Washington, DC · 2026Updated 2026-06-25
The primary is here. Here's what just happened to your city.
The mayor's seat is open for the first time since 2014. The U.S. House Delegate seat is open for the first time in 35 years. Four Council seats are on the ballot, plus the Council Chair, the Attorney General, two at-large seats — and ranked-choice voting debuts in the primary. Every numeric claim below links to a primary source.
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What's on your ballot?
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- General Election Day. All ~345 ANC seats also on the ballot.
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Three things that just changed
DCBOE releases RCV preliminary results and round-by-round tabulation for June 16 primary — full results certified by July 15
Read source ↗DC primary election held — first-round RCV results: Lewis George leads mayor race 52.79%, White leads delegate race 63.16%, Owolewa leads At-Large Bonds at 33.77%, Silverman leads special election at 54.75%. Round-by-round RCV elimination results will be available June 21
Read source ↗The 2026 briefAll sources →
Seven issues on the 2026 ballot
Each issue page has four hero stats, what's at stake, who decides, the recent moves, and the questions to put to candidates.
Issue1st
Ranked-choice voting
DC's first-ever ranked-choice primary is June 16, 2026. Rank up to five candidates per race.
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Issue1st
Statehood & Federal Pressure
DC residents pay federal taxes and have no vote in Congress. In 2025–2026, that gap got wider.
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Issue−52%
Public Safety & Justice
Crime is at multi-year lows. The political fight over it isn't.
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Issue$2,500
Housing & Evictions
Median rent is $2,500. FY25 evictions hit a 7-year high. The eviction-notice window just shrank from 30 days to 10.
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Issue−22,000
Budget, Taxes & Federal Workforce
DC lost ~22,000 federal jobs in 2025. Out-year revenue is now projected $342M/yr lower.
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Issue25
Transportation
Traffic deaths fell more than half in 2025. Now USDOT wants to ban the cameras.
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Issue57.9% / 47.5%
Schools
Test scores hit a record one-year gain. The Ward 3 to Ward 8 gap is still 55 points.
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