City elections in Washington, D.C. (2020)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 4, 2020 (regular election); March 18, 2020 (special election) |
| Primary election: June 2, 2020 General election: June 16, 2020 (special election); November 3, 2020 (regular election) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: D.C. Council, including one special election |
| Total seats up: 7 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2020 |
Washington, D.C., held general elections for D.C. Council Wards (at-large, 2, 4, 7, and 8) on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 2, 2020. A special election for D.C. Council Ward 2 was scheduled on June 16, 2020. The filing deadline for the regular election was March 4, 2020, and the filing deadline for the special election was March 18, 2020.
The independent candidate filing deadline was August 5, 2020.[1]
Note: The District also held nonpartisan elections for Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC). Commissioners provide advice to the District government and federal agencies and receive notice of changes that would affect their ANC, such as changes to the budget, education, sanitation, zoning, etc. There are 40 ANCs across the District's eight wards, and ANCs are further split so that commissioners each represent roughly 2,000 people. Ballotpedia did not cover the ANC elections.[2]
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Washington, D.C. modified its primary election process as follows:
- Voting procedures: Absentee ballot applications sent to all registered voters in the primary election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.-->
Elections
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At-Large member (2 seats)
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 | |
| Ed Lazere (Independent) | 11.5 | 61,882 | ||
 | Marcus Goodwin (Independent) | 11.3 | 60,636 | |
 | Markus Batchelor (Independent) | 3.6 | 19,095 | |
| Marya Pickering (R) | 3.3 | 17,883 | ||
| Mónica Palacio (Independent) | 2.5 | 13,635 | ||
| Ann Wilcox (G) | 1.8 | 9,793 | ||
| Franklin Garcia (Independent) | 1.7 | 8,972 | ||
| Jeanné Lewis (Independent) | 1.4 | 7,417 | ||
| Chander Jayaraman (Independent) | 1.4 | 7,365 | ||
| Claudia Barragan (Independent) | 1.0 | 5,607 | ||
| A'Shia Howard (Independent) | 1.0 | 5,329 | ||
| Joseph Bishop-Henchman (L) | 1.0 | 5,173 | ||
| Will Merrifield (Independent) | 0.9 | 5,086 | ||
| Kathy Henderson (Independent) | 0.9 | 4,803 | ||
| Alexander Padro (Independent) | 0.7 | 3,780 | ||
 | Calvin Gurley (Independent) | 0.6 | 3,203 | |
| Michangelo Scruggs (Independent) | 0.5 | 2,874 | ||
| Keith Silver (Independent) | 0.5 | 2,605 | ||
 | Mario Cristaldo (Independent) | 0.4 | 2,384 | |
| Rick Murphree (Independent) | 0.3 | 1,851 | ||
| Eric Rogers (Independent) | 0.3 | 1,839 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 2,266 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Marya Pickering | 90.2 | 2,056 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 9.8 | 224 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Ann Wilcox | 85.4 | 409 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 14.6 | 70 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Bishop-Henchman | 86.5 | 135 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 13.5 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 156 | |||
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Ward 2 (regular election)
General election
General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2
Incumbent Brooke Pinto defeated Randy Downs, Martín Fernandez, and Peter Bolton in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brooke Pinto (D) | 68.3 | 20,364 |
| Randy Downs (Independent) | 20.6 | 6,141 | ||
| Martín Fernandez (Independent) | 7.2 | 2,137 | ||
| Peter Bolton (G) | 2.9 | 873 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 302 | ||
| Total votes: 29,817 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Katherine Venice (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brooke Pinto | 28.4 | 3,142 |
| Patrick Kennedy | 25.0 | 2,763 | ||
| Jordan Grossman | 21.5 | 2,385 | ||
 | Kishan Putta | 9.9 | 1,100 | |
| John Fanning | 6.3 | 695 | ||
 | Yilin Zhang | 4.3 | 473 | |
 | Jack Evans | 3.4 | 376 | |
| Daniel Hernandez | 1.2 | 129 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 11,071 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2
Katherine Venice advanced from the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katherine Venice | 84.7 | 359 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 15.3 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 424 | |||
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Ward 4
General election
General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4
Janeese Lewis George defeated Perry Redd in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Janeese Lewis George (D) | 91.8 | 38,990 |
| Perry Redd (G) | 5.7 | 2,434 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 1,065 | ||
| Total votes: 42,489 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4
Janeese Lewis George defeated incumbent Brandon Todd and Marlena Edwards in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janeese Lewis George | 54.8 | 10,965 |
 | Brandon Todd | 43.1 | 8,624 | |
| Marlena Edwards | 2.1 | 411 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 20,024 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4
Perry Redd advanced from the Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Perry Redd | 51.8 | 44 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 48.2 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 85 | |||
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Ward 7
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Vincent Gray (D) | 94.5 | 33,392 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.5 | 1,955 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Vincent Gray | 45.4 | 5,254 |
 | Veda Rasheed | 22.8 | 2,638 | |
| Kelvin E. Brown | 17.5 | 2,024 | ||
| Anthony Lorenzo Green | 12.1 | 1,396 | ||
| Rebecca Morris | 1.6 | 183 | ||
| James Jennings | 0.3 | 36 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 11,565 | |||
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Ward 8
General election
General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8
Incumbent Trayon White defeated Frederick Hill III, Christopher Cole, and Nate Derenge in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Trayon White (D) | 78.8 | 25,340 |
| Frederick Hill III (Independent) | 14.8 | 4,745 | ||
| Christopher Cole (Independent) | 3.2 | 1,023 | ||
 | Nate Derenge (R) | 2.2 | 717 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 316 | ||
| Total votes: 32,141 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Free Moore (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8
Incumbent Trayon White defeated Mike Austin, Yaida Ford, and Stuart Anderson in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trayon White | 58.2 | 5,063 |
 | Mike Austin | 27.3 | 2,376 | |
| Yaida Ford | 7.5 | 656 | ||
| Stuart Anderson | 4.7 | 405 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 197 | ||
| Total votes: 8,697 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeronda Hilton (D)
- Christopher Hawthorne (D)
- Danielle Platt (D)
- Frederick Hill III (D)
- Fria Moore (D)
- Nelson Jackson Sr. (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 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nate Derenge | 60.6 | 43 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 39.4 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 71 | |||
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Ward 2 (special election)
General election
Special general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2 on June 16, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brooke Pinto (D) | 42.7 | 4,554 |
| Patrick Kennedy (D) | 20.2 | 2,159 | ||
| Jordan Grossman (D) | 14.6 | 1,563 | ||
| Kishan Putta (D) | 8.4 | 895 | |
| Katherine Venice (R) (Unofficially withdrew) | 5.1 | 549 | ||
| John Fanning (D) | 4.6 | 488 | ||
| Yilin Zhang (D) | 3.6 | 382 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 82 | ||
| Total votes: 10,672 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jack Evans (D)
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About Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States. In accordance with the U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, it is not part of a state. As of 2020, its population was 689,545.
District government
- See also: Mayor-council government
Washington, D.C., uses a strong mayor and council system. In this form of municipal government, the D.C. Council serves as the district's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the district's chief executive officer.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for District of Columbia | ||
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| District of Columbia | United States | |
| Population | 689,545 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 61 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 41.1% | 70.4% |
| Black/African American | 45.4% | 12.6% |
| Asian | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Multiple | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.1% | 18.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.9% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 59.8% | 32.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $90,842 | $64,994 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.5% | 12.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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