WASHINGTON — A former political aide to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Brandon Todd, won a special election Tuesday to replace her on the D.C. Council and represent Ward 4.
Another candidate with ties to Bowser in Ward 8 held a slight lead, but the race to replace the late Marion Barry was considered too close to call. In that race, unofficial results showed LaRuby May had 1,711 votes, compared to 1,559 for Trayon White.
The son of Marion Barry, Christopher Barry, finished well behind the front-runners, with 460 votes. More than a dozen candidates received votes in the crowded Ward 8 field.
In Ward 4, Todd received 4,310 votes, followed by Renee Bowser’s 2,192 votes. Renee Bowser is not related to Muriel Bowser.
Just under 15 percent of registered voters in the two wards went to the polls, according to the D.C. Board of Elections.
