2022 Council of the District of Columbia election

The 2022 Council of the District of Columbia election will be held on November 8, 2022. Elections will be held in four ward districts as well as for Chairperson of the council and two at-large seats.

2022 Council of the District of Columbia election
November 8, 2022
5 seats on the Council of the District of Columbia
7 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Phil Mendelson
Party Democratic Independent
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Chairperson

Incumbent Chairperson Phil Mendelson has announced he will run for a third full term. He is being challenged in the Democratic primary by Erin Palmer.

Declared

Endorsements
Erin Palmer
Organizations
Declared
  • Nate Derenge, councilperson candidate in Ward 8 in 2020

At-large

Elections for two at-large seats are being held in 2022. The first seat may be won by anyone from any party but the second seat is reserved for someone from the non-dominant party. The two incumbents up for reelection are Democrat Anita Bonds and independent Elissa Silverman. A Democratic primary election will be held to determine the single Democrat that will appear on the November general election ballot.

Declared
  • Anita Bonds, incumbent Councilperson (since 2012)[5]
  • Sharece Crawford, at-large Committeewoman for the DC Democratic Party[5]
  • Nate Fleming, Shadow Representative (2013-2015) and staffer for Councilmember Trayon White[6]
  • Lisa R. Gore, ANC commissioner for 3/4G-01[7]
  • Leniqua’dominique Jenkins, former ANC commissioner for 7C04 and activist[5]
  • Ambrose Lane Jr., community activist and co-founder of Black Coalition Against Covid[6]
  • Bradley Thomas, attorney and ANC commissioner for 5E05[8]
  • Paul Trantham[1]
  • Dexter Williams, research analyst for RepresentUs and former staffer for Robert White[7]
Declined
  • Monika Nemeth, ANC Commissioner for 3F06 (ran in Ward 3)[5]

Declared
  • Giuseppe Urberto Niosi, contractor[1]

Declared
  • Frederick Hill, businessman and candidate for Ward 8 in 2020[5]
  • Graham McLaughlin, businessman[9]
  • Jennifer Muhammad[9]
  • Elissa Silverman, incumbent Councilperson (since 2015)[5]

Ward 1
Declared

Endorsements
Brianne Nadeau
Organizations
Salah Czapary
Organizations

Ward 3

Democratic primary

Incumbent Councilperson Mary Cheh initially signaled that she would run for reelection, but announced on February 11 that she was ending her campaign.[14] At the time of her announcement, Cheh had only two opponents, Brown and Nemeth. Within hours, Cheh's former campaign treasurer, Matt Frumin announced his candidacy.[14] In the following days, several more candidates announced bids for the now-open seat.

Declared
  • Ben Bergmann, ANC Commissioner for 3D08[15]
  • Deirdre Brown, former ANC Commissioner[1]
  • Henry Cohen, student and 2021 Democracy Summer Fellow[16]
  • Tricia Duncan, president of the Palisades Community Association[15]
  • Beau Finley, ANC Commissioner for 3C04[1]
  • Matt Frumin, former ANC Commissioner and at-large council candidate in 2013[14]
  • Eric Goulet, former senior counsel for Councilperson Vincent C. Gray and candidate for this seat in 2006[15]
  • Monte Monash, businesswoman and Chair of the DC Public Library Board of Trustees[1]
  • Phil Thomas, chair of Ward 3 Democrats, outreach staffer for Muriel Bowser, and former ANC Commissioner[17]
Potential
  • Petar Dimtchev, attorney and candidate for Ward 3 in 2018[5]
Withdrawn
Declined
Declared

Ward 5

Incumbent Councilperson Kenyan McDuffie announced in October 2021 that he would not be seeking election to the council. Instead, he opted to run to succeed retiring Karl Racine as Attorney General.[21] In early 2022, it was reported that Zachary Parker led his opponents in fundraising, with much of his money coming from notable DC progressives. His closest opponent, Faith Gibson Hubbard, had donors that overlapped with previous donors to the more moderate Mayor Bowser.[22]

Declared
  • Gordon Fletcher, Ward 5 Democratic Chair and ANC Commissioner for 5A08[11][5]
  • Kathy Henderson, ANC Commissioner[1]
  • Faith Gibson Hubbard, Bowser administration official[11]
  • Gary Johnson, education activist[1]
  • Art Lloyd[1]
  • Vincent Orange, At-large Councilperson (2011-2016) and Councilperson for Ward 5 (1999-2007)[23]
  • Zachary Parker, President of the D.C. State Board of Education (since 2019)[11]
  • Lauren Rogers, ANC Commissioner for 5C02 (since 2019)[1]
Withdrawn
Declined

Debates
Debates for Ward 5 Democratic primary candidates
DatePlaceHostParticipants
 P  Participant.  I  Invitee.  A  Absent.  N  Confirmed non-invitee.  O  Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered)
Fletcher
Gibson Hubbard
Johnson
Orange
Parker
Rogers
Thomas
November 10, 2021[25] Online D.C. for Democracy P P O P P O P

Endorsements
Faith Gibson Hubbard
Vincent Orange
Zachary Parker
Organizations
Individuals

Ward 6
Declared

Endorsements
Charles Allen
Organizations

References
  1. Kain, Chris (6 December 2021). "Who's lined up to run in the 2022 primaries?". The DC Line. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. Ryals, Mitch (27 September 2021). "Erin Palmer Is Looking to Unseat D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. "DC Working Families Party announces first slate of endorsements for upcoming primary elections". Working Families Party. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. "WTU Endorsement". Erin Palmer. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. Ryals, Mitch (10 June 2021). "All Eyes on AG's Office and Ward 5 Council Seat A Year From the 2022 Democratic Primary". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. Zauzmer Weil, Julie (11 October 2021). "Two east-of-the-river candidates plan to run for at-large seat on D.C. Council, challenging Anita Bonds". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  7. Zauzmer Weil, Julie (10 November 2021). "Two more candidates join a crowded at-large D.C. Council race". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. Brice-Saddler, Michael (17 November 2021). "Attorney Bradley Thomas will run for at-large seat on D.C. Council". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  9. Zauzmer Weil, Julie (22 March 2022). "Pro-business newcomer seeks to challenge Elissa Silverman on D.C. Council". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  10. Zauzmer Weil, Julie (2 December 2021). "Sabel Harris challenging Brianne Nadeau for D.C. Council seat". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  11. Austermuhle, Austin. "DCision 2022: Here's Your Guide To The People Running For Office In D.C. (So Far)". DCist. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  12. "Sierra Club Issues Early Endorsements for Environmental Champions Charles Allen & Brianne Nadeau". Sierra Club Washington D.C. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  13. "LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses 37 More LGBTQ Candidates, Including Jamie McLeod-Skinner in Oregon". victoryfund.org. LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  14. Dil, Cuneyt (11 February 2022). "Veteran D.C. Council member Mary Cheh ends re-election bid". Axios. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  15. Dil, Cuneyt (16 February 2022). "Scoop: Two new candidates to enter D.C.'s Ward 3 Council race". Axios. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  16. Koma, Alex (24 March 2022). "A High School Senior Wants to be the Next Ward 3 Councilmember. Meet Henry Cohen". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  17. Dil, Cuneyt (24 February 2022). "Seventh Democrat enters race for Ward 3 D.C. Council seat". Axios. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  18. Brice-Saddler, Michael; Zauzmer Weil, Julie; Lazo, Luz (11 February 2022). "Ward 3 council member Mary Cheh abruptly ends reelection bid". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  19. Chibbaro Jr., Lou (4 August 2021). "Monika Nemeth to run for Ward 3 D.C. Council seat". Washington Blade. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  20. "Tweet from Monika Nemeth".
  21. Dil, Cuneyt (7 October 2021). "D.C. Council member McDuffie not running for re-election". Axios. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  22. Koma, Alex (7 February 2022). "In the Crowded Ward 5 Race, Gordon-Andrew Fletcher Turns to Local Seniors for Cash to Keep Pace". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  23. Wright, James (27 October 2021). "Orange Seeks Return to Ward 5 Seat". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  24. Brice-Saddler, Michael (18 January 2022). "Harry Thomas Jr. drops out of Ward 5 council race, will run for shadow representative seat". www.washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  25. Dil, Cuneyt (10 December 2021). "Candidates debate in hot Ward 5 D.C. Council race". Axios. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  26. Dil, Cuneyt. "D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and rival clash over future debates". Axios. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  27. Dil, Cuneyt (16 March 2022). "Town Talker: Council hopefuls seek votes of gentrifiers and natives". Axios. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  28. Wright, James (27 October 2021). "Orange Seeks Return to Ward 5 Seat". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  29. "Metro D.C. DSA Endorses Zachary Parker for Ward 5 Councilmember in the 2022 D.C. Primaries". Metro DC DSA. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  30. "WTU Endorsement". Zachary Parker. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  31. Dil, Cuneyt (6 December 2021). "Scoop: D.C. attorney general backs Zachary Parker for Ward 5". Axios Washington DC. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
Chairperson
At-large Councilperson
Ward 1 Councilperson
Ward 3 Councilperson
Ward 5 Councilperson
Ward 6 Councilperson
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