Recent polling indicates that Janeese Lewis-George, a Democratic socialist and current City Councilmember, is leading the race for mayor of Washington, D.C., with 35% support among likely voters. She is ahead of former City Council Member Kenyan McDuffie, who has 25% support, according to the Washington Post-Schar School poll. Lewis-George has been on the city council for six years and both candidates are Howard University graduates with strong ties to the community. The incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser has opted not to seek re-election and has not endorsed any candidate. Lewis-George outperforms McDuffie on key issues such as housing affordability, cost of living, and public schools, while McDuffie has a slight edge on crime and public safety. The poll, conducted with 836 likely Democratic primary voters from May 27 to June 1, shows a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points. Voters will cast their ballots in November, marking the first implementation of ranked choice voting in the city.