Calvin Gurley

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Calvin Gurley

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

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Accountant

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Calvin Gurley (independent) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Washington D.C. City Council. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

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Gurley is an accountant and auditor with the federal government. He previously served as a member of a mayoral commission on public housing and as president of the Fairlawn Civic Association.

Elections

2020

See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2020)

General election

General election for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert White (D)	26.0	139,208
✔		Christina Henderson (Independent)	14.8	79,189
		Vincent Orange (Independent)	12.0	64,389
	Submit photo	Ed Lazere (Independent)	11.5	61,882
		Marcus Goodwin (Independent)	11.3	60,636
		Markus Batchelor (Independent)	3.6	19,095
	Submit photo	Marya Pickering (R)	3.3	17,883
	Submit photo	Mónica Palacio (Independent)	2.5	13,635
	Submit photo	Ann Wilcox (G)	1.8	9,793
	Submit photo	Franklin Garcia (Independent)	1.7	8,972
	Submit photo	Jeanné Lewis (Independent)	1.4	7,417
	Submit photo	Chander Jayaraman (Independent)	1.4	7,365
	Submit photo	Claudia Barragan (Independent)	1.0	5,607
	Submit photo	A'Shia Howard (Independent)	1.0	5,329
	Submit photo	Joseph Bishop-Henchman (L)	1.0	5,173
	Submit photo	Will Merrifield (Independent)	0.9	5,086
	Submit photo	Kathy Henderson (Independent)	0.9	4,803
	Submit photo	Alexander Padro (Independent)	0.7	3,780
		Calvin Gurley (Independent)	0.6	3,203
	Submit photo	Michangelo Scruggs (Independent)	0.5	2,874
	Submit photo	Keith Silver (Independent)	0.5	2,605
		Mario Cristaldo (Independent)	0.4	2,384
	Submit photo	Rick Murphree (Independent)	0.3	1,851
	Submit photo	Eric Rogers (Independent)	0.3	1,839
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	2,266

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 536,264
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Addison Sarter (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Robert White advanced from the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert White	97.2	93,264
		Other/Write-in votes	2.8	2,669

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,933
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Marya Pickering advanced from the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marya Pickering	90.2	2,056
		Other/Write-in votes	9.8	224

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,280
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Green primary election

Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Ann Wilcox advanced from the Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ann Wilcox	85.4	409
		Other/Write-in votes	14.6	70

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 479
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Joseph Bishop-Henchman advanced from the Libertarian primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Bishop-Henchman	86.5	135
		Other/Write-in votes	13.5	21

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 156
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2018)

General election

General election for Washington D.C. City Council Chairman

Incumbent Phil Mendelson defeated Ethan Bishop-Henchman in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Chairman on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Mendelson (D)	89.1	198,639
		Ethan Bishop-Henchman (L)	8.4	18,708
		Other/Write-in votes	2.5	5,516

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 222,863
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Chairman

Incumbent Phil Mendelson defeated Ed Lazere in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Chairman on June 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Mendelson	63.3	48,848
	Submit photo	Ed Lazere	36.7	28,280

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,128
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Calvin Gurley (D)

2016

Endorsements

The following table displays endorsements issued in the 2016 election:

Candidate endorsements
Candidate	The Washington Post	D.C. for Democracy	Gertrude Stein Democratic Club	Democrats for Education Reform
At-large
Vincent Orange (Incumbent)
David Garber
Robert White
District 2
Jack Evans (Incumbent)
District 4
Brandon Todd (Incumbent)
Leon Andrews Jr.
Ron Austin
Calvin Gurley
District 7
Yvette Alexander (Incumbent)
Delmar Chesley
Vincent Gray
Grant Thompson
District 8
LaRuby May (Incumbent)
Maurice Dickens
Bonita Goode
Aaron Holmes
Trayon White

2014

General election

See also: Washington, D.C. Council elections, 2014

Washington, D.C. held elections for two at-large city council seats on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on April 1.

Incumbent Anita Bonds defeated Nate Bennett Fleming, Kathy Henderson, Chantel Mapp, Pedro Rubio, John Settles, II and Kevin Valentine Jr. in the Democratic primary. Eugene Puryear defeated G. Lee Aikin in the D.C. Statehood Green Party primary. Bonds and Elissa Silverman (I) defeated Puryear, Michael D. Brown (I), Frederick Steiner (L), Eric J. Jones (I), Kishan Putta (I), Wendell Felder (I), Courtney R. Snowden (I), Brian Hart (I), Robert White (I), Calvin H. Gurley (I), Graylan Scott Hagler (I) and Khalid Pitts (I) in the general election.

Washington, D.C. Council, At-large, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Anita Bonds Incumbent	24.1%	85,575
	Independent	Elissa Silverman	11.6%	41,300
	Independent	Michael D. Brown	8.1%	28,614
	Libertarian	Frederick Steiner	1.1%	3,766
	Independent	Eric J. Jones	1.2%	4,405
	Independent	Kishan Putta	1.7%	6,135
	Independent	Wendell Felder	0.8%	2,964
	Green	Eugene Puryear	3.5%	12,525
	Independent	Courtney R. Snowden	5.5%	19,551
	Independent	Brian Hart	2.5%	8,933
	Independent	Robert White	6.3%	22,198
	Independent	Calvin H. Gurley	1.3%	4,553
	Republican	Marc Morgan	2.8%	9,947
	Independent	Graylan Scott Hagler	3%	10,539
	Independent	Khalid Pitts	2.9%	10,392
	Other	Write-in	0.4%	1,472
	Other	Over and Under Votes	23.1%	81,847
Total Votes				354,716
Source: Washington, D.C. Board of Elections - General Election Results

Washington D.C. Council At-Large Primary Election Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Anita Bonds Incumbent	53.2%	43,586
Nate Bennett Fleming	22.3%	18,232
Pedro Rubio	7.4%	6,082
John Settles, II	13.2%	10,775
Kevin Valentine Jr.	3.1%	2,560
Write-in	0.8%	624
Total Votes		81,859
Source: Washington D.C. Board of Elections

Primary election

See also: Washington, D.C. Council elections, 2014

Washington, D.C. held city council elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on April 1. In the race for the council chairmanship, incumbent Phil Mendelson (D) defeated Calvin Gurley in the Democratic primary. Mendelson defeated Kyle Walker (L), Kris Hammond (R), G. Lee Aikin (SG) and John C. Cheeks (I) in the general election.

Washington, D.C. Council, Chairman, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Phil Mendelson Incumbent	77.8%	138,066
	Republican	Kris Hammond	6.8%	12,114
	Libertarian	Kyle Walker	2.1%	3,674
	Green	G. Lee Aikin	3.3%	5,930
	Independent	John C. Cheeks	3.9%	6,949
	Other	Write-in	0.5%	849
	Other	Over and Over Votes	5.5%	9,776
Total Votes				177,358
Source: Washington, D.C. Board of Elections - General Election Results

Washington D.C. Council Chairman Primary Election Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Phil Mendelson Incumbent	81.2%	69,138
Calvin Gurley	17.8%	15,178
Write-in	1%	825
Total Votes		85,141
Source: Washington D.C. Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2016

Gurley's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

“	Crime First, the District Metropolitan Police will be the best in the City. Council Chairman Gurley will seek full funding to increase the ranks of police officers to be on the streets, and provide the necessary resources for our police force to keep our community, safe. A win for our police department. Second, Council Chairman Gurley will provide job stability for all police officers by pushing for the Government and the Mayor to move forward on the long-awaited re-negotiated employment agreement. Our officers have been without an updated contract for at least seven years. Third, all residents will receive full service and equal treatment with professional behavior and service from the 4th District. All police officers and management will receive diversity training and enforce a no tolerance policy in handling bullying, sexual harassment, hate crimes and family abuse. Safe streets to walk and children playing in parks will be restored by enforcing loitering and youth curfew laws. Education Schools must provide more than just standardized learning tests. Our children will win through involvement with music and arts, after school activities including producing music, chorus groups, chess teams, table top tennis tournaments, military drill teams and marching bands. Youth Development Our recreation centers will employ area college and university students majoring in Physical Education to create and implement fun activities and inviting programs of learning and play. This can bring great work experience to those college students as well as take our children off the streets. Council Chairman Gurley, as a former recipient, will seek funding from the U.S. Department of Justice Youth & Gang Intervention Programs to support youth programming. Tutorial programs will be established to assist our children with the help they need to win in their classrooms. Children who participate in the tutorial programs on a weekly basis will be rewarded with incentives -- retail gift cards and food prizes -- to promote academic excellence.	”
—Calvin Gurley (2016),

2014

On his campaign website, Gurley highlighted the same campaign issues as in his 2016 election, along with the following:

“	Seniors and retirees Seniors and Retirees, a large share of the District's population, will be protected from increased demands on their monthly, fixed Social Security income and retirement programs. An Act will be proposed to enable our Seniors and Retirees to save their money and precious savings. Our seniors and retirees are losing their homes due to our elected officials' failure to protect them from rising property taxes and rising utility rate hikes. Our beloved Seniors will be able to keep their homes without threat or fear of financially losing to increased property tax assessments.	”
—Calvin Gurley (2014),

See also

• Washington, D.C.
• Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2020)

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