david marriott

In an election year when political outsiders have disrupted both Republican and Democratic presidential races, a slate of longshot candidates in Baltimore is hoping to ride the wave of voter frustration and legitimize a long-discounted third party: the Greens.

For Baltimore voters not satisfied with the direction Democrats have led the city in the last half century, the five Republicans and three Greens running for mayor say they'll take a different approach to crime, mass transit and economic development.