DC Candidates for General Election 2006

Even if there’s not much suspense about the outcome of the general election in the District (has a Democrat ever lost?), it’s still important to vote. Besides, you’ll need to vote for at least one non-Democrat in the at-large council race, and the school board and ANC races are nonpartisan.

If you’re registered to vote in DC, you can vote on November 7 for candidates for eight citywide offices, plus a councilmember for your ward if you live in Ward 1, 3, 5, or 6, plus a school board member if you live in Ward 5, 6, 7, or 8, plus an Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) member. So that’s nine to eleven decisions you need to make before Tuesday. If you don’t know your ward or ANC district, this form will tell you.

As I did for the Democratic primary, I’ve compiled a list of DC candidates with links to their websites. I’ve put the candidates in the order they appear on the ballot and marked the incumbents with an asterisk. If you know of any websites I’m missing, let me know in the comments.

Delegate to the US House of Representatives

• Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)*

Mayor of the District of Columbia

• Adrian Fenty (D)
• Chris Otten (SG)
• David W. Kranich (R)

Chairman of the Council

• Vincent C. Gray (D)

At-Large Member of the Council (vote for two)

• Antonio “Tony” Dominguez (I)
• Phil Mendelson (D)*
• Marcus Skelton (R)
• Ann C. Wilcox (SG)
• David Catania (I)*

Ward 1 Member of the Council

• Jim Graham (D)*

Ward 3 Member of the Council

• Mary M. Cheh (D)
• Theresa Conroy (R)

Ward 5 Member of the Council

• Tontalya T. Terceiro Wright (I)
• Carolyn C. Steptoe (SG)
• Miriam Moore (I)
• Harry “Tommy” Thomas Jr. (D)

Ward 6 Member of the Council

• Will Cobb (I)
• Tommy Wells (D)
• Tony Williams (R)

United States Senator (Shadow Senator)

• Michael D. Brown (D)
• Joyce Robinson-Paul (SG)

United States Representative (Shadow Representative)

• Keith R. Ware (SG)
• Mike Panetta (D)
• Nelson Rimensnyder (R)

President of the Board of Education

• Carolyn Graham
• Timothy Jenkins
• Robert C. Bobb
• Sunday Abraham
• Laurent Ross

District III Member of the Board of Education (Wards 5 and 6)

• Robert Vinson Brannum
• Lisa Raymond
• Mary Baird-Currie
• Marc Borbely
• Stephan Baldi

District IV Member of the Board of Education (Wards 7 and 8)

• Cardell Shelton
• Jacque D. Patterson
• Jackie Pinckney Hackett
• William Lockridge*
• Jimmy Johnson

Advisory Neighborhood Commission Member
See the candidate list on the DC Board of Elections and Ethics site. For most ANC districts, there’s only one candidates on the ballot, and some have none.