2002 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

On November 5, 2002, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor, with incumbent Democratic mayor Anthony A. Williams easily defeating Carol Schwartz, the Republican nominee. Both the Democratic primary and the Republican primary elections were held on September 10, 2002. Williams not only won the Democratic primary but also received the most votes in the Republican primary. Because Washington, D.C. law prevents a candidate from being nominated by more than one party, Carol Schwartz was chosen as the Republican nominee by local party leaders.

2002 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

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Nominee Anthony A. Williams Carol Schwartz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 79,841 45,407
Percentage 60.6% 34.5%

Results by ward
Williams:      50–60%      60–70%

Mayor before election

Anthony A. Williams
Democratic

Elected mayor

Anthony A. Williams
Democratic

Results

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District of Columbia mayoral election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony A. Williams (incumbent) 79,841 60.61
Republican Carol Schwartz 45,407 34.47
DC Statehood Green Steve Donkin 3,240 2.46
Independent Tricia Kinch 1,150 0.87
Socialist Workers Sam Manuel 702 0.53
Write-ins 1,382 1.05
Total votes 131,722 100.00
Democratic hold

Democratic primary

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District of Columbia Democratic primary election, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony "Tony" Williams (incumbent) 62,714 66
Democratic Willie F. Wilson 20,515 22
Democratic Douglas E. Moore 5,514 6
Democratic other write-in 3,275 3
Democratic James Clark 1,441 2
Democratic Faith Dane 1,084 1
Democratic Osie L. Thorpe 301 0

Republican primary

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District of Columbia Republican primary election, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican write-in 715 3,574

D.C. Statehood Green primary

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District of Columbia D.C. Statehood primary election, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
DC Statehood Green Steve Donkin 293 43
DC Statehood Green write-in 384 57

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Final and Complete Election Results: September 10, 2002 Primary Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2017.