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1994 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

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Field	Value
country	District of Columbia
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1990 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
previous_year	1990
next_election	1998 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
next_year	1998
election_date	November 8, 1994
image1	File:Marion Barry, 1996 in Washington, D.C (1).jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Marion Barry
party1	District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
popular_vote1	102,884
percentage1	56.02%
image2	File:06.CapitalPrideParade.WDC.7June1998 (24674315520) (cropped).jpg
nominee2	Carol Schwartz
party2	District of Columbia Republican Party
popular_vote2	76,902
percentage2	41.87%
title	Mayor
before_election	Sharon Pratt Kelly
before_party	District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
after_election	Marion Barry
after_party	District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
map_size	235px
map_image	File:DC 1994 Mayorial Election By Ward.svg	map_caption=Results by ward
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On November 8, 1994, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor. It featured the return of Marion Barry, who served as mayor from 1979 until 1991.

Barry served six months in prison on a cocaine conviction. After his release from prison, Barry ran successfully for the Ward 8 city council seat in 1992, running under the slogan "He May Not Be Perfect, But He's Perfect for D.C." Upon this victory, Barry said he was "not interested in being mayor" again.

This was by far the smallest Democratic victory margin in a regularly scheduled partisan citywide election since the city was granted home rule.

Party primaries

Democratic primary

Sharon Pratt Kelly succeeded Barry as mayor. In the second year of her term, Barry loyalists mounted a recall campaign, which, although unsuccessful, weakened her administration.

Councillor John Ray received the endorsement of The Washington Post and was favored to win the primary. However, Barry ran a grassroots campaign, touting his record balancing the budget in 10 of his 12 years as mayor.

Republican primary

General election

Campaign

A major issue in during the general election campaign was the question of how to cut $140 million from the city budget, as the city had been mandated to do by Congress. Though Barry was seen by some as responsible for the bureaucracy and Schwartz criticized Barry's proposals as old and ineffective, Barry tied his personal redemption to the redemption of the city.

Results

References

(1992-09-17). "Former Mayor's Victory Worries Many in Capital". The New York Times.
(1994). "Marion Barry makes comeback, wins D.C. Democratic mayoral primary". Jet.
(Oct 3, 1994). "Marion Barry May Be More Than Just An Embarrassment". [[Businessweek.com]].
Janofsky, Michael. (1994-11-09). "THE 1994 ELECTIONS: THE NATION THE CAPITAL; Barry Rebounds From Disgrace to Win Again in Washington". The New York Times.
"November 8 General Election".

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