Ready or not, it's election time in Washington state. Why it matters: Ballots go out in the mail this week for the Aug. 5 primary election, which will decide who moves forward in races for Seattle mayor,

Four Democratic candidates, including White, have qualified for the ballot: Salim Adofo, an Advisory Neighborhood Commission chairman in Congress Heights; attorney Mike Austin, also a former ANC chairman; and Sheila Bunn, who worked for former D.C. mayor Vincent Gray.

A special election for Ward 8 councilmember will be held in D.C. on July 15. Polls are open on that day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Voters in southeast Washington, D.C., will fill a vacant city council seat Tuesday in a special election to replace former Councilmember Trayon White, who was expelled from office in February following his 2024 arrest in a federal corruption probe.

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 bid. Mamdani,

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Budget cuts will result in the Washington County Election Commission continuing with traditional voting precincts for next year’s local, state and mid-term elections.