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Washington, D.C. City Council Ward 8 Special Election Results
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Live results: DC 2025 special election for Ward 8
Expelled DC Council member Trayon White faces voters’ judgment in special election
Four Democratic candidates, including White, have qualified for the ballot: Salim Adofo, an Advisory Neighborhood Commission chairman in Congress Heights; attorney Mike Austin, also a former ANC chairman; and Sheila Bunn, who worked for former D.C. mayor Vincent Gray.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and its allies are trying to obtain voter data from states and inspect voting equipment, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, in moves it said had caused concern among state and local election officials.
Ready or not, it's election time in Washington state. Why it matters: Ballots go out in the mail this week for the Aug. 5 primary election, which will decide who moves forward in races for Seattle mayor,
Election clerks in both parties, who have been subject to harassment and lawsuits over Trump’s 2020 false election claims, worry about efforts to examine their voting machines.
The Trump administration is seeking voter data and access to voting equipment from multiple states to strengthen election integrity, The
White won handily with nearly 30% of the vote, almost 5% more than his nearest competitor, Sheila Bunn, with over 80% of the vote counted.
Trump has long raised doubts about the electoral system, and continues to falsely assert his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden was due to fraud.
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