2024 Council of the District of Columbia election

Muriel Bowser won election to a third term in the 2022 election becoming the first mayor to win a third term in the city's history.^[1] The District of Columbia Home Rule Act states that "not more than two of the at-large members shall be nominated by the same political party" which results in the Democratic Party being unable to run in all at-large districts.^[2] 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.^[3][4] While non-citizens are explicitly forbidden from participating in federal elections such as for U.S. President and the U.S. House of Representatives, some municipalities allow them to vote in local elections.^[5] As of April 30, 2024, only 372 non-citizens were registered to vote, representing less than 0.1% of all registered voters in the District.^[6]

Position	Incumbent				Certified candidates[7][8][9] ▌Democratic ▌Statehood–Green ▌Independent ▌Republican
	Member	Party	First elected	Status
At-Large	Christina Henderson	Independent	2020	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert White 62.2% ▌Y Christina Henderson 23.2% ▌Darryl Moch 7.6% ▌Rob Simmons 6.3%
	Robert White	Democratic	2016	Incumbent re-elected.
Ward 2	Brooke Pinto	Democratic	2020	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Brooke Pinto 93.4%
Ward 4	Janeese Lewis George	Democratic	2020	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Janeese Lewis George 96.6%
Ward 7	Vincent C. Gray	Democratic	2016	Incumbent retiring. New councilor elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Wendell Felder 92.8% ▌Noah Montgomery 6.0%
Ward 8	Trayon White	Democratic	2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Trayon White 75.8% ▌Nate Derenge 14.8%

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2024 District of Columbia At-Large Councilor Election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →

Nominee Robert White Christina Henderson Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 243,528 90,814 Percentage 62.18% 23.19%   Nominee Darryl Moch Rob Simmons Party DC Statehood Green Republican Popular vote 29,789 24,760 Percentage 7.61% 6.32%

Ward results White:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Councilors before election Robert White (Dem.) Christina Henderson (Ind.) Elected Councilors Robert White (Dem.) Christina Henderson (Ind.)

Democratic nominee and incumbent Robert White and Independent and former staffer to U.S. Senate and city council staffer Christina Henderson advanced in the general election over dozens of other candidates. Now both incumbents, the two are running for reelection.^[10]

• Robert White, incumbent councilor^[11]
• Rodney "Red" Grant, businessman, comedian, and Independent candidate for Mayor in 2022^[12]

2024 Council of the District of Columbia Democratic primary, At-large district^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert White	54,636	81.50
	Democratic	Rodney Red Grant	11,767	17.55
	Write-in		639	0.95
Total votes			67,042	100.0

• Darryl Moch

2024 Council of the District of Columbia Statehood Green primary, At-large district^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DC Statehood Green	Darryl Moch	319	80.35
	Write-in		78	19.65
Total votes			397	100.0

• Christina Henderson, incumbent councilor^[14]
• Patricia Eguino, ANC Commissioner for 6C06 and scientist^[15]
• Kevin Rapp, ANC Commissioner from 5E05 and businessman^[16]

2024 Council of the District of Columbia general election, At-large district^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert White (inc.)	243,528	62.18%
	Independent	Christina Henderson (inc.)	90,814	23.19%
	DC Statehood Green	Darryl Moch	29,789	7.61%
	Republican	Rob Simmons	24,760	6.32%
	Write-in		2,746	0.70
Total votes			391,637	100.0

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2024 District of Columbia Ward 2 Councilor Election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →

Nominee Brooke Pinto — Party Democratic Write-in Popular vote 29,839 2,116 Percentage 93.38% 6.62%

Councilor before election Brooke Pinto Democratic Elected Councilor Brooke Pinto Democratic

Incumbent Brooke Pinto won election in a June 2020 special contest, and subsequently in that year's general election to fill the seat of Jack Evans, who resigned amid a conflict of interest scandal.^[18]

Pinto, a 28-year old lawyer, came under scrutiny during the election season after finance reports showed her father, a venture capitalist from Connecticut, donated large sums of money to her campaign bank account. In addition, she did not participate in the city's Fair Elections program which enabled her to partially self-fund her campaign. Pinto had the most out-of-state donors out of any candidate in the race.^[19] Regardless, Pinto won the election and became the council's youngest member in its history. She announced her re-election bid in June.^[20]

Pinto chairs the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety. ^[21]

• Brooke Pinto, incumbent councilor^[22]

• Jack Evans, former Ward 2 councilor^[23][24]

2024 Council of the District of Columbia Democratic primary, Ward 2^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brooke Pinto	5,845	92.72
	Write-in		459	7.28
Total votes			6,304	100.0

2024 Council of the District of Columbia general election, Ward 2^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brooke Pinto (inc.)	29,839	93.38%
	Write-in		2,116	6.62%
Total votes			31,955	100.0

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2024 District of Columbia Ward 4 Councilor Election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →

Nominee Janeese Lewis George — Party Democratic Write-in Popular vote 36,319 1,262 Percentage 96.64% 3.36%

Councilor before election Janeese Lewis George Democratic Elected Councilor Janeese Lewis George Democratic

Janeese Lewis George, an attorney who had worked for then-Attorney General Karl Racine and the District of Columbia State Board of Education, won in the Democratic primary over moderate incumbent Brandon Todd in what was considered a major upset.^[25] A self-described Democratic socialist, George has drawn criticism for her support to defund the Metropolitan Police Department, the city's law enforcement division.

• Janeese Lewis George, incumbent councilor^[26]
• Paul Johnson, former ANC Commissioner from 4C07^[27]
• Lisa Gore, ANC Commissioner from 4G01 and candidate for At-Large in 2022^[28]

2024 Council of the District of Columbia Democratic primary, Ward 4^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janeese Lewis George	8,085	66.19
	Democratic	Lisa Gore	3,431	28.09
	Democratic	Paul Johnson	653	5.35
	Write-in		45	0.37
Total votes			12,214	100.0

2024 Council of the District of Columbia general election, Ward 4^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janeese Lewis George (inc.)	36,319	96.64%
	Write-in		1,262	3.36%
Total votes			37,581	100.0

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2024 District of Columbia Ward 7 Councilor Election

← 2028 November 5, 2024 2028 →

Nominee Wendell Felder Noah Montgomery Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 32,673 2,105 Percentage 92.78% 5.98%

Councilor before election Vince Gray Democratic Elected Councilor Wendell Felder Democratic

Incumbent Vince Gray has long been a fixture of local politics, serving respectively as the city's mayor, council chair, and as Ward 7's councilor on separated terms. Gray only attends council meetings through video calls. Some of his constituents have expressed their concern and wish for Gray to step away gracefully from the political scene. In December 2023, Gray announced he would be stepping aside from council activities once his term concluded in January 2025.^[29]

• Ebony Payne, ANC Commissioner from 7D05^[30]
• Eboni-Rose Thompson, President of the District of Columbia State Board of Education^[31]
• Villareal "VJ" Johnson II, former ANC Commissioner and city council aide^[32]
• Kelvin Brown, Chair of ANC 7B, executive at Fannie Mae, and U.S. Army veteran^[33]
• Nate Fleming, former Shadow congressperson, staffer for Councilor Trayon White, and candidate for the At-large council seat in 2022^[34]
• Roscoe Grant Jr., former ANC Commissioner and union president^[35]
• Ebbon Allen, former ANC Commissioner for 7E03^[36]
• Veda Rasheed, former ANC Commissioner for 7E01 and attorney^[37]
• Denise Reed, former chief of staff to former councilor Kevin P. Chavous^[38]
• Wendell Felder, Chair of ANC7D and President of the Ward 7 Democrats^[39]

2024 Council of the District of Columbia Democratic primary, Ward 7^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendell Felder	2,211	22.90
	Democratic	Ebony Payne	1,938	20.07
	Democratic	Eboni-Rose Thompson	1,869	19.36
	Democratic	Veda Rasheed	979	10.14
	Democratic	Kelvin Brown	966	10.01
	Democratic	Nate Fleming	842	8.72
	Democratic	Roscoe Grant Jr.	236	2.44
	Democratic	Denise Reed	211	2.19
	Democratic	Vallareal VJ Johnson II	208	2.15
	Democratic	Ebbon A. Allen	163	1.69
	Write-in		32	0.33
Total votes			9,655	100.0

No Republican candidate made the primary ballot for Ward 7. Noah Montgomery filed as a write-in candidate and won the nomination with a single vote.^[40]

2024 Council of the District of Columbia general election, Ward 7^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendell Felder	32,673	92.78%
	Republican	Noah Montgomery	2,105	5.98%
	Write-in		438	1.24%
Total votes			35,216	100.0