Elections

The power of incumbency pays off, it seems.

Brian Schwalb, a longtime trial attorney and partner-in-charge of the Venable law firm’s D.C. office, will run for attorney general in 2022, becoming the latest candidate to enter the city’s wide-open race for the next chief legal officer.…

David Krucoff, a commercial real estate agent who has made headlines in recent years as the city’s leading advocate for an alternate proposal to D.C. statehood, is challenging incumbent council member Mary M. Cheh (D) to represent Ward 3…

The two candidates for the D.C. Council’s top job went head to head on Wednesday night in their first debate of the campaign season, with incumbent Phil Mendelson offering up his long record in the legislature as a selling point while…

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine endorsed in the Ward 5 D.C. Council race on Monday, backing the president of the State Board of Education, Zachary Parker.

You can pay bills, swipe into a Metro station, order a car, and do countless other things on your phone. And now venture capitalist and former political operative Bradley Tusk wants D.C. residents to be able to use their phones to vote.

Sabel Harris, a newcomer to D.C. politics who won her first election less than a year ago, plans to announce her candidacy Thursday for a bigger job: the Ward 1 seat on the D.C. Council.

D.C.'s Ward 5, one of the fastest-growing areas of Washington, sometimes seems split between old and new.

"It's not about public safety. It's about dollars."

I’m not sure how else to describe it. I’m just sort of Muriel’ed out.

Dozens of supporters of ranked-choice voting told the D.C. Council on Thursday that the novel system of electing officials — which was recently used for the Democratic primary in New York City — would help diversify the halls of power,…

Leaders are debating whether to adopt an electoral system in the District that has become increasingly popular in other cities: ranked-choice voting.

The list of Democratic candidates who plan to challenge incumbent D.C. Council member Anita Bonds (D-At Large) in 2022 continues to swell — and a Ward 5 advisory neighborhood commissioner just threw his hat into the ring.

More than 11% of all ballots sent to D.C. voters ahead of the November general election were returned as undeliverable, a rate more than eight times higher than the national average. Additionally, undeliverable mail ballots were highest in…

D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8) officially filed paperwork for his 2022 mayoral campaign Friday afternoon, according to the Office of Campaign Finance — about one month after he first announced via Instagram that he was…

During his 2012 arrest for driving impaired, Fletcher did a 'Karate Kid' pose during the sobriety test.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she wants to serve a third term to continue the programs that she’s initiated in education, housing and public safety — all intended to improve the quality of life for city residents.

The five candidates vying for the Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council squared off on Wednesday evening in the first formal debate of the 2022 campaign season, debating a range of issues and trying to stand out in what’s expected to be one of…

The first debate of D.C.'s 2022 campaign season featured two former council members seeking a return to public office in Ward 5.

Longtime D.C. lawyer Bruce V. Spiva, who has practiced law in the District for nearly three decades, will run for D.C. attorney general in 2022, joining council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5) and local attorney Ryan Jones in a group…