2022 Council of the District of Columbia election

2022 Council of the District of Columbia election

←  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  →
7 of the 13 seats in the Council of the District of Columbia 7 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Phil Mendelson Party Democratic Independent Seats before 11 2 Seats won 6 1 Seats after 11 2 Seat change

On November 8, 2022, a general election was held for the Council of the District of Columbia. Elections were held in four ward districts as well as for chairperson of the council and two at-large seats. Democrats remained in control of the council, electing six out of the seven positions that were on the ballot. Independent Kenyan McDuffin, formerly the Democratic councilperson for Ward 5, was also elected.

Electoral system

The council is composed of thirteen members, each elected by district residents to a four-year term. One member is elected from each of the district's eight wards. Four at-large members represent the district as a whole. The chairman of the council is likewise elected at an at-large basis. The terms of the at-large members are staggered so that two are elected every two years, and each D.C. resident may vote for two different at-large candidates in each general election.

According to the Home Rule Act, of the chair and the at-large members, a maximum of three may be affiliated with the majority political party. In the council's electoral history, of the elected members who were not affiliated with the majority party, most were elected as at-large members. In 2008 and 2012, Democrats such as David Grosso, Elissa Silverman, and Michael A. Brown changed their party affiliation to Independent when running for council.

To become a candidate for council an individual must be resident of the District of Columbia for at least one year prior to the general election, a registered voter, and hold no other public office for which compensation beyond expenses is received. Candidates running for a ward position must be a resident of that ward.

Summary

Democrats remained the largest party in the council, reelecting every incumbent running, and holding onto wards 3 and 5. Elissa Silverman (Independent, At-large) lost her seat to former Ward 5's councilman Kenyan McDuffie.

At-large

Position	Incumbent				Candidates [1]
	Member	Party	First elected	Status
Chairperson	Phil Mendelson	Democratic	2012 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Phil Mendelson (Democratic) 82.0% ▌ Darryl LC Moch (D.C. Statehood Green) 9.7% ▌ Nate Derenge (Republican) 6.7%
At-large	Anita Bonds	Democratic	2013 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Anita Bonds (Democratic) 31.7% ▌Y Kenyan McDuffie (Independent) 21.9% ▌ Elissa Silverman (Independent) 19.3% ▌ Graham McLaughlin (Independent) 10.2% ▌ Karim D. Marshall (Independent) 5.1% ▌ David Schwartzman (D.C. Statehood Green) 5.1% ▌ Giuseppe Niosi (Republican) 3.9% ▌ Fred Hill (Independent) 2.3%
	Elissa Silverman	Independent	2014	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected.

Wards

Position	Incumbent				Candidates [1]
	Member	Party	First elected	Status
Ward 1	Brianne Nadeau	Democratic	2014	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Brianne Nadeau (Democratic) 79.9% ▌ Chris Otten (D.C. Statehood Green) 17.2%
Ward 3	Mary Cheh	Democratic	2006	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Matthew Frumin (Democratic) 79.9% ▌ David Krucoff (Republican) 22.7% ▌ Adrian Salsgiver (Libertarian) 1.1%
Ward 5	Kenyan McDuffie	Democratic	2012 (special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Zachary Parker (Democratic) 93.9% ▌ Clarence Lee Jr. (Republican) 5.4%
Ward 6	Charles Allen	Democratic	2014	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles Allen (Democratic) 94.0%

Chairperson

Incumbent Chairperson Phil Mendelson was re-elected for a third full term after defeating DC Statehood Green party candidate Darryl Moch and Republican candidate Nate Derenge. He was challenged in the Democratic primary by progressive Erin Palmer. ^[2]

2022 District of Columbia Chairperson of the Council Election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Phil Mendelson Darryl Moch Nate Derenge Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Republican Popular vote 160,896 18,930 13,123 Percentage 83.4% 9.8% 6.8%

Ward results Precinct results Mendelson   70–80%   80–90%

Chairperson before election Phil Mendelson Democratic Elected Chairperson Phil Mendelson Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Phil Mendelson, incumbent Chairperson (since 2012) from Eastern Market ^{[3] [4]}
• Erin Palmer, ethics lawyer and ANC Commissioner for 4B02 from Takoma ^{[5] [4]}

Did not qualify for ballot

• Calvin H. Gurley, accountant and perennial candidate ^[6]

Endorsements

Phil Mendelson

Organizations

• Democrats for Education Reform D.C. ^[7]
• District of Columbia Association of Realtors ^[8]
• International Association of Fire Fighters Local 36 ^[4]
• Metropolitan Washington Labor Council, AFL–CIO ^[9]

Organizations

• Sierra Club ^[10]
• UNITE HERE Local 25 ^[4]

Publications

• The Washington Post ^[11]

Erin Palmer

Individuals

• Henry Cohen, Ward 3 candidate
• Carlene Reid, member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education from Ward 8 ^[4]

Organizations

• Capital Stonewall Democrats ^[12]
• Greater Greater Washington ^[13]
• Washington Teachers' Union (AFT Local 6) ^[14]
• Working Families Party ^[15]

Declined to endorse

Organizations

• DC Latino Caucus ^[16]

Results

Democratic primary results by ward:

Mendelson

•   Mendelson—50–60%
•   Mendelson—60-70%

Palmer

•   Palmer—60-70%

Chairperson Democratic primary ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Mendelson	64,877	53.16%
	Democratic	Erin Palmer	56,671	46.44%
	Democratic	Write-in	492	0.40%
Total votes			122,040	100%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Giuseppe Niosi, Navy reservist ^[18]

Declared

• Nate Derenge, supply chain analyst, councilperson candidate in Ward 8 in 2020 ^{[3] [19]}

Results

Republican primary results by ward:

Derenge

•   Derenge—80–90%
•    Derenge—>90%

Chairperson Republican primary ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nate Derenge	2,469	89.95%
	Republican	Write-in	276	10.05%
Total votes			2,745	100%

Results

2022 Council of the District of Columbia Chairperson election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Mendelson	160,896	83.4%
	DC Statehood Green	Darryl Moch	18,930	9.8%
	Republican	Nate Derenge	13,123	6.8%
Total valid votes			192,949	100%
	Democratic hold

At-large

Elections for two at-large seats were held in 2022. Incumbent Democratic councilwoman Anita Bonds was re-elected after being the most voted candidate, while incumbent independent Elissa Silverman was defeated by independent Kenyan McDuffie, formerly a Democrat serving as councilman for ward 5, who came in second.

The first seat may be won by anyone from any party but the second seat is reserved for someone who is not affiliated with majority party. Bonds was challenged by three Democrats in the June 21 primary, all of whom criticized her role as chair of the council’s housing committee, but was renominated with 35% of the vote. ^[2]

2022 District of Columbia At-Large Councilperson Election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Anita Bonds Kenyan McDuffie Elissa Silverman Party Democratic Independent Independent Popular vote 103,959 71,892 63,457 Percentage 31.8% 22.0% 19.4%   Nominee Graham McLaughlin Karim Marshall David Schwartzman Party Independent Independent DC Statehood Green Popular vote 33,388 16,879 16,644 Percentage 10.2% 5.2% 5.1%

Results by ward Results by precinct Bonds   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60% McDuffie   20–30%   30–40% Silverman   20–30%   30–40% McLaughlin   20–30%

At-Large Councilpersons before election Anita Bonds (D) Elissa Silverman (I) Elected At-Large Councilpersons Anita Bonds (D) Kenyan McDuffie (I)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Anita Bonds, incumbent Councilperson (since 2012) from Truxton Circle ^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Nate Fleming, Shadow Representative (2013–2015) and staffer for Councilmember Trayon White from Deanwood ^{[20] [4]}
• Lisa R. Gore, ANC commissioner for 3/4G-01 from Hawthorne ^{[21] [4]}
• Dexter Williams, research analyst for RepresentUs and former staffer for Robert White from Hillcrest ^{[21] [4]}

Did not qualify for ballot

• Sharece Crawford, at-large Committeewoman for the DC Democratic Party ^[22]
• Leniqua’dominique Jenkins, former ANC commissioner for 7C04 and activist ^[22]
• Ambrose Lane Jr., community activist and co-founder of Black Coalition Against Covid ^[20]
• Bradley Thomas, attorney and ANC commissioner for 5E05 ^[23]
• Paul Trantham ^[6]

Declined

• Monika Nemeth, ANC Commissioner for 3F06 (ran in Ward 3) ^[22]

Endorsements

Anita Bonds

Individuals

• David Catania, at-large Councilperson (1997-2015) ^[24]
• Arrington Dixon, Council Chairperson (1979-1983) ^[24]
• Vincent Gray, Councilperson for Ward 7 (since 2017) and former Mayor (2011-2015) ^[24]
• Phil Mendelson, Council Chairperson (since 2012) ^[24]
• Jacque Patterson, at-large member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education ^[24]
• Brandon Todd, Councilperson for Ward 4 (2015–2021) ^[24]
• Anthony Williams, former Mayor (1999-2007) ^[24]

Organizations

• District of Columbia Association of Realtors ^[8]
• LiUNA Mid Atlantic ^[4]
• UNITE HERE Local 25 ^[4]

Nate Fleming

Publications

• The Washington Post ^[11]

Lisa Gore

Individuals

• Henry Cohen, ward 3 candidate
• Anthony J. Motley, pastor ^[24]

Organizations

• GreaterGreaterWashington ^[25]
• National Organization for Women ^[26]

Dexter Williams

Organizations

• DC Latino Caucus ^[16]
• Washington Teachers' Union (AFT Local 6) ^[14]

No endorsement

• Capital Stonewall Democrats ^[12]
• Metropolitan Washington Labor Council, AFL–CIO ^[9]

Results

Democratic primary results by ward:

Bonds

•   Bonds—30–40%
•   Bonds—40–50%
•   Bonds—50–60%

Fleming

•   Fleming—30–40%

Gore

•   Gore—30–40%

At-Large Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anita Bonds	42,421	35.85%
	Democratic	Lisa Gore	33,225	28.08%
	Democratic	Nate Fleming	32,815	27.73%
	Democratic	Dexter Williams	9,356	7.91%
	Democratic	Write-in	504	0.43%
Total votes			118,321	100%
	n/a	Overvotes	267
	n/a	Undervotes	9,743

Republican primary

Nominee

• Giuseppe Urberto Niosi, contractor ^[3]

Results

Republican primary results by ward:

Niosi

•   Niosi—80–90%
•   Niosi—>90%

At-Large Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Giuseppe Niosi	2,576	91.80%
	Republican	Write-in	230	8.20%
Total votes			2,806	100%
	n/a	Overvotes	9
	n/a	Undervotes	366

Libertarian primary

Results

At-Large Libertarian primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Write-in	108	100%
Total votes			108	100%
	n/a	Undervotes	11

Statehood Green primary

No candidates appeared on the Statehood Green primary ballot, but David Schwartzman received the party's nomination through write-ins. ^[27]

Results

At-Large Statehood Green primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DC Statehood Green	Write-in	342	100%
Total votes			342	100%
	n/a	Undervotes	158

General election

Candidates

• Frederick Hill, businessman and candidate for Ward 8 in 2020 ^[22]
• Karim D. Marshall, attorney ^[6]
• Kenyan McDuffie, Councilmember for Ward 5 (2012–present) ^[28]
• Graham McLaughlin, businessman ^[29]
• Jennifer Muhammad ^[29]
• Elissa Silverman, incumbent Councilperson (2015–present) ^[22]

Endorsements

Kenyan McDuffie

Individuals

• Tom Perez, former Democratic National Committee Chairman (2017–2021), former United States Secretary of Labor (2013–2017), and former Maryland Secretary of Labor (2007–2009) ^[30] (Democratic)

Publications

• The Washington Post ^[31]

Graham McLaughlin

Publications

• The Washington Post ^[31]

Elissa Silverman

Individuals

• Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (2015-present) ^[30] (Democratic)

Organizations

• Sierra Club ^[32]

Results

2022 Council of the District of Columbia At-large election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anita Bonds	103,991	31.7%
	Independent	Kenyan McDuffie	71,924	21.9%
	Independent	Elissa Silverman	63,471	19.3%
	Independent	Graham McLaughlin	33,402	10.2%
	Independent	Karim D. Marshall	16,883	5.1%
	DC Statehood Green	David Schwartzman	16,650	5.1%
	Republican	Giuseppe Niosi	12,832	3.9%
	Independent	Fred Hill	7,494	2.3%
	Write-in		1,620	0.5%
Total valid votes			328.267	100%

Single-ward elections

2022 Council of the District of Columbia elections in single-ward constituencies

November 8, 2022
4 of the 13 seats in the Council of the District of Columbia
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Independent Seats before 4 0 Seats won 4 0 Seats after 4 0 Seat change
Results by precinct

The Democrats easily swept elections in all four wards, securing more than three fourths of the vote in each. They recorded their worst result in Ward 3 with 75.88% of the vote, performing the weakest in Precinct 9, where they won just 57.02% of the vote. Conversely, the Democrats earned their best performance in Ward 6, where incumbent Charles Allen won 94% of the vote against write-in candidates. DC's tiny Republican Party earned the second places in Wards 3 and 5, while the even smaller Green Party contested Ward 1. ^[33]

Ward 1

2022 District of Columbia Ward 1 Councilperson Election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Brianne Nadeau Chris Otten Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Popular vote 19,540 4,192 Percentage 79.94% 17.15%

Ward 1 Councilperson before election Phil Mendelson Democratic Elected Ward 1 Councilperson Brianne Nadeau Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Salah Czapery, former police officer from Adams Morgan ^[6]
• Sabel Harris, ANC Commissioner for 1B12 (since 2021) from U Street Corridor ^{[34] [4]}
• Brianne Nadeau, incumbent Councilperson (since 2015) from Park View ^[4]

Endorsements

Brianne Nadeau

Individuals

• Charles Allen, councilperson from Ward 6 (2015-present) ^[4]
• Henry Cohen, ward 3 candidate
• Janeese Lewis George, councilperson from Ward 4 (2021-present) ^[4]
• Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (2015-present) ^[4]
• Elissa Silverman, at-large Councilperson (2015-present) ^[4]
• Robert White, at-large Councilperson (2016-present) ^[4]

Organizations

• Capital Stonewall Democrats ^[12]
• DC Latino Caucus ^[16]
• Metropolitan Washington Labor Council, AFL–CIO ^[9]
• Sierra Club DC ^[35]
• Washington Teachers' Union (AFT Local 6) ^[14]
• Working Families Party ^[15]

Salah Czapary

Organizations

• LGBTQ Victory Fund ^[36]

Publications

• The Washington Post ^[11]

No endorsement

Organizations

• District of Columbia Association of Realtors ^[8]

Results

Ward 1 Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brianne Nadeau	7,976	48.46%
	Democratic	Salah Czapary	5,092	30.94%
	Democratic	Sabel Harris	3,351	20.36%
	Democratic	Write-in	40	0.24%
Total votes			16,459	100%

General election

Results

2022 Ward 1 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brianne Nadeau	19,540	79.94%
	DC Statehood Green	Chris Otten	4,192	17.15%
	Write-in		711	2.91%
Total valid votes			24,443	100%
	Democratic hold

Ward 3

2022 District of Columbia Ward 3 Councilperson Election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Matt Frumin David Krucoff Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Ward 3 Councilperson Mary Cheh Democratic

Democratic primary

Incumbent Councilperson Mary Cheh initially signaled that she would run for reelection, but announced on February 11 that she was ending her campaign. ^[37] At the time of her announcement, Cheh had only two opponents, Brown and Nemeth. Within hours, Cheh's former campaign treasurer, Matt Frumin announced his candidacy. ^[37] In the following days, several more candidates announced bids for the now-open seat. Ultimately, nine candidates made the primary ballot. Receiving an endorsement from The Washington Post , Eric Goulet became the premier moderate candidate in the race and raised a significant amount of money from outside groups such as the DC Association of Realtors and Democrats for Education Reform. On June 13, spurred by massive outside spending from pro-charter school groups, Tricia Duncan withdrew her campaign and endorsed Matt Frumin. The following day, ANC Commissioner Ben Bergmann and student Henry Cohen withdrew their campaigns in support of Frumin. ^[38]

Following these developments, councilmembers George, Allen, and Silverman endorsed Frumin, leading to further consolidation.

Candidates

Declared

• Deirdre Brown, former ANC Commissioner ^[6]
• Beau Finley, ANC Commissioner for 3C04 ^[6]
• Matt Frumin, former ANC Commissioner and at-large council candidate in 2013 ^[37]
• Eric Goulet, former senior counsel for Councilperson Vincent C. Gray and candidate for this seat in 2006 ^[39]
• Monte Monash, businesswoman and Chair of the DC Public Library Board of Trustees ^[6]
• Phil Thomas, chair of Ward 3 Democrats, outreach staffer for Mayor Muriel Bowser, and former ANC Commissioner ^[40]

Withdrawn

• Ben Bergmann, ANC Commissioner for 3D08 (endorsed Frumin) ^{[39] [41]}
• Mary Cheh, incumbent Councilperson (since 2006) (endorsed Duncan, then Frumin) ^[42]
• Henry Cohen, student and 2021 Democracy Summer Fellow (endorsed Frumin) ^{[43] [41]}
• Tricia Duncan, Chair of Palisades Community Association (endorsed Frumin) ^[44]
• Monika Nemeth, ANC Commissioner for 3F06 ^{[22] [45] [6] [46]}

Declined

• Matthew Cohen, ANC Commissioner ^[37]
• Petar Dimtchev, attorney and candidate for Ward 3 in 2018 ^[22]
• Tracy Hadden Loh, member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors ^[37]
• Bill Rice, former DC Department of Transportation spokesman and candidate for this seat in 2006 ^{[37] [39]}
• Ruth Wattenberg, member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education for Ward 3 (since 2015) ^[37]

Debates and forums

Debates and forums for Ward 3 Democratic primary candidates

Date	Place	Host	Participants
P  Participant.  I  Invitee.  A  Absent.  N  Confirmed non-invitee.  O  Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered)			Bergmann	Brown	Cohen	Duncan	Finley	Frumin	Goulet	Monash	Thomas
April 25, 2022	Online	Capital Stonewall Democrats [47]	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	A	P

Endorsements

Tricia Duncan (withdrawn)

Individuals

• Mary Cheh, incumbent Councilperson (since 2007)(switched endorsement to Frumin after Duncan withdrew) ^{[48] [41]}

Matthew Frumin

Individuals

• Charles Allen, Councilperson from Ward 6 (since 2015) ^[41]
• Ben Bergmann, ANC Commissioner for 3D08 and withdrawn candidate for this seat ^[41]
• Mary Cheh, incumbent Councilperson (since 2007) ^[41]
• Henry Cohen, student and withdrawn candidate for this seat ^[41]
• Tricia Duncan, Chair of Palisades Community Association and withdrawn candidate for this seat ^[44]
• Janeese Lewis George, Councilperson from Ward 4 (since 2021) ^[38]
• Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (2015-present) ^[44]
• Elissa Silverman, at-large Councilperson (since 2015) ^[41]
• Ruth Wattenberg, member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education for Ward 3 (since 2015) ^[49]

Organizations

• International Association of Fire Fighters Local 36 ^[49]
• SEIU 32BJ ^[49]
• Washington Teachers' Union (AFT Local 6) ^[14]

Eric Goulet

Individuals

• Vincent Gray, Councilperson for Ward 7 (since 2017) and former Mayor (2011-2015) ^[50]
• Anthony Williams, former Mayor (1999-2007) ^[38]

Organizations

• DC Police Union ^[38]
• Democrats for Education Reform D.C. ^[51]
• District of Columbia Association of Realtors ^[8]

Publications

• The Washington Post ^[11]

Monte Monash

Individuals

• Tommy Wells, Councilperson for Ward 6 (2007-2015) ^[24]

No endorsement

Organizations

• Capital Stonewall Democrats ^[12]
• DC Latino Caucus ^[16]
• Metropolitan Washington Labor Council, AFL–CIO ^[9]

Results

Ward 3 Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew Frumin	8,012	42.28
	Democratic	Eric Goulet	5,641	29.77
	Democratic	Phil Thomas	1,087	5.74
	Democratic	Beau Finley	958	5.06
	Democratic	Tricia Duncan (withdrawn)	921	4.86
	Democratic	Ben Bergmann (withdrawn)	753	3.97
	Democratic	Monte Monash	848	4.47
	Democratic	Deirdre Brown	517	2.73
	Democratic	Henry Z Cohen (withdrawn)	194	1.02
	Democratic	Write-in	19	0.10
Total votes			18,950	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• David Krucoff, District of Columbia retrocession activist and independent candidate for delegate in 2020 ^[3]

Results

Ward 3 Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Krucoff	666	89.76
	Republican	Write-in	76	10.24
Total votes			742	100.00

Endorsements

Matt Frumin

• Sierra Club ^[32]

General election

Results

2022 Council of the District of Columbia Ward 3 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew Frumin	22,962	75.9%
	Republican	David Krucoff	6,853	22.7%
	Libertarian	Adrian Salsgiver	327	1.1%
	Write-in		118	0.4%
Total valid votes			192,949	100%
	Democratic hold

Ward 5

Incumbent Councilperson Kenyan McDuffie announced in October 2021 that he would not be seeking election to the council. Instead, he opted to run to succeed retiring Karl Racine as Attorney General. ^[52] In early 2022, it was reported that Zachary Parker led his opponents in fundraising, with much of his money coming from notable DC progressives. His closest opponent, Faith Gibson Hubbard, had donors that overlapped with previous donors to the more moderate Mayor Bowser. ^[53] Parker won the primary election and was chosen as the democratic nominee. He went on to win the general election with more than 93% of the vote in the overwhelmingly Democratic ward.

2022 District of Columbia Ward 5 Councilperson Election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Zachary Parker Clarence Lee Jr. Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Ward 5 Councilperson Kenyan McDuffie Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Gordon Fletcher, Ward 5 Democratic Chair and ANC Commissioner for 5A08 ^{[54] [22]}
• Kathy Henderson, ANC Commissioner ^[6]
• Faith Gibson Hubbard, Bowser administration official ^[54]
• Gary Johnson, education activist ^[6]
• Art Lloyd, retired deputy U.S. Marshal ^[6]
• Vincent Orange, At-large Councilperson (2011–2016) and Councilperson for Ward 5 (1999–2007) ^[55]
• Zachary Parker, Member of the D.C. State Board of Education (since 2019) ^[54]

Did not qualify for ballot

• Lauren Rogers, ANC Commissioner for 5C02 (since 2019) ^[6]

Withdrawn

• Harry Thomas Jr., Councilperson for Ward 5 (2007-2012) (running for Shadow Representative) ^{[22] [56]}

Declined

• Kenyan McDuffie, incumbent Councilperson (since 2012)

Debates and forums

Debates for Ward 5 Democratic primary candidates

Date	Place	Host	Participants
P  Participant.  I  Invitee.  A  Absent.  N  Confirmed non-invitee.  O  Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered).			Fletcher	Gibson Hubbard	Lloyd	Johnson	Henderson	Orange	Parker	Rogers	Thomas
November 10, 2021 [57]	Online	D.C. for Democracy	P	P	O	O	O	P	P	O	P
April 30, 2022 [58]	Union Wesley AME Zion Church	Queen Chapel Civic Association and Union Wesley AME Zion Church	P	P	A	A	A	P	P	O	O

Endorsements

Faith Gibson Hubbard

Individuals

• David Grosso, former at-large Councilperson (2013–2021) ^[59]
• Christina Henderson, at-large Councilperson (2021–present) ^[60]
• Kenyan McDuffie, incumbent Ward 5 Councilperson (since 2012) ^[61]

Publications

• The Washington Post ^[11]

Organizations

• National Organization for Women ^[61]

Vincent Orange

Individuals

• Franklin Garcia, District of Columbia Shadow Representative (2015–2021) ^[62]
• John L. Ray, at-large Councilperson (1979–1997) ^[63]

Zachary Parker

Organizations

• Capital Stonewall Democrats ^[12]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund ^[36]
• Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America ^[64]
• Metropolitan Washington Labor Council, AFL–CIO ^[9]
• UNITE HERE Local 25 ^[65]
• Washington Teachers' Union (AFT Local 6) ^[14]
• Working Families Party ^[15]

Individuals

• Henry Cohen, Ward 3 candidate
• Janeese Lewis George, councilperson for Ward 4 (since 2021) ^[66]
• Ed Lazere, candidate for Council of the District of Columbia in 2018 ^[67]
• Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (since 2015) ^[68]

No endorsement

Organizations

• DC Latino Caucus ^[16]
• District of Columbia Association of Realtors ^[8]

Results

Ward 5 Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zachary Parker	7,761	43.52
	Democratic	Faith Gibson Hubbard	4,353	24.41
	Democratic	Vincent Orange	2,736	15.34
	Democratic	Gordon "The People's Champion" Fletcher	1,941	10.88
	Democratic	Kathy Henderson	787	4.41
	Democratic	Gary To-To Johnson	149	0.84
	Democratic	Art Lloyd	69	0.39
	Democratic	Write-in	37	0.21
Total votes			17,833	100.00

Republican primary

Candidate

Declared

• Clarence Lee Jr. ^[3]

Results

Ward 5 Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clarence Lee, Jr.	177	82.71
	Republican	Write-in	37	17.29
Total votes			214	100.00

General election

Results

2022 Council of the District of Columbia Ward 5 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zachary Parker	25,554	93.9
	Republican	Clarence Lee, Jr	1,474	5.41
	Write-in		196	0.72
Total valid votes			27,224	100.00
	Democratic hold

Ward 6

2022 District of Columbia Ward 6 Councilperson Election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Charles Allen Party Democratic

Incumbent Ward 6 Councilperson Charles Allen Democratic

Incumbent Democratic councilperson Charles Allen was re-elected unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Charles Allen, incumbent Councilperson (since 2015) ^[54]

Endorsements

Charles Allen

Organizations

• Capital Stonewall Democrats ^[12]
• DC Latino Caucus ^[16]
• District of Columbia Association of Realtors ^[8]
• Metropolitan Washington Labor Council, AFL–CIO ^[9]
• National Organization for Women ^[26]
• Sierra Club DC ^[35]
• Washington Teachers' Union (AFT Local 6) ^[14]

Results

Ward 6 Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Allen	14,541	96.34
	Democratic	Write-in	553	3.66
Total votes			15,094	100.00

General election

Results

2022 Council of the District of Columbia Ward 6 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Allen	25,596	94.0
	Write-in		1,635	6.0
Total valid votes			27,231	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2022 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
• 2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election

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External links

Chairperson

• Derenge (R) for Chairperson
• Mendelson (D) for Chairperson
• Palmer (D) for Chairperson

At-large Councilperson

• Bonds (D) for Councilperson
• Crawford (D) for Councilperson
• Fleming (D) for Councilperson
• Gore (D) for Councilperson
• Jenkins (D) for Councilperson
• Lane (D) for Councilperson
• Marshall (I) for Councilperson
• McLaughlin (I) for Councilperson
• Niosi (R) for Councilperson
• Thomas (D) for Councilperson
• Williams (D) for Councilperson

Ward 1 Councilperson

• Czapary (D) for Councilperson
• Harris (D) for Councilperson
• Nadeau (D) for Councilperson

Ward 3 Councilperson

• Bergmann (D) for Councilperson
• Brown (D) for Councilperson
• Cohen (D) for Councilperson
• Duncan (D) for Councilperson
• Finley (D) for Councilperson
• Frumin (D) for Councilperson
• Goulet (D) for Councilperson
• Krucoff (R) for Councilperson
• Monash (D) for Councilperson
• Thomas (D) for Councilperson

Ward 5 Councilperson

• Fletcher (D) for Councilperson
• Henderson (D) for Councilperson
• Hubbard (D) for Councilperson
• Johnson (D) for Councilperson
• Orange (D) for Councilperson
• Parker (D) for Councilperson
• Rogers (D) for Councilperson

Ward 6 Councilperson

• Allen (D) for Councilperson