Janeese Lewis George
Janeese Lewis George (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington D.C. City Council, representing Ward 4. She assumed office on January 2, 2021. Her current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Lewis George (Democratic Party) is running for election for Mayor of Washington D. C.. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 16, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: Mayoral election in Washington, D.C. (2026)
General election
The primary will occur on June 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Mayor of Washington D.C.
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Washington D.C. on June 16, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Gary Goodweather | ||
| Kathy Henderson | ||
 | Ernest Johnson  | |
| Stanley Lawson Sr. | ||
 | Janeese Lewis George | |
 | Kenyan McDuffie | |
 | Vincent Orange | |
 | Rini Sampath | |
| Hope Solomon | ||
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Green Party primary
Green primary for Mayor of Washington D.C.
Robert Gross (G) is running in the Green Party primary for Mayor of Washington D.C. on June 16, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Robert Gross | ||
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Endorsements
Lewis George received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Working Families Party
- 32BJ SEIU
- UNITE HERE Local 23
- UNITE HERE Local 25
- DC for Democracy
- Jews United for Justice
- Lead Locally
- Our Revolution
- Sierra Club
- United Food and Commercial Workers (UCFW) Local 400
2024
See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2024)
General election
General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4
Incumbent Janeese Lewis George won election in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janeese Lewis George (D) | 96.6 | 36,319 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.4 | 1,262 | ||
| Total votes: 37,581 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4
Incumbent Janeese Lewis George defeated Lisa Gore and Paul Johnson in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janeese Lewis George | 66.2 | 10,683 |
 | Lisa Gore | 28.2 | 4,543 | |
 | Paul Johnson | 5.3 | 848 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 57 | ||
| Total votes: 16,131 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lewis George in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2020)
General election
General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4
Janeese Lewis George defeated Perry Redd in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janeese Lewis George (D) | 91.8 | 38,990 |
| Perry Redd (G) | 5.7 | 2,434 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 1,065 | ||
| Total votes: 42,489 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4
Janeese Lewis George defeated incumbent Brandon Todd and Marlena Edwards in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janeese Lewis George | 54.8 | 10,965 |
 | Brandon Todd | 43.1 | 8,624 | |
| Marlena Edwards | 2.1 | 411 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 20,024 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4
Perry Redd advanced from the Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Perry Redd | 51.8 | 44 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 48.2 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 85 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2020
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See also
2026 Elections
Government
External links
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Officeholder Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Brandon Todd (D) |
Washington D.C. City Council Ward 4 2021-Present |
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