| Country: | District of Columbia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Washington, D.C., mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Washington, D.C., mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Nominee1: | Adrian Fenty |
| Party1: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
| Popular Vote1: | 98,740 |
| Percentage1: | 89.7% |
| Nominee2: | David Kranich |
| Party2: | District of Columbia Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,744 |
| Percentage2: | 6.1% |
| Map Size: | 235px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Anthony A. Williams |
| Before Party: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
| After Election: | Adrian Fenty |
| After Party: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
On November 7, 2006, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor. It determined the successor to two-term mayor Anthony A. Williams, who did not run for re-election. The Democratic primary was held on September 12. The winner of both was Adrian Fenty, the representative for Ward 4 on the D.C. Council. He took office on January 2, 2007, becoming the sixth directly elected mayor since the establishment of home rule in the District, and — at 35 — the youngest elected mayor of a major American city in U.S. history.
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In addition to the candidates above, the following candidates lost in the primary election.
| Democratic Primary Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
| Adrian Fenty (winner) | 60,732 | 57.20% | |
| Linda Cropp | 32,897 | 30.98% | |
| Marie Johns | 8,501 | 8.01% | |
| Vincent Orange | 3,075 | 2.90% | |
| Michael A. Brown | 650 | 0.61% | |
| Artee (RT) Milligan | 105 | 0.10% | |
| Nestor Djonkam | 73 | 0.07% | |
| Write In, if any | 145 | 0.14% | |
| Total | 106,178 | 100.00% | |
| Source: D.C. Board of Elections | |||
David W. Kranich ran in the Republican Party primary election. Albert Ceccone gathered signatures to run on the ballot as well, but after a challenge by Kranich, the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics declared many of the signatures invalid.[1] Consequently, Ceccone did not have enough valid signatures to appear on the ballot, and only Kranich's name appeared as running for mayor on the Republican primary ballot.[2] Kranich received 65% of the vote.[3]
Chris Otten ran unopposed for the Statehood Green party's primary election.[4] Otten received 50% of the vote.