Khadijah Clark

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Khadijah Clark

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Last election

July 15, 2025

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Khadijah Clark (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Washington D.C. City Council to represent Ward 8. She did not appear on the ballot for the special general election on July 15, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2025)

General election

Special general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8 on July 15, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trayon White (D)	27.7	2,392
		Sheila Bunn (D)	24.8	2,140
		Mike Austin (D)	24.4	2,103
		Salim Adofo (D)	22.4	1,932
		Oliver Roy (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Mary Roach (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Delonte Ford Singh (R) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	63

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,630
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Doc Adams (R)
• Charnal Chaney (D)
• Khadijah Clark (D)
• Eric Cleckley (D)
• Kenneth Diggs (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Clark in this election.

2024

See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2024)

General election

General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8

The following candidates ran in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trayon White (D)	75.8	20,371
		Nate Derenge (R)	14.8	3,981
		Michael Reese (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Michael Brown (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Khadijah Clark (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	June Sherman (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Olivia Henderson (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	9.3	2,509

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,861
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8

Incumbent Trayon White defeated Salim Adofo and Rahman Branch in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trayon White	51.5	3,835
		Salim Adofo	27.7	2,063
		Rahman Branch	20.3	1,511
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	41

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,450
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Cannaday (D)
• Markus Batchelor (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8

Nate Derenge advanced from the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nate Derenge	79.7	126
		Other/Write-in votes	20.3	32

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 158
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Quinn K. Nii (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Clark in this election.

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2025

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2024

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