Elections

The Ward 2 D.C. Council race has been one of the most spirited local elections in the capital in years, as scandal-tainted Jack Evans seeks to reclaim his seat in a crowded field.

Before leaving D.C. city hall under the cloud of an ethics scandal, Jack Evans was no stranger to crisis.

Brandon T. Todd’s devotion to constituent services is hailed in the neighborhood. His opponent Janeese Lewis George critiques his voting record.

Twenty vote centers open across the District today for anyone who wants to cast an in-person ballot or drop off an absentee ballot for the city’s June 2 primary.

Fewer voters in areas east of the Anacostia River have requested absentee ballots for D.C.’s June 2 primary than in other parts of the city, raising concerns that either turnout will be low or that voters in low-income and predominantly…

Candidates for DC Council respond to questions about housing, homelessness, health care, jobs, and maintaining the city's safety net during the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

D.C.’s primary election is happening June 2. In the heavily Democratic District, the primary is usually more competitive than the general election, with the winner often sailing to victory in November. (There’s one major exception, which…

Two Ward 8 residents are suing the D.C. Board of Elections, arguing that a series of new voting procedures in the wake of the pandemic have violated the Voting Rights Act.

Ward 7's Vincent Gray was the only Democrat in a contested race to earn 60% of club members' votes

The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, D.C.’s largest local LGBTQ political group, was unable to reach a 60 percent threshold vote needed to make an endorsement in three key D.C. Council races, including the hotly contested Ward 2 race in…

Normally, local D.C. politicians bemoan the meddling of federal lawmakers in District affairs. But in the case of the Ward 2 D.C. Council primary race, some candidates are welcoming the opinions of senators, members of the House, and even…

“VOTE FOR no more than one.” Those are the instructions on the ballot in the District’s upcoming Democratic primary for the Ward 2 seat on the D.C. Council. If ever there were an election that needed ranked-choice voting (which allows…

As D.C. elections go, the June 16 special election to fill the vacant Ward 2 Council seat might appear to have little citywide importance. The winner only gets to serve the unfinished term of Jack Evans (D), which expires in January. At…

Ward 2 voters have options. But they might have too many options.

If you’re a registered D.C. voter, there’s a chance that at some point over the next few days you’ll receive a colorful envelope in the mail emblazoned with the message, “Decriminalize Nature D.C.” This mailing is part of an ambitious…

With Washington, D.C.’s primary elections fast approaching, the voice of the District’s homeless population is at an even higher risk than usual of being left out at the voting booth, thanks to limitations brought on by closures related to…

All 23 candidates running in D.C.’s June 2 Democratic primary for seats on the City Council and three congressional seats that showed up for the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club’s virtual endorsement forum on Monday night expressed strong…

Advocates for decriminalizing “magic mushrooms” and other psychoactive plants are asking D.C. voters to sign a petition online or by mail to put Initiative 81 on November’s ballot.

Shepherd Park is spelled wrong, for one.

And what she has to say about it.