1990 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

None January 2025 September 2023 District of Columbia presidential no 26.8% 1986 Washington, D.C., mayoral election 1986 1994 Washington, D.C., mayoral election 1994 November 6, 1990 File:Mayor Sharon Pratt (cropped).jpg 150x150px Sharon Pratt Dixon District of Columbia Democratic State Committee 92,504 86.12% File:Maurice T Turner Jr (cropped).jpg Maurice Turner District of Columbia Republican Party 18,653 11.47% 235px 230px Ward results 230px Precinct results Dixon: #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Mayor Marion Barry District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Sharon Pratt Dixon District of Columbia Democratic State Committee On November 6, 1990, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor, with Democratic candidate Sharon Pratt Dixon defeating Republican Maurice Turner. Sharon Pratt Dixon announced at the 1988 Democratic National Convention that she would challenge incumbent mayor Marion Barry in the 1990 election. Pratt was the only candidate to have officially announced her plans to run for mayor when Barry was arrested on drug charges and dropped out of the race in early 1990. Shortly thereafter, the race was joined by longtime councilmembers John Ray, Charlene Drew Jarvis and David Clarke. Pratt criticized her three main opponents, referring to them as the "three blind mice" who "saw nothing, said nothing and did nothing as the city rapidly decayed." She was the only candidate who called on Barry to resign from office, and ran specifically as an outsider to his political machine with the campaign slogan of "Clean House." Following a series of televised debates during the last few weeks of the campaign, Pratt received the endorsement of The Washington Post.Clean House-Dixon for Mayor The Washington Post 1990-08-30 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1144952.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121105040611/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1144952.html usurped 2012-11-05 HighBeam Research subscription 2010-11-25 The day the endorsement appeared, her poll numbers skyrocketed, with many political observers attributing the rise specifically to the Post's backing.Post Plays Down Impact of Endorsement; Not Everyone Agrees Howard Kurtz The Washington Post 1990-09-13 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1147449.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150924183702/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1147449.html HighBeam Research subscription usurped 2015-09-24 On the eve of the election, polls showed Councilmember John Ray holding the lead, but Pratt gaining ground fast and a large margin of undecided voters remaining.Undecided Vote Makes Race in Capital Too Tight to Call B. Drummond Jr. Ayres B. Drummond Ayres Jr. The New York Times 1990-09-11 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFD9133BF932A2575AC0A966958260 2010-11-26 However, even with the smallest campaign staff and least money, Pratt won the election, defeating second-place Ray by 10%.B. Drummond Jr. Ayres B. Drummond Ayres Jr. In Insiders' City, Dixon Clings to Outsider Image https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/16/us/in-insiders-city-dixon-clings-to-outsider-image.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/P/Primaries The New York Times September 16, 1990 2009-04-09 Sharon Pratt Dixon, who won the Democratic mayoral primary in Washington last week despite having the smallest campaign staff, the smallest campaign war chest and the lowest standing in the polls. As Washington is a heavily Democratic city, Dixon's victory over Republican former police chief Maurice T. Turner, Jr., in the November 6 general election was a foregone conclusion. Democratic primary District of Columbia Democratic primary election, 1990 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Sharon Pratt Dixon 43,426 34.37 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee John L. Ray 32,255 25.53 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Charlene Drew Jarvis 27,063 21.44 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee David A. Clarke 13,768 10.9 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Walter E. Fauntroy 9,261 7.33 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Write-in 555 0.43 126,348 100 General election District of Columbia mayoral election, 1990Scammon Richard M. America Votes 19: A Handbook of Contemporary Election Statistics McGillivray Alice V. CQ Press 1991 978-0871875587 Washington, D.C. 487 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Sharon Pratt Dixon 140,011 86.12 District of Columbia Republican Party Maurice Turner 18,653 11.47 D.C. Statehood Party Alvin C. Frost 1,116 0.69 Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia Nancy Lord 951 0.59 Independent politician Mary E. Cox 640 0.39 Independent politician Brian P. Moore 310 0.19 Independent politician Bernell Brooks 292 0.18 Independent politician Thomas B. Carter 186 0.11 Socialist Workers Party of the District of Columbia Ike Nahem 177 0.11 Independent politician Osie Thorpe 134 0.08 Independent politician Faith Dane 110 0.07 162,580 100 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee References 30em Mayoral Washington, D.C. 1990 Washington, D.C.