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Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George opens up lead in Washington, D.C., mayoral primary
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City Council member Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, leads the pack in the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, D.C., as the city continues to tally later-arriving ballots.
Key facts
- With about two-thirds of the expected vote counted, Lewis George has 53% of the first-place votes, with former City Council member Kenyan McDuffie, who previously held a citywide at-large council
- Retiring Mayor Muriel Bowser has had an at-times friendly and at-times tense relationship with President Donald Trump
- City Council member Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, leads the pack in the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, D.C., as the city continues to tally later-arriving ballots
- In either case, Lewis George has built up a commanding position against her main rival, McDuffie, as she seeks to become the latest democratic socialist to take up a big-city mayorship in the U.S
Summary
With about two-thirds of the expected vote counted, Lewis George has 53% of the first-place votes, with former City Council member Kenyan McDuffie, who previously held a citywide at-large council seat, in second place at 37%. With more votes to count, it’s not clear whether the race will go to a ranked-choice tabulation, which is necessary if no candidate gets a majority of first-place votes. In either case, Lewis George has built up a commanding position against her main rival, McDuffie, as she seeks to become the latest democratic socialist to take up a big-city mayorship in the U.S., with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani the most prominent example.