Voters In Washington DC: Everything To Know About Your Ballot

WASHINGTON, DC — District residents are heading to the polls Tuesday for the 2020 election. Many D.C. residents have already cast their vote, either through absentee ballots or early voting.

This year, D.C. voters will decide on races for the elector of president and vice president; delegate to the U.S. House; shadow representatives for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate; at-large member of the State Board of Eduction; member of the D.C. Council in Wards 2, 4, 7, and 8; member of the State Board of Education for Wards 2, 4, 7, and 8; advisory neighborhood commissioner, and initiative Measure Number 81.

The 96 Vote Centers will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. As long as you are in line by 8 p.m., you will be able to vote. A full list of the 95 Vote Centers is available in the District's Voter Guide.

What's on the Ballot

Sample ballots are now available for D.C. voters.

• Wards 1, 3, 5 and 6
• Ward 2
• Ward 4
• Ward 7
• Ward 8

Below are the candidates on the ballots and proposed initiative measure:

Electors of President and Vice President

• Jo Jorgensen - Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (Libertarian)
• Howie Hawkins - Angela Walker (Statehood Green)
• Joseph R. Biden - Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)
• Gloria La Riva - Sunil Freeman (Independent)
• Donald J. Trump - Michael R. Pence (Republican)
• Brock Pierce - Karla Ballard (Independent)

Delegate to the House of Representatives

• Omari Musa (Socialist Workers)
• Amir Lowery (Independent)
• Patrick Hynes (Libertarian)
• Natale Lino Stracuzzi (Statehood Green)
• Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)
• John "Recovery" Cheeks (Independent)
• Barbara Washington Franklin (Independent)
• David Krucoff (Independent)

At-Large Member of D.C. Council

• Vincent Orange (Independent)
• Franklin Garcia (Independent)
• Rick Murphree (Independent)
• Marya Pickering (Republican)
• Marcus Goodwin (Independent)
• Markus Batchelor (Independent)
• Michangelo "DoctorMic" Scruggs (Independent)
• Mario Cristaldo (Independent)
• Calvin H. Gurley (Independent)
• Claudia Barragán (Independent)
• Keith Silver (Independent)
• Alexander M. "Alex" Padro (Independent)
• Robert White (Democrat)
• Jeanné Lewis (Independent)
• Mónica Palacio (Independent)
• Ann C. Wilcox (Statehood Green)
• Joe Bishop-Henchman (Libertarian)
• Kathy Henderson (Independent)
• Eric M. Rogers (Independent)
• Chander Jayaraman (Independent)
• A'Shia Howard (Independent)
• Ed Lazere (Independent)
• Will Merrifield (Independent)

Ward 2 Member of the D.C Council

• Randy Downs (Independent)
• Brooke Pinto (Democratic)
• Martín Miguel Fernandez (Independent)
• Peter Bolton (Statehood Green)

Ward 4 Member of the D.C Council

• Perry Redd (Statehood Green)
• Janeese Lewis George (Democratic)

Ward 7 Member of the D.C Council

• Vincent C. Gray (Democratic)

Ward 8 Member of the D.C Council

• Trayon "Ward Eight" White (Democratic)
• Fred Hill (Independent)
• Christopher Cole (Independent)
• Nate 'Ward 8' Derenge (Republican)

U.S. Senator

• Cornelia Weiss (Republican)
• Eleanor Ory (Echo) (Statehood Green)
• Paul Strauss (Democrat)

U.S. Representative

• Sohaer Rizvi Syed (Independent)
• Oye Owolewa (Democrat)
• Joyce (Chestnut) Robinson-Paul (Statehood Green)

At-Large Member of the State Board of Education

• Jacque Patterson
• Mysiki Valentine
• Ravi K. Perry
• Chris Martin
• Dorothy Douglas
• Troy Murphy

Ward 2 Member of the State Board of Education

• Allister Chang
• James Harnett
• Sarah Mehrotra
• Christopher Etesse

Ward 4 Member of the State Board of Education

• Frazier L. O'Leary, Jr.

Ward 7 Member of the State Board of Education

• Don Trell Smith
• Charles Boston
• Eboni - Rose Thompson
• Karen Williams

Ward 8 Member of the State Board of Education

• Ryan Washington
• Carlene D. Reid
• Lajoy Johnson-Law

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Initiative Measure No. 81: Entheogenic Plant and Fungus Policy Act of 2020
If enacted, this Initiative would:

1. Make the investigation and arrest of adults for non-commercial planting, cultivating, purchasing, transporting, distributing, possessing, and/or engaging in practices with entheogenic plants and fungi among the Metropolitan Police Department's lowest law enforcement priorities; and
2. Codify that the people of the District of Columbia call upon the Attorney General for the District of Columbia and the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia to cease prosecution of residents of the District of Columbia for these activities.

To help ensure your vote is among those tallied in D.C., follow this checklist:

• District residents can check their voter registration status on the D.C. Board of Elections website.
• Voted and mailed ballots must be postmarked or otherwise demonstrated to have been sent on or before Election Day. They also must arrive no later than the 10th day after Election Day.

Patch invited candidates in select races to fill out a candidate questionnaire:

D.C. Council - Ward 2

• Meet The Candidate: Peter Bolton For DC Council In Ward 2
• Meet The Candidate: Randy Downs For DC Council In Ward 2
• Meet The Candidate: Martín Miguel Fernández For DC Council
• Meet The Candidate: Brooke Pinto For DC Council In Ward 2

House of Representatives - D.C. Delegate

• Meet Eleanor Holmes Norton, Candidate For DC Delegate To Congress
• Meet Patrick Hynes, Candidate For DC Delegate To Congress
• Meet David Krucoff, Candidate For DC Delegate To Congress
• Meet The Candidate: Omari Musa For Delegate To Congress

House of Representatives - Shadow Seat

• Meet Sohaer Rizvi Syed, Candidate For House of Representatives

State Board of Education - At-Large

• Meet The Candidate: Chris Martin For State Board Of Education
• Meet The Candidate: Jacque Patterson For State Board Of Education

State Board of Education - Ward 2

Meet The Candidate: Sarah Mehrotra For State Board Of Education

State Board of Education - Ward 7

• Meet The Candidate: Charles Boston For State Board Of Education
• Meet Eboni-Rose Thompson, Candidate For State Board Of Education

State Board of Education - Ward 8

• Meet LaJoy Johnson-Law, Candidate For State Board Of Education

Find more information in the D.C. Voter's Guide.

Visit the D.C. Board of Elections website to access election results.