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

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)[2]
  • Sharece Crawford, at-large Committeewoman for the DC Democratic Party[2]
  • Nate Fleming, Shadow Representative (2013-2015) and staffer for Councilmember Trayon White[3]
  • Lisa R. Gore, ANC commissioner for 3/4G-01[4]
  • Leniqua’dominique Jenkins [2]
  • Ambrose Lane Jr., community activist and co-founder of Black Coalition Against Covid[3]
  • Bradley Thomas, attorney and ANC commissioner for 5E05[5]
  • Dexter Williams, research analyst for RepresentUs and former staffer for Robert White[4]
Potential
  • Monika Nemeth, ANC Commissioner for 3F06[2]

Declared
  • Giuseppe Urberto Niosi[6]

Declared

Ward 1
Declared

Ward 3

Democratic primary

Incumbent Councilperson Mary Cheh is running for reelection. In 2018 she faced independent candidate Petar Dimtchev in the general election who lost despite an endorsement by the Washington Post. Dimtchev is considering another run against Cheh.[2]

Declared
Potential
  • Petar Dimtchev, attorney and candidate for Ward 3 in 2018[2]
  • Monika Nemeth, ANC Commissioner for 3F06[2][9]
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.[10]

Declared
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[12] Online D.C. for Democracy P P O P P O P

Endorsements
Vincent Orange
Zachary Parker

Ward 6
Declared

References
  1. Brice-Saddler, Michael (27 September 2021). "Erin Palmer announces run to become D.C. Council chairwoman". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Zauzmer Weil, Julie (10 November 2021). "Two more candidates join a crowded at-large D.C. Council race". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. Kain, Chris (6 December 2021). "Who's lined up to run in the 2022 primaries?". The DC Line. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. Zauzmer Weil, Julie (2 December 2021). "Sabel Harris challenging Brianne Nadeau for D.C. Council seat". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. Austermuhle, Austin. "DCision 2022: Here's Your Guide To The People Running For Office In D.C. (So Far)". DCist. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. Chibbaro Jr., Lou (4 August 2021). "Monika Nemeth to run for Ward 3 D.C. Council seat". Washington Blade. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  10. Dil, Cuneyt (7 October 2021). "D.C. Council member McDuffie not running for re-election". Axios. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  11. Wright, James (27 October 2021). "Orange Seeks Return to Ward 5 Seat". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  12. Dil, Cuneyt (10 December 2021). "Candidates debate in hot Ward 5 D.C. Council race". Axios. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  13. Wright, James (27 October 2021). "Orange Seeks Return to Ward 5 Seat". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  14. 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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