Vincent Gray

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Vincent Gray
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Mayor of Washington D.C.
Successor: Muriel Bowser
Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7
Successor: Wendell Felder
Contact

Personal website

Vincent Gray (Democratic Party) was a member of the Washington D.C. City Council, representing Ward 7. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on January 2, 2025.

Gray (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Washington D.C. City Council to represent Ward 7. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

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

General election

General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7

Incumbent Vincent Gray won election in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vincent Gray
Vincent Gray (D)
 
94.5
 
33,392
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.5
 
1,955

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,347
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Vincent Gray
 
45.4
 
5,254
Image of Veda Rasheed
Veda Rasheed
 
22.8
 
2,638
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Kelvin E. Brown
 
17.5
 
2,024
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Anthony Lorenzo Green
 
12.1
 
1,396
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Rebecca Morris
 
1.6
 
183
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James Jennings
 
0.3
 
36
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
34

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,565
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2016

Vincent Gray defeated incumbent Yvette Alexander, Grant Thompson, and Delmar Chesley in the Washington, D.C. Council Ward 7 Democratic primary election.[1]
Washington, D.C. Council Ward 7, Democratic Primary Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Vincent Gray 60.73% 6,333
Yvette Alexander Incumbent 33.39% 3,482
Grant Thompson 3.31% 345
Delmar Chesley 1.99% 208
Write-in votes 0.58% 60
Total Votes 10,428
Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Primary Election 2016 - Certified Results," June 28, 2016
Vincent Gray defeated Gary Butler and Christian Carter in the Washington, D.C. Council Ward 7 general election.[1]
Washington, D.C. Council Ward 7, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Vincent Gray 86.29% 27,956
     Independent Gary Butler 7.31% 2,367
     Independent Christian Carter 5.67% 1,837
Write-in votes 0.73% 237
Total Votes 32,397
Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections, "General Election 2016 - Unofficial Results," accessed November 8, 2016

2014

See also: Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2014

Washington, D.C. held mayoral elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on April 1. Muriel Bowser defeated incumbent Vincent Gray, Carlos Allen, Christian A. Carter, Jack Evans, Michael Green, Reta Jo Lewis, Vincent Orange, Luis Poblete, Frank Sewell, Andy Shallal, Octavia Wells and Tommy Wells in the Democratic primary. Faith was unopposed in the D.C. Statehood Green Party primary, while Bruce Majors was unopposed in the Libertarian primary.

In the general election, Bowser defeated Faith, Majors, David Catania (I), Nestor Djonkam (I), and Carol Schwartz (I).[2][3][4]

Mayor of Washington, D.C. General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMuriel Bowser 54.5% 96,666
     Independent Nestor Djonkam 0.3% 460
     Independent David Catania 34.6% 61,388
     Green Faith 0.9% 1,520
     Independent Carol Schwartz 7% 12,327
     Libertarian Bruce Majors 0.7% 1,297
     Other Write-in 0.9% 1,612
     Other Under and Over Votes 1.2% 2,088
Total Votes 177,358
Source: Washington, D.C. Board of Elections - General Election Results
Washington D.C. Democratic Mayoral Primary Election Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMuriel Bowser 43.4% 42,045
Vincent Gray Incumbent 32.6% 31,613
Jack Evans 5% 4,877
Andy Shallal 3.3% 3,196
Reta Lewis 0.5% 490
Vincent Orange 2% 1,946
Carlos Allen 0.1% 120
Tommy Wells 12.8% 12,393
Write-in 0.2% 235
Total Votes 96,915
Source: Washington D.C. Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Endorsements

2016

The following table displays endorsements issued in the 2016 election:

Candidate endorsements
Candidate The Washington Post[5] D.C. for Democracy[6] Gertrude Stein Democratic Club[7] Democrats for Education Reform[8]
At-large
Vincent Orange Democratic Party (Incumbent)
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David Garber Democratic Party
Robert White Democratic Party
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District 2
Jack Evans Democratic Party (Incumbent)
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District 4
Brandon Todd Democratic Party (Incumbent)
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Leon Andrews Jr. Democratic Party
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Ron Austin Democratic Party
Calvin Gurley Democratic Party
District 7
Yvette Alexander Democratic Party (Incumbent)
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Delmar Chesley Democratic Party
Vincent Gray Democratic Party
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Grant Thompson Democratic Party
District 8
LaRuby May Democratic Party (Incumbent)
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Maurice Dickens Democratic Party
Bonita Goode Democratic Party
Aaron Holmes Democratic Party
Trayon White Democratic Party
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See also

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 District of Columbia Board of Elections, "List of Candidates in the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," March 17, 2016
    2. ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 16, 2014
    3. ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed June 16, 2014
    4. ↑ Washington D.C. Board of Elections, "General Election Sample Ballot," accessed October 13, 2014
    5. ↑ The Washington Post, "For D.C. Council," May 27, 2016
    6. ↑ Washington City Paper, "Lefty Group Endorses Green Team Foes," April 18, 2016
    7. ↑ Washington Blade, "Gray wins Stein Club endorsement," May 10, 2016
    8. ↑ Democrats for Education Reform, "Democrats for Education Reform Announces Endorsements for Key 2016 D.C. Council Primaries," April 6, 2016

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