Mayoral elections in Washington, D.C.

[1] The enactment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973 provided for an elected mayor for the first time in nearly a century.

[2] Starting in 1974,[3] there have been thirteen elections for mayor and six people have held the office.

In each of the mayoral elections, the district has solidly voted for the Democratic candidate, with no margin less than 14 percentage points.

In 2001, the D.C. Council repealed the measure, abolishing term limits for all elected positions.

[6] The following graph shows the margin of victory of the Democratic Party over the runner-up in the 13 mayoral elections Washington, D.C., has held.