2022 District of Columbia elections
| Turnout | 40.76%[1] |
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On November 8, 2022, the District of Columbia held elections for several local and federal government offices. Its primary elections were held on June 21, 2022.[2]
The District of Columbia elected its nonvoting member of the House of Representatives, its Shadow congressperson to the House of Representatives, Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia, and 6 of 13 seats on the council.
There is also one ballot measure which was voted on.[3]
Federal elections
United States House of Representatives
Eleanor Holmes Norton ran for re-election as a non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent) | 174,238 | 86.54 | |
| Republican | Nelson Rimensnyder | 11,701 | 5.81 | |
| DC Statehood Green | Natale Stracuzzi | 9,867 | 4.90 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce Major | 4,003 | 1.99 | |
| Write-in | 1,521 | 0.76 | ||
| Total valid votes | 201,330 | 97.84 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4,444 | 2.16 | ||
| Total votes | 205,774 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 40.76 | |||
Shadow Representative
Incumbent Democrat Oye Owolewa ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Oye Owolewa (incumbent) | 151,182 | 83.63% | |
| DC Statehood Green | Joyce Robinson-Paul | 26,530 | 14.68% | |
| Write-in | 3,053 | 1.69% | ||
| Total votes | 180,765 | 100.0% | ||
District elections
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Muriel Bowser (incumbent) | 147,433 | 74.62 | −1.78 | |
| Independent | Rodney Grant | 29,531 | 14.95 | N/A | |
| Republican | Stacia Hall | 11,510 | 5.83 | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Dennis Sobin | 2,521 | 1.28 | −2.12 | |
| Write-in | 6,580 | 3.33 | -0.67 | ||
| Total votes | 197,575 | 100 | |||
| Turnout | 205,774 | 40.76 | −5.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 504,815 | ||||
Attorney General
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Brian Schwalb | 177,126 | 97.51% | |
| Independent | Write-in | 4,516 | 2.49% | |
| Total votes | 181,642 | 100% | ||
| n/a | Overvotes | 123 | ||
| n/a | Undervotes | 23,647 | ||
Council
Ballot measure
Initiative 82, titled, An initiative to increase the minimum wage for tipped employees to the same level as non-tipped employees, aims to phase out the special minimum wage for tipped employees.
Result
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 132,925 | 73.94 |
| No | 46,861 | 26.06 |
| Valid votes | 179,786 | 87.52 |
| Over and undervotes | 25,723 | 12.48 |
| Total votes | 205,509 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 504,815 | 40.69 |
| Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections[9] | ||
References
- ^ "Election Statistics". District of Columbia Board of Elections. 2022-11-30.
- ^ "City elections in Washington, D.C. (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Paige (25 October 2022). "Here's what Initiative 82 could mean for tipping in D.C." Axios. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2022 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "DCBOE Election Results (Unofficial)". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "DCBOE Election Results". electionresults.dcboe.org. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "DCBOE Election Results".
- ^ "General Election 2022 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. 2022-11-30. Archived from the original on 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "General Election 2022 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
External links
- DC Board of Elections
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "District of Columbia (D.C.)", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "District of Columbia: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia". (Affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Washington, D.C. at Ballotpedia