Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2018

Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Party Democratic Republican

Mayor before election Muriel Bowser Democratic Elected Mayor TBD

The 2018 Washington, D.C. mayoral election will take place on November 6, 2018. The present and eighth Mayor of the District of Columbia is Muriel Bowser, a Democrat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

• Muriel Bowser, incumbent mayor^[1]
• Vincent C. Gray, councilman for Ward 7 (2016-present); former mayor (2010-2014)^[1][2]

General Election

Candidates

Potential

• Ben Foshager, Independent^[3]

References

1. Heim, Joe (June 9, 2016). "For Vincent Gray, Tuesday's Democratic primary is a referendum on his past". Washington Post. The council seat would allow Gray to be a counterbalance to Bowser and perhaps provide him a platform for a 2018 challenge to the mayor.
2. Robert McCartney, Bowser’s new challenge: More combative council could threaten her reelection, Washington Post (June 15, 2016): "One of the likely incoming council members poses a particular threat to Bowser: former mayor Vincent C. Gray, who returns to public office as a critic and counterweight to Bowser and has not ruled out the possibility of running against her in 2018...many observers expect Gray to run for mayor in two years."
3. Foshager, Ben (August 30, 2016). "Ben Foshager on Twitter: "Considering a run for mayor of D.C. in 2018."". Twitter. Retrieved November 23, 2016.