. He said Gov. Martin came to the voting precinct at the Academy for College and Career Exploration in Hampden on election day to stump for Mosby.

Mosby and Conaway could not be reached for comment. It was clear sailing in Charles Village for Stokes, who was appointed to seat when Council President Stephanie Rawlings- Blake succeeded scandal-scarred Sheila Dixon as mayor and Young became council president. If Stokes looked beatable during the campaign, it reflected in the vote totals. gave me really good Stokes said. most proud that the community feels done a good Henry expressed similar sentiments and said Barnes held a fundraising edge in the District 4 campaign to represent the York Road area, including Govans, Radnor-Winston and the Loyola University and Senator Theatre areas.

feel validated that if you go out and do a good job and do what supposed to do as a council person, do Henry said. Earlier Tuesday, supporters of candidates toiled to get out the vote in north Baltimore, but apparently without much success on a primary election day marked by low Former city school board chairman Jim Campbell, supporting Rawlings-Blake, walked from house to house in Oakenshawe around noon. On one arm he carried T-shirts promoting the re-election bid; in his other hand he carried fliers with cutouts, so that they could be hung on doorknobs if residents home. He also had a map showing the locations of registered voters that the campaign was targeting. knew her father really said the former Medfield resident, now of Roland Springs, referring to late father, former Del.

Howard Rawlings. But despite such efforts, voter turnout was running at around 12 percent late in the day, only about half of the 24 percent turnout for the 2007 mayoral primary, according to the Baltimore City Board of Elections. Turnout was below elections expectations at several polling places in north Baltimore, partly because of the advent of early voting and to the lack of a presidential primary, as well as to the predominantly Democratic makeup of the city, they said. awfully light, especially for a said Bob Koch, Republican chief judge at the Waverly Library, the polling precinct for Oakenshawe and Abell. Michael Howard, his Democratic counterpart, recalled that 100 people were waiting in line when the polls opened in the 2004 primary.

me this is the slowest, at least since said Howard, who lives in nearby Abell. At First English Lutheran Church in Guilford, 119 people had cast their ballots as of 10:45 a.m. Tuesday morning, out of 1,200 voters registered for the precinct. said chief Republican judge Bill Barnes, of Tuscany-Canterbury. we have about Barnes said he was not expecting a surge of voters in the evening hours from people voting on their way home from work.

Henry keeps York Road; Conaway beaten in Hampden City Council, from Page1 STAFF PHOTO BY JEN RYNDA Area residents vote at the Academy for College and Career Exploration on primary election day Sept. 13..