2018 Council of the District of Columbia election

2018 Council of the District of Columbia election

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6 seats on the Council of the District of Columbia 7 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Phil Mendelson Party Democratic Independent Last election 11 2 Seats after 11 2 Seat change
Chair of the Council before election Phil Mendelson Democratic Elected Chair of the Council Phil Mendelson Democratic

The 2018 Council of the District of Columbia election was held on November 6, 2018, to determine which party would control the Council of the District of Columbia for the following two years. Elections were held in four of the districts, one at-large district and for the Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia. Prior to the election, 11 seats were held by Democrats and 2 seats were held by Independents. The general election saw no party flip any seats, thereby meaning that Democrats retained their majority on the council. ^[1]

Results

Chair of the Council

Chair of the Council election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Mendelson (incumbent)	198,639	89.13%
	Libertarian	Ethan Bishop-Henchman	18,708	8.39%
		Scattering	5,516	2.48%
Total votes			222,863	100.0%
	Democratic hold

At-large district

At-large district election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anita Bonds (incumbent)	152,460	44.55%
	Independent	Elissa Silverman (incumbent)	90,589	26.47%
	Independent	Dionne Reeder	49,132	14.36%
	DC Statehood Green	David Schwartzman	26,006	7.60%
	Republican	Ralph J. Chittams Sr.	12,629	3.69%
	Independent	Rustin M. Lewis	8,463	2.47%
		Scattering	2,909	0.85%
Total votes			342,188	100.0%
	Democratic hold
	Independent hold

Ward 1

Ward 1 election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brianne Nadeau (incumbent)	23,283	78.23%
	Independent	Jamie Sycamore	6,230	20.93%
		Scattering	248	0.84%
Total votes			29,761	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Ward 3

Ward 3 election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Cheh (incumbent)	23,443	74.18%
	Independent	Petar A. Dimtchev	7,946	25.14%
		Scattering	215	0.68%
Total votes			31,604	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Ward 5

Ward 5 election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenyan McDuffie (incumbent)	23,745	79.28%
	Independent	Kathy Henderson	2,523	8.42%
	DC Statehood Green	Joyce Robinson-Paul	2,085	6.96%
	Independent	Amone Banks	1,085	3.62%
		Scattering	513	1.71%
Total votes			29,951	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Ward 6

Ward 6 election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Allen (incumbent)	35,780	88.30%
	Republican	Michael Bekesha	4,298	10.61%
		Scattering	442	1.09%
Total votes			40,520	100.0%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "General Election 2018 - Certified Results". electionresults.dcboe.org. Retrieved December 15, 2025.