Elections

McDuffie (D-Ward 5), who joined the council in 2012, touts his legal experience and knowledge of the District

Like the periodic invasion of cicadas, the blooming of the cherry blossoms, and dashed hopes that a certain football team will eventually do better, a predictable cycle in D.C. is upon us: elections.

The upcoming political season in the District could well become a seminal one. The old narrative, adopted nearly five decades ago with the advent of home rule — that this town is politically under the thumb of Black, mostly male Democratic…

D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8) says that he will run for mayor of Washington.

At-Large D.C. Council member Robert White is joining the race for mayor.

Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White is going to run for D.C. mayor, joining fellow lawmaker Robert White (D-At Large) — who made his own announcement on Wednesday — in seeking the city’s highest office.

Trayon White will join his colleague Robert White in the race for mayor.

At-large Council member Robert White joined the D.C. mayor's race Wednesday, emphasizing the need to stem violent crime and fight poverty.

D.C. Councilmember Robert White (D-At Large) is jumping into the race for mayor, marking the first prominent entrant into a high-profile contest that remains wide open, as two-term incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser has not officially said…

D.C. Council member Robert C. White Jr. plans to run for mayor of Washington, setting up a potential 2022 race pitting the popular at-large member against Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who is expected to seek a third term.

D.C.’s first elected attorney general is not running for reelection.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said Tuesday he will not run for office this cycle, capping off a two-term stint where the Democrat took on former President Donald Trump and corporate titans.

The District’s first elected attorney general says he won’t run next year but will remain involved in local politics

Former council member Vincent Orange tells Axios he plans to run in Ward 5, and a poll that includes potential candidates shows him leading the pack.

An activist and a local political operative plan to challenge incumbent Anita Bonds for her at-large seat on the D.C. Council next year.

Democratic At-large Council member Robert White is considering jumping into the District’s mayoral race, his two-time campaign chair tells Axios.

Is the Ward 4 ANC different enough from his last challenger?

Faith Gibson Hubbard, a longtime high-level D.C. government employee, resigned her appointed position in Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s (D) administration last week to run for D.C. Council.

Erin Palmer, an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 4, announced she is running to become chairwoman of the D.C. Council.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine may not officially be running for mayor (yet?), but he laid out his platform Thursday in a targeted convocation speech at the University of the District of Columbia.