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Mayoral Debate: Democratic Candidates Pugh, Embry and Stokes

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Tomorrow, as early voting begins in Maryland, state residents will begincasting their ballots for the national and local primaries. There are 13 candidates runningfor the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Baltimore. 

According to the most recent poll, released by The Baltimore Sun and the University of Baltimore, State Senator Catherine Pugh leads with 31 percent of likely voter support, followed by former mayor Shelia Dixonwith 25 percent. Lawyer Elizabeth Embryis in third place with 9 percent support, up from 5 percent last month. Businessman David Warnockis in fourth place with 7 percent, and CouncilmanCarl Stokes and Councilman Nick Mosby are tied at fifth place in the poll, with 5 percent support.

Last week, Maryland Morning hosted a debatebetween Shelia Dixon, David Warnock and Nick Mosby. At the time, according to a March 10th poll, Warnock was in third place and Mosby was in fourth. Senator Pugh had been invited to  join that debate but she declined, citing obligations in the Senate. 

On Wednesday morning, after initially declining WYPR's invitation to participate in a second mayoral debate with candidates Elizabeth Embry and Carl Stokes, Senator Pugh arrived unexpectedly at the Maryland Morning studio a few minutes after the live program had begun.  She was invited to join the debate in progress, and spent the rest of the hour with candidates Embry and Stokes discussing the issues in the mayoral race with host Tom Hall. 

Host, Midday (M-F 12:00-1:00)
Rob is a contributing producer for Midday.