On November 8, 1994,
Washington, D.C.
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, held an
election for its mayor. It featured the return of
Marion Barry
Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as the second and fourth mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat, Barry had served ...
, who served as
mayor
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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 partisan citywide election since the city was granted home rule.
Campaign
Democratic primary
Sharon Pratt Kelly
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succeeded Barry as mayor. In the second year of her term, Barry loyalists mounted a recall campaign, which, although unsuccessful, weakened her administration.
Councillor
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John Ray received the endorsement of ''
The Washington Post
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'' 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.
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General election
A major issue in the campaign was how to cut $140 million from the city budget, as mandated by Congress. Though Barry was seen by some as responsible for the bureaucracy
and Schwartz criticized Barry's proposals as old and ineffective,
Results
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
See also
*Electoral history of Marion Barry
The electoral history of Marion Barry
Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as the second and fourth mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 ...
External links
*https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/09/us/1994-elections-nation-capital-barry-rebounds-disgrace-win-again-washington.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes+Topics%2FPeople%2FB%2FBarry%2C+Marion+S.+Jr.
References
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Mayoral
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