Ward 5 Democrats, Washington DC

Next meeting is Monday, May 20, 2013. See Calendar section for more information on meeting time and location.

Ward 5 Democrats Officer elections will take place at the June 2013 meeting. Nominations will be taken at the May 2013 meeting. Please send your interest to be considered for any officer positions to co-chairs of Nomination Committee: Mr. Fred Allen (fallen43@aol.com) and Mr. Mark Jones (mjones6452@aol.com.

All officer positions are open for nominations: Chairperson, First Vice Chairperson, Second Vice Chairperson, Third Vice Chairperson, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Recording Secretary, Assistant Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary.

Click here to view Kenyan McDuffie victory party for Ward 5 Special Election photos and video

Click here to view photos of "Heart and Soul"
Appreciation Celebration

Ward 5 Democrats Special Election Candidate Forum

WARD 5 DEMOCRATS’ ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF STRAW POLL

Out of a field of 13 Democratic candidates for the Ward 5 Council Special Election, the top five vote-getters were:

Mr. Delano Hunter 178

Mr. Kenyan McDuffie 79

Mr. Frank Wilds    44

Ms. Rae Zapata 30

Mr. Ron Magnus
14


Other candidates for the Ward 5 Council seat had the following number of votes:

Angel Sherrri Alston 0

William Boston 5

Amanda Broadnax      1

Shelly Gardner    1

Kathy Henderson 2

Drew Hubbard 3

Ruth Marshall    0

Bessie M. Newell    0

Total Votes Cast     357

For the At-Large Council Race, with 242 votes, only incumbent Councilmember-at-Large Vincent Orange had more than 60 percent of the votes required for endorsement. Of the other candidates running for the At-Large Council seat, Mr. Peter Shapiro had 50 votes; Mr. Sekou Biddle had 28; and Ms. E. Gail Anderson Holness had 14.

Of the candidates who ran unopposed, President Barack Obama received 336 votes, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton received 308 votes and D.C. candidate for U.S. Representative Nate Bennett-Fleming won 219. In the District of Columbia United States Senate race, Mr. Michael D. Brown had 149 votes and Mr. Peter Ross had 118. In closing, Mr. Brannum complimented the hard work of the D.C. State Democratic Committee, members of the Ward 5 Democrats Executive Committee and the diligent team of volunteers for successfully running a free, fair, open and transparent election.

Please check our Calendar section to see schedule of events, including monthly meeting schedule

Click here to hear recording of the monthly meetings and to download copies of documents distributed at the meetings

November meeting with At-large candidates for DCDSC appointment, Nov. 22, 2010
On YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo-4xruRhIE

Results from August 23, 2010 Straw Poll/Endorsement Vote:
(Click here to see video and photos)