Incumbent Marion Barry sought a third term as mayor in 1986. By this time, his dominance of city politics was so absolute that he faced only token opposition in the Democratic primary in the form of former school board member Mattie Taylor, whom Barry dispatched rather easily. Barry had expected to face Jesse Jackson, who had been encouraged by colleagues to seek the mayoralty, and who had been relatively popular in stark contrast to Barry's declining reputation. Barry, who knew that most of Jackson's income came from delivering speeches, used his political clout to arbitrarily disqualify Jackson by getting a law passed that said anyone who made more than a certain amount in honoraria was ineligible to run for D.C. office. Council members jokingly called this the "Jesse Jackson law," as it was legislated expressly to keep Jackson out of the mayoral race.
As expected, he defeated Republican city councilwoman Carol Schwartz fairly handily in the November 4 general election. However, Schwartz won 33 percent of the vote—the first time a Republican had crossed the 30-percent barrier in a general election.[1][2] For the third time, Barry received the endorsement of The Washington Post but "with far greater reservations and misgivings" than at any time in the past.[3]
^"Marion Barry for Mayor". The Washington Post. November 2, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
^"DC Mayor Election – 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^"DC Democratic Primary 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^"DC Statehood Green Primary 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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1986, washington, mayoral, election, november, 1986, washington, held, election, mayor, with, democratic, candidate, incumbent, mayor, marion, barry, defeating, republican, candidate, carol, schwartz, 1982, november, 1986, 1990, nominee, marion, barry, carol, . On November 6 1986 Washington D C held an election for its mayor with Democratic candidate and incumbent mayor Marion Barry defeating Republican candidate Carol Schwartz 1986 Washington D C mayoral election 1982 November 6 1986 1990 Nominee Marion Barry Carol Schwartz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 79 142 42 354 Percentage 61 4 32 9 Results by ward Barry 60 70 80 90 Schwartz 50 60 80 90 Mayor before election Marion Barry Democratic Elected Mayor Marion Barry Democratic Incumbent Marion Barry sought a third term as mayor in 1986 By this time his dominance of city politics was so absolute that he faced only token opposition in the Democratic primary in the form of former school board member Mattie Taylor whom Barry dispatched rather easily Barry had expected to face Jesse Jackson who had been encouraged by colleagues to seek the mayoralty and who had been relatively popular in stark contrast to Barry s declining reputation Barry who knew that most of Jackson s income came from delivering speeches used his political clout to arbitrarily disqualify Jackson by getting a law passed that said anyone who made more than a certain amount in honoraria was ineligible to run for D C office Council members jokingly called this the Jesse Jackson law as it was legislated expressly to keep Jackson out of the mayoral race As expected he defeated Republican city councilwoman Carol Schwartz fairly handily in the November 4 general election However Schwartz won 33 percent of the vote the first time a Republican had crossed the 30 percent barrier in a general election 1 2 For the third time Barry received the endorsement of The Washington Post but with far greater reservations and misgivings than at any time in the past 3 Contents 1 Results 2 Democratic primary 3 DC Statehood primary 4 See also 5 ReferencesResults editDistrict of Columbia mayoral election 1986 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marion Barry incumbent 79 142 61 37 Republican Carol Schwartz 42 354 32 84 Independent Brian P Moore 3 518 2 73 DC Statehood Josephine D Butler 2 204 1 71 Independent Garry Davis 585 0 46 Socialist Workers Deborah A Lazar 469 0 36 Write in 684 0 53 Total votes 128 956 100 Democratic holdDemocratic primary editDistrict of Columbia Democratic primary election 1986 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marion Barry 52 742 70 6 Democratic John L Ray 14 588 19 53 Democratic Calvin H Gurley 4 747 6 35 Democratic Write in 2 634 3 52 Total votes 74 711 100DC Statehood primary editDistrict of Columbia Statehood primary election 1986 6 Party Candidate Votes DC Statehood Josephine D Butler 245 47 39 DC Statehood Alvin C Frost 111 21 47 DC Statehood Dennis S Sobin 73 14 12 DC Statehood Marion Barry 51 9 87 DC Statehood Write in 37 7 15 Total votes 517 100See also editElectoral history of Marion BarryReferences edit Jaffe Harry S Tom Sherwood 1994 Dream City Race Power and the Decline of Washington D C Simon amp Schuster ISBN 0 671 76846 8 Our Campaigns DC Mayor Race Nov 04 1986 Marion Barry for Mayor The Washington Post November 2 1986 Retrieved October 31 2010 DC Mayor Election 1990 Our Campaigns Retrieved February 7 2016 DC Democratic Primary 1986 Our Campaigns Retrieved February 7 2016 DC Statehood Green Primary 1986 Our Campaigns Retrieved February 7 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 Washington D C mayoral election amp oldid 1223654125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
