This page covers elections in Washington, from candidate launches and polling to campaign finance disclosures and results. Coverage follows the races, voting rules and election administration that shape how the city votes.
Unofficial results show John George ahead of incumbent Trupti Patel in the ANC 2A03 contest with 71.78 percent of the vote.
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November 4, 2026
Trayon White Appears at Mayoral Watch PartyThe D.C. councilmember, who faces a federal bribery case, spoke at Janeese Lewis George's election night gathering in Ward 8.
November 4, 2026
Lewis George Wins Washington Mayoral RaceThe city council member becomes the first new mayor elected in Washington since 2015, succeeding Muriel Bowser.
November 4, 2026
Hamilton Votes at Wrong Site, Then Corrects CourseIndependent D.C. mayoral candidate Rhonda Hamilton cast her ballot at Emery Heights Community Center in Ward 4 after arriving first at the wrong Ward 6 location.
October 24, 2026
Weaver and Baghdadchi Win Georgetown Student ElectionThe student ticket secured the executive seats in the recent campus-wide election.
October 20, 2026
Washington to Elect New Delegate on November 3Longtime D.C. representative Eleanor Holmes Norton is not seeking a 19th term in the U.S. House.
October 16, 2026
Georgetown Students to Vote in GUSA Executive ElectionStudents will head to the polls from October 21 to October 23 to select their next GUSA executive leadership team.
October 15, 2026
Weaver and Baghdadchi to Run for GUSA LeadershipThe candidate ticket will compete in the executive election beginning on October 21, 2026.
October 14, 2026
DC Voters Will Use Ranked-Choice for Council SeatsThe November 2026 general election will implement a ranked-choice system for two citywide at-large council positions.
October 8, 2026
Georgetown Student Groups Announced Election TicketsTwo presidential tickets have entered the race for the Georgetown University Student Association.
October 7, 2026
American University Held Fall Student ElectionsThe student government election saw a 15 percent voter turnout rate last week.
Day to day, that means candidate filings and announcements, polls as races tighten, campaign spending reports, and voting rights changes that affect the city. Coverage reaches across the District and the communities that cross into it wherever an election story does. Ballot access rules and turnout patterns shape these races more than the headlines suggest. Campaign finance disclosures and the timing of primaries are the two recurring points that tend to change how a race looks.
