Elections

Since the summer, the story of the primary race in Ward 4 seemed to emerge with clarity: incumbent Brandon Todd, a protégé and close ally of Mayor Muriel Bowser, fending off a challenge from Janeese Lewis George, a former D.C. assistant…

In what has otherwise been a bad week, embattled Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans got some good news today: organizers of an effort to recall him from office over instances of ethical misconduct did not obtain the necessary number of…

D.C. election officials on Thursday halted an effort to recall embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), finding that petitioners did not submit enough valid signatures to force a recall election.

At-Large Councilmember David Grosso announced a couple weeks ago that he will not seek a third term in the Wilson Building. He then promptly went about setting fire to his soon-to-be former workplace—or at least to his soon-to-be former…

A group of activists submitted a petition Monday to force a recall election of D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), the city’s longest-serving lawmaker and the target of investigations into alleged influence peddling.

A group of activists looking to recall embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) from office submitted what they said are enough signatures from his constituents to force an election in the coming months.

This week, I received an email announcing that Vivek H. Murthy has endorsed Kishan Putta for the D.C. Council. Thus, a trifecta: I don’t know: 1) who Murthy is, 2) who Putta is or 3) which council seat Putta is seeking.

Councilmember (and former mayor) Vincent Gray officially filed for re-election on Tuesday, his campaign announced in an email. Gray will face at least three challengers in the race for his Ward 7 seat.

Christina Henderson, a current legislative assistant for Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and former staffer for outgoing At-large councilmember David Grosso, has announced her independent candidacy for an At-large seat on the D.C. Council.

D.C. Council member David Grosso (I-At Large), a progressive who has championed issues from paid family leave to decriminalizing sex work, announced Tuesday he will not seek a third term next year.

At-large Councilmember David Grosso will not run for reelection in 2020.

David Grosso announced Tuesday that he will not be seeking a third term as D.C.’s at-large council member.

The next time you cast a ballot in D.C., you’ll have Frederick Douglass help you show off the fact that you did your civic duty.

ANC 6B Chair Files Declaration of Candidacy on Mother's Birthday

Six candidates vying to unseat Jack Evans, the longest-serving member of the D.C. Council, gathered for their first forum Thursday evening to pitch themselves as ethical alternatives to a scandal-tainted incumbent.

The 2020 race for his at-large seat will soon grow with another candidate.

A fourth challenger has announced he will run against incumbent Councilmember Vincent Gray for the Ward 7 seat. Kelvin Brown, a military veteran and Ward 7 resident for about six years, tells DCist that he disagrees with the direction of…

David Krucoff would one day like to welcome you to Douglass County, Maryland, which lies — in his vision and on maps he’s made — on land now occupied by the nation’s capital.

The vice president of the D.C. State Board of Education announced he will run for D.C. Council.