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The Eighth Ward’s City Council seat has been vacant since February, when Councilmember Trayon White was expelled after his arrest on federal corruption charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty. Now, voters in southeast Washington will choose between four Democrats vying to represent them—including Mr. White himself.
Voters in D.C.’s Ward 8 are casting ballots Tuesday to fill a vacant Council seat left open after Trayon White was expelled earlier this year over federal bribery charges.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is taking steps to connect with Washington’s political class amid signs of division within the Democratic Party over his insurgent mayoral