Muriel E. Bowser (D), the pragmatic politician who has led the District for eight years, won the Democratic mayoral nomination Tuesday, according to projections from the Associated Press, beating out two left-leaning members of the council on her path to becoming just the second three-term mayor in D.C.’s history.
Bowser, 49, fended off challenges from council members Robert C. White Jr. (At-Large) and Trayon White Sr. (Ward 8), who sought to persuade voters that the District needs someone new at the helm to bridge divides in equity and address other urgent issues like rising violent crime.
Instead, voters in Tuesday’s Democratic primary concluded that Bowser should serve for another four years, accepting her campaign promises to increase the size of the city’s police force and to maintain mayoral control of the District’s public schools.
