Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George to be next mayor of Washington DC
City councillor who ran on expanding childcare, education and housing slated for office after opponent concedes
TL;DR
- Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, is slated to be the next mayor of Washington DC.
- Her opponent, Kenyan McDuffie, conceded, allowing Lewis George to proceed to the general election.
- Lewis George's platform included expanding childcare, education, and housing, and revoking cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
- The election was Washington DC's first using ranked-choice voting.
- Robert White won the race for US congressional House delegate.