On November 6, 2018,

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, held an election for its mayor. Incumbent

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won re-election, becoming the first Mayor to do so for Washington, D.C., since

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won a second term in 2002. In the first 80 days of her re-election campaign, Bowser raised about $1.4 million for her campaign fund. She had no serious challengers in the

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, with only some little-known candidates filing to run against her. Bowser won the June 19 primary with 80% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

, incumbent Mayor * James Butler,

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in Ward 5Meet The Two People Challenging D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser In Next Week’s Democratic Primary
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Declined

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It’s official: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has no serious primary challengers
''Washington Post'' (March 22, 2018) *

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Jamison, Peter
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine will not enter mayor's race
''Washington Post'' (September 11, 2017): "D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (D) announced Friday that he will run for reelection to his current seat, putting an end to widespread speculation that he might challenge Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) in 2018."

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

* Martin Moulton

Results

Green primary

Candidates

Declared

* Ann C. Wilcox, Former Ward 2 DC Board of Education member from 1994 to 1998

Results

Independents

Candidates

Declared

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Results

References

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