DC Primary Election Results: Incumbents Win, $15 Minimum Wage

WASHINGTON, DC -- Primary day voters in Washington, D.C., cast their ballots for the incumbents in mayor, city council, and the Congressional race, and approved a ballot question that raises the District's minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 per hour by 2020.

Since D.C. is a heavily Democratic city, the winners of these primaries are essentially guaranteed election in November.

Here are the unofficial returns:

DISTRICTWIDE

MAYOR: Muriel Bowser (incumbent) versus James Butler and Ernest Johnson -- RESULTS: INCUMBENT WINS

DC COUNCIL CHAIRMAN: Phil Mendelson (incumbent) versus Ed Lazere -- RESULTS: INCUMBENT WINS

AT-LARGE COUNCILMEMBER: Anita Bonds (incumbent) versus Jeremiah Lowery and Marcus Goodwin -- RESULTS: INCUMBENT WINS

WARD COUNCILMEMBERS

WARD 1: Brianne Nadeau (incumbent) versus Sheika Reid, Lori Parker, and Kent Boese -- RESULTS: INCUMBENT WINS

WARD 5: Kenyan McDuffie (incumbent) versus Bradley Thomas, LaMonica Jeffrey, Gayle Hall Carley, and Nestor Djonkam -- RESULTS: INCUMBENT WINS

WARD 6: Charles Allen (incumbent) versus Lisa Hunter -- RESULTS: INCUMBENT WINS

BALLOT INITIATIVE

INITIATIVE 77: Raises D.C.'s minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 per hour by 2020, raises minimum wage in proportion to Consumer Price Index by 2021, and raises minimum wage for tipped workers by 2026 to be equal to that of other workers. The last part of the measure is the most controversial, as employers would be responsible for paying the worker enough to make minimum wage if tips aren't enough. -- RESULTS: PASSED

US REPRESENTATIVE*

Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent) versus Bruce Majors, Kim Ford, and Natale Stracuzzi -- RESULTS: INCUMBENT WINS

* D.C.'s unique legal status means it does not have a voting U.S. representative. The winner of this election would be a non-voting representative in Congress.

Image of Mayor Bowser via D.C. government