# 2014 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

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On November 4, 2014, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor, concurrently with U.S. Senate elections in various states, U.S. House elections, 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 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
* Vincent C. Gray, incumbent mayor
* Michael J. Green, candidate for Ward 4 District Councilmember in 2007 and write-in candidate for Mayor in 2010
* Reta Jo Lewis, former State Department official
* 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

* EMILY's List
* The Washington Post editorial board
* 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
Individuals
* Marion Barry
Organizations
* American Federation of Government Employees, District 14
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, District Council 20
* 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
* National Nurses United
* United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 400
* District of Columbia Firefighters Association, Local 36
* Fraternal Order of Police, Metropolitan Police Department Labor Committee
* The Georgetown Voice editorial board
* 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 | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 96,915 | 100 |

## Republican primary

The District of Columbia Republican Party said it might 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

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

## Libertarian primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

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

### Results

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

## D.C. Statehood Green primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Faith Dane, perennial candidate

### Results

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

## 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, 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% |
| Marist | September 14–16, 2014 | 572 | ± 4% | 50% | 33% | — | 1% | 16% |
| Marist | September 14–16, 2014 | 572 | ± 4% | 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
| 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% |

### Results

Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Muriel Bowser | 96,666 | 54.50 |
| | Independent | David Catania | 61,388 | 34.61 |
| | Independent | Carol Schwartz | 12,327 | 6.95 |
| | DC Statehood Green | Faith Dane | 1,520 | 0.86 |
| | Libertarian | Bruce Majors | 1,297 | 0.73 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,612 | 0.91 |
| | Over Votes | Other | 95 | 0.05 |
| | Under Votes | Other | 1,993 | 1.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 177,358 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |