BALTIMORE — Defense attorney Ivan Bates has won the Democratic primary for Baltimore’s top prosecutor, defeating incumbent State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who will leave the office after two terms.
The Associated Press called the race in favor of Bates on Friday evening. In his second bid to become state’s attorney, Bates, 53, moves on to face defense attorney and former prosecutor Roya Hanna in the general election. Hanna dropped out of the Democratic primary to run as an independent in November. Baltimore has elected a Democrat to the office in every election since 1899. The position pays about $248,000 annually.
“We have a lot of work to do for the city,” Bates told supporters at an election-night event. “We made a lot of promises and plans. One of the things I don’t like to see is politicians who promise to get into office forget the people. I didn’t run because I wanted another position; I ran because we can make a change in our city.”
