2006 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
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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.
Democratic Party primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- 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.
Endorsements
[edit]- 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.
Results
[edit]| 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 | ||
Republican Party primary
[edit]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
[edit]Chris Otten ran unopposed for the Statehood Green party's primary election.[4] Otten received 50% of the vote.[3]
General election
[edit]Nominees
[edit]- Adrian Fenty - Democratic Party
- David Kranich - Republican Party
- Chris Otten - D.C. Statehood Green Party
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Certified Election Night Results" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. September 26, 2006.
- ^ "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.