Good morning, Washington. The polls are long since closed, and if you didn’t read our coverage as it happened, feel free to do so now. You can also check out the official results, or the Post’s coverage. Although…

Irregularities in Primaries: …you might not want to regard those numbers as completely final just yet. A number of irregularities have emerged, as CityDesk explains.

One of the affected races is the Schwartz/Mara Republican primary matchup. Schwartz has conceded (and ruled out a write-in campaign), but things aren’t quite over. The Post’s D.C. Wire blog is reporting that there are irregularities related to the ballot count, with more votes having been cast than the number of Republicans believed to have voted than there are Republicans in the city. Only registered Republicans can vote in that party’s primary, and the race between Schwartz and Mara included the latter painting Schwartz as a Democrat in all but name. So if non-Republicans improperly voted in the election, odds are good that they cast their ballots for Schwartz, meaning that, if anything, when they’re thrown out Mara’s margin of victory will expand and the race’s final result won’t change. Still, this will have to be sorted out before things can be considered final in the GOP at-large council race.

Similar problems seem to have occurred with the Evans/Silverman race, but neither candidate has conceded in that contest, leaving things a bit more up in the air (although the BOEE tallies give Evans a nearly 2:1 lead as of this writing). The CP account points to a faulty optical scan machine, while the Post’s coverage indicates that an unusually high number of write-in votes may be to blame for the confusion. We imagine the final explanation may not arrive until later today.

Lanier Testifies Before House: The Post reports on MPD Chief Cathy Lanier’s appearance before the House yesterday, during which she testified against a bill currently under consideration which would gut the city’s gun control restrictions. In particular, Lanier expressed the belief that the bill would allow the carrying of semiautomatic rifles — a conclusion supported by a House committee but contradicted by the NRA — which she said would make it difficult to secure events like the inauguration. The article also carries Rep. Henry Waxman’s allegation that the Bush administration prevented the Secret Service and Marshals Service from testifying against the bill.

Briefly Noted: State’s attorney still waiting on final Ronnie White autopsy report… Montgomery County law prohibiting discrimination against transgendered survives challenge, now in effect… Few arrestees prove to be illegal immigrants under Prince Williams County policy… Member of Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Board of Directors protesting the monument… Armed man arrested on Capitol Hill says he was there to help…

This Day In DCist: One year ago we found an ode to the Chinatown bus and the taxi meter vote loomed.

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