Seven candidates are running in the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, D.C. on June 16, 2026. Two candidates led in media attention: Janeese Lewis George (D) and Kenyan McDuffie (D).
Incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) is not running for re-election and is retiring from public office.
The 51st's Martin Austermuhle wrote, "This year’s mayoral primary is one of the most consequential and competitive in D.C.’s history – certainly in the last 12 years — after Bowser decided not to run for a fourth term."
