Now let's go to breaking news
in the DC primary elections.
The results are in DC voters just
decided in a bunch of big races,
including the Democratic
nomination for mayor.
The Associated Press has named
Mayor Muriel Bowser the winner.
She is seeking a third term in office now.
Council members Robert White and
Trayon White challenged her along
with DC businessman James Butler.
For the third time.
I stand before you humbled and
grateful that you have chosen me
to be your Democratic nominee.
We've got team coverage on tonight's results.
Larry Miller is with Robert White's campaign,
but I want to start with Delia
Gonzalez at Mayor Bowser's watch party,
and clearly be the mayor is very,
very happy right now.
That's right, you heard it there a
very jubilant Mayor Bowser speaking
to a crowd of very happy supporters.
Just about 1/2 an hour ago,
saying she walks in the footsteps of
the great late Marion Barry, who told
her it takes courage to run for mayor.
We all know that Marion Barry serves
as mayor of the city for four terms,
and now Muriel Bowser,
the 49 year old single mother,
now moves on to the general election,
seeking her third term.
As mayor of her hometown,
she says she is brave enough
to move this city forward.
Post pandemic to work on schools,
housing issues of crime and
health care in our late wards.
Let's take a listen.
Just in the past too,
we had to take on Donald
Trump's deal with COVID handle.
What racial reckoning and commit
our city to racial justice?
We've committed more money and
built more housing than any mayor
in the United States of America.
We've decreased family homelessness by 78%,
and we're going to build a state
of the art hospital in Ward 8.
Now, while we can tell you that
Council member at large Robert
Whitehead challenger took Ward, won,
the mayor won the remainder 7 wards,
including Ward 8,
and of course we know that is a ward
represented by her challenger Trayon White,
who was a Council member of Ward eight.
He was here tonight.
We haven't seen him,
but she did address him as she was
making her remarks offering his support.
Now we know that Robert.
Mike called her as well and says
he looks forward to moving forward
with her and working together
starting tomorrow back to you.
So yeah, a lot of
celebrating tonight. Also
a lot of work to be done.
Delia Gonzalez. Thank you.
Now I want to bring in our Larry Miller
who's at Robert White to watch party.
The mayor's top challenger and Larry.
We know that Robert White
spoke to you moments after
the race was called. What is he saying?
You know, Lorenzo. He said for him,
it's about the future now making
sure that the things that Mayor
Bowser says that she wants to do
to help move the city forward.
That she works with the Council
to get those things done to
protect all of DC's residents.
For the folks who know me,
y'all know this ain't the
first time I've fallen down.
But I never stayed down. Because
I'm here for this fight,
a bitter ending to what was a competitive
race for DC Council member at large.
Robert White challenging Mayor
Bowser to be DC's next mayor.
The husband, father,
and native Washingtonian laying out a plan
to address crime and affordable housing.
Major issues. Top of mind for DC residents.
First and foremost, I congratulate
Major Mayor Bowser on on her win.
I look forward to working with her.
What I've seen is 10s of thousands of
people across this city who believe for
the first time in a long time who felt
hope about what we can do as a city.
As for what's next,
he plans to continue working in his
current capacity as a Councilman
at large drafting policy that will
support residents in all of DC-8 warns
that even though this election didn't
turn out the way that we had hoped,
we changed the city and the work that
we spoke about is still in front of us.
So let's keep working and
let's change our city.
Thank you so much. I love you.
Well, the Councilman and the
mayor get back to work tomorrow.
There's been a lot of speculation
here tonight about what that future
will look like for Robert Way that
asked the question head on whether
or not he had any intentions of
running for the mayoral office.
Yet again, you may remember he
ran for office back in 2014 loss,
but then one in 2016 to become
DC Council member at large,
I asked them squarely whether or not
he plans are running again for mayor.
He wouldn't comment on that.
Only saying that he is not done and he is
in the fight for the long term Lorenzo.
Of a white campaign. Thank you so much.
Let's update you now and some other
DC races starting with the Democratic
nomination for the at Large Council seat.
Incumbent Anita Bonds is in the
lead there and you can see with
38% of the vote now into Ward,
one Council member incumbent Brianna
Doe is currently leading with 47% of
the vote there and the Democratic
nomination for Council member and Ward.
Three to replace Mary Che.
Matthew Freeman is currently in the lead
with 38% now to Ward 5 Council member in
the race for to replace Kenyan Mcduffie.
Zachary Parker is leading right now.
42% of the vote,
and now the Democratic nomination for
Attorney General to replace outgoing AG.
Call Racine Brian Schwab.
There has the most amount of votes
with 46% and the race for DC's
House of Representatives seat.
Longtime incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton is
leading over her two opponents with 56%.
And, you know,
it's not just DC.
Virginia also decides tonight
voters make their picks in several
competitive congressional races
races across the Commonwealth.
Adam Longo is keeping a close eye
on those results for us tonight.
Hey ads.
So the key races have been called.
So we're going to begin in Virginia's
7th district. OK, it stretches from
Dale City down to Spotsylvania.
Former Prince William County Sheriff's deputy
Yesli Vega winning the Republican nomination,
she will go up against Democratic
incumbent Abigail Spanberger in November.
Now the district that they were
all running for here is a district
that Joe Biden won by 7 points.
Republicans very confident that this
district could flip from blue to red.
Now Vega and the other top vote getters
here Derek Anderson and Bryce Reeves.
They went all in to rally the conservative.
Base Vega came in with endorsements
from Ted Cruz and Jenny Thomas.
This one is sure to get a lot of
national attention, as will this race.
Virginia's second district
covering Virginia Beach Republican
Jen Kiggins is the winner here.
She's going to face Democratic
incoming Elaine Luria,
who's a member of the January 6th Commission.
Now Kiggins is a former Navy pilot,
Luria, of former Navy commander.
Now this district.
This is key.
Joe Biden won by only two
percentage points in 2020,
so another possible pick up here.
The GOP in November Kiggins winning over the
self proclaimed MAGA candidate Jerome Bell.
And here's one more seat that
the GOP has its eyes on.
Although in a district that
Biden won by 38 points in 2020,
Terry and Amcom has won the
Republican primary in Virginia's
third Congressional District.
That's down South,
including Norfolk and Hampton Roads,
Namken defeating Ted Enquist.
He will face democratic
income and Bobby Scott,
who's been in office since 1993
and is the chair of the House,
Education and Labor Committee to Virginia's.
First Congressional District.
This includes Winchester and Front
Royal Republican incumbent Ben Klein has
defeated Merritt Hale in the GOP primary.
He'll be seeking a third term
in November in a district that
Trump won by 22 points in 2020.
And finally the District 8 that's Arlington.
Alexandria in McLean.
Incumbent Don Byer will continue
his quest for a fifth term.
He'll face Karina Lipsman in the
general election in a district that Joe
Biden won by 55 points two years ago.
So Lorenzo fortunately no key
races here lingering.
Into the morning and we've
got two GOP winners,
one from the northern I-95 corridor,
the other from Virginia Beach
who are going to be key to the
Republican Party's hopes of trying
to win back the House in November.
Yeah, vote is pretty decisive Adam, thank