2026 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

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2026 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
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Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent Mayor

Muriel Bowser
Democratic



The 2026 Washington, D.C. mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the mayor of Washington, D.C. Incumbent mayor Muriel Bowser is retiring after serving three consecutive four-year terms. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Gary Goodweather, businessman [2]

Filed paperwork

  • Regan Jones, motivational speaker [3]

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Declined

Independents

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • James McMorris [3]
  • Rhonda Hamilton, small business owner [3]

Potential

Declined

Notes

  1. ↑ McDuffie is currently registered as an Independent, but may change parties to run in the Democratic primary

References

  1. 1 2 "D.C. Mayor Bowser will not run for fourth term". Washington Post. November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ Bell, Zoe (October 24, 2025). "DC Mayoral Candidate Seeks to Embody Tikkun Olam". Washington Jewish Week . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Active Candidates List". Office of Campaign Finance DC. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ Mates, Thomas; Ashley, Phylicia (October 15, 2025). "DC mayor's race taking shape as councilmembers consider bid, Bowser mulls whether to run". WJLA. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Dil, Cuneyt (October 14, 2025). "Scoop: Kenyan McDuffie and Janeese Lewis George consider runs for D.C. mayor". Axios . Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Politics Hour: Sen. Tim Kaine voted to end the shutdown, drawing fire from some Democrats". WAMU American University Radio . November 14, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Dil, Cuneyt (June 26, 2025). "D.C. progressives want their own Zohran Mamdani vs. Mayor Bowser". Axios . Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ Wu, Nicholas; Fuchs, Hailey (September 18, 2025). "Eleanor Holmes Norton is facing her most serious political threat in decades". Politico . Retrieved September 18, 2025.

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