Mayoral elections in Washington, D.C.

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Washington, D.C., is a political division coterminous with the District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States. [1] The enactment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973 provided for an elected mayor for the first time in nearly a century. [2] Starting in 1974, [3] there have been thirteen elections for mayor and six people have held the office. The Democratic Party has immense political strength in the district. In each of the mayoral elections, the district has solidly voted for the Democratic candidate, with no margin less than 14 percentage points.

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The mayor serves a four-year term. [4] In 1994, residents approved a ballot measure limiting the mayor to two consecutive terms, [5] despite simultaneously electing Marion Barry to his fourth term. In 2001, the D.C. Council repealed the measure, abolishing term limits for all elected positions. [6]

Mayoral elections

Key for parties
   Democratic Party – (D)
   D.C. Statehood Green Party – (STG)
   D.C. Statehood Party – (ST)
   Independent candidate – (I)
   Republican Party – (R)
   U.S. Labor Party – (L)
Mayoral elections in the District of Columbia 1974 to present
YearWinnerRunner-upOther candidate [a] Ref.
CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%
1974 Walter Washington (D)84,67680.50%Sam Harris(I)7,5147.14%Jackson R. Champion(R)3,7033.52% [7]
1978 Marion Barry (D)68,35470.16% Arthur Fletcher (R)27,36628.09%Susan Pennington(L)1,0661.09% [8]
1982 Marion Barry (D)95,00780.99%E. Brooke Lee Jr.(R)16,50114.07%Dennis S. Sobin(I)2,6732.28% [9]
1986 Marion Barry (D)79,14261.37% Carol Schwartz (R)42,35432.84% Brian Moore (I)3,5182.73% [10]
1990 Sharon Pratt (D)140,01186.12%Maurice Turner(R)18,65311.47%Alvin C. Frost(ST)1,1160.69% [11]
1994 Marion Barry (D)102,88456.02% Carol Schwartz (R)76,90241.87%——— [5]
1998 Anthony A. Williams (D)92,50466.16% Carol Schwartz (R)42,28030.24%John Gloster(ST)2,3121.65% [12]
2002 Anthony A. Williams (D)79,84160.61% Carol Schwartz (R)45,40734.47%Steve Donkin(STG)3,2402.46% [13]
2006 Adrian Fenty (D)106,84888.58%David Kranich(R)7,5176.23%Chris Otten(STG)4,9144.07% [14]
2010 Vincent C. Gray (D)97,97874.2% Write-ins [b] 29,59922.42%Carlos Allen(I)2,2791.73% [17]
2014 Muriel Bowser (D)96,66655.15% David Catania (I)61,38835.02% Carol Schwartz (I)12,3277.03% [18]
2018 Muriel Bowser (D)171,60876.39%Ann Wilcox(STG)20,9509.33%Dustin Canter(I)15,4786.89% [19]
2022 Muriel Bowser (D)147,43374.62%Rodney Grant(I)29,53114.95%Stacia Hall(R)11,5105.83% [20]

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The following graph shows the margin of victory of the Democratic Party over the runner-up in the 13 mayoral elections Washington, D.C., has held.

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Notes

  1. ↑ For purposes of these lists, other candidates are defined as those who were in third place. Write-in totals are not represented.
  2. ↑ More than 90 percent of the write-ins were for Adrian Fenty, [15] the incumbent mayor, who lost the Democratic primary against Gray and chose not to run under another party or as an independent. [16]

References

  1. ↑ Grogg, Robert (2013). "Introduction: Where Oh Where Should the Capital Be?". White House Historical Association . Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "The District's Home Rule History and Statehood Goal". The Washington Informer . September 30, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ Mathews, Jay; Bowman, LaBarbara (November 6, 1974). "Washington Winner in Mayoral Election". The Washington Post . p. A1. ProQuest   146114074.
  4. ↑ Code of the District of Columbia § 1–204.21.
  5. 1 2 "November 8 General Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 18, 1994. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ Chan, Sewell (October 1, 2008). "When a City Council Repealed Term Limits". The New York Times . Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "DC Mayor Race - Nov 05, 1974". OurCampaigns. September 16, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ Scammon, Richard M.; McGillivray, Alice V. (1979). America Votes 13. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. p. 380. ISBN   978-0871871831.
  9. ↑ "DC Mayor Race - Nov 02, 1982". OurCampaigns. September 16, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ "DC Mayor Race - Nov 04, 1986". OurCampaigns. September 16, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  11. ↑ Scammon, Richard M.; McGillivray, Alice V. (1991). America Votes 19: A Handbook of Contemporary Election Statistics. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. p. 487. ISBN   978-0871875587.
  12. ↑ "November 13 General Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 13, 1998. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Certification Summary - Candidate". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 21, 2002. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Certified Official Results Report" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 21, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  15. ↑ Austermuhle, Martin (November 3, 2010). "Fenty Write-In Campaign Drives Mayoral Write-Ins To Nearly 23 Percent". DCist . Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  16. ↑ Fisher, Max (September 15, 2010). "The Rise and Fall of DC Mayor Adrian Fenty". The Atlantic . Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  17. ↑ "General Election 2010 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 19, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  18. ↑ "General Election 2014 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  19. ↑ "General Election 2018 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 15, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  20. ↑ "General Election 2022 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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