2026 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee election

2026 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee election
June 16, 2026

The 2026 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee leadership election was held on June 16, 2026, to elect 48 individuals as committee members to the District of Columbia Democratic State Committee. Seven men and seven women were elected at-large in a citywide election, while two men and two women were elected to represent each of the council wards.

Background

Two main slates of candidates were organized by competing factions within the state committee. The Free DC slate was made up of progressives, while the Democrats United to Free D.C. slate represented the party establishment and many current members.[1] While the committee members usually manage internal affairs, they are able to appoint interim council members in the event that one is elected to higher office.[2] Candidates appeared on the ballot with their name, followed by the slate which they are aligned with.[3]

The Free DC slate criticized the current party leadership for filing a lawsuit against Initiative 83, a ballot initiative approved in 2024 that established ranked-choice voting.[4]

Summary results

Slate Candidates Wins
Democrats United to Free DC 39 11
Free DC Slate 47 35
Fight for Statehood 4 0
Act Now DC 4 0
N/A 2 1

Detailed results

At-large committeeman (vote for up to 7)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew DeFrank
Free DC Slate 		44,469 8.53
Democratic Maleke Glee
Free DC Slate 		43,351 8.32
Democratic Sam Bonar
Free DC Slate 		42,861 8.22
Democratic Thomas Elias
Free DC Slate 		42,675 8.19
Democratic Jerome Hinkle
Free DC Slate 		42,479 8.15
Democratic Charles E. Wilson
Democrats United to Free DC 		41,870 8.03
Democratic David Sampe
Free DC Slate 		41,071 7.88
Democratic Jordan Kagelmayer
Free DC Slate		 39,721 7.62
Democratic John C. Green
Democrats United to Free DC		 32,658 6.27
Democratic Dave Donaldson
Democrats United to Free DC		 31,692 6.08
Democratic Stuart W. Anderson
Democrats United to Free DC		 30,775 5.90
Democratic Alan Karnofsky
Democrats United to Free DC		 30,143 5.78
Democratic Manny Geraldo
Democrats United to Free DC		 29,060 5.58
Democratic James S. Bubar
Democrats United to Free DC		 26,953 5.17
Write-in 1,409 0.27
Total votes 521,187 100.00
At-large committeewoman (vote for up to 7)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Aliyah McNeely
Free DC Slate 		46,980 8.83
Democratic Samantha Davis
Free DC Slate 		45,916 8.63
Democratic Emily Siegel
Free DC Slate 		43,629 8.20
Democratic Sonya Joseph
Free DC Slate 		43,205 8.12
Democratic Chioma Iwuoha
Free DC Slate 		43,203 8.12
Democratic Tiffany Pauls
Free DC Slate 		41,733 7.84
Democratic Lia Lake Kuduk
Free DC Slate 		40,092 7.53
Democratic Linda L Gray
Democrats United to Free DC		 39,259 7.38
Democratic Lisa R. Gore
Democrats United to Free DC		 33,301 6.26
Democratic Monica Roache
Democrats United to Free DC		 33,047 6.21
Democratic Dionna Maria Lewis
Democrats United to Free DC		 32,249 6.08
Democratic Irene Kang
Democrats United to Free DC		 31,578 5.93
Democratic Patricia Elwood
Democrats United to Free DC		 29,827 5.60
Democratic Maria Patricia Corrales
Democrats United to Free DC		 27,002 5.07
Write-in 1,101 0.21
Total votes 532,122 100.00
Ward 1 committeeman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ethan Arnheim
Free DC Slate 		10,327 49.71
Democratic Alex Busbee
Free DC Slate 		10,260 49.39
Write-in 186 0.90
Total votes 20,773 100.00
Ward 1 committeewoman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Chappell
Free DC Slate 		11,308 51.07
Democratic Vida Rangel
Free DC Slate 		10,685 48.25
Write-in 151 0.68
Total votes 22,144 100.00
Ward 2 committeeman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven M. McCarty
Free DC Slate 		5,301 29.96
Democratic Keaton Dicapo
Free DC Slate 		4,915 27.78
Democratic John Fanning
Democrats United to Free DC		 3,926 22.19
Democratic Ben Dalley
Democrats United to Free DC		 3,479 19.66
Write-in 72 0.41
Total votes 17,693 100.00
Ward 2 committeewoman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Lesniak
Free DC Slate 		5,558 31.31
Democratic Trupti J. Patel
Free DC Slate 		4,793 27.00
Democratic Janice Ferebee
Democrats United to Free DC		 3,698 20.78
Democratic Meg Roggensack
Democrats United to Free DC		 3,668 20.66
Write-in 45 0.25
Total votes 17,762 100.00
Ward 3 committeeman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tarek Maassarani
Free DC Slate 		6,728 29.76
Democratic Zachary Tashman
Free DC Slate 		6,384 28.24
Democratic Kurt Vorndran
Democrats United to Free DC		 5,072 22.44
Democratic Michael Haresign
Democrats United to Free DC		 4,325 19.13
Write-in 98 0.43
Total votes 22,607 100.00
Ward 3 committeewoman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Mitchell
Free DC Slate 		8,051 39.34
Democratic Enicia Porter
Free DC Slate 		6,515 31.83
Democratic Anita Beier
Democrats United to Free DC		 5,778 28.23
Write-in 122 0.60
Total votes 20,466 100.00
Ward 4 committeeman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Antoine M. Kirby
Democrats United to Free DC 		8,211 27.73
Democratic Charles Burgess
Free DC Slate 		8,047 27.18
Democratic Michael Cohen
Democrats United to Free DC		 6,932 23.41
Democratic Slobodon Milic
Free DC Slate		 6,294 21.26
Write-in 126 0.43
Total votes 29,610 100.00
Ward 4 committeewoman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brianna Gomez McGowan
Free DC Slate 		9,510 35.07
Democratic Melissa Irby
Democrats United to Free DC 		9,320 34.37
Democratic Corey Welcher
Free DC Slate		 8,097 29.86
Write-in 187 0.69
Total votes 27,114 100.00
Ward 5 committeeman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Aaron Dickerson
Free DC Slate 		6,909 25.26
Democratic Harry Thomas Jr
Democrats United to Free DC 		6,278 22.95
Democratic Art Lloyd
Free DC Slate		 5,774 21.11
Democratic Timothy Thomas
Democrats United to Free DC		 4,264 15.59
Democratic Shawn Taylor
Fight for Statehood | Free D.C.		 2,913 10.65
Democratic John Lucio
Fight for Statehood | Free D.C.		 1,099 4.02
Write-in 116 0.42
Total votes 27,353 100.00
Ward 5 committeewoman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yolanda Corbett
Free DC Slate 		6,658 24.42
Democratic Shealia D. Tyson
Free DC Slate 		6,033 22.12
Democratic Angel Alston Johnson
Democrats United to Free DC		 5,490 20.13
Democratic Cierra Craig
Democrats United to Free DC		 4,638 17.01
Democratic Hazel Bland Thomas
Fight for Statehood | Free D.C.		 2,315 8.49
Democratic Ana Rodriguez
Fight for Statehood | Free D.C.		 2,046 7.50
Write-in 89 0.33
Total votes 27,269 100.00
Ward 6 committeeman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Spires
Free DC Slate 		10,211 52.76
Democratic Avram Reisman
Free DC Slate 		8,923 46.10
Write-in 220 1.14
Total votes 100.00
Ward 6 committeewoman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lauren Kuritz
Free DC Slate 		8,332 37.35
Democratic Daraja Carroll
Free DC Slate 		7,449 33.40
Democratic Dorinda White
Democrats United to Free DC		 6,406 28.72
Write-in 118 0.53
Total votes 100.00
Ward 7 committeeman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmie Williams
Democrats United to Free DC		 5,307 27.78
Democratic Victor Horton
Democrats United to Free DC		 5,175 27.08
Democratic Corey Shaw Jr
Free DC Slate		 4,983 26.08
Democratic Dia King
Free DC Slate		 3,520 18.42
Write-in 122 0.64
Total votes 100.00
Ward 7 committeewoman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kenyatta M. Smith
Free DC Slate 		5,929 30.76
Democratic Ashley R. Ruff
Democrats United to Free DC 		5,140 26.66
Democratic Patricia Stamper
Democrats United to Free DC		 4,798 24.89
Democratic Sonya T. Waterhouse
Free DC Slate		 3,301 17.12
Write-in 109 0.57
Total votes 100.00
Ward 8 committeeman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Salim Adofo 3,166 26.94
Democratic Kelly Mikel Williams
Democrats United to Free DC 		2,900 24.67
Democratic Michael I. Watts, Jr.
Democrats United to Free DC		 2,251 19.15
Democratic Travon Hawkins
Act Now DC		 1,411 12.00
Democratic Alejaibra Sloan
Free DC Slate		 1,071 9.11
Democratic Joseph Johnson
Act Now DC		 859 7.31
Write-in 96 0.82
Total votes 100.00
Ward 8 committeewoman (vote for up to 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robin McKinney
Democrats United to Free DC 		4,102 34.80
Democratic Regina Sharlita Pixley
Democrats United to Free DC 		2,743 23.27
Democratic Georgette Joy Johnson
Free DC Slate		 1,690 14.34
Democratic Charnal Chaney
Free DC Slate		 1,399 11.87
Democratic Sandra Williams
Act Now DC		 1,088 9.23
Democratic Robbie Woodland
Act Now DC		 702 5.96
Write-in 64 0.54
Total votes 100.00

National committee members

One man and one woman were elected as national committee members, which are considered the two highest elected positions on the committee.[6]

National committeeman[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Philip Pannell
Free DC Slate 		55,173 51.73
Democratic David Meadows
Democrats United to Free DC		 43,717 40.99
Democratic Mike Panetta 7,256 6.80
Write-in 505 0.47
Total votes 100.00
National committeewoman[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wanda D. Lockridge
Democrats United to Free DC 		52,947 51.00
Democratic Kelsye Adams
Free DC Slate		 50,242 48.39
Write-in 632 0.61
Total votes 100.00

References

  1. ↑ Koma, Alex (June 11, 2026). "An obscure race to control the D.C. Democratic Party comes with high stakes and controversy". WAMU. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Austermuhle, Martin (May 19, 2026). "The 51st's D.C. voter guide". The 51st. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "2026 Elections". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Collins Jr., Sam Plo Kwia (June 12, 2026). "The D.C. Democratic State Committee Elections: A Question of Who Can Really 'Free DC'". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Primary and Special Election 2026". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Chibbaro Jr., Lou (June 11, 2026). "Your queer D.C. voting guide". Washington Blade. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
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