Election 2002

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Written by William Fitzroy

Updated: 06:35 am UTC, 30/10/2024

November 5, 2002, General Election

See
the final general election vote count
.

In the general election, all voters will vote for the District of Columbia Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives;
the Mayor, the Chairman of the City Council, two at-large members of the City Council; Ward members of the City Council for Wards
1, 3, 5, and 6; the President of the Board of Education; district members of the Board of
Education for District Three (Wards 5 and 6) and District Four (Wards 7
and 8); United States Senator and United States Representative
(Shadow Senator and Shadow Representative); and Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners. 

Advisory Referendum A, passed by the City
Council on July 2, 2002, would authorize the City Council to amend the Home Rule Charter to establish an
Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia. 

Initiative Measure No. 62, “Treatment
Instead of Jail for Certain Non-Violent Drug Offenders Initiative of
2002,” will be on the ballot in the general
election on November 5, 2002. The Initiative passed by 78 percent of the
vote, but was then challenged by Mayor Williams as being an inappropriate
subject for an initiative measure. 

  • Corporation Counsel motion for a temporary restraining order and
    preliminary injunction to enjoin the District of Columbia Board of
    Elections and Ethics from certifying the results of the election, November
    13, 2002
  • Board of Elections and Ethics opposition to Corporation Counsel’s
    motion, November 13,
    2002
  • American Civil Liberties Union’s amicus curiae brief on
    behalf of the Board of Elections and Ethics, November
    13, 2002
  • DC Campaign for Treatment, Intervenor’s motion in opposition to
    the motion of the Corporation Counsel, November
    13, 2002

Other on-line voters guides:

The Common Denominator and the DC League of Women Voters post
transcripts of candidates forums at http://www.thecommondenominator.com/081202_candidatesforums.html.
The League of Women Voter’s own voter guide is at http://www.dnet.org/My_State/State_home.dnet/DC.
GLAA’s ratings and questionaire are at http://www.glaa.org/archive/2002/election2002.shtml.
AARP’s candidate questionnaire is
at http://www.aarp.org/vg2002/dc.
The Washington Post has a links page for its coverage of the
mayoral race at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/dc/elections/mayor/.
The DC Employment Justice Center publishes the “Human Needs First”
voters guide at http://www.dcejc.org/election/index.htm. 

Click on a candidate’s name for his or her campaign materials. 

Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic463-01845-10-02
    
Sam Jordan   
    
Patricia KiddIndependent726-195507-12-02

Mayor

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Anthony
A. Williams


Candidate’s web site
Democraticinsufficient
signatures on petition
 registered as write-in candidate
08-29-02
Carol
Schwartz

Candidate’s
web site
Republican  
Steve
Donkin


Candidate’s
web site
Statehood-Green05-10-0207-02-02
Katharine
DeBurgh
Libertarian07-17-02 
Sam ManuelSocialist
Workers
07-05-0208-27-02
Johnny BarnesIndependent08/01/0208-28-02
Sharon R. BondsIndependent
Arnold DanielsIndependent07-22-02write-in
Jeremiah  DiGiovanniIndependent07-05-02
Faith

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-17-02write-in
Arafa Gilia-ImIndependentwrite-in
Victoria GordonIndependent07-10-02
Sean HagginsIndependent07-05-02
Williams HaleIndependent07-16-02
William E. HuntIndependent07-31-02potential write-in
candidate
Arthur H. Jackson, Jr.Independent07-22-02write-in
PO Box 5583 20016Independent07-08-0208-28-02
Bertram M. Lee, Sr.Independentwrite-in
Ronald LisowskiIndependent07-12-02
Jim MontgomeryIndependent07-24-02
490 Taylor Street, NE
20017
Independent07-05-02write-in
Norman William MorganIndependent08-05-02
Daniel S. Orci, Jr.Independent08-12-0208-28-02
Nathanael PhillipsIndependent07-10-02write-in
Samuel L. PowellIndependent07-05-02write-in
Mary SwenorIndependent07-15-02
Lise WashingtonIndependent08-21-02write-in

Chairman of the Council

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Linda CroppDemocratic05-10-0206-28-02
    
    
    

At-Large Member of the Council

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Phil Mendelson

Candidate’s web
site
Democratic05-10-0206-28-02
David
Catania


Candidate’s
web site
Republican05-10-0206-21-02
M.
Tingling-Clemmons
Statehood-Green05-16-0207-03-02
Katharine
DeBurgh
Libertarian08-12-02 
Ahmad Braxton-JonesIndependent07-30-0208-28-02
Antonio D. Dominguez

Candidate’s
web site
Independent07-05-0208-28-02
Eugene DeWitt
Kinlow

Candidate’s
web site
Independent07-05-0208-16-02
Johnny M. PatrickIndependent08-07-02write-in
Chris RayIndependent07-05-0208-28-02
M. Muhammad ShabazzIndependentwrite-in
Kweku ToureIndependent07-05-0208-28-02

Ward One Member of the Council

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Jim Graham

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-10-0207-03-02
 Republican  
Edward C.
Troy

Candidate’s
web site
Statehood-Green986-773305-16-02 
      

Ward Three Member of the Council

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Kathy Patterson

Candidate’s web site
Democratic05-10-0207-03-02
Eric Rojo

Candidate’s
web site
 Republican 05-30-0207-02-02
Michael
Jollen
 Statehood-Green   
      

Ward Five Member of the Council

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Vincent OrangeDemocratic05-10-0207-01-02
Edward
Henry Wolterbeek
Republican05-24-0207-01-02
Gail DixonStatehood-Green  
    
Odessa HarrisIndependent07-19-02

Ward Six Member of the Council

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Sharon
Ambrose


Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-10-0207-02-02
    
Jennifer
Ellingston
Statehood-Green05-31-0206-13-02
    

United States (Shadow) Senator

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Paul Strauss

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-10-0206-11-02
Norma M.
Sasaki
Republican registered
as write-in candidate 08-29-02
Joyce
Robinson-Paul
Statehood-Green05-14-0207-03-02
Richard BartelIndependent08-01-02

United States (Shadow) Representative

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Ray BrowneDemocratic50-10-0207-03-02
 Republican  
Adam Eidinger

Candidate’s web
site
Statehood-Green05-23-0207-02-02

President of the Board of Education

NAMEPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Peggy Cooper Cafritz

Candidate’s
web site
07-05-0208-19-02

District III Member of the Board of Education

NAMEPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Sunday Abraham07-31-0208-09-02
Charles Ballard07-18-02
Benjamin Bonham07-15-0208-27-02
Marshall R. Phillips, Sr.07-05-0208-20-02
Tommy Wells07-12-0208-16-02

District IV Member of the Board of Education

NAMEPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
William Lockridge07-05-0208-27-02

September 10, 2002, Primary Election

In the primary, voters in the Democratic, Republican, and
Statehood-Green parties elected candidates for the offices of Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives; Mayor of the District of Columbia; Chairman of the Council;
At-Large Member of the Council of the District of Columbia; Ward 1, Ward 3,
Ward 5, and Ward 6 Members of the Council of the District of Columbia; and
U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative (popularly known as
the Shadow Senator and Shadow Representative).

Delegate to the US House of Representatives

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Pat KiddDemocratic06-07-02reregistered
as Independent
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic5-10-026-19-02
 Republican  
 Statehood-Green  

Mayor

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Johnny BarnesDemocratic5-10-02not
filed
James W. ClarkDemocratic05-16-0207-03-02
Faith

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-17-0207-03-02
Victoria E. GordonDemocratic05-10-02not
filed
Mark HarmonDemocratic registered
as write-in candidate 08/26/02
Arthur H. Jackson, Jr.Democratic06-06-0207-03-02
Tricia KinchDemocratic05-20-0207-03-02
Jim MontgomeryDemocratic05-28-0207-02-02
Douglas E. Moore

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-28-0206-26-02
Robert Moore

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic441-852806-04-02reregistered
as independent candidate
Osie L. ThorpeDemocratic05-16-0207-03-02
Anthony
A. Williams


Candidate’s web site
Democraticinsufficient
signatures on petition
 registered as write-in candidate
08-29-02
Willie Wilson

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic  registered as write-in candidate
08-09-02
Jerald Jerome Woody,
Jr.
Democratic05-24-02not
filed
James
Caviness
Republican05-10-02not
filed
Richard A.
Holmes
Republican06-04-02not
filed
Nathanael
Phillips
Republican05-10-02not
filed
Robert
Pittman
Republican registered
as write-in candidate 07-15-02
Carol
Schwartz
Republican potential
write-in candidate
Cardell W.
Shelton
Republican05-13-02not
filed
Iris ArafaStatehood-Green05-24-02not
filed
Steve
Donkin


Candidate’s
web site
Statehood-Green05-10-0207-02-02
Arthur
(Dan) Daniels, Jr.
Independent
write-in
  

Chairman of the Council

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Linda CroppDemocratic05-10-0206-28-02
George JacksonDemocratic05-31-02not
filed
 Republican  
Debby
Hanrahan
Statehood-Green potential
write-in candidate

At-Large Member of the Council

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Marion
S. Barry
(did not pick up petitions)
   
Al-Malik FarrakhanDemocratic05-10-0207-03-02
Arthur H. Jackson, Jr.Democratic05-10-02not
filed
Phil Mendelson

Candidate’s web
site
Democratic05-10-0206-28-02
Mahdi ShabazzDemocratic05-10-0206-28-02
Dwight E. Singleton

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-20-0207-03-02
Beverly Wilbourn

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-10-0207-03-02
David
Catania


Candidate’s
web site
Republican05-10-0206-21-02
M.
Tingling-Clemmons
Statehood-Green05-16-0207-03-02

Ward 1 Councilmember

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Da’Nita R. BrownDemocratic05-10-0207-03-02
Jim Graham

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-10-0207-03-02
Dee Hunter

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-10-0207-03-02
Randall KellyDemocratic05-10-02not
filed
Tony De PassDemocratic05-10-0207-02-02
Hector RodriguezDemocratic05-29-0207-03-02
Shelore
A.C. Williams


Candidate’s web
site
Democratic05-28-0207-02-02
 Republican  
Edward C.
Troy

Candidate’s
web site
Statehood-Green05-16-02 

Ward 3 Councilmember

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Erik S. Gaull

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-13-0207-02-02
Kathy Patterson

Candidate’s web site
Democratic05-10-0207-03-02
Robert A.
"Rob" Vricella
Democratic06-11-02not
filed
Eric Rojo

Candidate’s
web site
Republican05-30-0207-02-02
 Statehood-Green  

Ward 5 Councilmember

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Lawrence (Larry) J.
Mullin
Democratic06-06-0207-02-02
Lawrence J. MullinDemocratic registered
as write-in candidate 07-22-02
Vincent OrangeDemocratic05-10-0207-01-02
Ralph QueenDemocratic05-10-02not
filed
Harry Thomas

Candidate’s web
site
Democratic05-10-0207-03-02
Edward
Henry Wolterbeek
Republican05-24-0207-01-02
 Statehood-Green  

Ward 6 Councilmember

NAMEPARTYPHONEPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Sharon
Ambrose


Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-10-0207-02-02
Keith Perry

Candidate’s web
site
Democratic05-10-0207-03-02
 Republican  
Jennifer
Ellingston
Statehood-Green05-31-0206-13-02

United States (Shadow) Senator

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Billie DayDemocratic05-24-0207-03-02
John HarveyDemocratic05-31-0207-02-02
James Nickerson, IIIDemocratic05-24-02not
filed
Pete Ross

Candidate’s web
site
Democratic05-10-0207-03-02
Paul Strauss

Candidate’s
web site
Democratic05-10-0206-11-02
David Van WilliamsDemocratic05-20-02not
filed
Norma M.
Sasaki
Republican registered
as write-in candidate 08-29-02
Jay
Houston Marx
Statehood-Green05-10-02not
filed
James
Nickerson, III
Statehood-Green05-21-02withdrew
05-24-02
Joyce
Robinson-Paul
Statehood-Green05-14-0207-03-02

United States (Shadow) Representative

NAMEPARTYPETITION PICK-UPPETITION FILED
Susana BarananoDemocratic05-14-0207-03-02
Ray BrowneDemocratic50-10-0207-03-02
 Republican  
Adam Eidinger

Candidate’s web
site
Statehood-Green05-23-0207-02-02