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Start with your ZIP code. We find your state or territory, then send you to official sites we have checked for registering, getting your ballot, and confirming your polling place where available.
Primary records firstEvery legal alert names the court, agency, date, and controlling document checked.
Change is visibleEach alert shows the date we checked it and the date we will check it again, because laws and court orders can change.
Your official path
District of Columbia voting tools
Power & Politics is not an election office and does not decide eligibility. The linked government offices do.
Official jurisdiction directoryOpen the federal election directory
Use the current federal routing page to reach named state and local election resources. Official source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Reviewed October 15, 2026; next review October 29, 2026.
↗ State rules and deadlinesOpen the state election officeUse the official election authority for your area for current election rules, deadlines, registration and voting resources. Official source: District of Columbia election authority. Reviewed October 15, 2026; next review October 29, 2026.
↗ Election authority contactContact the election authorityThis jurisdiction uses one central election authority for voter administration; confirm your precinct, ballot, and polling place with that authority. Official source: District of Columbia election authority. Reviewed October 15, 2026; next review October 29, 2026.
↗ Registration status and updatesOpen registration guidanceReview current registration methods and deadlines, then follow the official state route to check or update your record. Official source: Vote.gov. Reviewed October 15, 2026; next review October 29, 2026.
↗ Ballot optionsMilitary or overseas ballot toolsReview the federal postcard application and absentee-ballot process for military and overseas voters. Official source: Federal Voting Assistance Program. Reviewed October 15, 2026; next review October 29, 2026.
↗Recently reviewed official links: 5 of 5These are links we checked on the dates shown. That does not mean the sites are working right now, and we do not verify voting rules. Each link has its own date for the next check.
The directory identifies official state and local tools. Only the election office can confirm a person’s status, precinct, ballot, eligibility, or deadline exception.
Your mail ballot: We have not found an official ballot-tracking page from DC Board of Elections (dcboe.org is bot-walled, so could not confirm it links to this BallotTrax page) (checked October 12, 2026). We have not found an official drop-box page from DC Board of Elections (checked October 12, 2026).
District of Columbia · U.S. House and Senate
- Delegate to the U.S. House of RepresentativesOne seat, elected by the whole jurisdiction. The House Clerk lists this as a two-year office, and the FEC election-date records list a November 3, 2026 general election for it.
- No U.S. Senate seatsDistrict of Columbia is not represented in the U.S. Senate.
This list shows offices only, not candidates. Special elections we have not confirmed, and all state and local contests, are not shown. Confirm your full ballot with your election office. Official records checked Oct 20, 2026; next check due Nov 3, 2026.
District of Columbia · statewide and federal contests
Delegate to the U.S. House
Delegate to the House of Representatives
Denise RosadoRepublicanDelegate to the House of Representatives- Raised
- $6K
- Cash on hand
- $5K
- Robert WhiteDemocratDelegate to the House of Representatives
- Raised
- $1M
- Cash on hand
- $79K
Kymone FreemanStatehood GreenDelegate to the House of Representatives- On file
- Official ballot listing
Candidate list published by District of Columbia Board of Elections, as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list
Governor
Mayor of the District of Columbia
Rhonda HamiltonIndependentMayor of the District of Columbia- On file
- Official ballot listing
Janeese Lewis GeorgeDemocratMayor of the District of Columbia- Now serving as
- District of Columbia Councilmember, Ward 4
Robert L. GrossStatehood GreenMayor of the District of Columbia- On file
- Official ballot listing
Candidate list published by District of Columbia Board of Elections, as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list
Other statewide offices
Attorney General
Manuel RiveraRepublicanAttorney General- On file
- Official ballot listing
Brian L. SchwalbDemocratAttorney General- Now serving as
- Attorney General of District of Columbia
Candidate list published by District of Columbia Board of Elections, as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list
Names and parties are copied exactly from each election office's official list. Confirm your full ballot with your election office.
District of Columbia · county, city and other local contests
9 contests from the official list. Open State courts, your county or your town to see its races.
The DC Board of Elections' 'General Election Candidates in Ballot Order' PDF (file dated 07152026; it also prints filings through 8/31/2026; retrieved October 13, 2026 through the production host and unchanged) lists the November 3, 2026 contests. The city's own offices on it are shown here as local contests: Chairman and at-large and ward members of the Council, and ward members of the State Board of Education. The Mayor, Attorney General and Delegate races are in the main candidate list. The Ward 5 State Board of Education contest is left out because the list prints a contact person right after one candidate's name there and that name cannot be separated from it with certainty.
Cities, towns and districts · 6
At-Large 1 contest
District of Columbia 1 contest
Ward 1 2 contests
Ward 3 2 contests
Ward 5 1 contest
Ward 6 2 contests
Names, parties and places are copied exactly from the election office's official list. Your county election office has your full local ballot. Official list
Largest U.S. cities in District of Columbia · 1
For each of the 100 largest U.S. cities (Census Bureau 2025 estimates) we checked an official source for a mayor, city council or district attorney election on November 3, 2026. Where the list is published, the contests are in the local races above; otherwise the reason is given.
- Washington, D.C. No. 22 · 693,645 peopleContests listed on this page
The Board of Elections' list for November 3, 2026 has the Mayor, Chairman of the Council, At-Large Member and Ward 1, 3, 5 and 6 Council contests. Official source
District of Columbia · ballots already cast
No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
As of Oct 3, 2026, the official pages Power & Politics checked do not post early or mail vote counts before Election Day.
Early and mail vote counts for every state · Election night results for this state
Why we stop at the official lookup
ZIP codes are made for mail delivery and do not match precinct boundaries. Polling locations and ballot styles can change. If an official site offers address lookup, enter your full address there and confirm again before an election you plan to vote in.
Verified election-law watch
What changed, what it means, what to do.
These findings come from official records. They are not legal advice. If an issue is not listed here, that does not mean it does not exist.
USPS ballot-mail requirements are in active federal litigation
On September 4, the District of Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined specified mandatory USPS ballot-envelope, portal, voter-enrollment and non-delivery requirements for elections through November 3. On September 10, the First Circuit denied requests to stay that injunction. On September 13, the District of Columbia separately preliminarily enjoined USPS from implementing and enforcing the final ballot-mail rule. The government withdrew its earlier Supreme Court application 26A297 and sought a stay of the Massachusetts injunction in No. 26A305; the Supreme Court denied that application on September 14. These are interim orders, not final judgments on the merits. On October 16, the District of Massachusetts dockets in Nos. 1:26-cv-11549 and 1:26-cv-13917 each recorded a First Circuit judgment and mandate; the free official record does not include their text or show which appeal they resolve, so this alert does not describe their effect. The cited appellate and Supreme Court records were reopened October 19; lower-court proceedings and later orders still require monitoring.
No alert specific to District of Columbia is listed here.
That means we have no confirmed current alert for this state. It does not mean no dispute, bill, administrative change, or case exists. Use the named election office above for current voter instructions.
Watch the 2026 debates
Full Senate, governor and House debates, by state, as posted by the stations and debate commissions that hosted or carried them. Open the debates →
Election Court Watch: published federal court orders
A daily list of published federal opinions and orders on voting and elections, found by searching for election-related words and linked to the official GovInfo record. Entries are not reviewed findings and do not cover every court filing. Open District of Columbia court orders →
Which U.S. House map is in force
For every state, the law or court order that set its U.S. House map for November 3, 2026, who adopted it and when, each linked to the official record. Open the House maps →
Polls and averages
Every public poll we are allowed to show for the Senate, governor and House races, each linked to its pollster’s own release, with averages computed by a published method. Open the polls →
Race ratings from other outlets
What other outlets rate the Senate, governor and competitive House races, side by side with each outlet’s own words, date and link. We make no rating of our own. Open the ratings →
Voting history timeline, 1965 to today
A dated, sourced timeline of changes to how Americans vote: district maps, polling places, voting laws and court decisions, for the nation, each state and each county. Open the timeline →
Election calendar
Key dates, with the office that set each one
Primary, runoff, special-election, registration, request, return, and early-voting dates vary by state and territory. We show a date here only after checking the official record that sets it.
No election date is verified for District of Columbia in this calendar.
The national House and Senate date is not a local election notice. Do not assume that no election exists; use the official election-office directory to check current general, special, or local election notices and deadlines.
Before your next election
Five things to check
First confirm whether and when an election is scheduled for your address. Complete these on the official site for your jurisdiction. Recheck after any move, name change, registration notice, or court-driven rule change.
- 01Check registration statusConfirm the name, residential address, and current status.
- 02Fix a problem earlyContact the local election official if the record is missing, inactive, suspense, or incorrect.
- 03Choose a voting methodRead the current in-person, early, mail, military, or overseas rules.
- 04Verify ID and deadlinesUse the current official list, not a social post or an old election guide.
- 05Confirm the location againPolling places and hours can change. Recheck near the day you plan to vote.
Start with your local election office
Ask the election official what rule applies, what document is missing, and what deadline controls. Keep the name of the office, the time, and any written notice. Power & Politics does not determine rights or replace legal counsel.
Official first stepFind the local election officeU.S. Election Assistance Commission directory ↗
Official voter guideRead current federal and state-process guidanceEAC voter FAQs and translated resources ↗
Federal civil-rights reportContact the Justice DepartmentDOJ Civil Rights Division reporting portal ↗
Independent, nonpartisan helpElection Protection · 866-OUR-VOTENot a government service; availability and scope vary ↗
National foundation
The November 3, 2026 federal election date for regularly scheduled Senate and House contests follows 2 U.S.C. § 1 and 2 U.S.C. § 7. This national date does not establish an election date for District of Columbia. State and local officials administer elections differently. The national route is the U.S. Election Assistance Commission state directory, with registration guidance at Vote.gov. Page framing was last reviewed Sep 22, 2026; every legal alert and jurisdiction role carries its own independent review date.