Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George opens up lead in Washington, D.C., mayoral primary

Lewis George, a member of the City Council, has a significant edge over her nearest rival, Kenyan McDuffie, with about two-thirds of the vote counted and the race too early to call.

City Council member Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, leads the pack in the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, D.C., as the city continues to tally later-arriving ballots.

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With about two-thirds of the expected vote counted, Lewis George has 53% of the first-place votes, with former City Council member Kenyan McDuffie — who previously held a citywide at-large council seat — in second place at 37%. The rest of the vote is scattered among five other Democratic hopefuls.