Muriel Bowser

Washington, D.C. voters head to the polls Nov. 3 to elect a new mayor for the first time in 12 years, as Mayor Muriel Bowser leaves office, and a new delegate to Congress for the first time in 36 years, following Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's departure. The open seats have also reshaped races for several D.C. Council positions, as sitting members sought the higher offices. Mayoral candidates include Janeese Lewis George (Democrat), Rhonda Hamilton (Independent) and Robert L. Gross (Statehood Green Party); the delegate race features Robert White (Democrat), Denise Rosado (Republican) and Kymone Freeman (Statehood Green Party). Voters will also decide on an attorney general race, several ward and at-large council contests, and shadow representative and senator positions.

A separate ballot measure, Initiative 86, asks voters whether to ban the sale and distribution of foie gras in the District. Key dates include an Oct. 13 voter registration deadline, an Oct. 19 absentee ballot request deadline, and early in-person voting from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1.