DC voters pick mayoral, delegate nominees in high-stakes primary

Washington voters cast ballots Tuesday in a pivotal primary to choose party nominees for mayor and the District's nonvoting delegate to Congress, with the Democratic winners likely favored in November. The race opens both posts at once for the first time in a generation after Mayor Muriel Bowser chose not to seek a fourth term and Eleanor Holmes Norton stepped down. The leading mayoral contenders are Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George and former at-large Councilman Kenyan McDuffie. Election officials are also using ranked-choice voting for the first time, a change that could delay results for days. The contest has unfolded under heavy pressure from the Trump administration, which has expanded federal intervention in the city and raised the prospect of a wider takeover.