Electoral history of Marion Barry

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The electoral history of Marion Barry :

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1971

District of Columbia Board of Education, General Election, 1971 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry 24,434 58
Republican Anita Allen14,30834
Independent Ira Mosley2,1135
Socialist Workers Keith Jones9892

1974

Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large, Democratic Primary Election, 1974 [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry 35,065 25
Democratic Douglas E. Moore 28,598 20
Democratic Delano "Del" Lewis22,12216
Democratic Ruth Hankins-Nesbitt20,83615
Democratic Carl Bergman12,0188
Democratic Robert L. "Bob" White8,0256
Democratic Charles L. Crawford7,5355
Democratic Charles "Chico" Hernandez7,1175
Democratic Write-in6760
Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large, General Election, 1974 [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Douglas E. Moore 55,928 17
Democratic Marion Barry 55,615 17
DC Statehood Julius W. Hobson, Sr. 48,708 15
Republican Jerry A. Moore, Jr. 35,297 11
Independent Frank Hart Rich24,6808
Independent Charles I. Cassell23,0827
Independent Rockwood "Adam" Foster15,8715
DC Statehood Josephine (Jo) Butler13,7744
Independent Ron M. Linton12,8634
Independent Robert Lewis Lindsay6,7432
Independent Arthur "Doc" Morris7,7102
Independent James C. Shipman6,2612
Socialist Workers Anne Powers5,6502
Socialist Workers Sara A. Smith4,9702
Independent Robert E. Pipes4,3641
Independent Raymond W. Powell4,1981
Independent Wilmur A. Davis3,2331

1976

Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large, Democratic Primary Election, 1976 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry 20,644 73
Democratic John Martin7,39326
Democratic Write-in3551
Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large, General Election, 1976 [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry (incumbent) 113,567 48
Republican Jerry A. Moore, Jr. 57,76324
DC Statehood Josephine Butler46,55519
Independent Dorothy Hawkinson11,3055
U.S. Labor Bernard Greene7,8153
 Write-in1,9361

1978

Mayor of the District of Columbia, Democratic Primary Election, 1978 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry Jr. 32,841 35
Democratic Sterling Tucker 31,27733
Democratic Walter Washington 29,88132
Mayor of the District of Columbia, General Election, 1978 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry Jr. (incumbent) 71,373 71
Republican Arthur A. Fletcher 27,96528

1982

Mayor of the District of Columbia, Primary Election, 1982 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry Jr. 54,638 58
Democratic Patricia Roberts Harris 33,28235
Democratic John Ray 3,2663
Democratic Charlene Drew Jarvis 2,7113
Mayor of the District of Columbia, General Election, 1982 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion S. Barry (incumbent) 95,007 81
Republican E. Brooke Lee16,50114
Independent Dennis S. Sobin2,6242
Socialist Workers Glenn B. White1,4451
Write-in 1,6581

1986

Mayor of the District of Columbia, Primary Election, 1986 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry Jr. 52,742 71
Democratic Mattie Goodrum Taylor14,58820
Democratic Calvin Gurley 4,7476
Democratic Write-in2,6344
Mayor of the District of Columbia, General Election, 1986 [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry Jr. (incumbent) 80,666 61
Republican Carol Schwartz 43,67633
Independent Brian Moore3,5183
DC Statehood Green Josephine D. Butler2,2042
Independent Garry Davis5850
Socialist Workers Deborah R. Lazar4690
 Write-in6841

1990

Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large, General Election, 1990 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda W. Cropp 38
DC Statehood Hilda Mason 29
Independent Marion Barry Jr.20

1992

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, Primary Election, 1992 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry Jr. (incumbent) 6,512 71
Democratic Wilhelmina J. Rolark1,90821
Democratic Ab Jordan6177
Democratic Charles Chuck Dixon1702
Democratic Write-in 120
Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, General Election, 1992 [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry Jr. 13,796 90
Independent Richard Miller8746
Republican W. Cardell Shelton4233
  Write in 2452

1994

Mayor of the District of Columbia, Democratic Primary Election, 1994 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry Jr. 66,777 47
Democratic John Ray 52.08837
Democratic Sharon Pratt Kelly 18,71713
Democratic Otis Holloman Troupe1,8971
Mayor of the District of Columbia, General Election, 1994 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry Jr. (incumbent) 102,884 56
Republican Carol Schwartz 76,90242
Independent Curtis Pree8520
DC Statehood Jodean M. Marks6950
Independent Jesse Battle, Jr.4880
Socialist Workers Aaron Ruby4230
Independent Faith 4230
  Write-in 9821

2004

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, Democratic Primary Election, 2004 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry 5,022 58
Democratic Sandy (Sandra) Allen 2,13425
Democratic William O. Lockridge6387
Democratic "S.S." (Sandra Seegars)4125
Democratic Jacque D. Patterson3504
Democratic Joyce Scott681
Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, General Election, 2004 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry 19,333 95
Republican Cardell Shelton8614

2008

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, Democratic Primary Election, 2008 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry 4,359 77
Democratic Charles Wilson62211
Democratic 'S.S.' Sandra Seegars4989
Democratic Howard Brown671
Democratic Braxton-Jones311
Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, General Election, 2008 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry (incumbent) 24,524 92
Independent Darrell Danny Gaston1,1374
Independent Yavocka Young1,0104

2012

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, Primary Election, 2012 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry 5,116 74
Democratic Jacque D. Patterson5688
Democratic S.S. Sandra Seegars5498
Democratic Natalie Williams4857
Democratic Darrell Danny Gaston2193
Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, General Election, 2012 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion Barry (incumbent) 27,202 88
Independent Jauhar Abraham3,58812

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  2. ↑ Prince, Richard E. (November 3, 1971). "Mrs. Allen, Allies Lose D.C. Vote". The Washington Post.
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  7. ↑ "Certificate of Election", District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics, November 18, 1974
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