Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
, is a political division coterminous with the District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States. The enactment of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a United States federal law passed on December 24, 1973, which devolved certain congressional powers of the District of Columbia to local government, furthering District of Columbia home rule. In par ...
in 1973 provided for
an elected mayor for the first time in nearly a century. Starting
in 1974, there have been thirteen elections for mayor and
six people have held the office. The
Democratic Party has immense
political strength in the district. In each of the mayoral elections, the district has solidly voted for the Democratic candidate, with no
margin
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less than 14 percentage points.
The mayor serves a four-year term.
In 1994, residents approved
a ballot measure limiting the mayor to
two consecutive terms,
despite simultaneously
electing Marion Barry to his fourth term. In 2001, the
D.C. Council repealed the measure, abolishing term limits for all elected positions.
Mayoral elections
Graph
The following graph shows the
margin of victory of the Democratic Party over the runner-up in the 13 mayoral elections Washington, D.C., has held.
See also
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Elections in Washington, D.C.
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Electoral history of Marion Barry
Notes
References
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