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

November 5, 2002

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

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

District of Columbia Democratic primary election, 2002

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

District of Columbia Republican primary election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	write-in	715	3,574

D.C. Statehood Green primary

District of Columbia D.C. Statehood primary election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DC Statehood Green	Steve Donkin	293	43
	DC Statehood Green	write-in	384	57