1993 Council of the District of Columbia special election

1993 Council of the District of Columbia special election Flag of the District of Columbia.svg presidential 1990 Council of the District of Columbia election#Chairperson 1990 1994 Council of the District of Columbia election#Chairperson 1994 September 14, 1993 David A. Clarke.jpg David A. Clarke District of Columbia Democratic State Committee 39,029 47.12% District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Charlene drew jarvis alt.jpg Charlene Drew Jarvis 23,840 28.78% District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Linda Cropp (cropped).jpg Linda Cropp 13,010 15.71% Chairperson John L. Ray(interim) Democratic David A. Clarke Democratic The 1993 Council of the District of Columbia special election was held on September 14, 1993, to elect the position of Chairperson of the Council of the District of Columbia. The election was called following the death of incumbent chairperson John A. Wilson. Background Incumbent chairperson John A. Wilson had served on Council since 1975 as the councilmember for Ward 2 before winning election as chairperson in the 1990 election. He died by suicide on May 19, 1993 and was replaced by John L. Ray as acting chair, who did not run for the seat in the special election. Vincent Orange, who had yet to be elected to local government at this point, was disqualified from the ballot after the Board of Elections found that his petition fell about 160 signatures of the 3,000 required to make the ballot.ELECTION OFFICIALS BACKED https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1993/08/12/election-officials-backed/272ee8fc-c7dd-4c49-98ca-2ec11965ca80/ 23 June 2026 The Washington Post 11 August 1993 This was the first election since the 1992 passage of Initiative 41, a ballot measure limiting individual contributions to political campaigns to $100.Henderson Nell CLARKE HAS $19,000 FOR FINAL EFFORT https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1993/09/08/clarke-has-19000-for-final-effort/c33553bf-4794-4b54-9d47-29731a0d7394/ 23 June 2026 The Washington Post 7 September 1993 Candidates Democratic Party David A. Clarke, former councilmember from Ward 1 and former chairperson Linda Cropp, incumbent At-large councilmember Marie Drissel, community activist Charlene Drew Jarvis, incumbent councilmember from Ward 4 Disqualified Vincent Orange Endorsements David A. Clarke Federal Officials Tom Harkin, member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th congressional districtSanchez Rene Woodlee Yolanda RAY TO EMBRACE AN ENEMY, BACK JARVIS FOR CHAIRMAN https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1993/09/09/ray-to-embrace-an-enemy-back-jarvis-for-chairman/d24cd6c4-897f-49f2-a966-51ebd516fcf8/ 23 June 2026 The Washington Post 8 September 1993 Individuals H. Beecher Hicks, pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist ChurchWoodlee Yolanda Sanchez Rene Candidates Make Final Rounds: Cropp Camp Calls Post's Endorsement a Strong Boost 13 August 2026 The Washington Post 116 282 13 September 1993 B1 Local Officials Hilda Mason, incumbent At-large member Frank Smith, incumbent Ward 1 councilmember Organizations Metropolitan Washington AFL-CIOD.C. POLICE UNION BACKS CLARKE https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1993/08/05/dc-police-union-backs-clarke/870426cc-6146-4915-8bec-505dbeeb5658/ 23 June 2026 The Washington Post 4 August 1993 National Fraternal Order of Police Linda Cropp Local officials Kevin Chavous, incumbent Ward 7 CouncilmemberWoodlee Yolanda City Republican Leader Says He'll Back Cropp: Committeeman Seeks Party's Endorsement 13 August 2026 The Washington Post 10 September 1993 D1 William Lightfoot, incumbent Independent At-large Councilmember Harry Thomas Sr., incumbent Ward 5 Councilmember Publications The Washington Post Charlene Drew Jarvis Individuals H. H. Brookins, regional Bishop for the African Methodist Episcopal Church Labor unions American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees district council 20Jarvis Gets Union Endorsement https://www.proquest.com/hnpwashingtonpost/newspapers/jarvis-gets-union-endorsement/docview/307661702/sem-2?accountid=14405 13 August 2026 The Washington Post 7 August 1993 C3 Local officials Marion Barry, former mayor and incumbent Ward 8 councilmember Jack Evans (Washington, D.C., politician), incumbent Ward 2 councilmember John L. Ray, acting chairperson and incumbent At-large councilmember Organizations D.C. Association of RealtorsSanchez Rene D.C. Board of Trade Among Jarvis Backers: Endorsements Announced on Heels of Poll 13 August 2026 The Washington Post 23 July 1993 D5 D.C. Nurses Association Gertrude Stein ClubRagland James Labor's Love Not Lost in Clarke's Election as Chairman 13 August 2026 The Washington Post 23 September 1993 DC1 Greater Washington Board of Trade Medical Society of the District of Columbia Socialist Workers Party Emily Fitzsimmons General election 1993 Council of the District of Columbia special electionSeptember 14 1993 General Election https://dcboe.org/getmedia/06c6cb82-de7e-4c64-bc82-8c0bd4ec2671/1993_spec_elec_results.pdf DC Board of Elections 23 June 2026 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee David A. Clarke 39,029 47.12% District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Charlene Drew Jarvis 23,840 28.78% District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Linda Cropp 13,010 15.71% District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Marie Drissel 5,123 6.18% Socialist Workers Party of the District of Columbia Emily Fitzsimmons 542 0.65% 1,290 1.56% 82,834 100% References Category:1993 United States local elections Category:Council of the District of Columbia elections