The general election in heavily-Democratic D.C. tends to be less exciting than the primary, which decides many contests in the District. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to watch out for, including a contested race for an open At-Large seat on the D.C. Council and the outcome of a contentious initiative that would eliminate the city’s tipped minimum wage. For more, take a look at the stories gathered below, which discuss everything from primary results to the Republican candidates hoping to beat the odds in their races.
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Restaurant owners and advocates are considering lobbying the D.C. Council for legislative changes that could help offset the costs of phasing out the tipped wage.
A multitude of factors coincided on Tuesday to give McDuffie the win over Silverman, from solid citywide name recognition to infighting amongst progressives.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser faced only nominal challenges in the general election after surviving the more competitive Democratic primary in June.
The vote in favor of Initiative 82 fundamentally changes the way employers pay their tipped workers.
Voter turnout in Wards 7 and 8 in the primaries this year was lower than other parts of the District. But that doesn’t mean voters in those areas don’t care about local issues.
Silverman says the Office of Campaign Finance rushed its investigation against her and erred in finding she misspent public campaign funds on polling in a Ward 3 primary race in June.
“They don’t like who we are, they don’t like what we believe, and they don’t like how we vote,” says one D.C. statehood activist who foresees a difficult two years if Republicans take back the U.S. House.
Twenty-five early vote centers will be open across D.C. from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Sunday for early in-person voting.
Silverman used public campaign funds to pay for polling ahead of the June Democratic primary in a race in which she was not a candidate.