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	The '''2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election''' took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the ] of ], concurrently with ] to the ] in various states and ] to the ] and various ] and ].		The '''2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election''' took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the ] of ], concurrently with ] to the ] in various states and ] to the ] and various ] and ].

	Incumbent ] Mayor ] ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated in the April 1 primary by Ward 4 District Councilwoman ].		Incumbent ] Mayor ] ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated in the April 1 primary by Ward 4 District Councilwoman ]. Bowser was elected as mayor in the general election on November 4, 2014. <ref>{{cite news\|work=The Washington Post\|title=Election as D.C. mayor caps Muriel Bowser’s swift rise\|url=Election as D.C. mayor caps Muriel Bowser’s swift rise\|accessdate=November 5, 2014}}</ref>

	==Democratic primary==		==Democratic primary==

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Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2014

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Candidate	Muriel Bowser	David Catania	Carol Schwartz
Party	Democratic	Independent	Independent

Mayor before election

Vincent C. Gray
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The 2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Mayor of Washington, D.C., concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in various states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Vincent C. Gray ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated in the April 1 primary by Ward 4 District Councilwoman Muriel Bowser. Bowser was elected as mayor in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Carlos Allen, musician and promoter
Muriel Bowser, Ward 4 District Councilwoman
Jack Evans, Ward 2 District Councilman
Vincent C. Gray, incumbent Mayor
Reta Jo Lewis, former State Department official
Michael J. Green, candidate for Ward 4 District Councilmember in 2007 and candidate for Mayor in 2010 (write-in)
Vincent Orange, At-Large District Councilman
Andy Shallal, artist, activist, and proprietor of Busboys and Poets
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, former Mayor

Endorsements

Muriel Bowser

EMILY's List
The Washington Post editorial board

Jack Evans

The Downtowner editorial board
George Washington University College Democrats
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District of Columbia and Maryland State Council
The InTowner

Vincent C. Gray

American Federation of Government Employees, District 14
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, District Council 20
Marion Barry
District of Columbia Asian American & Pacific Islanders Democratic Caucus
District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce
District of Columbia Latino Caucus
Hotel Organization to Elect Leaders
Laborers' International Union of North America, Mid-Atlantic Region
Service Employees International Union, District of Columbia/Maryland Council
Teamsters Local 639, Local 730, and Local 67
Unite Here, Local 25
Washington D.C. Building and Construction Trades Council
The Washington Informer editorial board

Vincent Orange

National Nurses United
United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 400

Tommy Wells

The Georgetown Voice editorial board
District of Columbia Firefighters Association, Local 36
Fraternal Order of Police, Metropolitan Police Department Labor Committee
Greater Greater Washington editorial board
National Organization of Women, DC Chapter
NORML PAC

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Vincent C. Gray	Muriel Bowser	Jack Evans	Reta Jo Lewis	Vincent Orange	Andy Shallal	Tommy Wells	Other	Undecided
The Washington Post	March 20–23, 2014	391	± 6.5%	27%	30%	6%	3%	3%	6%	14%	2%	9%
Marist	March 19–23, 2014	441	± 4.7%	26%	28%	9%	2%	4%	4%	11%	2%	15%
Public Policy Polling	March 13–16, 2014	860	± 3.3%	27%	27%	13%	1%	2%	7%	9%	—	14%
Marist	February 17–23, 2014	416	± 4.8%	28%	20%	13%	3%	4%	6%	12%	2%	12%
The Washington Post	January 9–12, 2014	669	± 5%	24%	12%	11%	1%	9%	5%	11%	4%	23%
GarinHartYang^	January 6–9, 2014	502	± 4.4%	20%	18%	15%	—	6%	3%	15%	—	23%
Lake Research Partners*	June 27–July 1, 2013	503	± 4.4%	21%	17%	13%	—	—	—	16%	—	31%

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

Results

District of Columbia Democratic primary election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Muriel Bowser	42,045	43.38
	Democratic	Vincent C. Gray (Incumbent)	31,613	32.62
	Democratic	Tommy Wells	12,393	12.79
	Democratic	Jack Evans	4,877	5.03
	Democratic	Andy Shallal	3,196	3.3
	Democratic	Vincent Orange	1,946	2.01
	Democratic	Reta Jo Lewis	490	0.51
	Democratic	Carlos Allen	120	0.12
	Democratic	Write-in	235	0.24
Total votes			96,915	100

Republican primary

The District of Columbia Republican Committee 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 will appear 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

Results

District of Columbia Republican primary election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Write-in	717	100
Total votes			717	100

Libertarian primary

Declared

Bruce Majors, real estate agent and nominee for U.S. Delegate in 2012

Results

District of Columbia Libertarian primary election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Bruce Majors	30	90.91
	Libertarian	Write-in	3	9.09
Total votes			33	100

D.C. Statehood Green primary

Declared

Faith Dane, perennial candidate

Results

District of Columbia Green primary election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Faith Dane	191	47.63
	Green	Write-in	210	52.37
Total votes			401	100

Independent

Candidates

Declared

David Catania, Independent At-large District Councilman
Carol Schwartz, former Republican At-large District Councilwoman and candidate for Mayor in 1986, 1994, 1998 and 2002
Ben Foshager (write-in)

Withdrew

Nestor Djonkam, engineer and Democratic candidate for Mayor in 2006

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, Chief of Police for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
Kathleen Patterson, former Ward 3 District Councilwoman

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Muriel Bowser (D)	David Catania (I)	Carol Schwartz (I)	Other	Undecided
Ron Lester*	September/October, 2014	500	± ?	34%	30%	16%	—	19%
Economic Growth D.C.	September 28–30, 2014	1,023	± 3%	35%	27%	11%	—	27%
Economic Growth D.C.	September 28–30, 2014	1,023	± 3%	43%	33%	—	—	24%
Marist	September 14–16, 2014	572	± 4%	43%	26%	16%	1%	14%
				50%	33%	—	1%	16%
				55%	—	25%	2%	18%
The Washington Post	March 20–23, 2014	1,102	± 4%	56%	23%	—	1%	21%
Marist	March 19–23, 2014	532	± 4.2%	46%	26%	—	—	28%

* Internal poll for the Karl Racine campaign for Attorney General

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Vincent C. Gray (D)	David Catania (I)	Other	Undecided
The Washington Post	March 20–23, 2014	1,102	± 4%	41%	41%	1%	17%
Marist	March 19–23, 2014	569	± 4.1%	43%	37%	—	20%
The Washington Post	January 9–12, 2014	1,003	± 4%	43%	38%	1%	18%

Notes

Carlos Allen 1%, Other 1%
Carlos Allen <1%, Other 1%
Carlos Allen <1%, Other 1%
Christian A. Carter 1%, Other 3%

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