DC mayor race tests palate for Mamdani-style politics against establishment figure
Washington, D.C., voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots in what may be one of the most consequential elections in the district’s recent history.
TL;DR
- Washington D.C. voters will elect a new mayor in a consequential election.
- The mayoral race features socialist Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George and centrist Kenyan McDuffie.
- Lewis George aims to emulate New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's approach.
- A poll showed Lewis George leading McDuffie by 11 percentage points.
- The winner of the Democratic primary is expected to win the general election in the liberal district.