Residents across the D.C. region are voting in the historic 2026 midterm elections, though the outcomes of many of the local races are largely anticipated.
District voters are casting their ballots for a new mayor for the first time in a dozen years. Ward 4 D.C. Councilmember Janeese Lewis George is widely expected to become the city’s next mayor, ushering in a new era of D.C. politics.
Lewis George is set to be the first Democratic socialist to lead the District when she takes office early next year, a shift from Muriel Bowser’s more centrist administration…