{"id":2611103,"date":"2026-06-05T13:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janeese-lewis-george-leads-kenyan-mcduffie-in-dc-mayoral-race-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:38:14","slug":"janeese-lewis-george-leads-kenyan-mcduffie-in-dc-mayoral-race-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janeese-lewis-george-leads-kenyan-mcduffie-in-dc-mayoral-race-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Janeese Lewis George leads Kenyan McDuffie in DC mayoral race: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjaneese-lewis-george-leads-kenyan-mcduffie-in-dc-mayoral-race-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611103&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new Washington Post-Schar school poll finds that Janeese Lewis George, the leading (and Democratic socialist) candidate to succeed mayor Muriel Bowser, has an 11-point lead over her closest rival, Kenyan McDuffie, among likely Democratic primary voters. With less then two weeks until the June 16 election, about a quarter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-fundraises-for-self-described-democratic-socialist\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe Fundraises For Self-Described ...\">voters remain undecided<\/a>, leaving room for late shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, the poll shows broad support for youth curfews: 71% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-suspicious-elections-absentee-data-from-detroit-36-of-absentee-ballots-returned-were-from-people-who-were-not-listed-as-being-sent-an-absentee-ballot\/\" title=\"More Suspicious Elections Absentee Data from Detroit: 36% of Absentee Ballots Returned Were From People Who Were Not Listed as Being Sent an Absentee Ballot\">registered voters<\/a> favor restricting teenagers from gathering in certain parts of the city at night, while 20% oppose the policy.McDuffie has centered his campaign on the curfew issue and has accused lewis George of blocking or voting against prior curfew measures and related teen programs. Bowser has also criticized lewis George for obstructing council action on public-safety legislation tied to youth curfews.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the curfew controversy,Lewis George performs better on issues like affordability and education and leads in several wards,supported especially by younger voters and newer residents. Her strongest margins include a 37-point lead in Ward 1 and a 16-point advantage in Ward 6, while the race is closer east of the Anacostia River, where voters are more divided. The poll surveyed 836 registered Democrats and likely primary voters, with a stated margin of error of \u00b13.7 points for that group.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new poll shows broad support among <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/district-of-columbia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1483\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, voters for youth curfews, a policy that leading mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George has opposed, even as she maintains a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-despite-floridas-even-split-between-gop-dems-desantis-has-strong-approval-rating-overwhelming-support-on-pandemic\/\" title=\"POLL: Despite Florida\u2019s Even Split Between GOP, Dems, DeSantis Has Strong Approval Rating, Overwhelming Support On Pandemic\">double-digit lead<\/a> in the race to succeed Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2963\">Muriel Bowser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis George leads her nearest rival, Kenyan McDuffie, by 11 percentage points among likely Democratic primary voters with less than two weeks remaining before the June 16 election, according to a <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2026\/06\/05\/lewis-george-leads-dc-mayoral-race-many-undecided-post-schar-school-polls-finds\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2026\/06\/05\/lewis-george-leads-dc-mayoral-race-many-undecided-post-schar-school-polls-finds\/\">Washington Post\u2013<\/a><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2026\/06\/05\/lewis-george-leads-dc-mayoral-race-many-undecided-post-schar-school-polls-finds\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2026\/06\/05\/lewis-george-leads-dc-mayoral-race-many-undecided-post-schar-school-polls-finds\/\">Schar School<\/a> poll. Roughly a quarter of voters remain undecided, leaving room for movement in the final stretch of the campaign.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4596705\/janeese-lewis-george-out-of-line-dc-voters-youth-curfew-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Janeese Lewis George out of line with majority of DC voters on youth curfew: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4596468\/republicans-pour-3-million-susan-collins-campaign-graham-platner-support-stalls\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Blood in the water: Republicans pour $3 million into Susan Collins campaign as Graham Platner\u2019s support stalls after scandals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4596470\/platner-accuser-lyndsey-fifield-new-york-times-journalists-twisted-story-help-campaign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Graham Platner accuser says New York Times journalists \u2018twisted\u2019 her story to help his campaign<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis George, a democratic socialist who represents Ward 4 on the D.C. Council, has emerged as the front-runner in a race that will shape the city\u2019s post-Bowser era after more than a decade of her leadership. Several council seats and the district\u2019s non-voting congressional seat are also on the ballot, adding to what is expected to be a consequential election for the city.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poll found that 71% of registered voters support restricting teenagers from gathering in certain parts of the city at night, while just 20% oppose the policy. McDuffie has made the issue a central focus of his campaign in recent weeks, holding press conferences and condemning Lewis George for opposing youth curfew proposals before the council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Bowser imposed strict juvenile curfews after groups of young people took over streets, and most recently, a Navy Yard Chipotle. These events, often organized on social media, caught the attention of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4573311\/pirro-threatens-fines-prosecutions-for-parents-teen-takeovers\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4573311\/pirro-threatens-fines-prosecutions-for-parents-teen-takeovers\/\">who vowed<\/a> that those who participate in the so-called \u201cteen takeovers\u201d would face fines of up to $500 and possible jail time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJaneese Lewis George voted against teen curfews at least six times and blocked extended rec center hours on Fridays and Saturdays for teens to further her own agenda \u2014 that\u2019s not putting DC families first,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kenyanmcduffie\/status\/2062591649419506120\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kenyanmcduffie\/status\/2062591649419506120\">McDuffie wrote<\/a> in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Bowser <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4591567\/bowser-calls-out-janeese-lewis-george-teen-curfew\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4591567\/bowser-calls-out-janeese-lewis-george-teen-curfew\/\">criticized<\/a> Lewis George for her opposition to youth curfew policies. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am greatly disappointed that five members of Council are essentially obstructing the council from moving forward on this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >important public safety legislation<\/a>,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maustermuhle\/status\/2061808930867544213\/photo\/1\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maustermuhle\/status\/2061808930867544213\/photo\/1\">Bowser\u00a0wrote<\/a>, explicitly naming the council members who blocked the votes, including Lewis George.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While McDuffie holds an advantage on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"71\">crime<\/a>, voters give Lewis George higher marks on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordability\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21532\">affordability<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/education\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8759\">education<\/a>, two issues that have helped fuel her lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among likely Democratic primary voters, 36% identified Lewis George as their first choice, compared with 25% for McDuffie. The remaining candidates each received less than 5% support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4586652\/trump-250-pardons-lobbying\/\">HIGH-PROFILE CONVICTS LOBBY FOR RUMORED TRUMP PARDONS AHEAD OF 250TH ANNIVERSARY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis George\u2019s strongest support comes from younger voters and residents who have lived in the city for fewer than 20 years. She holds a commanding 37-point lead in Ward 1 and a 16-point advantage in Ward 6. Her edge narrows east of the Anacostia River, however, where she and McDuffie are effectively tied, and more than 4 in 10 voters remain undecided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poll\u2019s margin of error is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points among registered voters and 3.7 percentage points among the sample of 836 registered Democrats and likely primary voters. Likely voter results were generated by assigning all registered voters a probability of turnout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New poll: D.C. youth curfews win voter support; Lewis George leads McDuffie by 11 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2611104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP22123164760649.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[79884,43045,67995,70910,4086],"class_list":["post-2611103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dc-mayoral-race","tag-election-poll","tag-janeese-lewis-george","tag-kenyan-mcduffie","tag-washington"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP22123164760649.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611112,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611103\/revisions\/2611112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}