D.C. Voters Pick New Mayor, Delegate in 1st Joint Primary in a Generation
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 16
D.C. Voters Pick New Mayor, Delegate in 1st Joint Primary in a Generation
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 16
Summary
Washington voters cast primary ballots Tuesday to choose party nominees for mayor and congressional delegate, with both offices open at once for the first time in a generation.
Muriel Bowser is not seeking a fourth term and Eleanor Holmes Norton is leaving after 18 terms, making the Democratic contests the decisive races in a heavily Democratic city.
Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie lead the mayoral field, while Brooke Pinto and Robert White Jr. are among five Democrats competing to replace Norton; Republican Denise Rosado is unopposed for delegate.
Ranked-choice voting is being used for the first time in the primary and election officials have warned the counting process could delay results for days.
Trump's pressure on D.C. autonomy hangs over the vote after a federal law-enforcement surge, National Guard deployment and a new threat to 'take back Washington' if Lewis George wins.