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{{Infobox election
| country      = District of Columbia
| type        = presidential
| ongoing      = no
| previous_election = 2006 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
| previous_year   = 2006
| next_election   = 2014 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
| next_year     = 2014
| election_date   = November 2, 2010
| image1       = [[Image:Vincentgray (1).jpg|150x150px]]
| candidate1     = '''[[Vincent C. Gray]]'''
| party1      = District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
| popular_vote1 = '''97,978'''
| percentage1 = '''74.2%'''
| candidate2     = 
| party2       = 
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| map_image     = District of Columbia mayoral election results by ward, 2010.svg
| map_size      = 235px
| map_caption    = Results by ward:
{{legend|#002b84|Gray—>90%}}
{{legend|#0645b4|Gray—80–90%}}
{{legend|#1666cb|Gray—70–80%}}
{{legend|#4389e3|Gray—60–70%}}
{{legend|#86b6f2|Gray—50–60%}}
| title       = [[Mayor of the District of Columbia|Mayor]]
| before_election  = [[Adrian Fenty]]
| before_party    = District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
| after_election   = Vincent C. Gray
| after_party    = District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
}}

{{ElectionsDC}}

On November 2, 2010, [[Washington, D.C.]], held an [[Mayoral elections in Washington, D.C.|election for its mayor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=November 2, 2010 General Election Draft Election Calendar |work=District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics |url=http://www.dcboee.org/pdf_files/Draft_Nov_2010.pdf |access-date=February 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301005934/http://www.dcboee.org/pdf_files/Draft_Nov_2010.pdf |archive-date=March 1, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The primary elections occurred on September 14.<ref>{{cite web |title=September 14, 2010 Primary Election Draft Election Calendar |work=District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics |url=http://www.dcboee.org/pdf_files/Draft_Sep_2010.pdf |access-date=February 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301005958/http://www.dcboee.org/pdf_files/Draft_Sep_2010.pdf |archive-date=March 1, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  [[Vincent C. Gray|Vincent Gray]] won the general election by a wide margin, although many voters wrote in incumbent Mayor [[Adrian Fenty]], whom Gray defeated in the primary.<ref>
{{cite news| title=For Gray, a methodical path to the mayor's office| newspaper=Washington Post| date=2010-11-02| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/02/AR2010110207069.html| author=Nikita Stewart}}
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==Democratic primary==
Early polls showed incumbent Mayor [[Adrian Fenty]] was not widely supported.  On January 31, 2010, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported the results of a voter survey which showed that Fenty's job approval rating was at an all-time low of 42 percent.  His support among African-American voters dropped to 29 percent from 68 percent, while his support among whites dropped to 57 percent from 78 percent.<ref name="SurveyJan2010">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/30/AR2010013002452.html |last=Stewart |first=Nikita; Cohen, Jon |title=D.C. Mayor Fenty's Approval Ratings Plummet, Poll Finds |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 31, 2010 }}</ref> More than four in 10 voters doubted his honesty, empathy, and openness.<ref name="SurveyJan2010" />

Despite this lack of support Adrian Fenty's 2010 mayoral campaign was able to raise a record amount of money. On July 31, 2009, prior to [[Vincent C. Gray]] entering the race, Fenty's campaign had already exceeded its 2006 primary fundraising total of $2.4&nbsp;million.<ref name="fatigue">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/04/fenty-campaign-collections-surpass-06/ |title=Fenty campaign collections beat '06's take |last=Abruzzese |first=Sarah |date=August 4, 2009 |work=The Washington Times |accessdate=October 25, 2009 }}</ref> By August 2010, Fenty had raised $4.7 million and Gray had raised only $1.3 million, though later it would be revealed that the Gray campaign was also running a $668,800 shadow campaign financed by Jeffery Thompson.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cella|first1=Matthew|title=Poll finds Gray has slim lead over Fenty|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/18/poll-finds-gray-has-slim-lead-over-fenty/|accessdate=2 June 2016|work=Washington Times|date=18 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Freed|first1=Benjamin|title=Feds Drop Investigation of Former DC Mayor Vince Gray's 2010 Campaign|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/12/09/feds-drop-investigation-of-former-dc-mayor-vince-grays-2010-campaign/|accessdate=2 June 2016|work=Washingtonian|date=9 December 2015}}</ref>

Council Chairman [[Vincent C. Gray]] officially entered the mayoral race on March 30, 2010, after long anticipation and speculation about his entrance. Running on the slogan "One City. Leadership We Need", Gray proclaimed that "DC can do better" to a crowd gathered at the Reeves Center the day of his announcement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Updated: Vincent Gray joins D.C. mayor's race |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Tim |last=Craig |date=March 30, 2010 |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/03/vincent_gray_is_officially_in.html }}</ref>
Some voters complimented Fenty for improvements in the District since he took office, while other voters criticized him for his aloof style.<ref name=contradictions>{{cite news |title= Contradictions in style helping to shape D.C. mayor race |first= Robert |last= McCartney |date= July 8, 2010 |newspaper= The Washington Post |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/07/AR2010070705090.html }}</ref> Some voters believed that as mayor, Gray would bring fiscal mismanagement and poor city services that existed in the early 1990s while he worked for the District government.<ref name=contradictions/>

In his State of the District speech, Fenty noted improvements in students' test scores and a record-low homicide rate.<ref name= speech>{{cite news |title= Fenty sets up reelection bid with State of the District speech |first= Nikita |last= Stewart |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= April 10, 2010 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040903748.html }}</ref> Fenty also discussed the new psychiatric hospital at St. Elizabeths, new housing for homeless people, and a new recreation center in [[Deanwood]].<ref name= speech/> Fenty contrasted the improvements in the District under his administration with the high crime rate and low school test scores in the 1990s.<ref name=warns>{{cite news |title=Fenty assails Gray; warns future of city at risk |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 4, 2010 |first=Tim |last=Craig |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/06/mayoral_candidates_mix_it_up_a.html }}</ref> Fenty also highlighted nearly a dozen new housing projects he facilitated that brought about 11,000 affordable apartments to the District.<ref name=spar>{{cite news |title=Fenty, Gray spar at forum |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Tim |last=Craig |date=June 3, 2010 |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/06/fenty_gray_spar_at_forum.html }}</ref> Finally, Fenty pointed to the new supermarkets and restaurants that have opened in Wards 7 and 8 during his administration.<ref name=spar/>

During an interview, Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools system [[Michelle Rhee]] said that she "could not imagine doing this job without the kind of unequivocal support" from Mayor Fenty.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rhee hints that her job as D.C. schools chief hinges on Fenty's reelection |last= Turque |first= Bill; Stewart, Nikita |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= July 1, 2010 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/30/AR2010063005401.html }}</ref> During another interview, Rhee said that Fenty "has not disappointed me one time in the last three years. I would not work under a mayor who was not focused on education in the same way, as dedicated to making some of the really difficult decisions. I think the chairman is certainly interested in education reform. I think that he...is committed to this city and its progress, certainly. But in terms of what I'm talking about with Mayor Fenty and his willingness to make some very difficult decisions, that though may have been unpopular with the adults, they are absolutely the right thing to do for the kids and for the system, no, I haven't seen the same thing with the chairman."<ref>{{cite news |title= Rhee praises mayor, says she doesn't see the same dedication from Gray |newspaper= The Washington Post |first= Nikita |last=Stewart |date= June 30, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/06/rhee_praises_mayor_says_she_do.html }}</ref> Nonetheless, Rhee and Fenty were unpopular with teachers and so Gray benefited greatly from the support of the teachers unions.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Ben|title=Teachers union helped unseat Fenty|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2010/09/teachers-union-helped-unseat-fenty-029264|website=Politico|date=15 September 2010 |accessdate=2 June 2016}}</ref>

Gray's campaign released an education plan, which included holding teachers accountable for student performance and paying them accordingly, strengthening the office of the deputy mayor for education, increasing infant and toddler care, and giving a tax credit for child and dependent care.<ref>{{cite news |title= Gray outlines his agenda for education in District |last= Turque |first= Bill; Stewart, Nikita |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= July 2, 2010 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/01/AR2010070103422.html }}</ref> Gray said he would keep Rhee's reforms in place as mayor, but Gray did not said whether he would retain Rhee as chancellor.<ref name=warns/><ref>{{cite news |title= Gray outlines his agenda for education in District |last= Turque |first= Bill; Stewart, Nikita |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= July 2, 2010 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/01/AR2010070103422_pf.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Pat |last= Wingert |date= July 2, 2010 |title= How School Reformer Michelle Rhee May Be a Factor in the D.C. Mayoral Race |work= Newsweek |url= http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-gaggle/2010/07/02/how-school-reformer-michelle-rhee-may-be-a-factor-in-the-d-c-mayoral-race.html }}</ref>

Fenty criticized Gray for his record as director of the Department of Human Services during former mayor [[Sharon Pratt]]'s administration.<ref name=warns/> During a local radio show in July 2010, Fenty criticized Gray for mismanaging the Department of Human Services .<ref name=air>{{cite news |title= Fenty, Gray duke it out on air |first= Nikita |last= Stewart |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= July 15, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/07/fenty_gray_duke_it_out_on_air.html }}</ref> Gray responded to the criticism, saying that he enacted several improvements as director, including in the area of homelessness.<ref name=air/>

Leo Alexander, meanwhile, criticized Fenty for allowing teachers to be fired, and he criticized Gray for doing nothing to stop the firings as Council Chair.<ref name=bait>{{cite news |title= Lesser-known mayoral candidates bait Gray at forum |first= Tim |last= Craig |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= June 24, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/06/lesser-known_mayoral_candidate.html }}</ref> Alexander said that both Gray and Fenty both want to keep the District generally the same as it is now.<ref>{{cite news |title=D.C. mayor hopeful touts different goal |first=Deborah |last=Simmons |date=July 8, 2010 |work=The Washington Times |url= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/8/mayor-hopeful-touts-different-goal/ }}</ref> Gray responded that the Council had no authority to stop the firings, but Alexander recalled that former Council Chair John Ray had successfully done so during former mayor Marion Barry's administration.<ref name=bait/> Alexander also blamed businesses who hire illegal immigrants for the District's unemployment rate.<ref name=spar/>

On September 15, 2010, voters went to the polls and the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics reported unofficial results, with Gray receiving 53 percent of the vote compared to Fenty's 46 percent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayoral Primary Election Unofficial Results |date=September 15, 2010 |work=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics |url=http://www.dcboee.us/election_results092010/EL45.HTM |access-date=September 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918221402/http://www.dcboee.us/election_results092010/EL45.HTM |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Gray won as much as 80% of the vote in predominantly black areas east of the Anacostia River, but did poorly in the city's wealthier northwest, winning just 13% in one [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown]] precinct.<ref>Tim Craig [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/04/AR2010100407103.html Gray: 'Onus is on me' to assure D.C.'s wary voters] ''[[The Washington Post]]'' October 5, 2010</ref>

===Candidates===
* Leo Alexander, former television reporter<ref>{{cite news |title=Leo Alexander Explains His D.C. Mayor Run |work=Washington City Paper |first=Mike |last=DeBonis |date=September 19, 2009 |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/09/16/leo-alexander-explains-his-d-c-mayor-run/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chamber leader wants vigorous mayoral race |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 12, 2010 |first=Tim |last=Craig |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/01/business_leader_wants_vigorous.html }}</ref><ref name="dcboee1">{{cite web |title=List of Candidates in Ballot Order for the September 14, 2010 Mayoral Primary Election |url=http://www.dcboee.org/popup.asp?url=/pdf_files/nr_497.pdf |publisher=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172657/http://www.dcboee.org/popup.asp?url=/pdf_files/nr_497.pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Sulaimon Brown, accountant and former volunteer with Fenty's 2006 campaign<ref name="dcboee1"/><ref name=dcision>{{cite news |title=DCision 2010: It's Gonna Have Faith! And Anthony Motley! |work=Washington City Paper |date=June 18, 2009 |first=Mike |last=DeBonis |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/tag/sulaimon-brown/ |access-date=February 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604192253/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/tag/sulaimon-brown/ |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Adrian Fenty]], incumbent mayor<ref name="dcboee1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2008/10/mayor_adrian_m_fenty_filed.html |title=Fenty Files for 2010 Reelection Bid |first=Marcia |last=Davis |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 25, 2008 |accessdate=December 27, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Vincent C. Gray]], [[Council of the District of Columbia|D.C. Council]] chairman<ref name="dcboee1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Vincent Gray officially enters race for D.C. mayor
 |newspaper=The Washington Post |last=Craig |first=Tim |date=March 31, 2010 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/01/10/ST2010011003097.html?sid=ST2010011003097 }}</ref>
* Ernest Johnson, owner of a realty firm<ref name="dcboee1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=With rivals aplenty, Fenty is off and walking |newspaper=The Washington Post |last=Stewart |first=Nikita; Craig, Tim |date=October 22, 2009 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR2009102101605.html }}</ref>
* [[Calvin H. Gurley]], accountant ([[write-in|write-in candidate]])<ref name= where>DeBonis, Mike. "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/wp/2012/11/07/where-did-calvin-h-gurley-find-57119-votes/ Where did Calvin H. Gurley find 57,119 votes?] ''The Washington Post''. November 7, 2012.</ref>

===Polling===
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
| align=center| Poll source
| align=center| Dates administered
| align=center| Vincent Gray
| align=center| Adrian Fenty 
| align=center| Other
| align=center| Wouldn't vote
| align=center| No opinion
|-
| align=center| [http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2010/08/18/poll-shows-gray-leading-fenty-especially-among-black-voters/ Clarus Research Group]
| align=center| August 15–16, 2010
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''44%'''
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| 18%
| align=center| 
| align=center| 
|-
| align=center| [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postpoll_013110.html The Washington Post]
| align=center| January 24–28, 2010
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''35%'''
| align=center| 31%
| align=center| 11%
| align=center| 4%
| align=center| 20%
|- align=center| 345%            
|}
In a [[straw poll]] held by Ward 8 Democrats in May 2010, Fenty received the most votes.<ref name=straw>{{cite news |title=Fenty wins straw poll |first=Jonetta Rose |last=Barras |date=May 17, 2010 |work=The Examiner |url= http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jonetta-rose-barras-fenty-wins-straw-poll/article/14010}}</ref> Fenty received 69 votes, Gray received 61 votes, and Alexander received 10 votes.<ref name=straw/>

In a straw poll held by the District of Columbia Democratic State Convention in June 2010, Gray received the most votes.<ref name=dcdsc>{{cite news |title= Gray bests Fenty in D.C. Democratic straw poll |first= Nikita |last= Stewart |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= June 12, 2010 |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/06/gray_bests_fenty_in_dc_democra.html }}</ref> Gray received 703 votes, Fenty received 190, Alexander received 75, and other candidates received fewer than 10 votes each.<ref name=dcdsc/>

In a straw poll held in June 2010 that was open to Democrats in Ward 3, Gray received the most votes.<ref name=Ward3>{{cite news |title= Gray wins over Fenty in Ward 3 straw poll |first= Tim |last= Craig |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= June 18, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/06/gray_wins_over_fenty_in_ward_3.html }}</ref> Gray received 174 votes, Fenty received 168 votes, and Leo Alexander received 4 votes.<ref name=Ward3/>

A straw poll held in Ward 2 in July 2010 resulted in 97 votes for Fenty, 63 votes for Gray, 1 vote for Alexander, 1 vote for Michael T. Green, and 1 undecided vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fenty Wins Ward 2 Straw Poll as Sparks Fly in Debate |work=The Georgetown Dish |first=Katie |last=Manning |date= July 22, 2010 |url= http://georgetowndish.com/thedish/fenty-wins-ward-2-straw-poll-sparks-fly-debate }}</ref>

Ward 4 Democrats held a straw poll in Ward 4 in August 2010.<ref name=Ward4>{{cite news |title= Fenty-Gray race wasn't the only draw in Ward 4 straw poll |newspaper= The Washington Post |first= Tim |last= Craig |date= August 5, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/08/fenty-gray_race_wasnt_the_only.html}}</ref> Gray received 581 votes, Fenty received 401 votes, and Alexander received 12 votes.<ref name=Ward4/>

''The Washington Post'' questioned the reliability of straw polls to predict the winner of mayoral elections.<ref name=dcdsc/> Prior to the 2006 mayoral election, candidates Linda W. Cropp and Michael A. Brown won straw polls, but Fenty won every precinct in the actual Democratic primary election.<ref name=dcdsc/>

===Results===
[[File:DC Mayoral Democratic Primary Map 2010.svg|thumb|right|Democratic primary results by ward:
{{legend|#ABE098|Fenty—50–60%}} 
{{legend|#83D475|Fenty—60–70%}} 
{{legend|#57C84D|Fenty—70–80%}} 
{{legend|#2EB62C|Fenty—80–90%}}

{{legend|#fda766|Gray—50–60%}}
{{legend|#fd9346|Gray—60–70%}}
{{legend|#fd7f2c|Gray—70–80%}}
{{legend|#ff6200|Gray—80–90%}} 
]]

{{Election box begin no change
  | title     = District of Columbia Mayoral Democratic primary 2010}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
  |candidate  = [[Vincent C. Gray]]
  |votes      = 72,648
  |percentage = 54.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
  |candidate  = [[Adrian Fenty]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 59,524
  |percentage = 44.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
  |candidate  = Leo Alexander
  |votes      = 908
  |percentage = 0.68
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
  |candidate  = Ernest E. Johnson
  |votes      = 317
  |percentage = 0.24
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 | votes      = 248
 | percentage = 0.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
  |candidate  = Sulaimon Brown
  |votes      = 209
  |percentage = 0.16
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 133,854
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Other primaries and candidates==
===Republican===

No Republican filed to run for the office,<ref name="dcboee1"/> but Mayor Fenty received 822 [[write-in]] votes.<ref name="Republican">[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/dc/fenty-wins-as-a-gop-write-in.html Fenty wins! (As a GOP write-in)]</ref> Because Fenty was not a registered Republican on primary day, he was ineligible for the Republican nomination.<ref name="nbcwashington.com">[http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Fenty_Can_t_Run_as_GOP_Candidate_in_November-103284424.html] Fenty Can't Run as GOP Candidate in November]</ref>

===Statehood Green===
[[File:DC Mayoral Statehood Green Primary Map 2010.svg|thumb|right|Statehood Green primary results by ward:
{{legend|#fda766|Faith—50–60%}}

{{legend|#bdbdbd|Write-ins 50–60%}}
{{legend|#9e9e9e|Write-ins  60–70%}}
{{legend|#7d7d7d|Write-ins 70–80%}}
]]
The Statehood Green Party candidate was [[Faith Dane]], activist and former Broadway performer.<ref name=allen>{{cite news |title=White House party crasher Carlos Allen qualifies for D.C. mayoral race, tops ballot|newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 30, 2010 |last=Roberts |first=Roxanne; Argetsinger, Amy|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2010/09/rs-_carlos_allen_1.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= DC Statehood Green Party Candidates for September Ballot |work= Green Party Watch |date= August 3, 2010 |url=http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/08/03/dc-statehood-green-party-candidates-for-september-ballot/ }}</ref> She was the only candidate to file and though she received fewer votes than write-ins in the primary, she was the nominee.

{{Election box begin no change
  | title     = Statehood Green primary election, 2010}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = D.C. Statehood Green Party
  |candidate  = [[Faith Dane]]
  |votes      = 200
  |percentage = 39.53
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  |party      = D.C. Statehood Green Party
  |candidate  = Write-in
  |votes      = 306
  |percentage = 60.47
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 506
  |percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Socialist Workers Party===
The Socialist Workers Party candidate was Omari Musa.<ref name=allen/><ref name=boee/><ref name=candidates/>

===Independent===
[[Carlos Allen]], former CEO of Hush Society Magazine, a philanthropic online magazine,<ref name=candidates>{{cite web|title=List of Candidates in the November 2, 2010 Mayoral General Election |work=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics|accessdate=August 7, 2010 |url=http://www.dcboee.org/popup.asp?url=/pdf_files/nr_474.pdf }}</ref><ref name="hushmagazine.net">{{cite news |title=Carlos Allen Retiresfrom HUSH Group Inc.|work=Hush Society Magazine |url=http://www.hushmagazine.net/ |date=March 15, 2010 |accessdate=March 24, 2010 }}</ref> ran for mayor as an independent.<ref name=allen/><ref name=boee>{{cite web |title=Candidate List 2010 |work=District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics |accessdate=August 7, 2010 |format=PDF |url=http://www.ocf.dc.gov/nws/news_frame.asp?filename=pn_134.pdf&mid=1&yid=2010&type=News%20Releases&hl=t?hl=t |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204034943/http://ocf.dc.gov/nws/news_frame.asp?filename=pn_134.pdf&mid=1&yid=2010&type=News%20Releases&hl=t%3Fhl%3Dt |archive-date=February 4, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Also running as an independent was former [[WRC-TV|NBC 4]] reporter Leo Alexander.<ref>[http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Who-Are-the-Other-Candidates-for-Mayor-98605929.html Who Are the Other Candidates for Mayor?]</ref>

==General election==
{{expand section|date=October 2010}}
Fenty endorsed Gray and said he had no interest in running as a Republican or independent.<ref name="Republican"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Gray defeats Fenty as voters choose conciliatory approach over brash tactics |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525214912/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/15/AR2010091500538.html |archive-date=2020-05-25 |url-status=live |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/15/AR2010091500538.html}}</ref> Because he was not registered as a Republican on primary day, he was ineligible to be the Republican candidate.<ref name="nbcwashington.com"/> A "Write In Fenty" website was started in October 2010 calling on voters to write in Fenty's name on the November ballot.<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/debonis/2010/10/write_fenty_in_campaign_launch.html 'Write Fenty In' campaign launches Web site]</ref>

Vincent Gray won the general election with over 70%, with write-in votes (mostly for Fenty) at over 20%.  The three other candidates on the ballot (Carlos Allen, Faith, and Omari Musa) each won less than 2%.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101106010504/http://www.dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/general_election_results/2010]

===Results===
{{Election box begin no change
  | title     = District of Columbia Mayoral election, 2010}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = District of Columbia Democratic State Committee 
  |candidate  = [[Vincent C. Gray]] 
  |votes      = 97,978
  |percentage = 74.20
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  |votes      = 29,599
  |percentage = 22.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent politician
  |candidate  = Carlos Allen
  |votes      = 2,279
  |percentage = 1.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = D.C. Statehood Green Party
  |candidate  = [[Faith Dane]]
  |votes      = 1,476 
  |percentage = 1.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Socialist Workers Party of the District of Columbia
  |candidate  = Omari Musa
  |votes      = 717
  |percentage = 0.54
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 132,049
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
  |winner     = District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Endorsements==
===Leo Alexander===
* [[Eagle Forum]], socially conservative organization<ref>{{cite news |title= Leo Alexander may not have much money, but he's got Phyllis Schlafly |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= June 30, 2010 |first= Tim |last= Craig |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/06/leo_alexander_may_not_have_muc.html }}</ref>
* [[National Organization for Marriage]], organization opposing same-sex marriage<ref name=other>{{cite news |title=Who Are the Other Candidates for Mayor? |first=P.J |last=Orvetti |work=[[WRC-TV]] |publisher=NBC Universal, Inc. |date=July 16, 2010 |url= http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Who-Are-the-Other-Candidates-for-Mayor-98605929.html }}</ref>

===Adrian Fenty===
====Newspapers====
* [[The Washington Post]], editorial board<ref>{{cite news |title= Adrian M. Fenty in the Democratic primary for D.C. mayor|format= editorial |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= August 1, 2010 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/30/AR2010073003145.html }}</ref>
* Washington Hispanic, Spanish-language newspaper, editorial board<ref name=Hispanic>{{cite news |title= Fenty gets endorsement from Latino newspaper |newspaper= The Washington Post |first= Nikita R. |last= Stewart |date= September 2, 2010 |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/09/fenty_gets_endorsement_from_la.html }}</ref>
* [[The Washington Examiner]], editorial board<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Fenty deserves -- and D.C. needs -- four more years |work=The Washington Examiner |date=September 7, 2010 |format=editorial |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/Why-Fenty-deserves-and-DC-needs-four-more-years--102302259.html |access-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20101204002556/http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/examiner-editorial-why-fenty-deserves-and-dc-needs-four-more-years |archive-date=December 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* [[Washington City Paper]], editorial board<ref>{{cite news |title=Adrian Fenty: The Jerk D.C. Needs |date=September 10, 2010|work=Washington City Paper |format=editorial |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/39709/2010-endorsements/ }}</ref>

====Organizations====
* Laborers Local 657, construction union<ref name=construction>{{cite news |title=Construction union endorses Fenty |first= Nikita |last= Stewart |date= June 16, 2010 |newspaper= The Washington Post |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/06/construction_union_backs_fenty.html }}</ref>
* Greater Washington Board of Trade<ref name=split>{{cite news |title= Fenty, Gray split business group endorsements |first= Mike |last= DeBonis |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= June 29, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/debonis/2010/06/fenty_brown_win_board_of_trade.html }}</ref>

====Individuals====
* [[Anthony A. Williams]], former mayor of the District of Columbia<ref>{{cite news |first= Nikita R |last= Stewart |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= July 20, 2010 |title= Williams supports Fenty and Graham |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/07/williams_supports_fenty_and_gr.html }}</ref>
* [[Jack Evans (D.C. Council)|Jack Evans]], Council member, Ward 2<ref>{{cite news |title= Evans appears in new TV ad for Fenty |newspaper= The Washington Post |first= Nikita R |last= Stewart |date= July 19, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/07/evans_appears_in_new_tv_ad_for.html?hpid=newswell }}</ref>
* [[Muriel Bowser]], Council member, Ward 4<ref>{{cite news |title=22 Days Until Primary Day |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Mike |last=DeBonis |date=August 23, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/debonis/2010/08/demorning_debonis_aug_23_2010.html }}</ref>
* [[Jared Polis]] of Colorado, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives<ref name=polis>{{cite news |title= Rep. Jared Polis endorses Fenty at gay campaign event |first= Mike |last= DeBonis |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= July 1, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/debonis/2010/07/fenty_wins_backing_of_gay_cong.html }}</ref>
* [[Tammy Baldwin]] of Wisconsin, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives<ref name=polis/>
* [[Barney Frank]] of Massachusetts, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives<ref name=polis/>
* [[Michael Bloomberg]], mayor of New York<ref>{{cite news |title=Bloomberg to endorse Fenty Tuesday |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 16, 2010 |first=Nikita R |last=Stewart |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/08/bloomberg_to_endorse_fenty_tue.html }}</ref>

===Vincent Gray===
====Newspapers====
* The Current, publisher of newspapers in Northwest D.C., editorial board<ref>{{cite news |title= Current newspapers endorse Gray|first= Tim |last= Craig |date= August 25, 2010 |newspaper= The Washington Post |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/08/current_newspapers_endorse_gra.html }}</ref>
* InTowner, D.C. newspaper, editorial board<ref name=afro>{{cite news |title=AFRO endorses Gray in mayor's race |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 3, 2010 |first=Tim |last=Craig|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/09/afro_endorses_gray_in_mayors_r.html }}</ref>
* The Afro, D.C.-area newspaper, editorial board<ref name=afro/>

====Organizations====
* Fraternal Order of Police, local chapter<ref name=unions>{{cite news |title=District firefighters and police union support Vincent Gray over Mayor Fenty |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 28, 2010 |first=Tim |last=Craig |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/27/AR2010052705250.html}}</ref>
* D.C. Lodge of the Fraternal of the Police, local and federal chapter<ref>{{cite news |title=Law enforcement lodge endorses Gray |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 22, 2010 |first=Tim |last=Craig |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/07/law_enforcement_union_endorses.html?hpid=newswell }}</ref>
* D.C. Firefighters Association, Local 36<ref name=unions/>
* American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations<ref name=unions/>
* American Federation of Government Employees<ref>{{cite news |title=Brown and Gray pick up labor endorsements in D.C. races |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 19, 2010 |first=Ann |last=Marimow |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/05/brown_and_gray_pick_up_labor_e.html }}</ref>
* Gertrude Stein Democratic Club<ref name=construction/>
* D.C. Chamber of Commerce<ref name=split/>
* D.C. Tenants Advocacy Coalition<ref>{{cite news |title=Renters advocacy group endorses Gray |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Tim |last=Craig |date=June 29, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/06/renters_advocacy_group_endorse.html }}</ref>
* District of Columbia Nurses Association<ref>{{cite news |title=Nurses announce support for Gray in D.C. mayor's race |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 28, 2010 |first=Tim |last=Craig |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/05/nurses_announce_support_for_gr.html }}</ref>
* D.C. Latino Caucus<ref name=Hispanic/>

====Individuals====
* [[Sharon Pratt]], former mayor of the District of Columbia<ref name=boos>{{cite news |title= The boos keep flying at D.C. Mayor Fenty |first= Nikita |last= Stewart |date= June 14, 2010 |newspaper= The Washington Post |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/13/AR2010061304874.html?sid=ST2010061304990 }}</ref>
* [[Harry Thomas Jr.]], Council member, Ward 5<ref>{{cite news |title= Personalities Fuel a One-Party Race for Washington Mayor |first= Yeganeh June |last= Torbati |work= The New York Times |date= August 2, 2010 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/politics/03fenty.html }}</ref>
* [[Mary Cheh]], Council member, Ward 3<ref>{{cite news |title= Mary Cheh endorses Gray |newspaper= The Washington Post |first= Tim |last= Craig |date= September 2, 2010 |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/09/mary_cheh_endorses_gray.html }}</ref>
* [[Marion Barry]], Council member, Ward 8, and former mayor of the District of Columbia<ref>{{cite news |title=Money, Moten, and Marion Edition |work=Washington City Paper |first=Alan |last=Suderman |date=September 8, 2010 |url= http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2010/09/08/loose-lips-daily-money-moten-and-marion-edition/ }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2010 elections in Washington, D.C.|mayor]]
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[[Category:2010 in Washington, D.C.|mayoral]]
[[Category:November 2010 events in the United States|Washington D.C.]]
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