On November 4, 2014, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor, concurrently with

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in various states and U.S. House elections and various state and local elections. Incumbent

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Mayor

Vincent C. Gray Vincent Condol Gray (born November 8, 1942) is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015. He served for one term, losing his bid for reelection in the Democratic primary to D.C. Council member ...

ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated in the April 1 primary by Ward 4 District Councilwoman Muriel Bowser. Bowser went on to win the general election against independent candidates David Catania and Carol Schwartz.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* Carlos Allen, musician and promoter * Muriel Bowser, Ward 4 District Councilwoman * Jack Evans, Ward 2 District Councilman *

, incumbent Mayor *

Reta Jo Lewis Reta Jo Lewis (born September 22, 1953) is an American attorney, former diplomat, and politician who is the president and chair of the Export–Import Bank of the United States. Lewis was formerly the director of congressional affairs at German M ...

, former

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official * Michael J. Green, candidate for Ward 4 District Councilmember in 2007 and write-in candidate for Mayor in 2010 * Vincent Orange, At-Large District Councilman *

Andy Shallal Anas "Andy" Shallal ( ar, أنس شلال) (born March 21, 1955) is an Iraqi-American artist, activist, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder and CEO of the Washington, D.C., area, restaurant, bookstore, and performance ...

, artist, activist, and proprietor of

Busboys and Poets Busboys and Poets is a full-service restaurant, bar, bookstore, coffee shop, and events venue in Washington, D.C., founded in 2005 by Andy Shallal. The original Busboys and Poets is located at 14th & V in the U Street Corridor. There are now sev ...

* Tommy Wells, Ward 6 District Councilman

Withdrew

* Christian A. Carter, businessman (withdrew January 18, 2014)

Declined

* Robert Bobb, former city administrator * Adrian Fenty, former Mayor * Eric W. Price, former Deputy Mayor *

Anthony A. Williams Anthony Allen Williams (born July 28, 1951) is an American politician who was the fifth mayor of the District of Columbia, for two terms, from 1999 to 2007. His predecessor had served twice, as the second and fourth mayor. Williams had previously ...

, former Mayor

Endorsements

Polling

* ^ Internal poll for the Muriel Bowser campaign * * Internal poll for the Tommy Wells campaign

Results

Republican primary

The District of Columbia Republican Party said it may appoint a candidate to run in the general election. However, since it did not do so by September 8, 2014, no Republican candidate appeared on the general election ballot.

Candidates

Withdrew

* Kris Hammond, attorney and former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner

Declined

* Michael Powell, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission * Carol Schwartz, former At-large District Councilwoman and four-time mayoral candidate (ran as an Independent)

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

* Bruce Majors, real estate agent and nominee for U.S. Delegate in

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Results

D.C. Statehood Green primary

Candidates

Declared

* Faith Dane, perennial candidate

Results

Independent

Candidates

Declared

* David Catania, independent at-large D.C. Councillor * Carol Schwartz, former Republican At-large D.C. Councillor and candidate for mayor in 1986, 1994, 1998 and 2002

Withdrew

* Nestor Djonkam, engineer and Democratic candidate for mayor in 2006 * Ben Foshager (write-in)

Disqualified

* James M. Caviness * Michael T. Green * David O. Leacraft-EL * Frank E. Sewell

Declined

* John Hill, CFO of Detroit, former CEO of the Federal City Council and former Executive Director of the District of Columbia Financial Control Board * Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration and candidate for Mayor in 2006 *

Cathy L. Lanier Cathy Lynn Lanier (born July 22, 1967) is a former chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC). Lanier was appointed by Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty in January 2007, replacing outgoing Police Chief Charl ...

, Chief of Police for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia *

Kathleen Patterson Kathleen "Kathy" Patterson (born June 21, 1948) is an American politician from Washington, D.C. From 1995 to 2007, she was a Democratic member of the Council of the District of Columbia, where she served as the elected member for Ward 3, a post ...

, former Ward 3 District Councilwoman

General election

Supporters of Muriel Bowser and David Catania

Polling

* * Internal poll for the Karl Racine campaign for Attorney General

Results

Notes

References

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