2006 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

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Nominee  | Adrian Fenty | David Kranich  |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 98,740 | 6,744
Percentage  | 89.7% | 6.1%

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Results by ward
Fenty:  80–90% >90%

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On November 7, 2006, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor. It determined the successor to two-term mayor Anthony A. Williams, who did not run for re-election. The Democratic primary was held on September 12. The winner of both was Adrian Fenty, the representative for Ward 4 on the D.C. Council. He took office on January 2, 2007, becoming the sixth directly elected mayor since the establishment of home rule in the District, and — at 35 — the youngest elected mayor of a major American city in U.S. history.

## Candidates

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### General Election

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* Adrian Fenty \- Democratic Party
* David Kranich - Republican Party
* Chris Otten - D.C. Statehood Green Party

2006 Washington, D.C. mayoral election results [1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Adrian Fenty | 98,740  | 89.73  | +29.12
| Republican | David Kranich  | 6,744  | 6.13  | −28.34
| DC Statehood Green | Chris Otten  | 4,554  | 4.14  | +1.68
Majority  | 91,996  | 83.60  |
Turnout | 110,038  |  |

In addition to the candidates above, the following candidates lost in the primary election.

### Democratic Party primary

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Democratic Primary Results

Candidate  | Votes  | Percent
Adrian Fenty (winner) | 60,732 | 57.20%
Linda Cropp | 32,897 | 30.98%
Marie Johns | 8,501 | 8.01%
Vincent Orange | 3,075 | 2.90%
Michael A. Brown | 650 | 0.61%
Artee (RT) Milligan | 105 | 0.10%
Nestor Djonkam | 73 | 0.07%
Write In, if any | 145 | 0.14%
Total | 106,178 | 100.00%
Source: D.C. Board of Elections

* Linda W. Cropp \- DC Council Chair, Cropp was considered Fenty's rival as the frontrunner for the mayoral primary, although Fenty took a lead in the polls about two months before the election.
* Marie Johns
* Vincent Orange, Ward 5 Council Representative
* Michael A. Brown, who consistently had trailed the pack in polling data, dropped out of the race September 8, and announced he was throwing his support to Cropp.

### Republican Party primary

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David W. Kranich ran in the Republican Party primary election. Albert Ceccone gathered signatures to run on the ballot as well, but after a challenge by Kranich, the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics declared many of the signatures invalid.[1] Consequently, Ceccone did not have enough valid signatures to appear on the ballot, and only Kranich's name appeared as running for mayor on the Republican primary ballot.[2] Kranich received 65% of the vote.[3]

### Statehood Green Party primary

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Chris Otten ran unopposed for the Statehood Green party's primary election.[4] Otten received 50% of the vote.[3]

## Endorsements

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* Fenty received the endorsements of, most notably, The Washington Post and former mayor Marion Barry.
* Cropp received the endorsement of, most notably, outgoing mayor Anthony A. Williams.
* Orange received the endorsement of, most notably, recently terminated Metrobus driver Sidney Davis, as highlighted in the August 21, 2006 article, "Soapbox on Wheels", in The Washington Post.
* Johns received the endorsement of, most notably, The Washington Times.

## References

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1. ^ "Kranich v. Ceccone, Administrative Hearing No. 06-002" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. September 3, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
2. ^ "Sample Ballot: Republican Primary: District of Columbia" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. September 12, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
3. ^ a b "Certified Election Night Results" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. September 26, 2006.
4. ^ "Sample Ballot: Statehood Green Primary: District of Columbia" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. September 12, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2008.

## External links

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* Slate profile of Kranich

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