2011 Council of the District of Columbia special election
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The 2011 Council of the District of Columbia special election was held on April 26, 2011 to elect one at-large member to the Council of the District of Columbia. Interim councilmember Sekou Biddle was appointed to the position by the District of Columbia Democratic State Committee following the resignation of Kwame R. Brown who had been elected chairman of the Council in the 2010 elections.[1]
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April 26, 2011
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Multiple candidates challenged Biddle in the open, all-party special election.
Background
Applied to be appointed
In total, 8 individuals submitted applications for Brown's seat.
Candidates
Democratic Party
- Sekou Biddle, incumbent councilmember
- Tom Brown, Ward 8 activist
- Dorothy Douglas, member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education from Ward 7
- Joshua Lopez, community activist
- Vincent Orange, former Ward 5 Councilmember (1999-2007)
- Bryan Weaver, activist with at-risk youth
Disqualified
- Jacque Patterson
Endorsements
Sekou Biddle
- Labor unions
- Local officials
- Yvette Alexander, incumbent Ward 7 Councilmember[3]
- Marion Barry, former Mayor of the District of Columbia and incumbent Ward 8 Councilmember[4]
- Muriel Bowser, incumbent Ward 4 Councilmember[3]
- Michael A. Brown, incumbent Independent At-large Councilmember[5]
- David Catania, incumbent Independent At-large Councilmember[4]
- Mary Cheh, incumbent Ward 3 Councilmember[3]
- Vincent Gray, Mayor of the District of Columbia[5]
- Harry Thomas Jr., incumbent Ward 5 Councilmember[3]
- Tommy Wells, incumbent Ward 6 Councilmember[2]
- Organizations
- Capital Stonewall Democrats[6]
- DC for Democracy[2]
- Democracy for America[2]
- Sierra Club[2]
Vincent Orange
Bryan Weaver
- Organizations
- Publications
Republican Party
- Patrick Mara, member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education from Ward 1
Endorsements
Patrick Mara
Statehood Green Party
- Alan Page
Independents
- Arkan Haile, lawyer
General Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vincent Orange | 13,583 | 28.92% | |
| Republican | Patrick Mara | 11,851 | 25.23% | |
| Democratic | Sekou Biddle | 9,373 | 19.96% | |
| Democratic | Bryan Weaver | 6,069 | 12.92% | |
| Democratic | Joshua Lopez | 3,343 | 7.12% | |
| Democratic | Tom Brown | 1,036 | 2.21% | |
| Democratic | Dorothy Douglas | 787 | 1.68% | |
| DC Statehood Green | Alan Page | 610 | 1.30% | |
| Independent | Arkan Haile | 137 | 0.29% | |
| Write-in | 178 | 0.38% | ||
| Total votes | 46,967 | 100% | ||