1982 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

On November 2, 1982, the District of Columbia held an election for its mayor. It resulted in the reelection of incumbent Democratic mayor Marion Barry to a second term, defeating Republican candidate E. Brooke Lee.^[1]

Results

District of Columbia mayoral election, 1982^[2]^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marion Barry (incumbent)	95,007	80.99
	Republican	E. Brooke Lee Jr.	16,501	14.07
	Independent	Dennis S. Sobin	2,673	2.28
	Socialist Workers	Glenn B. White	1,467	1.25
		Write-in	1,658	1.41
Total votes			117,306	100
	Democratic hold

Democratic primary

The primary occurred on September 14, 1982.^[3]

District of Columbia Democratic primary election, 1986^[4]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marion Barry (incumbent)	66,336	58.02
	Democratic	Patricia Roberts Harris	40,597	35.51
	Democratic	John Ray	3,945	3.45
	Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	3,307	2.89
		Write-in	144	0.13
Total votes			114,329	100

References

^ ^a ^b "DC Mayor Election 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
^ "District of Columbia Mayor". The Washington Post. November 3, 1982. p. A36. ProQuest 147354399.
^ ^a ^b "DC Democratic Primary 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
^ "Barry Wins D.C. Election". The Baltimore Afro-American. September 25, 1982. p. 14. ProQuest 532482788.

[ourcampaigns-1] "DC Mayor Election 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

[1982g-2] "District of Columbia Mayor". The Washington Post. November 3, 1982. p. A36. ProQuest 147354399.

[ourcampaigns2-3] "DC Democratic Primary 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

[1982p-4] "Barry Wins D.C. Election". The Baltimore Afro-American. September 25, 1982. p. 14. ProQuest 532482788.

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1982 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

Results

Democratic primary

See also

References