The 2018 Washington, D.C., mayoral election took place on November 6, 2018 to elect the Mayor of the District of Columbia . Incumbent Democrat Muriel Bowser won re-election, becoming the first Mayor to do so for Washington, D.C. since Anthony A. Williams won a second term in 2002.
In the first 80 days of her re-election campaign, Bowser raised about $1.4 million for her campaign fund.[1] She had no serious challengers in the primary ,[2] with only some little-known candidates filing to run against her.[3] Bowser won the June 19 primary with 80% of the vote.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Muriel Bowser , incumbent Mayor[4]
James Butler, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Ward 5[3] [5]
Ernest E. Johnson, real estate professional, unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2010 and for D.C. Council in 2014[6] [5]
Declined [ ]
Vincent C. Gray , Ward 7 District Councilman and former Mayor[2]
Karl Racine , Attorney General of the District of Columbia [7]
Primary results [ ]
Results by ward:
Bowser—80–90%
Bowser—70–80%
Bowser—60–70%
District of Columbia Democratic primary election, 2018[8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Muriel Bowser (incumbent)
61,855
80.0
Democratic
James Butler
7,915
10.2
Democratic
Ernest E. Johnson
4,674
6.0
Democratic
Write-ins
2,887
3.7
Total votes
77,331
100.0
Libertarian primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Results [ ]
Results by ward:
Moulton—100%
Moulton—>90%
Moulton—80–90%
Moulton—70–80%
Moulton—80–90%
Moulton/Write-ins tie—50%
District of Columbia Libertarian primary election, 2018[8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Libertarian
Martin Moulton
98
81.0
Libertarian
Write-ins
23
19.0
Total votes
121
100.0
Green primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Ann C. Wilcox,[9] Former Ward 2 DC Board of Education member from 1994-1998
Results [ ]
Results by ward:
Wilcox—>90%
Wilcox—80–90%
Wilcox—70–80%
Wilcox—50–60%
District of Columbia Green primary election, 2018[8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
D.C. Statehood Green
Ann C. Wilcox
379
82.2
D.C. Statehood Green
Write-ins
82
17.8
Total votes
461
100.0
Independents [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Results [ ]
Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2018[10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Muriel Bowser
171,608
76.4
D.C. Statehood Green
Ann Wilcox
20,950
9.3
Independent
Dustin Canter
15,478
6.9
Libertarian
Martin Moulton
7,569
3.4
n/a
Write-ins
9,053
4.0
Total votes
224,658
100
References [ ]
^ Bowser raises $1.4 million in first 80 days of reelection campaign , Washington Post (December 12, 2017).
^ Jump up to: a b Jamison, Peter, It’s official: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has no serious primary challengers , Washington Post (March 22, 2018)
^ Jump up to: a b "A student, a homeless man and an ex-lawyer: Who says D.C. mayor has no election challengers?" . The Washington Post . March 11, 2018.
^ Peter, Jamison (September 22, 2017). "D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announces reelection bid" . The Washington Post . Retrieved September 23, 2017 .
^ Jump up to: a b Meet The Two People Challenging D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser In Next Week’s Democratic Primary , WAMU (June 14, 2018).
^ Active Candidates List , District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance E-Filing.
^ Jamison, Peter, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine will not enter mayor's race , Washington Post (September 11, 2017): "D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (D) announced Friday that he will run for reelection to his current seat, putting an end to widespread speculation that he might challenge Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) in 2018."
^ Jump up to: a b c 2018 Primary Election Results , District of Columbia Board of Elections
^ Jump up to: a b c District of Columbia Board of Elections List of Candidates in the November 6, 2018 General Election Archived September 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine .
^ "District of Columbia Election Results" . The Washington Post . Retrieved November 16, 2018 .
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