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English: 2023 District Council election map by official party affiliation as stated in the election website Colour scale, from top to bottom, are vote shares of DAB, FTU, NPP/CF, other parties & independents & nonpartisans
David Catania, a member of the city council from 1997 to 2015, was the last member of the Republican Party elected to the council, but changed his political affiliation to independent in 2004. This will be the first election that will allow for non-citizens to vote for DC council members after a law enacted in early 2023.
Starting in 1974, [14] there have been thirteen elections for mayor and six people have held the office. The Democratic Party has immense political strength in the district. In each of the mayoral elections, the district has solidly voted for the Democratic candidate, with no margin less than 14 percentage points. The mayor serves a four-year ...
The eight wards of Washington, D.C. as of 2023. Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography. The names of 131 neighborhoods are unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. [1]
The District of Columbia (a political division coterminous with Washington, D.C.) has had a system of direct voting since 1979, shortly after it gained home rule in 1973. . Residents have the ability to place new legislation, or legislation recently passed by the city council, on the ballot for a popular
On August 1, 2023, the DC Democratic Party and its chairman Charles E. Wilson sued D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the DC Board of Elections, and the Government of the District of Columbia believing they erred when Initiative 83 was determined to be “proper subject matter,” and they asked the court to permanently block the initiative from being implemented. [8]
Early voting wrapped statewide Saturday, May 18, with a slight uptick in participation compared to last year, according to Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams. If you still need to cast your ...
Elections were held in four ward districts as well as for chairperson of the council and two at-large seats. Democrats remained in control of the council, electing six out of the seven positions that were on the ballot. Independent Kenyan McDuffin, formerly the Democratic councilperson for Ward 5, was also elected.