Electoral history
2010 election
In February 2010,McDuffie resigned from his position in the mayor's administration [12] and declared his candidacy to represent Ward 5 on the Council of the District of Columbia. [3] McDuffie supported expanding employment opportunities and tackling HIV. [8] He criticized incumbent Harry Thomas Jr. for being reactive rather than proactive. [8] During his campaign,McDuffie stressed several urgent problems in the ward,including lack of quality education,lack of effective job-training programs,lack of affordable housing,and a need for more services for senior citizens. [13] Thomas won the Democratic Party primary election [14] and went on to win the general election as well. [15]
2012 election
In January 2012,Thomas resigned from the Council and pleaded guilty to two federal crimes:theft and filing three years of false tax returns. [16] McDuffie entered the special election to fill the vacant Ward 5 seat. [17]
The District's firefighter union,the Service Employees International Union Maryland and DC State Council,National Nurses United union,Local 25 Hospitality Workers' Union,AFL-CIO,DC Latino Caucus,Gertrude Stein Democratic Club and Councilmember Tommy Wells [18] endorsed McDuffie's candidacy. [18] [19] [20] [21]
McDuffie won the special election, [22] receiving 43 percent of the votes. [23]
2018 election
McDuffie ran for re-election in the 2018 election. He won with 79.3% of the vote,defeating Kathy Henderson,Joyce Robinson-Paul,and Amone Banks on November 6,2018.
2022 election
McDuffie announced his candidacy for Attorney General for the District of Columbia and said that he would not run to represent Ward 5 for another term. [29] McDuffie's qualifications were challenged by candidate Bruce Spiva,who argued that the legislation required that the attorney general was "actively engaged" as an attorney for five years and that service on the Council was not adequate. [30] The Board of Elections supported the challenge,the Court of Appeals upheld their decision,and McDuffie's appeal for a rehearing was denied. [30] [31]
In June 2022,McDuffie changed his registration to independent and picked up paperwork to file to run as a candidate for one of the at-large seats on the Council held by incumbents Elissa Silverman and Anita Bonds. [1] He was elected in November 2022,finishing behind Bonds but ahead of Silverman. [32]
2026 Election
On January 14,2026 McDuffie announced his candidacy to seek the Democratic nomination for the Office of Mayor for The District of Columbia. [33]
