2022 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

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2022 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
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Nominee Muriel Bowser Rodney "Red" GrantStacia Hall
Party Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote147,43329,53111,510
Percentage74.62%14.95%5.83%
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Bowser:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Mayor before election

Muriel Bowser
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Muriel Bowser
Democratic

On November 8, 2022, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor. Incumbent Democrat Muriel Bowser was elected to a third term. [1] The Republican nominee, Stacia Hall, received 2,368 votes in the primary, and independent candidate Rodney "Red" Grant garnered 4,700 signatures to gain ballot access. Both appeared on the general election ballot along with Libertarian Party candidate Dennis Sobin. D.C. Statehood Green Party nominee Corren Brown did not appear on the general election ballot.

Contents

Democratic primary

Incumbent Attorney General Karl Racine was considered to be the most likely Democrat to challenge Muriel Bowser. [2] [3] [1] Though Racine filed to seek reelection as Attorney General, in October 2021 he announced he would not be running for any office in 2022. [4] The following day, Councilmember Robert White, a former aide to Racine, announced his campaign. [5] White was joined by several other candidates later on, the most notable of whom was Councilmember Trayon White, who announced his campaign in a comment on Instagram. On April 4, 2022, Robert White's campaign announced a challenge to Trayon White's ballot access signatures. Robert White's camp argued that up to 2,800 of Trayon White's signatures might be invalid. [6] While many of Trayon White's signatures were invalidated by the Board of Elections, they certified 2,138 signatures, just 138 over the minimum required, ensuring that Trayon White would appear on the ballot. [7]

Candidates

Declared

Eliminated in primary

Failed to qualify for ballot access

Declined

Endorsements

Muriel Bowser
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Robert White
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Debate

2022 D.C. Mayor debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Muriel Bowser Trayon White Robert White Jr.
1Jun. 1, 2022 Georgetown University
Institute of Politics
WTTG 		Mo Elleithee
Tom Fitzgerald
Jeannette Reyes		 YouTube PPP

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Muriel
Bowser		Robert
White		Trayon
White		OtherUndecided
Lake Research Partners (D) [upper-alpha 1] June 7–9, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%41%37%6%1%16%
Lake Research Partners (D) [upper-alpha 1] March 2022750 (LV)± 3.6%47%24%5%4%20%
Washington Post February 2–14, 2022579 (RV)± 5.0%47%19%17%4% [lower-alpha 2] 11%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Muriel
Bowser		Robert
White		OtherUndecided
Lake Research Partners (D) [upper-alpha 1] June 7–9, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%42%40%3%16%
Lake Research Partners (D) [upper-alpha 1] March 2022750 (LV)± 3.6%48%26%4%21%

Results

Results by ward Bowser Bowser--30-40% Bowser--40-50% Bowser--50-60% Bowser--60-70% R. White R. White--50-60% District of Columbia Democratic mayoral primary results by ward, 2022.svg
Results by ward
Bowser
  •   Bowser—30–40%
  •   Bowser—40–50%
  •   Bowser—50–60%
  •   Bowser—60–70%
R. White
  •   R. White—50–60%
Democratic primary results [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Muriel Bowser (incumbent) 62,391 49.01
Democratic Robert White 51,55740.50
Democratic Trayon White 11,1938.79
Democratic James Butler1,7531.38
Write-in 4060.32
Total votes127,300 100
n/a Overvotes 219
n/a Undervotes 812

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Results by ward Hall Hall--50-60% Hall--70-80% Hall--80-90% District of Columbia Republican mayoral primary results by ward, 2022.svg
Results by ward
Hall
  •   Hall—50–60%
  •   Hall—70-80%
  •   Hall—80-90%
Republican primary results [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stacia Hall 2,368 80.41
Write-in 57719.59
Total votes2,945 100
n/a Overvotes 11
n/a Undervotes 225

Statehood Green primary

Candidates

Declared

Independents

Candidates

Qualified for ballot access

  • Rodney "Red" Grant, entertainment executive, philanthropist, and humanitarian [30] [29]

Declined

General election

Results

2022 Washington, D.C., mayoral election [33] [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Muriel Bowser (incumbent) 147,433 74.62 -1.78
Independent Rodney Grant29,53114.95N/A
Republican Stacia Hall11,5105.83N/A
Libertarian Dennis Sobin2,5211.28-2.12
Write-in 6,5803.33-0.67
Total votes197,575 100
Turnout 205,77440.76-5.53
Registered electors 504,815

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ None of them (volunteered response) with 4%
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 3 4 This poll was sponsored by Robert White's campaign

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