Vote centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Voters choose candidates for mayor and other offices. This election marks the first use of ranked‑choice voting in a citywide primary.

See live results from the 2026 District of Columbia Mayor Primary Election as votes are counted by candidate and ward.

The polls in D.C. have closed for the 2026 Primary elections.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Polls for the D.C. primary closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and while we're used to seeing some results start to come in shortly after that, by 9 p.m., there was none, not in the ...

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated the state of the Washington DC mayor race. The race has not yet been called, as of 7:40 a.m. ET. The nation's capital is ...

Former Washington DC at-large councilmember Kenyan McDuffie conceded to Janeese Lewis George in the Democratic mayoral primary, sending the socialist candidate to November's general election. In a ...

WASHINGTON - It is officially Primary Day in the District of Columbia. Polls opened at 7 a.m. as voters choose candidates for mayor, attorney general, the D.C. Council and the city’s delegate to ...

WASHINGTON - Early voting is underway in the District ahead of the June 16 primary election and At-Large Council special election. Here’s what you need to know before heading to the polls. Who can ...