2018 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

On November 6, 2018, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor. 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.

2018 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

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Candidate Muriel Bowser Ann Wilcox Dustin Canter Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Independent Popular vote 171,608 20,950 15,478 Percentage 76.4% 9.3% 6.9%

Results by ward Bowser   70-79%

Mayor before election Muriel Bowser Democratic Elected Mayor Muriel Bowser Democratic

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 D.C. Councillor 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

• Martin Moulton^[9]

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 to 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	%
	DC Statehood Green	Ann C. Wilcox	379	82.2
	DC Statehood Green	Write-ins	82	17.8
Total votes			461	100.0

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Dustin "DC" Canter^[9]

Results

Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2018^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Muriel Bowser	171,608	76.4
	DC 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

1. Bowser raises $1.4 million in first 80 days of reelection campaign, Washington Post (December 12, 2017).
2. Jamison, Peter, It’s official: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has no serious primary challengers, Washington Post (March 22, 2018)
3. "A student, a homeless man and an ex-lawyer: Who says D.C. mayor has no election challengers?". The Washington Post. March 11, 2018.
4. Peter, Jamison (September 22, 2017). "D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announces reelection bid". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
5. Meet The Two People Challenging D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser In Next Week’s Democratic Primary, WAMU (June 14, 2018).
6. Active Candidates List, District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance E-Filing.
7. 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."
8. 2018 Primary Election Results, District of Columbia Board of Elections
9. District of Columbia Board of Elections List of Candidates in the November 6, 2018 General Election September 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
10. "District of Columbia Election Results". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 16, 2018.