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华盛顿报道——华盛顿特区民主党市长初选结果仍未确定，目前珍妮丝·刘易斯·乔治在已统计的64%选票中处于领先地位。哥伦比亚广播公司新闻尚未对该选举作出预测。
刘易斯·乔治与另一位领跑者凯尼恩·麦克达菲均未宣布胜选。
这是华盛顿特区首次在初选中采用排名选择投票制。根据该制度，初选选民可以选择一名候选人，或对部分或全部候选人进行排名。候选人将被逐一淘汰，直至有候选人获得50%的选票。
华盛顿特区还实行所有登记选民自动邮寄选票的制度，这意味着许多选民会通过邮寄或现场投递选票。
华盛顿特区是民主党占绝对优势的城市，因此真正的竞争在于初选而非11月的大选，而非11月的大选，不对，更正：因此真正的竞争在于初选而非11月的大选，不对，重新翻译：因此真正的竞争在初选中，而非11月的大选。不对，原文是”the primary contest, not the November election, is where the real competition lies.），正确翻译：因此真正的竞争发生在初选阶段，而非11月的大选。
周二晚间，在刘易斯·乔治的选举后活动上，她承诺捍卫特区的自治权。
“如果曾有任何疑虑，现在我们彻底打消它们，”她在接受美联社采访时说道，“是华盛顿特区的人民选举市长。”
在麦克达菲的活动上，他强调华盛顿特区“正受到威胁，但补充道“唐纳德·特朗普不会管理华盛顿特区”。
周三上午，麦克达菲呼吁选民在计票期间保持耐心。“我们尊重这个程序，我们会坚持到底，”麦克达菲说道。
刘易斯·乔治和麦克达菲都希望尽可能减少特朗普政府对华盛顿特区的影响，并确保特区保留自治权。特朗普政府曾寻求加强其政府对特区政治的影响力和介入，包括临时接管联邦执法力量，以及国民警卫队继续驻扎在华盛顿特区。总统坚称这些措施让华盛顿特区变得更加安全。
特朗普被问及如果刘易斯·乔治当选市长会作何感想。
“嗯，我不会乐见其成，或许我们会接管华盛顿，以联邦模式进行管理，”他回应道，“我们不会容忍这种情况。”
1973年，美国国会通过了《华盛顿特区自治法案》，赋予特区居民获得选举市长和市议会的权利。但由于华盛顿特区是联邦特区，国会仍掌控其大部分预算权限和立法监督权，国会可以撤销该自治法案。
刘易斯·乔治的竞选立场比麦克达菲更偏左翼，其竞选纲领包括为所有人提供全民负担得起的托儿服务、增加政府支持的住房项目以及改善其他社会福利计划。她还反对延长特区青少年宵禁政策，华盛顿特区此前实施宵禁以遏制青少年犯罪并加强青少年安全保障。
麦克达菲的竞选纲领为降低生活成本和加强公共安全，他曾与即将卸任的华盛顿特区市长穆丽尔·鲍泽合作推进有利于商业的项目，例如将华盛顿指挥官橄榄球队重返华盛顿。鲍泽已公开支持他。
获胜者将接任穆丽尔·鲍泽的职位，鲍泽并未寻求连任第四届任期。
据《华盛顿邮报》报道，刘易斯·乔治和麦克达菲于周二上午碰面并互相问候握手。
D.C. Democratic primary for mayor results still undetermined in city’s first ranked-choice election
June 17, 2026 / 10:39 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington— The results of the District of Columbia’s Democratic primary for mayor is still undetermined, with Janeese Lewis George having a lead with 64% of the vote counted. CBS News has not issued a projection in the race.
Neither Lewis George or the other frontrunner, Kenyan McDuffie, have declared victory.
This is the first time D.C. has used a ranked-choice system for primary voting. Under the system, primary voters can pick one candidate or rank some or all of them. Candidates are eliminated until a candidate receives 50% of the vote.
D.C. also has a system in which all registered voters are automatically mailed ballots, meaning many voters mail in or drop off their ballots.
D.C. is a heavily Democratic city, so the primary contest, not the November election, is where the real competition lies.
At Lewis George’s post-election event on Tuesday night, she pledged to protect the city’s autonomy.
“If there was any doubt, right now we lay it to rest,” she said, according to The Associated Press. “It is the people of D.C. who elect the mayor.”
At McDuffie’s event, he emphasized that D.C. is “under threat,” but added “Donald Trump does not run Washington, D.C.”
On Wednesday morning, McDuffie urged patience as the ballots are being counted. “We respect that process, and we are going to see it through,” McDuffie said.
Both Lewis George and McDuffie want to keep the Trump administration’s footprint on D.C. as light as possible and make sure D.C. keeps home rule. Mr. Trump has sought to increase his administration’s influence and presence in D.C. politics, including by the temporary takeover of federal law enforcement and continued presence of the National Guard in D.C. The president insists those measures have made D.C. much safer.
Mr. Trump was asked how he would feel if Lewis George becomes mayor.
“Well, I wouldn’t like it and maybe we’d take back Washington and run it on the federal basis,” he responded. “We won’t put up with it.”
In 1973, Congress passed the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to grant D.C. residents the ability to elect a mayor and a council. But since D.C. is a federal district, Congress still controls much of its budgetary authority and legislative oversight, and Congress could undo the home rule law.
Lewis George ran to the left of McDuffie on a platform of universal affordable childcare for all, increasing government-backed housing, and improving other social programs. She has also opposed extending curfews for the city’s youth, which the city curfews D.C. has implemented to curb crimes committed by teenagers as well as enhance youth safety.
McDuffie ran on a campaign of lowering the cost of living and strengthening public safety, and worked with outgoing D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on business-friendly projects, like bringing the Commanders football team back to Washington. Bowser has backed him.
The winner will take over for Mayor Muriel Bowser, who isn’t seeking a fourth term.
According to the Washington Post, Lewis George and McDuffie crossed paths and greeted each other Tuesday morning and shook hands.
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