2026 Council of the District of Columbia election

2026 Council of the District of Columbia election
← 2024 November 3, 2026 2028 →
7 of the 13 seats in the Council of the District of Columbia; 7 seats needed for a majority

The 2026 Council of the District of Columbia election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect seven members to the Council of the District of Columbia. Primary elections will take place on June 16. This will be the first council election to use ranked-choice voting following the implementation of Initiative 83.^[1]

Special elections

2025 Ward 8 special election

A special election was held in Ward 8 on July 15, 2025 to fill the term of councilor Trayon White, after he was expelled from the council in February 2025. White was re-elected with 27.7% of the vote.

2026 at-large special election

A special election will be held on June 16, 2026, to fill the term of councilor Kenyan McDuffie, after he resigned on January 5, 2026, to run for mayor.^[2]

Chairperson

Incumbent Democratic chairperson Phil Mendelson was re-elected to a third term with 83.4% of the vote in 2022. Mendelson is running for a fifth term in 2026.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Phil Mendelson, incumbent chairperson (2012–present)^[3]^[4]
Patricia Stamper, former ANC member for district 7C (write-in)^[5]

Withdrawn

Jack Evans, former councilmember from Ward 2 (1991–2020)^[4]^[6]

Declined

Christina Henderson, at-large councilmember (2021–present)^[3]

At-large district

Two at-large seats are up for election; the incumbents are Democrat Anita Bonds and independent Doni Crawford. Bonds is not running for re-election and Crawford— who was appointed in January 2026 to succeed Kenyan McDuffie, who is running for mayor— has not announced her intentions.^[7] Only one at-large member can be a member of the majority party.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Kevin Chavous, staffer to Bonds and son of former councilmember Kevin P. Chavous^[8]^[9]
Dwight Davis, former DCPS principal^[10]^[11]
Dyana Forester, labor relations advisor to Maryland Governor Wes Moore and former president of the Metro-Washington AFL-CIO^[12]
Fred Hill, former Chairman of the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment^[10]^[13]
Gregory Jackson, former deputy director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and special assistant to President Joe Biden^[14]
Leniqua’dominique Jenkins, former council staffer^[15]
Candace Tiana Nelson, former chief of staff to councilmember Janeese Lewis George^[15]
Oye Owolewa, shadow congressperson from the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district (2021–present)^[16]
Lisa Raymond, former president of the District of Columbia State Board of Education^[17]

Withdrawn

Patricia Stamper, former ANC member for district 7C^[17] (running for council chair)^[5]
Nate Fleming, former shadow congressperson, staffer for Councilor Trayon White, and candidate for the at-large council seat in 2022 and the Ward 7 seat in 2024 Council of the District of Columbia election^[17]^[10]
Eric Goulet, member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education from Ward 3^[18]^[10]

Declined

Anita Bonds, incumbent councilmember^[7]

Endorsements

Kevin Chavous

Local officials

Anita Bonds, incumbent at-large councilmember (2012–present)^[9]

Organizations

Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS (co-endorsement with Raymond)^[19]

Dyana Forester

U.S. senators

Angela Alsobrooks, U.S. senator from Maryland (2025-present)^[20]

Labor unions

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East^[21]
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689^[22] (ranked first)
American Federation of Government Employees District 14^[14]
United Association of Apprenticeships Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5^[14]
United Association of Apprenticeships Steamfitters Local 602^[14]
UFCW Local 400^[21]
Washington Teachers Union Local 6^[14] (co-endorsement with Owolewa)

Organizations

Jews United for Justice (ranked second)^[23]

Greg Jackson

State governors

Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas^[24]

U.S. representatives

Maxwell Frost, FL-10^[24]

Organizations

Candace Tiana Nelson

Organizations

Jews United for Justice (ranked second)^[23]

Oye Owolewa

Local officials

Brianne Nadeau, councilmember from Ward 1 (2015–present)^[26]

Labor unions

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689^[22] (ranked second)
LiUNA Baltimore/Washington^[27]
UNITE HERE Local 23^[27]
Washington Teachers Union Local 6^[27] (co-endorsement with Forester)

Organizations

Lisa Raymond

Local officials

Charles Allen, councilmember from Ward 6 (2015–present)^[29]
Mary Cheh, former Ward 3 councilmember^[29]

Organizations

Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS (co-endorsement with Chavous)^[19]
Greater Greater Washington^[30]

Independents

Candidates

Potential

Doni Crawford, incumbent at-large councilmember (2026–present)^[2]
Elissa Silverman, former at-large councilmember (2015–2023) and candidate for the at-large seat special election^[17]

Declined

Kenyan McDuffie, former at-large councilmember and Ward 5 councilmember^[15] (running for mayor)^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of January 31, 2026
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Oye Owolewa (D)	$428,799	$215,609	$213,190
Candace Tiana Nelson (D)	$161,518	$104,631	$56,887
Kevin Chavous (D)	$172,055	$61,815	$110,240
Lisa Raymond (D)	$242,237	$67,748	$174,489
Dyana Forester (D)	$113,154	$27,119	$86,035
Leniqua’dominique Jenkins (D)	$15,633	$0.00	$15,633
Greg Jackson (D)	$194,588	$48,863	$147,725
Dwight Davis (D)	$21,917	$21,772	$145
Fred Hill (D)	$42,801	$21,081	$21,720
Source: District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance^[32]

Ward 1

Incumbent Democrat Brianne Nadeau was re-elected to a third term in 2022 with 79.9% of the vote in the general election but only 48.5% of the vote in the 2022 Democratic primary election. She is not running for re-election.^[33]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Rashida Brown, ANC member for district 1E^[34]
Miguel Trinidade Deramo, ANC member for district 1B^[35]
Terry Lynch, community activist^[36]
Aparna Raj, tenant organizer^[37] and former chair of the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America^[36]
Jackie Reyes-Yanes, former director of the Mayor's Office of Community Affairs^[38]

Withdrew

Brian Footer, ANC member for district 1E^[39]

Potential

Ed Lazere, former director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and candidate for council chair in 2018^[40]

Declined

Brianne Nadeau, incumbent councilmember^[33] (endorsed Brown)^[34]

Endorsements

Rashida Brown

Local officials

Brianne Nadeau, incumbent councilmember^[34]

Labor unions

LiUNA Baltimore/Washington^[41]
SEIU 32BJ (co-endorsement with Raj)^[41]

Organizations

Greater Greater Washington (second choice)^[30]
Jews United for Justice (co-endorsement with Raj)^[23]
Sierra Club District of Columbia (co-endorsement with Raj)^[42]
Working Families Party (second choice)^[28]

Miguel Trinidade Deramo

Organizations

Greater Greater Washington (third choice)^[30]

Aparna Raj

Labor unions

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689^[36]
American Federation of Government Employees Local 2725^[36] and Local 2978^[43]
Communications Workers of America Maryland/DC Council^[43]
Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO^[44]
Nonprofit Professional Employees Union^[43]
SEIU 32BJ (first choice)^[43]
Service Employees International Union Local 500^[45]^{[better source needed]}
Teamsters Local 639^[43]
UNITE HERE Local 23 and Local 25^[43]
UFCW Local 400^[46]
Washington Teachers Union Local 6^[47]

Organizations

Greater Greater Washington (first choice)^[30]
Jews United for Justice (co-endorsement with Brown)^[23]
Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America^[43]
Our Revolution DC^[43]
Sierra Club District of Columbia (co-endorsement with Brown)^[42]
Run for Something^[48]
Working Families Party^[43]

Jackie Reyes-Yanes

Organizations

Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS^[19]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 10, 2026
Candidate	Raised (revenue)	Spent (expenditures)	Cash on hand
Aparna Raj (D)	$306,474	$87,343	$219,131
Terry Lynch (D)	$61,462	$57,152	$4,310
Rashida Brown (D)	$127,801	$34,121	$95,679
Jackie Reyes-Yanes (D)	$130,906	$16,833	$114,298
Miguel Trinidade Deramo (D)	$84,308	$28,221	$56,087
Source: District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance^[49]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Rashida Brown	Miguel Trinidade Deramo	Terry Lynch	Aparna Raj	Jackie Reyes-Yanes	Undecided
Greater Greater Washington/PPP^[50]	March 27 – March 29, 2026	232 (LV)	± 6.4%	13%	7%	3%	18%	4%	54%

Ward 3

Incumbent Democrat Matt Frumin was first elected in 2022 with 75.9% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Matt Frumin, incumbent councilmember^[15]

Withdrew

Adam Prinzo, ANC member for district 3C^[51]

Declined

Henry Cohen, candidate for this seat in 2022
Eric Goulet, State Board of Education member and candidate for this seat in 2022 (running at-large)

Endorsements

Matt Frumin

Labor unions

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689^[22]
Sierra Club^[52]

Ward 5

Incumbent Democrat Zachary Parker was first elected in 2022 with 93.9% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Bernita Carmichael, risk management professional^[12]
Zachary Parker, incumbent councilmember^[15]

Potential

Zachary Parker, incumbent councilmember^[15]

Endorsements

Zachary Parker

Labor unions

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689^[22]

Organizations

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Jeffrey Kihien, businessman^[15]

Ward 6

Incumbent Democrat Charles Allen was re-elected unopposed in 2022,^[54] and a recall effort in 2024 failed to make the ballot.^[55]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Charles Allen, incumbent councilmember^[15]
Michael Murphy, attorney^[15]
Gloria Nauden, business executive and marketing strategist^[15]

Endorsements

Charles Allen

Labor unions

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689^[56]
International Association of Fire Fighters Local 36^[57]
LiUNA! Philadelphia/Baltimore/Washington Laborers' District Council^[58]
UNITE HERE Local 25^[57]

Organizations

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Jorge Rice, lawyer^[60]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of January 31, 2026
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Charles Allen (D)	$134,216	$25,653	$130,522
Gloria Nauden (D)	$66,444	$13,840	$62,201
Jorge Rice (R)	$1,150.50	$283.75	$866.25
Source: District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance^[49]

DC OCF Public Campaign Financing
Candidate	Office Sought	Certification Status	Base Amount Cap	Base Amount Payout	Payment Cap	Payouts	Payouts Total
Charles Allen (D)	Council Ward 6	Certified	$40,000.00	$20,000.00	$263,680.00	$183,470.00	$203,470.00
Gloria Nauden (D)	Council Ward 6	Certified	$40,000.00	$20,000.00	$263,680.00	$78,748.75	$98,748.75
Jorge Rice (R)	Council Ward 6	Threshold Not Met	$40,000.00	$0.00	$268,680.00	$0.00	$0.00
Source: District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance^[49]

Notes

↑ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

References

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[Key-50] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[1] Flynn, Meagen; Gathright, Jenny (July 14, 2025). "D.C. Council advances budget that softens cuts, funds ranked-choice voting". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 28, 2025.

[Gathright_1/20/26-2] 1 2 Gathright, Jenny (January 20, 2026). "D.C. Council selects McDuffie staffer to replace him". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2026.

[Sherwood_WCP_12/6/25-3] 1 2 Sherwood, Tom (December 6, 2025). "Anita Bonds Will Not Seek Reelection, Adding to the Already-Chaotic 2026 Campaign Season". Washington City Paper. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[Evans_running-4] 1 2 Jenny, Gathright (January 27, 2025). "Jack Evans, who left D.C. Council amid scandal, to run for chairman". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

[Koma_Stamper-5] 1 2 Alex Koma [@AlexKomaDC] (February 9, 2026). "More 2026 news: @Stamper4DC tells me she's switching from the at-large race over to the council chair contest" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).

[6] "Jack Evans drops out of race for DC Council chairman". wusa9.com. 2026-04-17. Retrieved 2026-04-26.

[Bonds_retiring-7] 1 2 Flynn, Meagen (December 9, 2025). "D.C.'s Anita Bonds won't run again, further shaking up 2026 elections". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 13, 2025.

[8] Koma, Alex (November 26, 2025). "D.C. Councilmember Anita Bonds might not run for reelection in a key citywide race". WAMU. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

[Chavous_running-9] 1 2 Pusatory, Matt (January 14, 2026). "Kevin B. Chavous announces run for open At-Large seat on DC Council". WUSA (TV). Retrieved January 26, 2026.

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[11] "Dwight Davis Announces Campaign for Council of the District of Columbia – Dwight Davis". Retrieved 2026-04-26.

[Snowpolitics-12] 1 2 Austermuhle, Martin (February 5, 2026). "Snowpolitics: Candidates for D.C. office weigh in on the snowstorm response". The 51st. Retrieved February 6, 2026.

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[Hill_Rag_1/15/26-17] 1 2 3 4 O'Gorek, Elizabeth (January 15, 2026). "Race is On For Two At-Large DC Council Seats". Hill Rag. Retrieved January 24, 2026.

[18] Zach Israel [@ZachBIsrael] (January 30, 2026). "Looks like Ward 3 SBOE member @EJGoulet picked up papers today to run in the Democratic At-Large Councilmember primary" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).

[GCAAR-19] 1 2 3 Barnhart, Christine (April 29, 2026). "Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS® announces endorsements in D.C. Primary Election" (PDF). Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS. Retrieved May 9, 2026.

[20] Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. [@SamPKCollins] (May 9, 2026). "ENDORSEMENT ALERT: @CEXAlsobrooks has endorsed Dem at large D.C. Council candidate @DaOrganizer. The Md. senator has been weighing in on the race lately, endorsing @brookepintodc for D.C. delegate and @kenyanmcduffie for mayor as well" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).

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[Axios_1/15/2026-26] Dil, Cuneyt (January 15, 2026). "Trump era gives D.C.'s "shadow" reps new relevance". Axios. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

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[WAMURanked-29] 1 2 "Ranked choice voting could make race for Anita Bonds' at-large seat D.C.'s most unpredictable". WAMU. Feb 26, 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-07.

[ggwash-30] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Our 2026 DC Council Democratic primary endorsements". 14 April 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.

[31] Dil, Cuneyt (January 15, 2026). "Scoop: Mayoral candidate Kenyan McDuffie touts 24-hour fundraising record". Axios. Retrieved January 24, 2026.

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