DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Your complete directory of District of Columbia candidates for Mayor, DC Council President, Council-At-Large and Congressional Delegate ... D.C. political parties ... the official D.C. election office ... and daily Washington news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Primary): March 2025 Filing Deadline (General Election): August 2026 Primary: June 2026

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on December 28, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. MAYOR:
Muriel Bowser (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Robert White (D) - City Councilman, Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & '22 Candidate
Rhonda Hamilton (I) - Nonprofit Founder, Financial Advisor, Ex-Real Estate Broker & '22 Candidate

Next Mayoral & Council Chair Elections in 2026.

D.C. CITY COUNCIL CHAIR:
Phil Mendelson (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Brian Schwalb (D)* - (Campaign Site)

D.C. CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (2 Seats - 2026):
(Note: Each party nominates one candidate apiece; In the General Election, the top two vote-getters win.)

Anita Bonds (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kenyan McDuffie (I)* - (Campaign Site)
Darryl Moch (SG) - Statehood Green Party Chair, Pastor & Frequent Candidate

Robert White (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Term Expires in 2028.
Christina Henderson (I)* - (Campaign Site) - Term Expires in 2028.

DC City Council Home Page

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATE:

At Large:
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kymone Freeman (SG) - Social Justice Radio Station Co-Founder & '24 Nominee

D.C. POLITICAL PARTIES:

DC Democratic Party (D)
DC Libertarian Party (L)
DC Republican Party (R)
Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
DC Statehood Green Party (SG)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

D.C. ELECTION OFFICE:

D.C. Board of Elections & Ethics

DC Office of Campaign Finance

D.C. NEWS SOURCES:

AU Eagle
Axios DC
CUA Tower
DC Indy Media
The DC Line
East of the River
Georgetown Hoya
Georgetowner
GW Hatchet
The Hill
Hill Rag
Howard Hilltop
Metro Weekly (LGBT)
MidCity DC
El Tiempo Latino (Spanish)
Washington Afro American
Washington Blade (LGBT)
Washington Business Journal
Washington City Paper
Washington Examiner
Washington Hispanic (Spanish)
Washington Informer (African-American)
Washington Post
Washington Times

BROADCAST MEDIA:
WRC TV-4 (NBC)
WTTG TV-5 (FOX)
WJLA TV-7 (ABC)
WUSA TV-9 (CBS)
WFDC TV-15 (Univision)
WETA TV-26 (PBS)
WZDC TV-44 (Telemundo)
WAMU 88.5 Public Radio (NPR)
WTOP Radio AM 1500