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%

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Ward results

Precinct results

Bowser: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

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| Mayor before election

Muriel Bowser
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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.

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

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### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* 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

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* Vincent C. Gray, Ward 7 D.C. Councillor and former mayor[2]
* Karl Racine, Attorney General of the District of Columbia[7]

### Primary results

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Results by ward:

Bowser—80–90%

Bowser—70–80%

Bowser—60–70%

District of Columbia Democratic primary election, 2018[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* Martin Moulton[9]

#### Results

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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  | %

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| Libertarian | Martin Moulton  | 98  | 81.0
| Libertarian | Write-ins | 23  | 19.0
Total votes | 121  | 100.0

## Green primary

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### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* Ann C. Wilcox,[9] former Ward 2 DC Board of Education member, 1994–1998

#### Results

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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  | %

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

## Independents

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### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* Dustin "DC" Canter[9]

## Results

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Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2018[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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1. ^ Bowser raises $1.4 million in first 80 days of reelection campaign, Washington Post (December 12, 2017).
2. ^ a b Jamison, Peter, It’s official: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has no serious primary challengers, Washington Post (March 22, 2018)
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Peter, Jamison (September 22, 2017). "D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announces reelection bid". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
5. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 2018 Primary Election Results, District of Columbia Board of Elections
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ "District of Columbia Election Results". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 16, 2018.

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