Vignarajah’s exit sets up a scenario typically unseen in Baltimore’s crowded campaigns: a near head-to-head matchup. Scott, the city’s mayor of four years, and Dixon, who held the position for three, will now duke it out for the remainder of early voting, which ends May 9, and on primary day, held May 14.

Former city and state prosecutor Thiru Vignarajah says he is dropping out of the Baltimore City mayoral race and will be endorsing former mayor Sheila Dixon. However, a senior official in current Mayor Brandon Scott's campaign accused Vignarajah of selling his endorsement in exchange for a high-level position in the city.

Questions arose about Baltimore Democratic mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah's endorsement shortly after he dropped out of the race. Maryland Primary

In Baltimore’s competitive and crowded Democratic primary for mayor, not all was what it seemed as early voting began.