Zachary Parker (District of Columbia)

Zachary Parker

Democratic Party

Candidate, Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5

Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor: Kenyan McDuffie (D)

Prior offices:

District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5

Years in office: 2019 - 2023

Predecessor: Mark Jones (Nonpartisan)

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Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

June 16, 2026

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Zachary Parker (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington D.C. City Council, representing Ward 5. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 2, 2027.

Parker (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington D.C. City Council to represent Ward 5. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 16, 2026.^[source]

Political career

District of Columbia State Board of Education (2019-2023)

Parker was first elected to the board in November 2018 and took office in January 2019.

Elections

2026

See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on June 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5

Incumbent Zachary Parker (D), Bernita Carmichael (D), and Bridget French (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Zachary Parker
		Bernita Carmichael
	Submit photo	Bridget French

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5

Jeffrey Kihien-Palza (R) is running in the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on June 16, 2026.

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	Submit photo	Jeffrey Kihien-Palza

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Green Party primary

Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5

Joyce Robinson-Paul (G) is running in the Green Party primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Joyce Robinson-Paul

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2022

See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2022)

General election

General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5

Zachary Parker defeated Clarence Lee Jr. in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zachary Parker (D)	93.9	25,554
	Submit photo	Clarence Lee Jr. (R)	5.4	1,474
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	196

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,224
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zachary Parker	43.5	7,761
	Submit photo	Faith Gibson Hubbard	24.4	4,353
		Vincent Orange	15.3	2,736
	Submit photo	Gordon Fletcher	10.9	1,941
	Submit photo	Kathy Henderson	4.4	787
	Submit photo	Gary Johnson	0.8	149
	Submit photo	Art Lloyd	0.4	69
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	37

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,833
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5

Clarence Lee Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Clarence Lee Jr.	82.7	177
		Other/Write-in votes	17.3	37

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 214
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2018

See also: District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2018

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5

Zachary Parker defeated Adrian Jordan and William Lewis in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zachary Parker (Nonpartisan)	52.3	14,558
	Submit photo	Adrian Jordan (Nonpartisan)	34.8	9,692
	Submit photo	William Lewis (Nonpartisan)	11.7	3,246
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	331

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,827
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2022

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Kenyan McDuffie (D)	Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Mark Jones	District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5 2019-2023	Succeeded by -