2026 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
The 2026 Washington, D.C. mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the mayor of Washington, D.C. Incumbent mayor Muriel Bowser is retiring after serving three consecutive four-year terms. Primary elections will be held on June 16, 2026 to select party nominees.
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2026 Washington, D.C., mayoral election
The 2026 Washington, D.C. mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the mayor of Washington, D.C. Incumbent mayor Muriel Bowser is retiring after serving three consecutive four-year terms. Primary elections will be held on June 16, 2026 to select party nominees.
Democratic primary
Declared
• Yaida Ford, civil rights attorney • Gary Goodweather, real estate developer • Janeese Lewis George, councilmember from Ward 4 (2021–present) • Kenyan McDuffie, former councilmember from Ward 5 (2012–2023) and at-large councilmember (2023–2026) • Talib Karim Muhammad, attorney and engineer • Vincent Orange, former at-large councilmember (2011–2016) and councilmember from Ward 5 (1999–2007) • Rini Sampath, cybersecurity consultant • Hope Solomon, former federal government contractor
Filed paperwork
• Robert L. Gross • Regan Jones, motivational speaker • Jeffrey Wincott
Publicly expressed interest
• Ivan Cloyd, real estate developer • Rini Sampath, government contractor
Potential
• Karl Racine, former attorney general of the District of Columbia (2015–2023)
Declined
• Muriel Bowser, incumbent mayor (2015–present) • Randy Clarke, general manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority • Robert White, at-large councilmember (2016–present) and candidate for mayor in (/wiki/2022Washington,D.C.,mayoralelection#Democraticprimary) (running for U.S. House, endorsed Lewis George)
Fundraising
<table><thead><tr><th>Campaign finance reports as of January 31, 2026</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Candidate</td><td>Raised</td><td>Spent</td><td>Cash on hand</td></tr><tr><td>Janeese Lewis George (D)</td><td>$70,017</td><td>$171,537</td><td>$117,944</td></tr><tr><td>Gary Goodweather (D)</td><td>$302,091</td><td>$82,368</td><td>$225,609</td></tr><tr><td>Kenyan McDuffie (D)</td><td>$288,750</td><td>$13,820</td><td>$274,930</td></tr><tr><td>Tarib Muhammad (D)</td><td>$6,054</td><td>$6,369</td><td>$-316</td></tr><tr><td>Source: District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance</td></tr></tbody></table>
Independents
Filed paperwork
• Rhonda Hamilton, business owner • Nadeem Adam Khan, engineer • James McMorris • Christopher Teague
Declined
• Elissa Silverman, former at-large councilmember (2015–2023)