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Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2006

Washington, D.C.
mayoral election, 2006
Washington, D.C.
← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
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Nominee Adrian Fenty David W. Kranich
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 98,740 6,744
Percentage 89.7% 6.1%

District of Columbia mayoral election results by ward, 2006.svg
Results by ward:
  Fenty—>90%
  Fenty—80–90%

Mayor before election

Anthony A. Williams
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Adrian Fenty
Democratic


Anthony A. Williams
Democratic

Adrian Fenty
Democratic

The 2006 Washington, D.C. mayoral election also known as 2006 District of Columbia mayoral election determined the successor to two-term mayor Anthony A. Williams, who did not run for re-election. The Democratic primary was held on September 12, 2006, and the general election was held on November 7, 2006. The winner of both was Adrian Fenty, the representative for Ward 4 on the Washington, D.C. City Council. He took office on January 2, 2007, becoming the sixth directly elected mayor since the establishment of home rule in the District, and — at 35 — the youngest elected mayor of a major American city in U.S. history.

In addition to the candidates above, the following candidates lost in the primary election.

David W. Kranich ran in the Republican Party primary election. Albert Ceccone gathered signatures to run on the ballot as well, but after a challenge by Kranich, the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics declared many of the signatures invalid. Consequently, Ceccone did not have enough valid signatures to appear on the ballot, and only Kranich's name appeared as running for mayor on the Republican primary ballot. Kranich received 65% of the vote.

Chris Otten ran unopposed for the Statehood Green party's primary election. Otten received 50% of the vote.


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