1998 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
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On November 3, 1998, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor. The Democratic candidate, Anthony A. Williams, defeated Republican candidate Carol Schwartz. The parties' primary elections had been held on September 15, 1998.[1]
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Turnout | 40.2% | ||||||||||||||||
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Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anthony A. Williams | 92,504 | 66.16 | |
Republican | Carol Schwartz | 42,280 | 30.24 | |
DC Statehood | John Gloster | 2,312 | 1.65 | |
Independent | Alpha Brown | 693 | 0.49 | |
Independent | Brian P. Moore | 501 | 0.36 | |
Independent | Faith Dane | 430 | 0.31 | |
Socialist Workers | Sam Manuel | 330 | 0.24 | |
Independent | Albert Ceccone | 236 | 0.17 | |
Write-in | 539 | 0.38 | ||
Total votes | 139,825 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anthony A. Williams | 45,216 | 49.91 | |
Democratic | Kevin P. Chavous | 31,499 | 34.77 | |
Democratic | Jack Evans | 8,621 | 9.52 | |
Democratic | Harold Brazil | 3,994 | 4.41 | |
Democratic | Sylvia Robinson-Green | 363 | 0.40 | |
Democratic | Jeff Gildenhorn | 358 | 0.40 | |
Democratic | Osie Thorpe | 167 | 0.18 | |
Democratic | Write-in | 367 | 0.41 | |
Total votes | 90,585 | 100 |
Republican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carol Schwartz | 2,516 | 88.53 | |
Republican | Write-in | 326 | 11.47 | |
Total votes | 2,842 | 100 |
D.C. Statehood primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DC Statehood | John Gloster | 245 | 62.98 | |
DC Statehood | Write-in | 144 | 37.02 | |
Total votes | 389 | 100 |
Umoja Party primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Umoja | Write-in | 128 | 100 | |
Total votes | 128 | 100 |
References
edit- ^ "Final and Complete Election Results: November 3, 1998 General Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 13, 1998. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Final and Complete Election Results: September 15, 1998 Primary Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2016.