2022 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

2022 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
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Turnout40.76 Decrease 5.53 pp
 
Nominee Muriel Bowser Rodney "Red" Grant Stacia Hall
Party Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote 147,433 29,531 11,510
Percentage 74.62% 14.95% 5.83%
Bowser:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mayor before election

Muriel Bowser
Democratic

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Muriel Bowser
Democratic

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    On November 8, 2022, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor. Incumbent Democrat Muriel Bowser was elected to a third term.[1] The Republican nominee, Stacia Hall, received 2,368 votes in the primary, and independent candidate Rodney "Red" Grant garnered 4,700 signatures to gain ballot access. Both appeared on the general election ballot along with Libertarian Party candidate Dennis Sobin. D.C. Statehood Green Party nominee Corren Brown did not appear on the general election ballot.

    Democratic primary

    Incumbent Attorney General Karl Racine was considered to be the most likely Democrat to challenge Muriel Bowser.[2][3][1] Though Racine filed to seek reelection as Attorney General, in October 2021 he announced he would not be running for any office in 2022.[4] The following day, Councilmember Robert White, a former aide to Racine, announced his campaign.[5] White was joined by several other candidates later on, the most notable of whom was Councilmember Trayon White, who announced his campaign in a comment on Instagram. On April 4, 2022, Robert White's campaign announced a challenge to Trayon White's ballot access signatures. Robert White's camp argued that up to 2,800 of Trayon White's signatures might be invalid.[6] While many of Trayon White's signatures were invalidated by the Board of Elections, they certified 2,138 signatures, just 138 over the minimum required, ensuring that Trayon White would appear on the ballot.[7]

    Candidates

    Declared

    Eliminated in primary

    Failed to qualify for ballot access

    Declined

    Endorsements

    Muriel Bowser

    Local officials

    Labor unions

    Organizations

    Newspapers

    Robert White

    Individuals

    Labor unions

    Organizations

    Newspapers

    Debate

    2022 D.C. Mayor debate
    No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic
    Key:
     P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
    Muriel Bowser Trayon White Robert White Jr.
    1 Jun. 1, 2022 Georgetown University
    Institute of Politics
    WTTG     		Mo Elleithee
    Tom Fitzgerald
    Jeannette Reyes     		[26] P P P

    Polling

    Graphical summary

    Poll source Date(s)
    administered     		Sample
    size[a]     		Margin
    of error     		Muriel
    Bowser     		Robert
    White     		Trayon
    White     		Other Undecided
    Lake Research Partners (D)[27][A] June 7–9, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 41% 37% 6% 1% 16%
    Lake Research Partners (D)[27][A] March 2022 750 (LV) ± 3.6% 47% 24% 5% 4% 20%
    Washington Post[28] February 2–14, 2022 579 (RV) ± 5.0% 47% 19% 17% 4%[b] 11%
    Hypothetical polling
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered     		Sample
    size[a]     		Margin
    of error     		Muriel
    Bowser     		Robert
    White     		Other Undecided
    Lake Research Partners (D)[27][A] June 7–9, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 42% 40% 3% 16%
    Lake Research Partners (D)[27][A] March 2022 750 (LV) ± 3.6% 48% 26% 4% 21%

    Results

    Results by ward
    Bowser
    •   Bowser—30–40%
    •   Bowser—40–50%
    •   Bowser—50–60%
    •   Bowser—60–70%
    R. White
    •   R. White—50–60%
    Democratic primary results[29]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Muriel Bowser (incumbent) 62,391 49.01
    Democratic Robert White 51,557 40.50
    Democratic Trayon White 11,193 8.79
    Democratic James Butler 1,753 1.38
    Write-in 406 0.32
    Total votes 127,300 100
    n/a Overvotes 219
    n/a Undervotes 812

    Republican primary

    Candidates

    Declared

    Results

    Results by ward
    Hall
    •   Hall—50–60%
    •   Hall—70-80%
    •   Hall—80-90%
    Republican primary results[31]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Stacia Hall 2,368 80.41
    Write-in 577 19.59
    Total votes 2,945 100
    n/a Overvotes 11
    n/a Undervotes 225

    Statehood Green primary

    Candidates

    Declared

    Independents

    Candidates

    Qualified for ballot access

    • Rodney "Red" Grant, entertainment executive, philanthropist, and humanitarian[33][32]

    Declined

    General election

    Results

    2022 Washington, D.C., mayoral election[36][37]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Muriel Bowser (incumbent) 147,433 74.62 −1.78
    Independent Rodney Grant 29,531 14.95 N/A
    Republican Stacia Hall 11,510 5.83 N/A
    Libertarian Dennis Sobin 2,521 1.28 −2.12
    Write-in 6,580 3.33 -0.67
    Total votes 197,575 100
    Turnout 205,774 40.76 −5.53
    Registered electors 504,815

    Notes

    1. ^ a b Key:
      A – all adults
      RV – registered voters
      LV – likely voters
      V – unclear
    2. ^ None of them (volunteered response) with 4%

    Partisan clients

    1. ^ a b c d This poll was sponsored by Robert White's campaign

    References

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    See also

    Official campaign websites