title: Electoral history of Marion Barry
text: # Electoral history of Marion Barry
  
  The electoral history of Marion Barry:
  
  ## 1971
  
  District of Columbia Board of Education, General Election, 1971 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry | 24,434 | 58 |
  | Republican | Anita Allen | 14,308 | 34 |
  | Independent | Ira Mosley | 2,113 | 5 |
  | Socialist Workers | Keith Jones | 989 | 2 |
  
  ## 1974
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large, Democratic Primary Election, 1974 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry | 35,065 | 25 |
  | Democratic | Douglas E. Moore | 28,598 | 20 |
  | Democratic | Delano "Del" Lewis | 22,122 | 16 |
  | Democratic | Ruth Hankins-Nesbitt | 20,836 | 15 |
  | Democratic | Carl Bergman | 12,018 | 8 |
  | Democratic | Robert L. "Bob" White | 8,025 | 6 |
  | Democratic | Charles L. Crawford | 7,535 | 5 |
  | Democratic | Charles "Chico" Hernandez | 7,117 | 5 |
  | Democratic | Write-in | 676 | 0 |
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large, General Election, 1974 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Douglas E. Moore | 55,928 | 17 |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry | 55,615 | 17 |
  | DC Statehood | Julius W. Hobson, Sr. | 48,708 | 15 |
  | Republican | Jerry A. Moore, Jr. | 35,297 | 11 |
  | Independent | Frank Hart Rich | 24,680 | 8 |
  | Independent | Charles I. Cassell | 23,082 | 7 |
  | Independent | Rockwood "Adam" Foster | 15,871 | 5 |
  | DC Statehood | Josephine (Jo) Butler | 13,774 | 4 |
  | Independent | Ron M. Linton | 12,863 | 4 |
  | Independent | Robert Lewis Lindsay | 6,743 | 2 |
  | Independent | Arthur "Doc" Morris | 7,710 | 2 |
  | Independent | James C. Shipman | 6,261 | 2 |
  | Socialist Workers | Anne Powers | 5,650 | 2 |
  | Socialist Workers | Sara A. Smith | 4,970 | 2 |
  | Independent | Robert E. Pipes | 4,364 | 1 |
  | Independent | Raymond W. Powell | 4,198 | 1 |
  | Independent | Wilmur A. Davis | 3,233 | 1 |
  
  ## 1976
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large, Democratic Primary Election, 1976 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry | 20,644 | 73 |
  | Democratic | John Martin | 7,393 | 26 |
  | Democratic | Write-in | 355 | 1 |
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large, General Election, 1976 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry (incumbent) | 113,567 | 48 |
  | Republican | Jerry A. Moore, Jr. | 57,763 | 24 |
  | DC Statehood | Josephine Butler | 46,555 | 19 |
  | Independent | Dorothy Hawkinson | 11,305 | 5 |
  | U.S. Labor | Bernard Greene | 7,815 | 3 |
  | | Write-in | 1,936 | 1 |
  
  ## 1978
  
  Mayor of the District of Columbia, Democratic Primary Election, 1978 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry Jr. | 32,841 | 35 |
  | Democratic | Sterling Tucker | 31,277 | 33 |
  | Democratic | Walter Washington | 29,881 | 32 |
  
  Mayor of the District of Columbia, General Election, 1978 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Marion Barry Jr. (incumbent) | 71,373 | 71 |
  | | Republican | Arthur A. Fletcher | 27,965 | 28 |
  
  ## 1982
  
  Mayor of the District of Columbia, Primary Election, 1982 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry Jr. | 54,638 | 58 |
  | Democratic | Patricia Roberts Harris | 33,282 | 35 |
  | Democratic | John Ray | 3,266 | 3 |
  | Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 2,711 | 3 |
  
  Mayor of the District of Columbia, General Election, 1982 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion S. Barry (incumbent) | 95,007 | 81 |
  | Republican | E. Brooke Lee | 16,501 | 14 |
  | Independent | Dennis S. Sobin | 2,624 | 2 |
  | Socialist Workers | Glenn B. White | 1,445 | 1 |
  | | Write-in | 1,658 | 1 |
  
  ## 1986
  
  Mayor of the District of Columbia, Primary Election, 1986 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry Jr. | 52,742 | 71 |
  | Democratic | Mattie Goodrum Taylor | 14,588 | 20 |
  | Democratic | Calvin Gurley | 4,747 | 6 |
  | Democratic | Write-in | 2,634 | 4 |
  
  Mayor of the District of Columbia, General Election, 1986 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry Jr. (incumbent) | 80,666 | 61 |
  | Republican | Carol Schwartz | 43,676 | 33 |
  | Independent | Brian Moore | 3,518 | 3 |
  | DC Statehood Green | Josephine D. Butler | 2,204 | 2 |
  | Independent | Garry Davis | 585 | 0 |
  | Socialist Workers | Deborah R. Lazar | 469 | 0 |
  | | Write-in | 684 | 1 |
  
  ## 1990
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large, General Election, 1990 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Linda W. Cropp | 38 |
  | DC Statehood | Hilda Mason | 29 |
  | Independent | Marion Barry Jr. | 20 |
  
  ## 1992
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, Primary Election, 1992 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry Jr. (incumbent) | 6,512 | 71 |
  | Democratic | Wilhelmina J. Rolark | 1,908 | 21 |
  | Democratic | Ab Jordan | 617 | 7 |
  | Democratic | Charles Chuck Dixon | 170 | 2 |
  | Democratic | Write-in | 12 | 0 |
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, General Election, 1992 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry Jr. | 13,796 | 90 |
  | Independent | Richard Miller | 874 | 6 |
  | Republican | W. Cardell Shelton | 423 | 3 |
  | | Write in | 245 | 2 |
  
  ## 1994
  
  Mayor of the District of Columbia, Democratic Primary Election, 1994 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry Jr. | 66,777 | 47 |
  | Democratic | John Ray | 52.088 | 37 |
  | Democratic | Sharon Pratt Kelly | 18,717 | 13 |
  | Democratic | Otis Holloman Troupe | 1,897 | 1 |
  
  Mayor of the District of Columbia, General Election, 1994 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry Jr. (incumbent) | 102,884 | 56 |
  | Republican | Carol Schwartz | 76,902 | 42 |
  | Independent | Curtis Pree | 852 | 0 |
  | DC Statehood | Jodean M. Marks | 695 | 0 |
  | Independent | Jesse Battle, Jr. | 488 | 0 |
  | Socialist Workers | Aaron Ruby | 423 | 0 |
  | Independent | Faith | 423 | 0 |
  | | Write-in | 982 | 1 |
  
  ## 2004
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, Democratic Primary Election, 2004 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry | 5,022 | 58 |
  | Democratic | Sandy (Sandra) Allen | 2,134 | 25 |
  | Democratic | William O. Lockridge | 638 | 7 |
  | Democratic | "S.S." (Sandra Seegars) | 412 | 5 |
  | Democratic | Jacque D. Patterson | 350 | 4 |
  | Democratic | Joyce Scott | 68 | 1 |
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, General Election, 2004 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Marion Barry | 19,333 | 95 |
  | | Republican | Cardell Shelton | 861 | 4 |
  
  ## 2008
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, Democratic Primary Election, 2008 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry | 4,359 | 77 |
  | Democratic | Charles Wilson | 622 | 11 |
  | Democratic | 'S.S.' Sandra Seegars | 498 | 9 |
  | Democratic | Howard Brown | 67 | 1 |
  | Democratic | Braxton-Jones | 31 | 1 |
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, General Election, 2008 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry (incumbent) | 24,524 | 92 |
  | Independent | Darrell Danny Gaston | 1,137 | 4 |
  | Independent | Yavocka Young | 1,010 | 4 |
  
  ## 2012
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, Primary Election, 2012 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic | Marion Barry | 5,116 | 74 |
  | Democratic | Jacque D. Patterson | 568 | 8 |
  | Democratic | S.S. Sandra Seegars | 549 | 8 |
  | Democratic | Natalie Williams | 485 | 7 |
  | Democratic | Darrell Danny Gaston | 219 | 3 |
  
  Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, General Election, 2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Marion Barry (incumbent) | 27,202 | 88 |
  | | Independent | Jauhar Abraham | 3,588 | 12 |
  