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DC Council - At-Large

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> United States > District of Columbia > Council > DC Council At-Large (B)

Office

City Council

Honorific

City Councillor - Abbr: City Councillor

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

00, 1984 - 11:00am Central

Polls Open

November 06, 1984 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

November 06, 1984 - 05:00pm Central

Term Start

January 03, 1985 - 12:00am

Term End

January 03, 1989 - 12:00am

# Winners

Contributor

RBH

Last Modified

RBH August 13, 2009 12:56am

Data Sources

Washington Post, 11/7/1984
Washington Post, 11/24/1984 (Schwartz/Write-in)

Jerry Moore waged a write-in campaign in which his specific votes were not counted. It is believed that he finished in 3rd or 4th place.

Description

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/04/1980
	Name	John Ray	Votes	101,650 (50.31%)
	Term	01/01/1981 - 01/01/1985	Margin	87,192 (+43.16%)
	Party	Republican	Won	11/04/1980
	Name	Jerry A. Moore	Votes	48,981 (24.24%)
	Term	01/01/1981 - 01/01/1985	Margin	34,523 (+17.09%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/08/1988
	Name	John Ray	Votes	117,572 (44.92%)
	Term	01/03/1989 - 01/03/1993	Margin	87,984 (+33.62%)
	Party	Independent	Won	11/08/1988
	Name	William Lightfoot	Votes	71,948 (27.49%)
	Term	01/03/1989 - 01/03/1993	Margin	42,360 (+16.19%)