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What are McD’s next moves now?
If he runs as an Independent for the At-Large CM seat on Nov. 3, he’d need to collect 3,000 valid signatures by Aug. 5. Alternatively, he could wait to run as a Dem in the special At-Large CM election in Spring 2027. Or he could run for nothing!
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Here’s the list of Independent candidates running for Delegate, Mayor, Council Chair, At-Large CM & SBOE (in Wards 1, 3, 5, and 6) who have pulled papers to-date to run in the November 3 general election. Petition signatures are due back to the DC Board of Elections by August 5
The DCBOE just added an additional 10,461 votes to the unofficial results! We’re now at 126,521 ballots counted, as of 4:04pm today!
A good reminder that we still don’t know who won the open DC At-Large Councilmember Democratic primary - RCV will determine who won:
A total of 116,060 ballots counted, as of 1:54pm today. If I had to guess, there’s probably another 38,000-53,000 mail-in ballots remaining for BOE to count (and receive through June 26) in the final tallies
Not exactly @maustermuhle.bsky.social! Per DC law, the special election would occur 70-174 days after Jan. 2 - that would require the DCBOE to schedule a special Ward 4 CM election between March 16-June 22, 2027! So yes, the BOE could schedule the special in April, but it’ll likely be later!
Looks like we have a few additional Independent candidates who picked up nominating petitions the last two days, including:
Kathy Henderson - Mayor
Talib Karim Muhammad - Mayor
CM-elect Elissa Silverman - At-Large Councilmember
The filing deadline is Wednesday, August 5!
yellow map: areas where McDuffie did better.
blue map: wealthy R-1-A and R-1-B zones that have only allowed detached housing for ~100 years
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NEW: Kenyan McDuffie called Janeese Lewis George this morning and conceded the mayoral race, per two sources familiar with the conversation. Barring any huge surprises in the vote counting, Lewis George has won this primary.
Quick correction here: A special election for the Ward 4 seat on the D.C. Council could be in mid- to late-April, per the waiting period in D.C. law. I counted wrong; apologies!
