On November 8, 1994,

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, held an election for its mayor. It featured the return of

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, who served as

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from 1979 until 1991. Barry served six months in prison on a cocaine conviction. After his release from prison, Barry ran successfully for the Ward 8 city council seat in 1992, running under the slogan "He May Not Be Perfect, But He's Perfect for D.C." Upon this victory, Barry said he was "not interested in being mayor" again. This was by far the smallest Democratic victory margin in a regularly scheduled partisan citywide election since the city was granted home rule.

Party primaries

Democratic primary

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succeeded Barry as mayor. In the second year of her term, Barry loyalists mounted a recall campaign, which, although unsuccessful, weakened her administration.

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received the endorsement of ''

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'' and was favored to win the primary. However, Barry ran a grassroots campaign, touting his record balancing the budget in 10 of his 12 years as mayor.

Republican primary

General election

Campaign

A major issue in during the general election campaign was the question of how to cut $140 million from the city budget, as the city had been mandated to do by Congress. Though Barry was seen by some as responsible for the bureaucracy and Schwartz criticized Barry's proposals as old and ineffective, Barry tied his personal redemption to the redemption of the city.

Results

External links

*https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/09/us/1994-elections-nation-capital-barry-rebounds-disgrace-win-again-washington.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes+Topics%2FPeople%2FB%2FBarry%2C+Marion+S.+Jr.

References

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Mayoral