Key facts
- Washington, D.C. voters are choosing a new mayor in the Democratic primary.
- City Councilmember Janeese Lewis George was the frontrunner in pre-election polls.
- Former City Council member-at-large Kenyan McDuffie was in second place.
- This is the first mayoral election in D.C. to use ranked choice voting.
- Vote counting could extend for days if no candidate wins outright.
Voters in Washington, D.C., are heading to the polls to select their next mayor in the Democratic primary. City Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, identified as a Democratic socialist, was leading in pre-election polling, with former City Council member-at-large Kenyan McDuffie in second place. There are no Republican candidates running for the GOP nomination. This election is notable as it is the first time the district will utilize a ranked choice voting system. Officials anticipate that the vote tally could take several days to complete if no candidate secures more than 50 percent of the vote outright.