US EditionRESULTS: Voters Decide Special Election for DC Council’s Ward 8 Seat
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUL 15 – Trayon White was expelled after an investigation found he failed to file financial disclosures and accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to influence city contracts.
- A vacancy in the Ward 8 council seat in Washington, D.C., will be filled through a special vote on July 15, 2025, featuring four candidates, including Trayon White.
- This election follows the unanimous February 2024 expulsion of White after an independent investigation found substantial evidence of ethics violations involving federal bribery charges.
- White, arrested by the FBI in August 2024 for allegedly accepting over $150,000 in bribes to influence city contracts, continues to campaign despite minimal public engagement and skipped debates.
- White said to 7News, "It will be filed," referring to a filing due by July 23, while challengers cite his legal issues to restore public trust in the council seat.
- If White wins, the D.C. Council faces a dilemma: expel him again against voters' will or allow him to remain, while his federal corruption trial is set for January 2026.
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Dem expelled over federal charges takes lead in election to replace himself
A former Democratic city councilmember in Washington, D.C., who was expelled from office over federal bribery charges, is on track to win a special election to replace himself.According to reporters for the Washington Examiner and The 51st, Trayon White Sr. narrowly leads the primary election in War...
RESULTS: Voters decide special election for DC Council’s Ward 8 seat
At the Anacostia Library on Tuesday, voters filed in and out of the building as they made their choice for who should become D.C.’s next Ward 8 council member. The special election comes after former Ward 8 council member Trayon White was expelled following the council’s investigation into the federal bribery charge against him. More DC Ward 8 special election stories DC voters head to the polls to elect the next Ward 8 co…
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Despite scandal and a looming corruption trial, Trayon White seeks to return to the DC Council
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday's special election for the Ward 8 seat on the D.C. Council will determine whether the council will turn the page on an awkward and embarrassing chapter or remain locked in an uncomfortable dynamic with a political…
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