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] Primary elections will be held on June 16, 2026 to select party nominees. [2]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Regan Jones, motivational speaker [9]
  • Adrian Byrd [9]
  • Robert L. Gross [9]
  • Jeffrey Wincott [9]

Publicly expressed interest

  • Ivan Cloyd, real estate developer [10]

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Janeese Lewis George
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 10, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Janeese Lewis George (D)$227,047$7,583$219,464
Gary Goodweather (D)$9,151$9,632$5,886
Source: District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance [19]

Independents

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • James McMorris [9]
  • Rhonda Hamilton, business owner [9]
  • Christopher Teague [9]

Declined

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 Flynn, Meagan; O'Connell, Jonathan; Gathright, Jenny (November 25, 2025). "D.C. Mayor Bowser will not run for fourth term". The Washington Post . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
    2. ↑ "2026 Elections", District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
    3. ↑ Bell, Zoe (October 24, 2025). "DC Mayoral Candidate Seeks to Embody Tikkun Olam". Washington Jewish Week . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
    4. ↑ Gathright, Jenny (December 1, 2025). "D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George to run for mayor". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
    5. ↑ Flynn, Meagan (January 14, 2026). "Kenyan McDuffie launches campaign for D.C. mayor". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 14, 2026.
    6. ↑ "Talib Karim Muhammad enters DC's Mayoral race". WUSA. December 23, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
    7. ↑ "Civil Rights Attorney Yaida Ford Announces Candidacy for Mayor of Washington, D.C." The National Law Review . January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
    8. ↑ Gathright, Jenny (January 3, 2026). "Former D.C. Council member Vincent Orange running for mayor". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 24, 2026.
    9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Active Candidates List". Office of Campaign Finance DC. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
    10. ↑ 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.
    11. 1 2 Dil, Cuneyt (June 26, 2025). "D.C. progressives want their own Zohran Mamdani vs. Mayor Bowser". Axios . Archived from the original on June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
    12. ↑ Dil, Cuneyt (October 30, 2025). "Here's a wild idea: Randy Clarke for D.C. mayor". Axios . Retrieved January 24, 2026.
    13. ↑ Wu, Nicholas; Fuchs, Hailey (September 18, 2025). "Eleanor Holmes Norton is facing her most serious political threat in decades". Politico . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
    14. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/15/janeese-lewis-george-mayor-launch/
    15. 1 2 3 4 "Lewis George gains early momentum in D.C. mayoral bid with union support". The Washington Post. December 18, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
    16. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/15/janeese-lewis-george-mayor-launch/
    17. ↑ "Washington, DC". JUFJ Campaign Fund. November 25, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
    18. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DTvcLknkc68/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
    19. ↑ "Filer Reports". fairelections.ocf.dc..gov. District of Columbia Board of Elections . Retrieved January 24, 2025.

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