Elections

The new ballot initiative launched this week aims to open up primaries to independent voters and bring ranked-choice voting to the city.

Organizers hope to see big changes to local elections in time for 2026, but the Democratic establishment is likely to resist.

A new ballot initiative has been introduced that would bring ranked-choice voting and open primary elections to D.C., a proposal that if passed by voters would mark one of the most sweeping changes to how the city conducts its elections in…

Two people are already running and more look likely to join, particularly if White doesn’t pursue a third term in 2024.

Former staffers offer an inside look at Marshall’s campaign, which generated plenty of headlines but didn’t gain much traction.

Should Gustavo Petro ever tire of being president of the Republic of Colombia, there’s at least one local resident who would elect him to public office in the District of Columbia.

The D.C. Board of Elections on Monday sided with council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) in her appeal of a decision from the campaign finance office, ruling that she did not misuse campaign funds while polling the Ward 3 Democratic…

The D.C. Board of Elections has thrown out a complaint filed by the city’s Office of Campaign Finance against outgoing At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman over alleged misspending of public campaign funds.

Tens of thousands of mail ballots sent out to registered D.C. voters ahead of the June primary and November general elections were returned as undeliverable, a reality that critics say stems from inaccurate and outdated information in the…

The DSA sees its tipped wage ballot measure organizing as a ‘test case’ for a future citywide campaign.

The D.C. Council’s at-large contest in this week’s election featured eight candidates, with the clear front-runners being three incumbent council members — Anita Bonds (D), Kenyan R. McDuffie (I) and Elissa Silverman (I) — competing for…

In the somewhat insular world of D.C. politics, the result of a single D.C. Council race this week has gotten plenty of people talking. That result, of course, was Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) knocking off Councilmember Elissa…

Votes are still being tallied, but unofficial results show a mix of liberal and moderate candidates leading

The shape of next year’s D.C. Council is set: One incumbent managed to knock another out of her seat. Liberals lost one of their favorite and most outspoken council members, though they look forward to two left-leaning newcomers. And after…

Kenyan McDuffie’s apparent at-large win is prompting some soul searching among progressive activists.

Only months ago, D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie’s (D-Ward 5) political career seemed to have come crashing down as his bid for attorney general collapsed in somewhat spectacular fashion. On Tuesday, though, he experienced a political…

It was a crowded race for the two at-large seats in the D.C. Council, with eight candidates elbowing for the top spots in a race fraught with an accusation about misspent public funds.

In a citywide race that pitted three sitting D.C. Council members against one another for two spots, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s allies Anita Bonds and Kenyan R. McDuffie won at-large council seats — ousting two-term incumbent Elissa…

Tuesday’s balloting in D.C. had no impact on national midterm election results. But District voters might have altered the city’s political landscape to an extent not anticipated only weeks ago.

D.C.’s pandemic-worn hospitality industry was thrust into yet another period of uncertainty Tuesday after voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots in favor of a controversial measure intended to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers in…