2022 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

On November 8, 2022, Washington, D.C. held an election for its mayor. Incumbent Democrat Muriel Bowser was elected to a third term in a landslide.^[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.

2022 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

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Turnout	40.76 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%
Ward results Precinct results Bowser:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mayor before election Muriel Bowser Democratic Elected Mayor Muriel Bowser Democratic

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, 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

• Muriel Bowser, incumbent (since 2015)^[8]

Eliminated in primary

• James Butler, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Ward 5 and candidate for mayor in 2018^[9]
• Robert White, at-large council member (since 2016)^[5]
• Trayon White, Ward 8 council member (since 2017)^[10]

Failed to qualify for ballot access

• Michael Campbell, pastor and chapter president of DC National Action Network^[11]
• Andre Delontae Davis, teacher^[12]

Declined

• Karl Racine, attorney general for the District of Columbia (since 2015)^[4]

Endorsements

Muriel Bowser

Local officials

• Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George's County executive (2018–2025)^[13]

Labor unions

• Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO^[14]
• SEIU 32BJ^[14]
• UNITE HERE Local 23^[14]
• UNITE HERE Local 25^[14]

Organizations

• Democrats for Education Reform D.C.^[14]
• District of Columbia Association of Realtors^[14]
• EMILY's List^[15]

Newspapers

• The Washington Post^[16]

Robert White

Individuals

• Karl Racine, attorney general for the District of Columbia (2015–2023)^[17]

Labor unions

• AFGE Local 1975^[18]
• AFSCME District 20^[19]
• Washington Teachers' Union^[20]

Organizations

• Capital Stonewall Democrats^[21]
• DC Now^[22]
• Our Revolution DC^[23]
• Sierra Club^[23]
• Working Families Party^[24]

Newspapers

• The GW Hatchet (Democratic primary only)^[25]

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

Bowser   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

R. White   50–60%

Results by ward

Bowser   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

R. White   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

T. White   30–40%   40–50%

Other   40-50% tie   No votes

Results by precinct
Interactive map version

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

• Stacia Hall^[12][30]

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

• Corren Brown^[32]

Independents

Candidates

Qualified for ballot access

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

Declined

• David Grosso, at-large councilor (2013–2021)^[34]
• Karl Racine, attorney general for the District of Columbia (since 2015)^[35]

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

Partisan clients

1. This poll was sponsored by Robert White's campaign.