Zachary Parker (District of Columbia)
Zachary Parker (Democratic Party) is a member of theWashington D.C. City Council, representingWard 5. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 2, 2027.
Parker (Democratic Party) ran for election to theWashington D.C. City Council to representWard 5. He won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.
Parker also ran for re-election to theDistrict of Columbia State Board of Education to representWard 5. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election onNovember 8, 2022.
Parker completed Ballotpedia'sCandidate Connection survey in 2021.Click here to read the survey answers.
Political career
District of Columbia State Board of Education (2019-2023)
Parker was first elected to the board in November 2018 and took office in January 2019.
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2022)
General election
General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5
Zachary Parker defeatedClarence Lee Jr. in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zachary Parker (D) | 93.9 | 25,554 |
| Clarence Lee Jr. (R) | 5.4 | 1,474 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 196 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 27,224 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zachary Parker | 43.5 | 7,761 |
| Faith Gibson Hubbard | 24.4 | 4,353 | ||
 | Vincent Orange | 15.3 | 2,736 | |
| Gordon Fletcher | 10.9 | 1,941 | ||
| Kathy Henderson | 4.4 | 787 | ||
| Gary Johnson | 0.8 | 149 | ||
| Art Lloyd | 0.4 | 69 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 37 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 17,833 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5
Clarence Lee Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Clarence Lee Jr. | 82.7 | 177 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 17.3 | 37 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 214 | ||
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2018
General election
General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5
Zachary Parker defeatedAdrian Jordan andWilliam Lewis in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zachary Parker (Nonpartisan) | 52.3 | 14,558 |
| Adrian Jordan (Nonpartisan) | 34.8 | 9,692 | ||
| William Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 3,246 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 331 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 27,827 | ||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also:Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Zachary Parker did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kenyan McDuffie (D) | Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 2023-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Mark Jones | District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5 2019-2023 | Succeeded by - |
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