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Former D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie conceded in the city\u2019s mayoral primary <\/span>Thursday morning, all but ensuring that Ward 4 Council member Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist who ran on an ambitious platform, will serve as the next leader of the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhile the certification process will continue, it is clear that the voters have chosen a different path,\u201d McDuffie wrote. He added that he had called Lewis George to \u201ccongratulate her on her victory.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Associated Press declared Lewis George the winner Thursday afternoon. Preliminary election results showed that in the first round, Lewis George held a commanding lead with over 52% of first-choice rankings to McDuffie\u2019s 37%.<\/p>\n

And because the Democratic nominee is overwhelmingly favored to win the general election in the deep-blue District, Lewis George is now effectively positioned to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser as the city\u2019s mayor.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday afternoon, at her first news conference as D.C.\u2019s presumptive mayor-elect, Lewis George said she and her team had already gotten started. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are already taking a look at many of our agencies and how we can be more efficient and what policy changes we can make,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s so critical where the government is right now. The bond rating has to be preserved. I am going to be prudent, thoughtful and strategic about our funds and the budget, and also be innovative.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bowser, who supported McDuffie but did not formally endorse him, told reporters at a separate news conference that she had congratulated Lewis George Thursday morning. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to keep governing over the next six months, and on Jan. 2, pass off the baton of the best city in the world,\u201d Bowser added. \u201cAnd it will be in great shape.\u201d<\/p>\n

On her path to becoming D.C.\u2019s ninth mayor, Lewis George fended off attempts by her opponents to make her platform appear overly ambitious at a time when the city is facing significant economic turbulence. Instead, voters appear to have embraced the 38-year-old former prosecutor\u2019s unabashedly progressive platform, which includes proposals like providing universal child care and building 72,000 new housing units in five years.<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s eleventh-hour action<\/span> from the D.C. Office of Campaign Finance also appeared to have little impact. In response to a complaint, the office levied $16,000 in finesagainst Lewis George\u2019s campaign for alleged improper coordination with several local unions \u2014 accusations she has denied. Lewis George said Thursday that she filed a motion for reconsideration with the campaign finance office.<\/p>\n

Lewis George, who pledged on the campaign to stand up aggressively to the Trump administration, suggested Tuesday that the president\u2019s comments may have actually been beneficial to her campaign, injecting \u201ceven more energy\u201d into it on the eve of the election.<\/p>\n

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While addressing reporters Thursday, Lewis George said she wants to make sure the president understands she \u201cis willing to work with anyone to benefit D.C. residents, and that includes President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lewis George also said she had also spoken with Rep. Robert Garcia (D-California), who serves as ranking member of the powerful House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, which plays a direct role in overseeing and modifying D.C. laws. <\/p>\n

\u201cI talked to him because I wanted to get his thoughts on how we can strategize,\u201d Lewis George said. \u201cHe said to me, \u2018We are going to be a welcome partner to you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lewis George\u2019s win represents a victory for the Democratic Socialists of America, a national organization whose local chapter supported Lewis George\u2019s campaign. It also reflects a growing trend in major urban centers including Los Angeles, Seattle and New York City \u2014 where Zohran Mamdani garnered nationwide attention for winning the mayoralty on a similar platform.<\/p>\n

First-choice rankings show that progressive and left-leaning candidates in D.C. were successful across the board. In the race to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton, the city\u2019s delegate to Congress, Council member Robert White easily defeated his primary challenger, Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto, winning 63% of first-choice votes to her 22%.<\/p>\n

In the highly competitive at-large Council races, progressives like Elissa Silverman and Oye Owolewa also captured strong leads, and in the Ward 1 Council race, DSA-backed Aparna Raj won easily, securing 47% of first-choice rankings.<\/p>\n

Taken together, these victories shift the ideological balance of power in the D.C. government firmly to the left, setting the stage for a new progressive era in city leadership. With the general election considered a formality, attention now turns to how these incoming leaders will navigate their new roles.<\/p>\n

For Lewis George, the immediate challenge will be translating this progressive wave into actual policy at the Wilson Building, even with the omnipresent threat of action from a Trump administration that has promised to strip D.C. of self-governance.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople saw me run a well-run, professional campaign, so they know I\u2019ll run a well-run, professional government,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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