On November 3, 1998,
Washington, D.C.
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, held an
election for its mayor. The Democratic candidate,
Anthony A. Williams, defeated Republican candidate
Carol Schwartz
Carol Schwartz (born January 20, 1944) is an American politician from Washington, D.C., who served as a Republican at-large member on the Council of the District of Columbia from 1985 to 1989 and again from 1997 to 2009. A five-time perennial ...
. The parties' primary elections had been held on September 15, 1998.
Results
Democratic primary
Republican primary
D.C. Statehood primary
Umoja Party
The Umoja Party was a far-left political party in the District of Columbia.
History
Founding and 1994 general election
Kemry Hughes helped found the Umoja Party in December 1993, and the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics appro ...
primary
References
{{United States elections, 1998
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...
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1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
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