The 2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Mayor of Washington, D.C., concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in various states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Democratic Mayor Vincent C. Gray ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated in the April 1 primary by Ward 4 District Councilwoman Muriel Bowser. Bowser went on to win the general election against Independent candidates David Catania and Carol Schwartz.
Carlos Allen, musician and promoter
Muriel Bowser, Ward 4 District Councilwoman
Jack Evans, Ward 2 District Councilman
Vincent C. Gray, incumbent Mayor
Reta Jo Lewis, former State Department official
Michael J. Green, candidate for Ward 4 District Councilmember in 2007 and write-in candidate for Mayor in 2010
Vincent Orange, At-Large District Councilman
Andy Shallal, artist, activist, and proprietor of Busboys and Poets
Tommy Wells, Ward 6 District Councilman
Christian A. Carter, businessman (withdrew January 18, 2014)
Robert Bobb, former city administrator
Adrian Fenty, former Mayor
Eric W. Price, former Deputy Mayor
Anthony A. Williams, former Mayor
^ Internal poll for the Muriel Bowser campaign
* Internal poll for the Tommy Wells campaign
The District of Columbia Republican Committee said it may appoint a candidate to run in the general election. However, since it did not do so by September 8, 2014, no Republican candidate appeared on the general election ballot.
Kris Hammond, attorney and former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
Michael Powell, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Carol Schwartz, former At-large District Councilwoman and four-time mayoral candidate (ran as an Independent)
Bruce Majors, real estate agent and nominee for U.S. Delegate in 2012
Faith Dane, perennial candidate
David Catania, Independent At-large District Councilman
Carol Schwartz, former Republican At-large District Councilwoman and candidate for Mayor in 1986, 1994, 1998 and 2002
Nestor Djonkam, engineer and Democratic candidate for Mayor in 2006
Ben Foshager (write-in)
James M. Caviness
Michael T. Green
David O. Leacraft-EL
Frank E. Sewell
John Hill, CFO of Detroit, former CEO of the Federal City Council and former Executive Director of the District of Columbia Financial Control Board
Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration and candidate for Mayor in 2006
Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of Police for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
Kathleen Patterson, former Ward 3 District Councilwoman
* Internal poll for the Karl Racine campaign for Attorney General
