Democratic candidate Janeese Lewis George has won the Washington, D.C., mayoral race, according to race projections by the Associated Press, succeeding outgoing Mayor Muriel Bowser. Return to HomepageTop Stories: Midterms 2026 live updatesTrump midterms reactionLearjet parts foundHouse races to watchKey 2026 ballot measuresMichigan Senate race controversyWhat final midterms polls showU.S. strikes Iranian targetsSavannah Guthrie's emotional pleaAlaska ballot lawsuit Janeese Lewis George elected DC mayor, city’s first democratic socialist leader: APThe Brief.