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Aug 16, 2022

David Blair Asks For Recount Of Montgomery County Executive Primary

Both the county and the state of Maryland just certified incumbent Marc Elrich as the winner.

May 16, 2017

June Is Now The Permanent Month For D.C.’s Primary Elections

For the past six years, city officials held election dates in April and June to avoid breaking a federal law.

Mar 21, 2017

Bill Would Make June The Permanent Month For D.C.’s Primary Election

City officials have designated election dates in April and June for the past six years to avoid breaking a federal law.

Jun 11, 2014

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Defeated In Historic Upset

Many historians are saying that Cantor’s upset has “few parallels in American history.”

Apr 30, 2013

D.C. Council Might Push Back 2014 Primary

The next big D.C. election is scheduled for April 2014. Unless the Council delays it until June.

Sep 09, 2008

So, Is Anybody Voting?

Today is our local primary election, the day when registered Republicans and Democrats in the District head to the polls to decide the outcome of the more or less symbolic general election (seriously, if you actually care about local politics and you’re a registered Independent, you ought to think about picking a party just for the sake of having your vote matter). My precinct in Shaw only had one other voter in it besides me…

Sep 08, 2008

About Those D.C. Democratic Party Slates

We’ve gotten a surprising number of emails from readers and friends alike asking if we could provide any insight on tomorrow’s D.C. Democratic State Committee election. This only applies to those of you who are registered Democrats, but since we gather that’s rather a lot of you, here’s a little bit of background information to help you make your decision. If you’ve consulted your voter guide already, you’ve noticed that there are three groups of…

 
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