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%

Ward results Precinct results Bowser:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

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, 1994–1998

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