Washington, DC, voters cast ballots in crucial primaries as Trump reshapes the capital

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in the nation’s capital went to the polls on Tuesday to select party candidates for mayor and the district’s delegate to Congress, an election that took place as Washington undergoes major change under President Donald Trump’s administration.

The primary marked the first time in a generation that D.C. residents voted for a new mayor and delegate in the same election. And in an overwhelmingly Democratic city, that party’s winner is expected to come out on top in the general election in November.

The most prominent race is for mayor after Muriel Bowser, who was first elected in 2014, decided not to seek a fourth term. Democratic front-runners Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie are hoping to replace her.

The district’s long-serving congressional delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, is also stepping down, with top candidates council member Brooke Pinto and at-large council member Robert White Jr. vying for the role. Republican Denise Rosado, an immi...