Lewis George Wins

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George won Washington, D.C.’s Democratic mayoral primary, putting the democratic socialist on track to become the capital’s next mayor in a heavily Democratic city. Former Council member Kenyan McDuffie conceded Thursday while vote certification continued, with returns showing Lewis George leading by roughly 53% to 37% after about three-fourths of the expected vote had been counted. Lewis George campaigned on expanding childcare, education and housing, and on ending the district’s cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Her victory signals a more progressive direction for city government and could sharpen tensions with President Donald Trump’s administration over Washington’s limited local autonomy.