2025 Council of the District of Columbia Ward 8 special election

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2025 Council of the District of Columbia Ward 8 special election
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Councilor before election

Trayon White
Democratic

Elected Councilor

TBD

The 2025 Council of the District of Columbia Ward 8 special election will be held on July 15, 2025, to elect one member of the Council of the District of Columbia. The election was called following the expulsion of Trayon White from the council. [1]

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Background

Former councilor Trayon White was re-elected in 2024 with 75% of the vote. [2] White was indicted on federal bribery charges and arrested by the FBI in 2024. [3] He was expelled from the council on February 4, after a court date was scheduled for bribery charges. [4]

Candidates

Democratic party

Declared

  • Salim Adofo, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, and candidate for the Council in 2024 [5]
  • Mike Austin, former council staff member [6]
  • Sheila Bunn, former council and congressional staff member [6]
  • Charnal Chaney, yoga practitioner [6]
  • Khadijah Clark, former candidate [6]
  • Darrell Danny Gaston, businessman [6]
  • Dion Jordan, former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for seat AC02 [7]

Filed paperwork

  • Lawrence Grayson [8]
  • Mary Roach [8]
  • Oliver Linner Roy, nonprofit founder [8]
  • Armonte Wilson [8]

Withdrawn

  • Robert Butler Jr. [8]
  • Robbie Woodland [8]

Republican party

Declared

  • Kara Johnson, business owner [6]

Filed paperwork

Independents

Declared

  • Jennifer Gelencia Muhammad, activist [6]

Filed paperwork

  • Michael Reese, write-in candidate for the Council in 2024 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Special election set to fill former D.C. Council member Trayon White's seat". The Washington Post . Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "General Election 2024 - Certified Results". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Allen, Gabby. "DC to hold special election for Trayon White's Ward 8 Council seat". DC News Now. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Trayon White expelled from the DC Council for corruption but he's free to run for his old seat". AP News. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "ANC Commissioner Salim Adofo announces DC Council bid after Trayon White's expulsion". ABC7 News. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ward 8 Special Election Candidates Pledge Paradigm Shift". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Dion Jordan announces bid for DC's Ward 8 council seat". DC News Now. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "District of Columbia Board of Elections - July 15, 2025 Special Election - Ward 8 Member of the Council" (PDF). DC Board of Elections. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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